Apostolic Vicariate of the London District

The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District
The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District
Location
Country	England, British America, British North America
Territory	Until 1850: Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, together with the Isle of Wight and the Channel Isles; Until 1840: Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire; Until 1784: Newfoundland; Until 1776: Thirteen Colonies;
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Church
Established	30 January 1688
Dissolved	29 September 1850

The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The apostolic vicariate was created in 1688 and was dissolved in 1850 and its former area was replaced by the episcopal sees of Westminster and Southwark.

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