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
Prefect Apostolic — • A type of ecclesiastical jurisdiction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prefect Apostolic Prefect Apostolic † … Catholic encyclopedia
Apostolic — may refer to:*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them *Apostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of Christian writers *The Apostolic … Wikipedia
Prefect — Pre fect, n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. pr[ e]fet.] 1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella — The Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella is a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction (known as an apostolic prefecture) in the ecclesiastical province of the archbishopric of Addis Abbeba (which covers all Ethiopia).It is exempt, i.e. immediately… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang — Infobox Diocese country = Cambodia name = Battambang jurisdiction = Apostolic Prefecture latin = Apostolica Praefectura Battambangensis local = ភូមិភាគបាត់ដំបង bishop = Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzalez, S.J. bishop title = Apostolic Prefect… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham — Infobox Diocese country = Cambodia name = Kompong Cham jurisdiction = Apostolic Prefecture latin = Apostolica Praefectura Kompongchamensis local = ភូមិភាគកំពង់ចាម bishop = Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. bishop title = Apostolic Prefect cathedral =… … Wikipedia
Prefect — This article is about the title. For the car, see Ford Prefect. For the literary character, see Ford Prefect (character). Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front , i.e., put in charge) is a magisterial… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Signatura — The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the administrative appellate tribunal of the Holy See and, consequently, the highest judicial authority of the Catholic Church besides the Pope himself.Appeals in standard judicial process, if… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Dataria — The Apostolic dataria was one of the five Ufficii di Curia ( curial offices ) in the Roman Curia. It was abolished by Pope Paul VI in 1967. History According to some authorities, among them Amydenus (De officio et jurisdictione datarii necnon de… … Wikipedia
