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Apostolic administration Caucaso, Georgia

Apostolic Administration of Caucaso

Caucasi Latinorum

The Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus is a Latin Church pre-diocesan jurisdiction established in 1993 with its headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is directly subject to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province. Bishop Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S., titular Bishop of Musti, has served as apostolic administrator since 1996.

On the map

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Caucaso, Georgia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1993
Catholics
50,000
Priests
24
Territory
99,500 km²

Parishes and churches

1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in Caucaso, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Established in 1993 with headquarters in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, the Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus (Latin: Administratio Apostolica Caucasi Latinorum) is an apostolic administration (a pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Latin Church in the Catholic Church. It belongs to no ecclesiastical province, being exempt, that is, directly subject to the Holy See and to its Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Giuseppe Pasotto has served as Apostolic Administrator of the Caucasus since 1996.