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Apostolic Prefecture of South Seas Islands

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The Apostolic Prefecture of South Seas Islands (or of the Islands of the Great Ocean or of Oceania) was a short-lived (1830–1836) Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in the South Seas (now mainly New Zealand).[1]

It was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

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Ordinaries

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(incomplete?; Latin Rite)

  • Gabriel-Henri-Jérôme de Solages (1830 – death 1832.12.08), previously Apostolic Prefect of mother jurisdiction Bourbon (Réunion) (1829 – 1832.12.08)
  • ?vacancy ?
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References

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  1. ^ "South Sea Islands / Oceania / Islands of the Great Ocean (Prefecture Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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