Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

The Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul (Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Its territory is the northwestern region of the country. The current Vicar Apostolic is Mgr Massimiliano Palinuro.

History

 * April 15, 1742: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
 * November 30, 1990: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Minor basilicas

 * Basilique Saint Antoine de Padoue (Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua)

Other church buildings

 * Church of St. Mary Draperis, Istanbul
 * Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul
 * Church of Saint Benoit, Istanbul
 * Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Istanbul
 * St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Ankara

Leadership
Erected: 15 April 1742, Latin Name: Constantinopolitanus
 * Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople

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 * Gaspar Gasparini, O.F.M. Conv. (31 May 1677 – 22 August 1705 Died)
 * Antonio Balsarini (26 August 1730 – 2 January 1731 Died)
 * Francesco Girolamo Bona (18 June 1731 – 16 February 1750 Died)
 * Blaise Paoli (18 March 1750 Appointed – )
 * Giuseppe Roverani (10 March 1767 – 2 July 1772 Died)
 * Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli (31 August 1772 – 20 April 1777 Died)
 * Francesco Antonio Fracchia (26 September 1778 – 21 October 1795 Died)
 * Julio Maria Pecori, O.F.M. Ref. (21 October 1795 – 28 February 1796 Died)
 * Nicolao Lorenzo Timoni (3 June 1796 Appointed – did not take effect)
 * Giovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. (16 March 1799 – 26 August 1816 Died)
 * Binkentios Coressi (26 August 1816 – 7 March 1835 Died)
 * Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. (13 November 1874 – 3 April 1876 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fabriano e Matelica)
 * Vincenzo Vannutelli (23 January 1880 – 22 December 1882 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil)
 * Luigi Rotelli (26 January 1883 – 23 May 1887 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
 * Vincenzo Sardi di Rivisondoli (10 April 1908 – 10 June 1914 Resigned)
 * Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. (15 November 1974 – 29 May 1989 Died)
 * Antuvan Marovitch (29 May 1989 – 15 December 1991 Died)

Name Changed: 30 November 1990
 * Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul
 * Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (9 July 1992 – 16 April 2016 Retired)
 * Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. (16 April 2016 – 22 December 2020 Died)
 * Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., Archbishop, Apostolic Administrator (24 December 2020 – 13 September 2021)
 * Massimiliano Palinuro (14 September 2021 – present)