Vicar Apostolic of New France
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The Vicar Apostolic of New France was the chief Catholic ecclesiastical authority overseeing missionary and church affairs in the French colonies of North America before the establishment of a formal diocesan hierarchy.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French colonial empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Recollects NERFINISHED ⓘ Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulpicians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | apostolic vicariate ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRankOfHolder | titular bishop ⓘ |
| establishedFor | mission territory ⓘ |
| firstHolder | François de Laval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderLaterTitle | Bishop of Quebec ⓘ |
| firstHolderTitle | Vicar Apostolic of New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
to regulate relations between church and colonial authorities
ⓘ
to represent papal authority in New France ⓘ to supervise evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | mission territories lacking full diocesan structure ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief ecclesiastical authority in New France
ⓘ
overseer of church affairs in New France ⓘ overseer of missionary activity in New France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Acadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana (French colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | French colonies in North America ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin Church hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Bishop of Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocese of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| responsibleFor |
clergy in New France
ⓘ
organization of parishes in New France ⓘ relations with religious orders in New France ⓘ sacramental life in New France ⓘ |
| seat | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Bishop of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorSee | Diocese of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | pre-diocesan jurisdiction ⓘ |
| usedUntil | creation of Diocese of Quebec ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.