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 PREFECTURE

PREFECTURE

entrusted to the care of the Congregation of the Sons of the Sacred Heart. Its boundaries were fixed as follows: on the north, the 10° N. lat. from the British Sudan frontier to the river Bar-el-Arab, then tlie rivers Bar-el-Arab, Bar-el-Gazal, Bar-el- Gebel, and Lobat as far as the British-Abyssinian border; on the east, the Abyssinian border from the Baro to Naita mountain, and thence to Foweira on the Victoria Nile; on the south the Victoria Nile, the northern shore of Lake Albert, and the Belgian- British frontier. On the west the Belgian-British and British-French frontiers as far as the 10° N. lat. By a Decree dated 30 May, 1913, R. P. An- tonio Stoppani, of the Verona Institute of the Sons of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, was appointed first prefect Apostolic.

Betafo. — This mission was separated from the Vicariate ,\postolic of Central Madagascar (or Tananarive) by a Decree dated 15 May, 1913, and made a prefecture Apostolic. It is entrusted to the care of the Missionary Fathers of La Salette. The following boundary was assigned to the new prefecture: on the north, the 19° S. lat, from the Mozambique Channel to the borders of the Province of Itasy, then the southern limits of the province to the Kitsamby, then the northern and eastern borders of Faratsiho, to the latitude of Mount Faratsiho, and from there to the western border of Yatomandri; on the east, the border of Vatomandri as far as the 20° S. lat.; on the south, the Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsao; on the west, the Mozam- bique Channel from the 19° to 20° S. lat.

Choco, in Colombia. — This prefecture was erected on 28 Aijril, 1908, and entrusted to the care of the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The superior of the mission is R. P. Juan Gil y Garcia.

CiMBEBASiA, Lower. — The boundary between this prefecture and that of Great Namaquuland was modified slightly by a Decree of 2 June, 1913, which provided that the southern boundaries of the districts of Gobabis, Windhuk, Karibib, and Swakopmund, should be the line of delimitation between the two prefectures. The mission contains about 185,000 inhabitants, of whom are 907 native and 636 European Catholics; there are 378 catechumens, 20 priests (Oblates of Mary Immaculate), 23 lay brothers, 10 catechists, 11 stations, 24 schools with 520 pupils, and 16 Franciscan Missionary Sisters. The prefect Apostolic is R. P. Eugene KlaeylS, b. at Mutzig, Alsatia, in 1879; ordained, 1903; superior of the mission since 30 Nov., 1909.

Caroline Islands. — This prefecture Apostolic and that of the Mariana Islands were suppressed by a Decree dated 1 March, 1911, and replaced by a new vicariate Apostolic, called that of the Mariana and Caroline Islands (q. v.)

Drisdale River, Australia, erected on 4 May, 1910; the territory, bounded by the 128° E. long, and 16° S. lat. and the ocean, was separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley, when a mission was established for the conversion of the aborigines. It is at present under the jurisdiction of the Abbot of New Norcia, but is later to be erected into an abbacy millius.

Erythrea, in East Africa. — This prefecture was erected into a vicariate Apostolic on 7 Feb., 1911.

Ho-NAN, Western, in China. — This was erected into a vicariate Apostolic on 2 May, 1911.

Kafpa, Southern, in Abyssinia, a mission se- parated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Galla ((i. v.), by a Decree dated 28 Jan., 1913; and committed to the care of the Turin Institute of the "Coiisoluta" for the Foreign Missions. Its boundaries arc: on the north, the Baro from the Abyssinian-British frontier to its source in Mount Secia, next the Goggeb till it falls into the Omo, and then a line directly east to the Arussi Mountains; on the east, the

watershed between the Indian Ocean and Lakes Margherita, Ciarao, and Stefania; on the south, a Une from the extremity of that watershed to the eastern shore of Lake Rudolph, at 4° N. lat.; on the west, the Abyssinian-British frontier between the River Baro and Lake Rudolph. R. P. Gau- dentius Barlassina was appointed prefect Apostolic on 6 May, 1913.

Katanga. — This mission was separated from the Vicariate .\postohc of Belgian Congo on 5 Aug., 1910. Its boundaries were fixed as follows: on the we.st, the Lualaba and the Luvua as far as Lake Moero, thence eastward along the Luapula to Lake Banguelo. From the source of the Luapula to the source of the Lualaba, the eastern and southern boundary of the prefecture is the Congo-Rhodesian frontier. The mission is entrusted to the Brazilian Congregation of the Benedictines of the Abbey of Saint-.\ndr6, of Lophem-les-Bruges, Belgium; as it is intended to erect the mission into an abbacy iiullius. Three Benedictine priests and two lay brothers left Belgium for the mission on 18 Aug., 1910. The first prefect Apostolic is Dom Jean de Hemptinne, appointed, Aug., 1910.

Katanga, Southern. — This mission, which formed the eastern portion of the Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Kassai, was separated from it and erected into a distinct prefecture on 30 June, 1911; it has been entrusted to the Fathers of the Holy Ghost and the Immaculate Heart of Mar}'. Its boundaries are: on the north, a right line from the mouth of the Elila to the town of Benakamba; on the west, the Lomani from Benakamba to its sources; on the south, the Lovoi; on the east, the Lualaba from the mouth of the Lovoi to the Elila, R. P. Emile Callawaert was appointed first prefect Apostolic on 25 July, 1911.

KoROGO, in Equatorial Africa. — On 17 Nov., 1911, the Prefecture Apostolic of the Ivory Coast, was di\ ided into two parts. The northern portion was formed into the Prefecture ApostoUc of Korogo, and entru.sted to the Lyons Society of the African Missions. R. P. Pierre-Marie Kernivinen was appointed first prefect Apostolic on 10 Jan., 1912.

Mariana Islands. — This prefecture and that of the Caroline Island were suppressed by a Decree of 1 March, 1911, when the two missions, with the exception of the Island of Guam, were formed into the Vicariate .\postolic of the Mariana and Caroline Islands (infra, p. S2\

Matadi, in Belgian Congo. — This mission was separated from the Vicariate of Belgian Congo and formed into a prefecture Apostolic on 1 July, 1911, and confided to the Redemjjtorists. Its boundaries are: on the north, the Congo from the mouth of the Kodio to that of the Binza, then the Binza to its source; next a line from that point to the mouth of the Binza-Nzau, finally the Congo to the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwango; on the east, the Prefecture of Kwango; on the south, the Belgian Congo frontier; on the west, the Bidizi to its source, thence a line through the mountains to the source of the Lukokote; then the course of the Lukokote and the Kodia to the Congo. R. P. Joseph Heintz was appointed the first prefect .\postolic on 1 Aug., 1911.

Namaqualand, Gre.\t, South .\frica. — Theboimd- ary between the Prefectures of Great Namaqualand and Lower Cimhcbasia was changini on 2 June, 1913 .and is now the southern limits of the districts of Gobabis, Windhuk, Karibib, and Swakopmund.

XicF.iiiA. ICastern, in Equatorial .\frica. — By a Decree datwti 24 .Aug., 1911, the mission of the Upper Niger was divided into two parts, following the 8° E. long.; the name Upper Niger was drojjped and the two inis.sions called Ivistern and Western Nigeria. Both were made prefectures .\postolic. The Ciustern