Apostolic Prefecture of Rhaetia

The Prefecture Apostolic of Rhaetia (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Rhaetorum) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church in what is now the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland.

Prefecture Apostolic of Rhaetia Praefectura Apostolica Rhaetorum
Location
Country	Switzerland
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Population - Catholics	7200 (in 1902)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite

History

• 1621: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Rhaetia, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur.
• 1921: Suppressed to Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur after 300 years of existence.

In 1902 the Prefecture Apostolic had 22 parishes, in three of which the majority of inhabitants spoke Italian; 52 churches and chapels; 40 schools for boys and girls; 7200 Catholics and 25 Capuchins.

Ordinaries

all incumbents were missionary members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M.Cap)

Apostolic Prefects of Rhaetia

• Fr. Ignatius of Cosnigo, O.F.M.Cap. (1621 – 1645)
• Fr. Giovanni Giuseppe Santini, O.F.M.Cap. (Jan 2, 1905 – 1912)

See also

• Catholic Church in Switzerland

Sources and References

• Profile at Catholic Hierarchy