An Apostolic administration in the

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is administrated by a prelate appointed by the

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to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a

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(a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic administration), or is a

, eparchy or similar permanent ordinariate (such as a territorial prelature or a territorial abbacy) that either has no

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(an apostolic administrator ''

sede vacante ''Sede vacante'' ( in Latin.) is a term for the state of a diocese while without a bishop. In the canon law of the Catholic Church, the term is used to refer to the vacancy of the bishop's or Pope's authority upon his death or resignation. Hi ...

'', as after an episcopal death or resignation) or, in very rare cases, has an incapacitated bishop (apostolic administrator ''sede plena'').

Characteristics

Apostolic administrators of stable administrations are equivalent in

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with diocesan bishops, meaning they have essentially the same authority as a diocesan bishop. This type of apostolic administrator is usually the bishop of a titular see. Administrators ''sede vacante'' or ''sede plena'' only serve in their role until a newly chosen diocesan bishop takes possession of the diocese. They are restricted by canon law in what they can do to the diocese they temporarily administer. For example, such an administrator may not sell

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owned by the diocese. This type of administrator is commonly an auxiliary bishop of the diocese, a priest serving as the

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of the diocese, or the ordinary of a neighboring diocese. Normally when a diocese falls vacant, either the previously appointed Coadjutor bishop takes possession of the see or (lacking such successor) a

vicar capitular :''See: Catholic Church hierarchy#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law'' A diocesan administrator is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic particular church. Diocesan administrators in canon law The college of consultors elects an admi ...

diocesan administrator :''See: Catholic Church hierarchy#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law'' A diocesan administrator is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic particular church. Diocesan administrators in canon law The college of consultors elects an admin ...

is chosen locally, but the Pope, having full governmental power, can preempt this choice and name an apostolic administrator instead. Sometimes a retiring, promoted or transferred (arch)bishop is designated to be apostolic administrator until his successor is designated and takes office, sometimes the Metropolitan or a fellow suffragan is appointed.

Apostolic administrations

In March 2021, there were the following stable apostolic administrations, most administered by a (titular or external) bishop. Most are of the Roman rite; most are in former or current communist countries. * Apostolic Administration of Atyrau, in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Astana *

Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus The Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus ( la, Administratio Apostolica Caucasi Latinorum) is an apostolic administration (pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Latin Church in the Catholic Church, established in 1993, with headquarters in Tbilisi, ...

, immediately subject to the Holy See, established in 1991 for two predominantly Orthodox former Soviet Republics:

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(the cathedral is in its capital

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

) and

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

Apostolic Administration of Estonia The Apostolic Administration of Estonia is a Latin, territorial Catholic ''circonscription'' (ecclesiastical jurisdiction) that covers the entire country of Estonia. It is an apostolic administration (quasi-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Latin R ...

, one of the Baltic Countries; immediately subject to Rome, established in 1924, with its cathedral in the capital

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

Apostolic Administration of Harbin The Apostolic Administration of Harbin (哈爾濱 or 中文) is a pre-diocesan Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Manchuria (northeast China). It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province) and its Roman ...

in the

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, immediately subject to Rome, established in 1935, with a cathedral and a bishop without papal mandate since 2012, recognized from the Holy See in 2018 * Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan, a mainly Islamic former Soviet Republic in Central Asia; immediately subject to Rome, founded in 1997 as a mission sui juris and promoted in 2006 *

Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan The Apostolic Administration of Uzbekistan is a Roman Catholic (Latin Church) Apostolic Administration (pre-diocesan jurisdiction; originally an Independent Mission) for the Catholics of Uzbekistan ( West Turkistan, Central Asia). It is exempt, i.e ...

, predominantly Islamic former Soviet Republic in Central Asia, immediately subject to Rome, founded in 1997 as a mission ''sui juris'' and promoted in 2005. Some apostolic administrations have jurisdiction not only over Latin Rite Catholics, but also over Catholics of other rites, not having their own jurisdictions there: *

Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania ( sq, Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, la, Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, it, Albania Meridionale) is an apostolic administration of the Catholic Church in Alb ...

, with pro-cathedral see at Vlorë, established in 1939 for all Catholics in southern regions of

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, both of

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and

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rites; since 2005, it is suffragan of the Metropolitan of Tirana–Durrës. Also some apostolic administrations have jurisdiction only over Catholics of the Byzantine Rite, that not having their own jurisdictions there: * Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia for Faithful of Byzantine Rite, with a see in

Karaganda Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astan ...

