Apostolic Administration of

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

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Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Administration Apostolic Administration

Name: Kyrgyzstan / Kyrgyzstanian(us) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Apostolic Administrator (2017.08.29 – ...):Fr. Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. (61)Fr. Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. (61)

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators of Kyrgyzstan (Roman Rite)

Fr. Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. (61)Fr. Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. (61)
(2017.08.29 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan)

Born:1963.04.19 (Tucson, AZ, USA)
Ordained Priest:1996.06.08

Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan) (2017.08.29 – ...)

Fr. Janez Mihelčič, S.J.
(Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis 2016.07.31 – 2017.08.29)

Bishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J.
(2006.03.18 – 2016.07.18)

Born:1954.12.19 (Kazakhstan)
Ordained Priest:1989.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:2006.06.02
Died:2016.07.18 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (2006.03.18 – 2016.07.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan) (2006.03.18 – 2016.07.18)

Ecclesiastical Superiors of Kyrgyzstan (Roman Rite)

Fr. Aleksandr Kan, S.J.
(1997.12.22 – 2006.03.18)

Born:1963.05.07 (Kyrgyzstan)
Ordained Priest:1988.05.29

Ecclesiastical Superior of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan) (1997.12.22 – 2006.03.18)

Special Churches

Churches by City (3)

Tajikistan (↙), Uzbekistan (←), Most Holy Trinity in Almaty (↑), Xinjiang 新疆 (→)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 199,951 km²

Population: 613 Catholics (0.0% of 6,592,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 3 parishes

Personnel: 8 priests (1 diocesan, 7 religious), 13 religious (8 brothers, 5 sisters)

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Last updated on 2024.05.12

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