Victoria Nyanza, Northern

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• Vicarite Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza —     Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza     The Mission of Victoria Nyanza, founded in 1878 by the White Fathers of Cardinal Lavigerie, was erected into a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza — The Vicariate Apostolic of Northern (Victoria) Nyanza was a Roman catholic missionary jurisdiction in present Uganda.HistoryThe mission was founded in 1878 by the White Fathers of Cardinal Lavigerie, was erected into a Vicariate Apostolic on 31… …   Wikipedia

• Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Victoria Nyanza — The Vicariate Apostolic of Northern (Victoria) Nyanza (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Victoriensis–Nyanzensis Septentrionalis) was a Roman catholic missionary jurisdiction in present Uganda. History The mission was founded in 1878 by the White… …   Wikipedia

• Southern Victoria Nyanza —     Southern Victoria Nyanza     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Southern Victoria Nyanza     Vicariate apostolic erected from the mission of Nyanza, 13 June, 1894, lies north of the Vicariate of Unyanyembe, and comprises the land surrounding the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza — The Vicariate Apostolic of Southern (Victoria) Nyanza was a Roman Catholic mission territory in Eastern and Central Africa. It was a vicariate apostolic erected from the mission of Nyanza, 13 June, 1894.It lay north of the Vicariate Apostolic of… …   Wikipedia

• Victoria — /vik tawr ee euh, tohr /; for 3 also Sp. /beek taw rddyah/, n. 1. the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike. 2. 1819 1901, queen of Great Britain 1837 1901; empress of India 1876 1901. 3. Guadalupe /gwahd l oohp …   Universalium

• Victoria, Lake — or Victoria Nyanza Largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile River, east central Africa. The southern half lies in Tanzania, the northern half in Uganda; it borders Kenya in the northeast. With an area of 26,828 sq mi (69,484 sq km) …   Universalium

• Lake Victoria — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Victoria image lake = Topography of Lake Victoria.png image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = coords = coord|1|S|33|E|type:waterbody|display=inline,title outflow = White Nile River catchment = 184,000 km² 238,900 km² …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala — The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. Contents 1 History 2 Lubaga Hill 3 Lubaga Kampala Top places and Major Landmarks …   Wikipedia

• European exploration — Introduction       the exploration of regions of the Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes by Europeans beginning in the 15th century.       The motives that spur human beings to examine their environment are… …   Universalium