Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate
located in the city of İskenderun
in Turkey.
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
located in the city of İskenderun
Iskenderun
İskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
in Turkey.
History
- March 13, 1845: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Trabzon
- September 12, 1896: Suppressed to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Izmir
- June 20, 1931: Restored as Mission “sui iuris” of Trabzon from the Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinopole
- November 30, 1990: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Anatolia (Roman Rite)
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- Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic AdministratorApostolic AdministratorAn apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis) (June 12, 2010 – )
- Archbishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator
- Bishop Luigi PadoveseLuigi PadoveseLuigi Padovese was the titular bishop of Monteverde and the vicar apostolic of Anatolia in Turkey. He was murdered by his driver on June 3, 2010.-Biography:...
, O.F.M. Cap. (October 11, 2004 – June 3, 2010) - Bishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (July 2, 1993 – October 11, 2004)
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- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Trabzon (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator January 22, 1983 – July 2, 1993)
- Fr. Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (December 19, 1966 – January 22, 1983)
- Fr. Michele Salardi da Novellara, O.F.M. Cap. (1961 – 1966)
- Fr. Prospero Germini da Ospitaletto, O.F.M. Cap. (1955 – 1961)
- Fr. Giovanni Giannetti da Fivizzano, O.F.M. Cap. (March 9, 1933 – 1955)
- Fr. Michele da Capodistria, O.F.M. Cap. (June 20, 1931 – March 9, 1933)
- Prefects Apostolic of Trabzon (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Eugenio da Modica, O.F.M. Cap. (1881 – September 12, 1896)
- Fr. Filippo Maria da Bologna, O.F.M. Cap. (1852 – 1881)
- Fr. Damiano da Viareggio, O.F.M. Cap. (1845 – 1852)