Yukon, Prefecture Apostolic of

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• Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon — The Apostolic Prefecture of Yukon or Prefecture Apostolic of the Yukon Prince Rupert, was a Catholic missionary jurisdicton in the extreme northwestern portion of Canada since 1908 till 1916, then a Vicariate Apostolic till 1967. History… …   Wikipedia

• Yukon —     Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon     Occupies the extreme northwestern portion of the Dominion of Canada. It extends from 54 degrees North latitude to the Arctic Ocean and from the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Apostolic prefect — See also: Catholic Church hierarchy#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law An apostolic prefect (or prefect apostolic) is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a missionary area where the Catholic Church is not yet… …   Wikipedia

• Yukon — Infobox Province or territory of Canada Name = Yukon AlternateName = Fullname = Yukon EntityAdjective = Territorial Label Motto = none OfficialLang = English, French Flower = Fireweed Tree = Subalpine Fir Bird = Common Raven Capital = Whitehorse… …   Wikipedia

• Alaska — • The first knowledge of Alaska was acquired in 1741 through the expedition under Vitus Bering, a Dane in the Russian service, who sailed from Okhoysk Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Alaska     Alaska …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Mackenzie — • This vicariate which was detached from the Athabaska Mackenzie Vicariate in 1901 and intrusted to Mgr Gabriel Breynat, Titular Bishop of Adramytus, consecrated 6 April 1902, is bounded on the west by the Rocky Mountains, on the south by 60º… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pascal Tosi — (in Italian: Pasquale Tosi ) (25 April 1837, San Vito, Forlì, Italy 14 January 1898, Juneau, Alaska, USA) was an Italian Jesuit, missionary and co founder of the Alaska mission and Church. BiographyPascal Tosi was one of the first two Jesuits… …   Wikipedia

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) — The Roman Catholic church in its entirety contains over 3,000 dioceses, 800 archdioceses as well as military ordinaries, Apostolic vicariates, and prefectures around the world. This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese… …   Wikipedia