Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta
The Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Quettensis), originally the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta, is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Pakistan. It comprises the civil province of Balochistan and the Kachhi region of Punjab, Pakistan.
Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta Apostolicus Vicariatus Quettensis کوئٹہ کے رسولی پادری | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Metropolitan | Directly exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 347,188 km2 (134,050 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 7,296,000 30,518 (0.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 November 2001 (As Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta) 29 April 2010 (Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta) |
| Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Rosary in Quetta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M |
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