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An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic, usually nowadays a Titular Bishop . While such a territory can be classed as Particular Church , according to canon 371.1 of the Latin Code Of Canon Law a Vicar Apostolic's jurisdiction is a vicarious exercise of the jurisdiction of the Pope -- that is to say, the territory comes directly under the pope as "universal bishop," and he exercises this authority through a "vicar" or delegate. This is unlike the jurisdiction of a Diocesan Bishop, whose jurisdiction derives directly from his office. Like any ecclesiastical territorial jurisdiction, an apostolic vicariate may be administered by the bishop of a neighboring diocese and even by a priest appointed transitionally as an Apostolic Administrator . As in a full developed diocese, the vicar apostolic may appoint priests as Vicar s exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate. An apostolic vicariate is to be distinguished from an Apostolic Prefecture , a similar type of territory under the leadership of a ''prefect apostolic'' (who is a priest) which is not yet organized enough even to be an apostolic vicariate. There is also the simple mission, under a superior. The usual sequence of development is mission, to prefecture, to apostolic vicariate, to Diocese . It is also to be distinguished from a Territorial Abbacy (or " Abbey Nullius ") --b an area not yet a diocese but under the direction of the Abbot of a Monastery . RESOURCES |
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