, for

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

and

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

Diocese of Pyongyang

The Diocese of Pyongyang,

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: its last official bishop,

Francis Hong Yong-ho Francis Hong Yong-ho (; born 12 October 1906 – death unknown, but acknowledged in June 2013) was a Roman Catholic prelate in North Korea who was imprisoned by the communist regime of Kim Il-sung in 1949 and later disappeared. After his disapp ...

, was

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by the

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Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...

in 1949 and later

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. The Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul (South Korea) acts as the Apostolic Administrator in

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, as religion is suppressed in North Korea.

Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney

In addition, the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney is a non-territorial jurisdiction, similar to a personal prelature, which is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. It is a separate

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for

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s within the Brazilian Diocese of Campos, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Niterói. The personal apostolic administration was formed by Pope John Paul II to administer to a group of traditionalist Catholic priests, using the

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, who reconciled with Rome on January 18, 2002. The group had been formed by bishop Antônio de Castro Mayer and had been associated with the Society of St. Pius X of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.Apostolic Administration of São João Maria Vianney
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. Accessed 2008-04-10.

Temporary administration of vacant sees

It is fairly typical that the pope appoints an Apostolic Administrator to a diocese which lacks an ordinary (bishop), thus replacing the

. Usually, the emeritus bishop will be appointed in such a case. Recently (and in exception to the latter), the archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh had Philip Tartaglia under this procedure. For example,

Luis Antonio Tagle Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( ; ; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church currently serving as the Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization of Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly the Congregation for the Evangel ...

was appointed as Prefect of

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on 9 December 2019, and he took office in February 2020. Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, the current Auxiliary Bishop of

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, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, the Bishop of

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

died on 3 January 2019. Cardinal

John Tong Hon John Tong Hon (born 31 July 1939) is a Chinese prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 2012, he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2008, then coadjutor bishop of the diocese for a year, and Bishop of Hong Kong from 200 ...

, Bishop Emeritus, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator. There is also the ability for the Pope to appoint an apostolic administrator sede plena.

Anthony Sablan Apuron Anthony Sablan Apuron (born November 1, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Agaña in Guam from 1983 until 2016, when the Holy See removed him as archbishop for child sexual ...

, the Archbishop of Agana was under investigation for sexual abuse in June 2016.

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appointed Savio Hon Tai-fai as apostolic administrator sede plena, as temporary replacement. On 31 October 2016, Michael J. Byrnes, then Auxiliary Bishop of

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, was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Agana with full administrative authority, and later succeeded as Archbishop.

Former Apostolic administrations

Latin in Europe

* Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín (Czech Republic) *

Apostolic Administration of Drohiczyn The Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn ( la, Drohiczinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Drohiczyn in the Ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland. History * June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of ...

(Poland; promoted Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn) *

Apostolic Administration of the Free City of Danzig Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

( Free City of Danzig, currently Poland; promoted Diocese of Danzig, later renamed Diocese of Gdańsk and finally promoted Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk) *

Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

(Russia) * Apostolic Administration of Eupen–Malmedy–Sankt Vith (Belgium; promoted Diocese of Eupen–Malmedy, later suppressed into Liège diocese) *

Apostolic Administration of European Russia The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow ( la, Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdioc ...

* Apostolic Administration of Görlitz (Germany; promoted Diocese) * Apostolic Administration of Haarlem (Netherlands; promoted Diocese, renamed Haarlem–Amsterdam) * Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła with see in Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland; dissolved 1972 and split into 3 parts, promoted: Diocese of Gorzów, renamed in 1992 Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień, later promoted Archdiocese, and Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, with small easternmost fragment awarded to Diocese of Chełmno) *

Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

(promoted and renamed diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland) * Apostolic Administration of Moldova (Moldavia; now diocese of Chisinau) *

Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia The Archdiocese of Moscow, also known as Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow ( la, Moscovien(sis) Matris Dei, russian: Архиепархия Матери Божией в Москве) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdioc ...

Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk The Roman Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk ( la, Neosiberian(a) Transfigurationis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow. Its cathedral episc ...

