Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Anatoliensis, Turkish: Anadolu Havarisel Vekilliği) is a Roman Catholic Latin apostolic vicariate in the eastern half of Anatolia (Asian Turkey).
Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia Vicariatus Apostolicus Anatoliensis Anadolu Havarisel Vekilliği | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Metropolitan | None (immediately subject to the Holy See) |
| Coordinates | 39.09°N 39.70°E |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2010) 4,363 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Mersin |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Paolo Bizzeti |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Antuan Ilgit |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Vicariate | |
The missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction is not part of any ecclesiastical province. It is under the direction of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, an unusual structure for a Latin see, and directly dependent on the Holy See.
Its cathedral seat is the Marian Cathedral of the Annunciation in İskenderun (Alexandria). It has the Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua in Mersin as well.
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