Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

The Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey.[1][2] Its territory is the northwestern region of the country. The current Vicar Apostolic is Mgr Massimiliano Palinuro.

Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis

İstanbul Havarisel Vekilliği
Location
CountryTurkey
MetropolitanHoly See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
15,650 (as of 2013: 20 Byzantine Rite Catholics)
Parishes12
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Spirit
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic vicarMassimiliano Palinuro
Map

History

  • April 15, 1742: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
  • November 30, 1990: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

Special churches

Cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Minor basilicas

Other church buildings

Leadership

Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople

Erected: 15 April 1742, Latin Name: Constantinopolitanus

  • Gaspar Gasparini, O.F.M. Conv. (31 May 1677 – 22 August 1705 Died)

...

  • Antonio Balsarini (26 August 1730 – 2 January 1731 Died)
  • Francesco Girolamo Bona (18 June 1731 – 16 February 1750 Died)
  • Blaise Paoli (18 March 1750 Appointed – )

...

  • Giuseppe Roverani (10 March 1767 – 2 July 1772 Died)
  • Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli (31 August 1772 – 20 April 1777 Died)
  • Francesco Antonio Fracchia (26 September 1778 – 21 October 1795 Died)
  • Julio Maria Pecori, O.F.M. Ref. (21 October 1795 – 28 February 1796 Died)
  • Nicolao Lorenzo Timoni (3 June 1796 Appointed – did not take effect)
  • Giovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. (16 March 1799 – 26 August 1816 Died)
  • Binkentios Coressi (26 August 1816 – 7 March 1835 Died)

...

...

  • Vincenzo Sardi di Rivisondoli (10 April 1908 – 10 June 1914 Resigned)

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  • Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. (15 November 1974 – 29 May 1989 Died)
  • Antuvan Marovitch (29 May 1989 – 15 December 1991 Died)
Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

Name Changed: 30 November 1990

  • Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (9 July 1992 – 16 April 2016 Retired)
  • Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. (16 April 2016 – 22 December 2020 Died)
    • Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., Archbishop, Apostolic Administrator (24 December 2020 – 13 September 2021)
  • Massimiliano Palinuro (14 September 2021 – present)

See also

References

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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