Territorial Prelature

A territorial or area prelature(Latin praelatura territorialisbefore the CIC 1983 also praelatura nullius dioeceseos) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church, equal to the diocese, with territorially circumscribed scope according to can. 368 CIC.

They are most common in South America and Italy, but are also found in Scandinavia and Asia. They are presided over by a prelate who, however, exercises the full jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop in the territory. Often, however, this prelate has received episcopal ordination and is therefore a titular bishop. In France, the village of Pontigny was elevated to a territorial prelature in order to incardinate the priests of the Mission de France.

List of territorial prelatures

Argentina

1. Territorial Prelature of Cafayate
2. Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
3. Territorial Prelature of Esquel
4. Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca

Bolivia

1. Territorial Prelature of Aiquile
2. Territorial Prelature of Corocoro

Brazil

1. Territorial Prelature of Borba
2. Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
3. Territorial Prelature of Itaituba
4. Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
5. Marajó Territorial Prelature
6. Territorial Prelature of São Félix
7. Territorial Prelature of Tefé
8. Territorial Prelature of Xingu

Chile

• Illapel Territorial Prelature

France

• Pontigny Territorial Prelature

Italy

1. Territorial Prelature of Loreto
2. Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Mexico

1. Territorial Prelature of El Salto
2. Huautla Territorial Prelature
3. Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar
4. Territorial Prelature Mixes

Norway

1. Tromsø
2. Trondheim

Panama

• Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro

Peru

1. Ayaviri Territorial Prelature
2. Territorial Prelature of Caravelí
3. Chota Territorial Prelature
4. Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba
5. Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla
6. Huamachuco Territorial Prelature
7. Territorial Prelature July
8. Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba
9. Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané
10. Territorial Prelature of Yauyos

Philippines

1. Territorial Prelature of Batanes
2. Territorial Prelature of Infanta
3. Territorial Prelature of Isabela
4. Marawi Territorial Prelature

Web links

• Entry on Catholic dioceses of the world by type: territorial prelatures on gcatholic.org (English)