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Mission Sui Iuris Of Drisdale River
The Mission sui iuris of Kalumburu (originally Drysdale River) was a Roman Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in Western Australia from 1910–1980. History It was established on 4 May 1910 as Mission sui juris of Drysdale River on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia. It was to remain exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. In 1971, it was renamed as Mission sui juris of Kalumburu. In 1980 it was suppressed and its territory merged into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome. Ecclesiastical Superiors (all from the same Latin congregation) ; ''Ecclesiastical Superiors of Drisdale River'' * Fulgentius Torres (1910.05.04 – 1914.10.05), while Superior General of the Subiaco Cassinese Benedictine Congregation (O.S.B. Subl.); later Apostolic Administrator of the mother jurisdiction Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia (Australia) (1910.05.05 – 1914.10.05) & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Sui Juris
A mission ''sui iuris'', or in Latin ''missio sui iuris'' (plural ''missions sui iuris''); also spelled mission(s) sui juris), also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Roman Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction, ranking below an apostolic prefecture and an apostolic vicariate, in an area with very few Catholics, often desolate or remote. The clerical head is styled Ecclesiastical Superior and can be a regular cleric, titular or diocesan bishop, archbishop or even a cardinal, but if of episcopal rank often resides elsewhere (notably, in another diocese or the Vatican) in chief of his primary office there. It can either be exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, like Apostolic prefectures and Apostolic Vicariates), or suffragan of a Metropolitan Archbishop, hence part of his ecclesiastical province. Current missions ''sui iuris'' As of March 2017, the only remaining cases — all of the Latin Church — were: In Asia : * Afghanistan * Tajik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |