Apostolic Vicariate of Derna

The Apostolic Vicariate of Derna (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Dernensis) is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Derna, Libya. It has an episcopal see, but no cathedral.

Apostolic Vicariate of Derna Vicariatus Apostolicus Dernensis
Location
Country	Libya
Metropolitan	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Coordinates	32°45′59.8″N 22°38′13.2″E
Statistics
Area	120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 1966) 100,000 500 (0.5%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	episcopal see (no cathedral)
Current leadership
Bishop	vacant

The apostolic vicariate is exempt to the Holy See, specifically the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) and not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

• Established on June 22, 1939 as Apostolic Vicariate of Derna, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cyrenaica.

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolics Vicar of Derna

• Giovanni Lucato, Salesians (S.D.B.) (September 13, 1939 – June 21, 1948), Titular Bishop of Tigias, later Bishop of Isernia and Venafro (Italy (1948.06.21 – 1962.05.01)
• Apostolic Administrator Giustino Giulio Pastorino, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (no dates provided), Titular Bishop of Babra, Apostolic Vicar of Benghazi (1965–1997)

See also

• Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata

Source, References and External links

• GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
• Catholic Hierarchy