Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Patagonia

The Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Patagonia was a short-lived (1884-1916) pre-diocesan Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Patagonia (notably Tierra del Fuego), i.e. southern Chile and Argentina.

History

 * Established in 1884 as Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Patagonia / Patagonia Meridionale (Curiate Italian) / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego y Islas Malvinas (Spanish) / Magellanen(sis) (Latin adjective) / Patagoniæ Meridionalis (Latin), on territory split off from the Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud
 * Suppressed on 1916.10.04, its territory being reassigned partly to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and partly to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Magallanes y Islas Malvinas (now Diocese of Punta Arenas, Chile).

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Sources and external links

 * GCatholic - data for all sections