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were a Benedictine nunnery and a Franciscan friary. The Cistercian Abbey of Vidskild (Vita; Schola) founded in 1158, the Augustinian abbey at Grinders- lev founded before 1176, and the Augustinian nunnery of Asmild were all situated in the diocese, as were also the Benedictine (?; nunnery of Sibber, and the hospitals at Tesdrup and Karup. In 1523 there were 236 churches in the Diocese of Viborg. Now (1912) the Camillians have a church and hospital at Aalborg, while Viborg is one of their out-stations.

Ursin. Stiftsladen Viborg (Viborg. 1849); Heise. Diploma- tarium vibergense (Copenhagen. 1879); Trap, Danmark, IV (Copenhagen, 1902) ; Jorgensen, Den nordiske Kirkes Grund- Icaggehe (2 vols., Copenhagen, 1874-78); Gertz, Vila sanc- torum danorum (Copenhagen, 1908-12), 249-83; Vita Gunneri episcopi viberge7isi:i in Scriptores rerum danicarum, V (Copen- hagen, 1783), 574-80; Bricka, Dansk biografisk Leksikon (19 vola., Copenhagen, 1887-1905) ; Rordam, Nykirkehistoriske Samlinger, I (Copenhagen, 1857-59), 526-37; III (1864-66), 1-46, 292-367; V (1869-71), 522-81, 703-71; VI (1872-73). 716-32; Kirkehistoriske Samlinger, 3rd aeries. II (Copenhagen, 1877-80). 674-77; III (1881-82). 186-201; 4th series, V (1897- 99), 84-125, 299-333; Samlinger til Judsk Historie og Topo- grapki, II (Aalborg, 1868-69). 97-107; 3rd series, I (Copen- hagen, 1896-98), 485-93; V (1906-08), 347-66; Historisk Tids- skrift, 7th series, V (Copenhagen, 1904-05), 299-364; La cathcdrale de Viborg (Ministry of Public Worship. Copenhagen. 1909), in Danish with a summary in French; Pontoppidan, Marmora daniea, II (Copenhagen, 1741), 191-252; Daugaabd, Danske Klostre (Copenhagen, 1830).

A. W. Taylor.

Vicariate Apostolic — The following is an ac- count of the newly-erected vicariates Apostolic and of those changed so recently as not to have been included in the earlier volumes of this work.

Bagamoyo in Equatorial Africa. — By a decree dated 7 May, 1913, the boundary between the Vicariates Apostolic of Bagamoyo and Dar-es-Salam or Zanzibar was changed so as to conform with civil hmits; the new boundary is the line separating Bagamoyo and Morogoro from Dar-es-Salam and Rufifi, then the rivers Ruaha, and Umeroke, and finally the railway from the Indian Ocean to the town of Tabora.

Banguelo, in Equatorial Africa, erected on 27 Jan., 1913, and committed to the care of the White Fathers. It was previously the northern portion of the Vicariate ApostoUc of Nyassa.

Basutoland, in South Africa. — The Prefecture Apostolic of Basutoland (q. v.) was erected into a vicariate Apostohc with unchanged boundaries by a Decree dated 18 Feb., 1909. The vicariate at the close of the year 1912 contained 23 priests, all Obl.ates of Mary Immaculate, 5 Oblate brothers, 7 Marist brothers, 41 European and 21 native nuns, 21 churches, chapels, and stations, 12 convents (9 of the Sisters of the Holv Family, and 3 of Sisters of the Holy Cross), 17 schools, about 10,000 Catholics and 800 catechumens out of 400,000 inhabitants. The first vicar ApostoUc is the Right Rev. Jules Joseph Cenez, O. M. I., titular Bishop of Nicopolis, who was born at Hampont, Lorraine, on 9 May, 1865; was ordained, 8 Sept., 1890; head of the mission since 1895, appointed to the titular see 27 Feb., 1909, and consecrated at Metz on 1 May following.

Brownsville, in United States of America, was erected into the Diocese of Corpus Christi, on 23 March, 1912.

Caroline Islands. See below Mariana and Caroline Islands.

Central Africa, Vicariate Apostolic of. See below Khartum.

Che-kiang, Western, in China, erected on 10 May, 1910. At the request of Mgr. Paul-Marie Rcynaud, Vicar Apostolic of Che-kiang, the western portion of his mission was erected into a new vicariate, that of We.storn Che-ki.ang; at the same time word "Eastern" w:is iiddcd to the oflicial 1-itle of tlie old vicariate. The mission of Western Che-ki;ing com- prises the civil prefectures of Kia-shing, llu-chu.

