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The current vicar apostolic is Paolo Martinelli. [7] It was first established in 1888 (as the Apostolic Vicariate of Aden) and took its current name in 2011. The see of the vicar apostolic is in Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi. Since 1916, it has been in the care of the Capuchins of Florence.
On 19 November 1982, he was appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Vientiane, Laos, and also titular bishop of Moglaena, by Pope John Paul II, and he subsequently was installed on 7 April 1984. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He served as well as administrator of the Luang Prabang vicariate from 1984 to 1999.
An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic, who is usually a titular bishop. While such a territory can be classed as a particular church , according to canon 371.1 of the Latin Code of Canon Law , a vicar apostolic's jurisdiction is an exercise of the jurisdiction of the pope —the territory comes directly under the pope as "universal ...
In May 2022, Martinelli was appointed by Pope Francis as the apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, [9] [10] succeeding Paul Hinder. [11] He was formally installed as apostolic vicar on 2 July 2022. [ 12 ]
A parochial vicar is a priest assigned to a parish in addition to, and in collaboration with, the parish priest or rector. He exercises his ministry as an agent of the parish's pastor, who is termed parochus in Latin. Some papal legates are given the title Vicar of the Apostolic See.
Hanna Jallouf OFM (born July 16, 1952 ) is a Syrian Catholic titular bishop.He has been the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo since 2023. As the vicar, he is the head of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo, which is part of the Latin Church and distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches in Syria, and leader of the Latin Catholics throughout Syria.
On January 28, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Berardi as the new Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, [6] succeeding Camillo Ballin, MCCJ, who died on April 12, 2020. He was ordained on 18 March 2023 at Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, Bahrain by Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot , Prefect of the Dicastery for ...
Due to this, in 1974 the see of the Apostolic Vicar was transferred from Proto-Cathedra St. Francis of Assisi Church, Aden, Yemen to St, Joseph's Church, Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates. Msgr. Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, OFM Cap. was appointed as Apostolic Vicar in 1975. His most urgent task was fulfilling the need of clerical personnel in ...