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Apostolic Prefecture of Rhaetia

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Prefecture Apostolic of Rhaetia

Praefectura Apostolica Rhaetorum
Location
CountrySwitzerland
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Population
- Catholics

7200 (in 1902)
Information
RiteLatin Rite

The Prefecture Apostolic of Rhaetia (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Rhaetorum) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church in what is now the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland.

History

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In 1902 the Prefecture Apostolic had 22 parishes, in three of which the majority of inhabitants spoke Italian; 52 churches and chapels; 40 schools for boys and girls; 7200 Catholics and 25 Capuchins.

Ordinaries

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all incumbents were missionary members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M.Cap)
Apostolic Prefects of Rhaetia

See also

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Sources and References

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