Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli

Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus
Location
CountryLibya
MetropolitanImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area1,150,000 km2 (440,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
4,500,000
3.000 (1.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
BishopGeorge Bugeja, OFM

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus) is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Tripolitania, Libya.

It is immediately exempt to the Holy See, depending on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and not part of any ecclesiastical province

Although still named after its episcopal see, it has no cathedral since Tripoli Cathedral was converted into a mosque. Currently the temporary cathedral is the pro-cathedral of St. Francis located in the city of Tripoli that simultaneously serves as a parish church.[1]

History

Pro-cathedral of St. Francis in Tripoli

Statistics

Tripoli Cathedral before conversion into a mosque

As of 2014, it pastorally served 50,000 Catholics (0.8% of 6,204,000 total) on 1,000,000 km² in one cathedral parish and 15 missions with 5 priests (1 diocesan, 4 religious), and 18 lay religious (6 brothers, 12 sisters).[2]

Ordinaries

All members of the Friars Minor, O.F.M.[2]

Apostolic Prefects of Tripoli

  • Friar Pascal Canto, OFM (1643–?)
  • Pietro Tognoletto da Palermo, OFM (?–?)
  • Girolamo da Castelvetrano, OFM (1675–?)
  • Maurizio da Lucca, OFM (1691–1698)
  • Giovanni Francesco da Varese, OFM (1698 – 7 July 1700)
  • Nicolò da Chio, OFM (17 August 1700 – February 1707)
  • Francesco Maria da Sarzana, OFM (1707 – 9 April 1713)
  • Pietro da Castelfranco, OFM (21 August 1713 – 1719?)
  • Gian Andrea da Vignolo, OFM (1719?–?)
  • Bernardino da Lucca, OFM (1746–1748)
  • Benvenuto da Rose, OFM (?–1783)
  • Clemente da Montalboldo, OFM (1783–1788?)
  • Candido di Genova, OFM (?–?)
  • Gaudenzio da Trento, OFM (1790?–1795)
  • Pacifico da Monte Cassiano, OFM (1800?–?)
  • Benedetto da San Donato, OFM (?–1824)
  • Filippo da Coltibuono, OFM (?–1832)
  • Venanzio da San Venanzio, OFM (1843–?)
  • Ludovico da Modena, OFM (?–1843)
  • Angelo Maria da Sant'Agata, OFM (?–1869)

Apostolic Vicars of Libya

  • Carlo da Borgo Giovi, O.F.M (?–1899)
  • Giuseppe Bevilacqua da Barrafranca, O.F.M (?–1904)
  • Bonaventura Rossetti, O.F.M (August 1907 – ?)
  • Ludovico Antomelli, O.F.M (23 February 1913 – 10 March 1919), appointed Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
  • Giacinto Tonizza, O.F.M (7 August 1919 – 3 February 1927 see below)

Apostolic Vicar of Tripolitania

  • Giacinto Tonizza, O.F.M (see above 3 February 1927 – 16 April 1935)

Apostolic Vicars of Tripoli

  • Camillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M (9 March 1936 – 25 December 1950)
  • Vitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M (5 April 1951 – 10 March 1967)
  • Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M (26 June 1969 – 3 May 1985)
  • Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M (3 May 1985 – 5 February 2017)
  • George Bugeja, O.F.M (5 February 2017 – )

References

  1. "Church of St. Francis, Tripoli, Libya". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli, Libya".

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