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Low-ranking subdivision of the Catholic Church
In the
canon law of the
Catholic Church , a mission
sui iuris (
Latin : missio sui iuris , pl. missions sui iuris ), also known as an independent mission , can be defined as: "an
ecclesial structure erected from a previous territory, with explicit boundaries, under the care of a religious community or other
diocese , responding to a missionary exigency and headed by a superior nominated by the
Holy See , under the aegis of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ."
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It is generally applied to an area with very few
Catholics , or in areas where
Christianity (in particular
Roman Catholicism ) is either outlawed or undergoing
persecution , often desolate or remote, and ranks below an
apostolic prefecture and an
apostolic vicariate .
The clerical head is styled Ecclesiastical Superior and can be a regular
cleric , titular or diocesan
bishop , archbishop or even a
cardinal , but if of episcopal rank often resides elsewhere (notably, in another diocese or the Vatican) in chief of his primary office there.
It can either be exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, like apostolic prefectures and apostolic vicariates), or
suffragan of a Metropolitan Archbishop, hence part of his
ecclesiastical province .
Current missions sui iuris
As of March 2017, the only remaining cases — all of the
Latin Church — were:
In
Asia :
In the Atlantic Ocean :
In the Caribbean :
In
Oceania :
Those for which no province is named are
exempt , i.e. directly under the
Holy See .
Former missions sui iuris
by continent and (present/colonial) country
In
Europe
In
Asia
Mission sui iuris of Baku (Azerbaijan; promoted Apostolic Prefecture)
Mission sui iuris of Coromandel Coast (India; now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore)
Mission sui iuris of Gazireh (Turkey; suppressed)
Mission sui iuris of Hindustan (India; repeated promotions; now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agra)
Mission sui iuris of I-li (imperial China; suppressed)
Mission sui iuris of Karafuto (Japan; promoted Apostolic Prefecture, became Soviet/Russian, renamed Yuzhno Sakhalinsk)
Mission sui iuris of Kyrgyzstan (nation; promoted Apostolic Administration)
Mission sui iuris of Miyazaki (Japan; promoted Apostolic Prefecture, now diocese of Oita)
Mission sui iuris of Mossul (Kurdistan, notably northern present Iraq; suppressed)
Mission sui iuris of Nepal (nation; promoted Apostolic Vicariate)
Mission sui iuris of Outer Mongolia (Mongolia; renamed
Mission sui juris of Urga )
Mission sui iuris of Qiqihar , alias Tsitiskar (China; promoted Apostolic Prefecture)
Mission sui iuris of Rajaburi (Thailand; now diocese Ratchaburi)
Mission sui iuris of Rajputana (India; promoted Apostolic Vicariate, now Diocese of Ajmer)
Mission sui iuris of Shiqian = Shihtsien (China; promoted Apostolic Prefecture)
Mission sui iuris of Sikkim (Indian state and
Bhutan ; promoted twice, now Diocese of Darjeeling)
Mission sui iuris of Syria and Cilicia ? (partially in present Iraq; temporarily promoted Apostolic Prefecture, demoted back, suppressed)
Mission sui iuris of Trabzon (Asian Turkey; promoted Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia)
Mission sui iuris of Uzbekistan (nation; promoted Apostolic Administration)
Mission sui iuris of Urga = Ulanbator (imperial China China; promoted Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, for (Outer) Mongolia)
Mission sui iuris of Xinjiang-Urumqi (China; promoted Apostolic Prefecture)
Mission sui iuris of Yixian (China; promoted Apostolic Prefecture)
In
America
In
Oceania
In
Africa
See also
References
Sources and external links