Sahara, Vicariate Apostolic of

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• Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara —     Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara     The Sahara is a vast desert of northern Africa, measuring about 932 miles from north to south and 2484 miles from east to west, and dotted with… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara — The Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara is a former Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in colonial Algeria and Libya.HistoryThe Sahara is a vast desert of northern Africa, measuring about 932 miles from north to south and 2484 miles from east to… …   Wikipedia

• Apostolic vicariate — An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese. It is therefore essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more.… …   Wikipedia

• Sahara — For other uses, see Sahara (disambiguation). Coordinates: Sahara (الصحراء الكبرى) Desert …   Wikipedia

• Apostolic prefect — See also: Catholic Church hierarchy#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law An apostolic prefect (or prefect apostolic) is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a missionary area where the Catholic Church is not yet… …   Wikipedia

• Africa — • This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given by the Romans to the territory about the city of Carthage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Africa     Africa      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Somaliland — For other uses, see Somaliland (disambiguation). Somaliland locally known as Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland جمهورية أرض الصومال Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmāliland Republic of Somaliland …   Wikipedia

• Ghardaia — • Prefecture Apostolic in the French Sahara, separated in 1901 from the Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and the Soudan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ghardaia     Ghardaia      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.History* 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan * 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan… …   Wikipedia