Hang-che, Yen-che, Hin-chu, and King-hoa. Its boundaries are: on the north the Vicariate of Kiang- nan, and Lake T'ai-hu; to the west, the Vicariates of Kiang-nan, and Eastern Kiang-Si; to the south the Vicariates of Eastern Che-kiang and Fu-kien; and to the east, the Vicariate of Eastern Che-kiang and the Chinese Sea, or the Bay of Ham-chu. The mission is entrusted to the Lazarists. The first vicar Apostohc is Mgr Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M., b. at Crochte, France, 5 April, 1859; appointed to the vicariate, 10 May, 1910, with the title of Bishop of Tamassus.

Chi-li, Maritime, in China, erected on 27 April, 1912; it comprises the civil prefecture of Tientsin- fu, previously part of the Vicariate of Northern Chi-li or Peking. Boundaries: on the north the Vicariate of Peking, on the east the Gulf of Chi-li; on the south the missions of Changtong and South- eastern Chi-li; on the west the missions of South- western Chi-li and Northern Chi-h. It is entrusted to the care of the Lazarists. The first vicar ApostoUc is Mgr Paul Dumond, CM., born at Lyons, 2 April, 1864; ordained, 10 Aug., 1888; appointed Vicar ApostoUc of Maritime Chi-U, 27 April, 1912, and consecrated at Peking titular Bishop of Curubis on 30 June following.

Chi-li, Central, in China, erected on 14 Feb., 1910; comprises the civil Prefectures of Pao-ting-fu, and Y-tchu, formerly part- of the Vicariate of Northern Chi-li. Its boundaries are: on the north the pre- fecture of Suen-hoa-fu, on the east, Chun-tien-fu, on the south, Ho-kiang-fu; on the west, Ting-chu, Chang-ting-fu, and Shan-Si. The cathedral at Pao-ting-fu is dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul. The mission is undertaken by the Lazarists, and contains about 72,530 Catholics, 38 priests, 255 churches and chapels, and 914 schools. The first vicar Apostolic is Mgr Joseph Fabregues, CM., born at MontpeUier, France, 26 Nov., 1872, appointed to the vicariate, 26 Feb., 1910, and consecrated titular Bishop of AlaU on 22 May, 1910 by Mgr. Stanislas Jarlin, at Pao-ting-fu.

Congo, Upper. — The mission of the Upper Congo was begun on 21 Sept., 1880; it was erected into a vicariate Apostolic on 10 Dec, 1895, its boundaries being: on the north, a Une from the mouth of the Elila to Lake Edward Nyanza at the 30° E. long.; on the east the Congo Free State frontier to the mouth of the river K:ifu at Lake Tanganyka; thence along its course and the western boundaries of Urungu and Loemba to Lake Banguelo; on the south and west Lake Banguelo and the river Congo to the mouth of the Lira. On 8 April, 1911, a decree was published changing the eastern and southern lines separating the Vicariate of the Upper Congo from the missions of N. and S. Victoria Nyanza, Unyanyembe, Tanganika, and Nyassa. The bound- ary now is: on the east, the Belgo-British and Ger- mano-Belgian frontiers, that is, a line from the south shore of Lake Albert Edward to Sabingo Mountain, thence by Lake Kion, along the Rusizi, and through Lake Tanganika; on the south, a Une from Lake Tanganika to Lake Moero; that is, the BelgoBritish frontier. The mission is entrusted to the White Fathers. It contains 300,000 inhabitants, of whom 5520 are Catholics, 5148 neophytes, and 29,019 catechumens; there are 7 chief stations and 27 chapels, 31 missionary priests, 8 lay brothers, 9 White Sisters of Notre-Dame d'Afrique, 45 negro cathechists teaching 2960 children in 55 schools, 14 orphanages, 7 hospitals, 22 dispensaries, and 1 home for widows. The first vicar Apostolic is Mgr Victor Roelens, b. .at Ardoye, Belgium, 21 Feb., 18.53; appointed to the vicariate on 30 Miircli, 1895; he resides at Baudoinville, and is titul:ir Bishop of Girba. On 24 March, 1909, he received ;is co:idjutor Mgr Augustc- Leopold Huys, b. at Bruges, 9 July,