Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul

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Bishop(s) Louis Pelâtre, A.A., Vicar Apostolic

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Name Changed: 30 November 1990 Vicariate Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Turkey Mailing Address: Papa Roncalli, Olcek Sokak 83, Harbiye, 80230 Istanbul, Turkiye Telephone: (0212)248.07.75; 241.45.52 Fax: 241.15.43

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
  • Latin Name: Constantinopolitanus
  • Erected: 15 April 1742
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Turkey

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Silvio Savelli † ( 1594 Appointed - 22 Jan 1599 Died)
• Juan Portugal de la Puebla † (4 Mar 1771 Appointed - 16 Oct 1781 Died)
• Binkentios Coressi † (26 Aug 1816 Succeeded - 7 Mar 1835 Died)
• Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. † (13 Nov 1874 Appointed - 3 Apr 1876 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fabriano e Matelica)
• Giacomo Gallo † ( 1878 Appointed - 1881 Died)
• Luigi Rotelli † (26 Jan 1883 Appointed - 23 May 1887 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
• Alessandro Sanminiatelli Zabarella † (22 Jun 1899 Appointed - 24 Nov 1910 Died)
• Carlo Nocella † (18 Apr 1901 Appointed - 22 Jul 1908 Died)
• Giuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) † (22 Jun 1903 Appointed - 12 Mar 1917 Died)
• Michele Zezza di Zapponeta † (20 Dec 1923 Appointed - 1927 Died)
• Antonio Anastasio Rossi † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 29 Mar 1948 Died)
• Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Nov 1974 Appointed - 29 May 1989 Died)
• Antuvan Marovitch † (29 May 1989 Succeeded - 15 Dec 1991 Died)
• Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (9 Jul 1992 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
15 April 1742	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul
30 November 1990	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople	Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
1950	7,650			4	68	72	106		131	311	22	ap1951
1970	10,000			5		5	2,000					ap1971
1980	5,000			8	43	51	98	1	62	123	22	ap1981
Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul
1990	6,000			6	38	44	136		50	100	17	ap1991
1999	15,000			3	25	28	535		32	91	13	ap2000
2000	15,000			3	30	33	454		37	90	13	ap2001
2001	15,000			3	27	30	500		38	91	13	ap2002
2002	15,000			3	32	35	428		43	91	13	ap2003
2003	15,000			2	30	32	468		39	90	13	ap2004
2004	15,000			2	30	32	468		37	90	13	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Jul 1992)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) † (Patriarch: 22 Jun 1903 to 12 Mar 1917)
• Binkentios Coressi † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Oct 1814; Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1816 to 7 Mar 1835)
• Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Nov 1974 to 29 May 1989)
• Giacomo Gallo † (Patriarch: 1878 to 1881)
• Antuvan Marovitch † (Priest: 29 Jun 1956; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 30 Oct 1986; Vicar Apostolic: 29 May 1989 to 15 Dec 1991)
• Carlo Nocella † (Patriarch: 18 Apr 1901 to 22 Jul 1908)
• Juan Portugal de la Puebla † (Patriarch: 4 Mar 1771 to 16 Oct 1781)
• Antonio Anastasio Rossi † (Patriarch: 19 Dec 1927 to 29 Mar 1948)
• Luigi Rotelli † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Jan 1883 to 23 May 1887)
• Alessandro Sanminiatelli Zabarella † (Patriarch: 22 Jun 1899 to 24 Nov 1910)
• Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Nov 1874 to 3 Apr 1876)
• Vincent Sardi di Rivisondoli † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 6 Apr 1908 to 1914)
• Silvio Savelli † (Titular Patriarch: 1594 to 22 Jan 1599)
• Vicenzo Vannutelli † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Jan 1880 to 22 Dec 1882)
• Michele Zezza di Zapponeta † (Patriarch: 20 Dec 1923 to 1927)