The Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands was a Latin Catholic
apostolic prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
(missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a
titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...
) in the Greek
Aegean islands.
History
It was established on 14 August 1897 on territory once belonging to the then long-suppressed (but
titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbi ...
-turned) historical Metropolitan
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes
The Archdiocese of Rhodes ( la, Archidioecesis Rhodiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Greece. The archdiocese is directly exempt to the Holy See and not part of an ecclesiastical province. ...
.
It was suppressed on 28 March 1928 to (re)establish on its territory the resurrected, but no longer Metropolitan
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes
The Archdiocese of Rhodes ( la, Archidioecesis Rhodiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Greece. The archdiocese is directly exempt to the Holy See and not part of an ecclesiastical province. ...
, which is also exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See.
Ordinaries
''(all Latin missionary members of the
Friars Minor (O.F.M.)''
;''Apostolic Prefects of Rhodes and adjacent islands''
* Andrea Felice da Ienne, O.F.M. (1897.08.31 – 1910)
* Ignace Beaufays, O.F.M. (1911.03.27 – ?)
* Bonaventura Rossetti, O.F.M. (? – ?); also?
Apostolic Vicar
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 Chur ...
of
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
(1907.08 – ?)
* Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. (? – 1928.03.28), later
apostolic administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
(1928.03.28 – 1929) and Archbishop (1938.03.30 – 1970.03.10) of successor archdiocese
Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Greece
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Sources and external links
GigaCatholic
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Apostolic prefectures
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Greece
Dodecanese
1897 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1928 disestablishments in Greece