| 词条 | List of Catholic dioceses in Central Asia |
| 释义 |
The Catholic church in Central Asia (the five ex-Soviet republics of western Turkestan, where Islam is very dominant) comprises solely a Latin hierarchy, consisting of :
They are all members of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.), which as the name suggests consists mainly of episcopates from countries with national episcopal conferences. There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions (although Nestorianism still remains in the region). There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Kazakhstan as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital Astana, into which are also vested the formal Apostolic Nunciatures to Kyrgyzstan and to Tajikistan. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Uzbekistan as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital Tashkent. There is formally an Apostolic Nunciature to Turkmenistan, but it's vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey, in its capital Ankara. Current Latin jurisdictionsExempt, pre-diocesan jurisdictions(all directly dependent on the Holy See, and notably its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
Episcopal Conference of Kazachstan = Ecclesiastical Province of Astanacovering all of Kazakhstan, including a pre-diocesan yet suffragan see
Defunct jurisdictionsThere are no titular sees. Nearly all defunct jurisdictions (mostly promoted) have current Latin successor sees, except :
See also
Sources and external links
1 : Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country |
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