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Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul

Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Massimiliano Palinuro, Vicar Apostolic
  • Louis Pelâtre, A.A., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Name Changed: 30 November 1990
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Turkey
  • Mailing Address: Papa Roncalli Sokak 65A, 34373 Inonu Mah., Sisli, Istanbul, Turkiye
  • Telephone: (0212)248.07.75
  • Fax: 241.15.43

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
15 April 1742ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (erected)
28 April 1760Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople Vicariate Apostolic of Alep (erected)
16 March 1926Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (Monastir, Yogoslavia) Diocese of Skopje
18 March 1926Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (Macedonia and Thrace, Greece) Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki (erected)
20 June 1931Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon (erected)
5 October 1939Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Hatay (Sangiaccato di Alessandretta)) Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
9 December 1939Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Cilicia (Adana, Mersina, and Tarsus)) Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
30 November 1990Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (Eastern parts)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon
Vicariate Apostolic of Asia Minor
Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia
Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul
30 November 1990Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
19507,6504687210613131122ap1951
197010,000552,000ap1971
19805,000843519816212322ap1981
Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul
19906,000638441365010017ap1991
199915,00032528535329113ap2000
200015,00033033454379013ap2001
200115,00032730500389113ap2002
200215,00033235428439113ap2003
200315,00023032468399013ap2004
200415,00023032468379013ap2005
201015,50023335442424313ap2011
201415,6503737422414013ap2015
201715,65022830521343612ap2018
202017,000333364721373212ap2021
202217,000332354851363212ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 115, and Page 116
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 116, and Page 117

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