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Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia

Vicariatus Apostolicus Arabiae Septentrionalis



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Bishop(s)

  • Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., Vicar Apostolic

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Name Changed: 31 May 2011
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Bahrain
  • Square Kilometers: 2,179,890 (841,982 Square Miles)
  • Description: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia
  • Official Web Site: http://www.avona.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bihsop's House, P.O. Box 25362, Road 4603, House 137/125, Block 946, Awali, Bahrain

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kuwait
29 June 1953ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Arabia (Kuwait) Prefecture Apostolic of Kuwait (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait
2 December 1954ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kuwait Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia
31 May 2011Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Kuwait Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait
196616,000475,0003.4%444,0003125ap1967
197017,200733,1962.3%66121,4336314ap1971
198032,0001,270,0002.5%3474,5714303ap1981
198851,4301,834,7562.8%2577,3475305ap1991
1999151,0002,000,0007.5%15625,16615124ap2000
2000151,0002,000,0007.5%16721,57116134ap2001
2001153,0002,000,0007.7%26819,12516134ap2002
2002154,0002,500,0006.2%26819,25016134ap2003
2003156,0002,501,0006.2%27917,33317134ap2004
2004158,5002,650,0006.0%281015,85018134ap2005
2010300,0003,000,00010.0%6111717,647111123ap2011
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia
20121,127,9542,650,00042.6%7162349,041116124ap2013
20142,445,00036,252,7226.7%18405842,1552401810ap2015
20172,570,06740,599,5766.3%2444655,8712471811ap2018
20202,752,24142,956,1696.4%1616172,015141811ap2021
20222,722,75043,465,1836.3%13435648,6201441711ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kuwait
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 835, and Page 836
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 204, and Page 205

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