(Russia) * Apostolic Administration of Opole (Poland; promoted Diocese) *

Apostolic Administration of Prizren The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren and Prishtina is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centred in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration in 2000, after being split fr ...

, a former diocese (and later titular bishopric) in

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

(ex-

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

n autonomous province in

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) (in 1969 absorbed by

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Sk ...

in the present

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), restored in 2000, elevated in 2018 as diocese, immediately subject to Rome * Apostolic administration of Schwerin (partitioned Germany, merged into Hamburg archbishopric) * Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia *

Apostolic Administration of Trnava The Archdiocese of Trnava ( sk, Trnavská arcidiecéza, la, Archidioecesis Tyrnaviensis) is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in western Slovakia including bigger part of the Trnava, and parts of Nitra and Trenčín regions. It has its seat in Trnav ...

(Slovakia; promoted Archdiocese, lost Metropolitan status when restored after merger into Bratislava) * Apostolic Administration of Tütz (then Germany, currently Poland; see moved to Schneidemühl (now Piła), elevated to Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl, later made part of the Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła) *

Apostolic Administration of Upper Silesia The Archdiocese of Katowice ( la, Katovicen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of an ecclesiastical province in Western Poland. Special churches Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla, dedicated to Christ th ...

(Poland; now Archdiocese of Katowice) *

Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia The Roman Catholic Diocese of the Transfiguration at Novosibirsk ( la, Neosiberian(a) Transfigurationis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mother of God at Moscow. Its cathedral episc ...

(Russia) *

Apostolic Administration of West Flanders The Diocese of Bruges (in Dutch Bisdom Brugge) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, which c ...

(Dutch: West-Vlaanderen), province in Belgium; promoted diocese and renamed Bruges (Brugge) after its see) * Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Bačka (Serbia; now Diocese of Subotica) * Apostolic Administration of Yugoslav Banat (Serbia; now Diocese of Zrenjanin) * Archdiocese of Białystok (Poland; formerly an Apostolic administration as part of Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania)

Eastern Catholic in Europe

Apostolic Administration of Lemkowszczyzna Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

(Poland; Ukrainian Catholic, promoted Apostolic Exarchate, suppressed) *

Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina The Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina was a short-lived (1914-1924) pre-diocesan Eastern Catholic jurisdiction, covering Bosnia and Hercegovina. It was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, not part of an ...

(Bosnia and Herzegovina, Byzantine Rite; suppressed) * Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Targul-Siret (Romania, Byzantine Rite; suppressed)

Latin Overseas

; In Asia * Apostolic Administration of Almaty (Kazachstan; promoted Diocese) *

Apostolic Administration of Astana The Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana ( la, Archidioecesis Sanctae Mariae in Astanansis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Cathedral of Our M ...

(Kazachstan; promoted Archdiocese) *

Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

(promoted Diocese and renamed Karaganda after its see) * ''

Apostolic Administration of Latakia The Maronite Eparchy of Latakia or Latakia of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchia Laodicenus Maronitarum) is a Maronite Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. , there were 35,000 members. The current eparch is A ...

(Maronite, Syria; now an Eparchy: Eastern Catholic Diocese) * Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands, alias Ryukyus (Japan; now Diocese of Naha) ; In America * Apostolic Administration of Copiapó (Chile; now a diocese) *

Apostolic Administration of El Petén Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...

(Guatemala; promoted Apostolic Vicariate) *

Apostolic Administration of Izabal The Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in eastern Guatemala's Izabal Department. It is exempt directly to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical provinc ...

(Guatemala; now a diocese) *

Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima ( la, Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil. History * 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco * August 30 ...

(Brazil; promoted Territorial Prelature, renamed and again promoted Diocese of Roraima) ; In Africa *

Apostolic Administration of the Comoros Archipelago The Apostolic Vicariate of the Comoros Archipelago is a tiny Latin apostolic vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Roman Catholic Church in the Indian Ocean between insular Madagascar and continental Africa, comprising the Comor ...

(Comoros; now Apostolic Vicariate of the Comoros Archipelago) *

Apostolic Administration of Mbuji-Mayi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbujimayi ( la, Mbugimayen(sis)) is a Latin diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasai Oriental province. It is a suffragan in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga, Kan ...

(now Diocese of Mbujimayi, in Congo) * Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba (now Diocese of Zanzibar, in Tanzania)

Notes and references

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