Apostolic Administration of Caucasus, Georgia 🇬🇪

Continents: Central and Southwest Asia, East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Administration

Name: Caucasus / Caucaso (Italiano) / Caucasi Latinorum (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Neighbouring Dioceses: Anatolia (↙), Saint Clement at Saratov (↑), Azerbaigian (→), Tehran–Isfahan (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1993.12.30: Established as Apostolic Administration of Caucasus / Caucaso (Italiano) / Caucasi Latinorum (Latin) (from Diocese of Tiraspol)
2000.10.11: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Baku

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1999.07, 1999.11, 2001.09)
Pope Francis (2016.06, 2016.09, 2016.10)

Present Prelates

Apostolic Administrator (1996.11.29 – ...):

Bishop Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S. (72)

Titular Bishop of Musti

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators of Caucasus (Roman Rite)

Bishop Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S. (72)
(1996.11.29 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus (Georgia)
Titular Bishop of Musti

Ut unum sint

Born:	1954.07.06 (Bovolone, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06

Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus (Georgia) (1996.11.29 – ...)

Titular Bishop of Musti (1999.11.09 – ...)

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel (83)
(1993.12.30 – 1996.11.29)

Titular Archbishop of Galazia in Campania
Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Caucasus (Georgia)

Born:	1943.05.14 (Thonon-les-Bains, France)
Ordained Priest:	1969.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.01.06

Priest of Annecy (France) (1969.06.29 – 1993.12.07)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1976.05.14 – 1987.08.22)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.08.22 – 1993.12.07)

Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia (1993.12.07 – 1997.12.06)

Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia (1993.12.07 – 1997.12.06)

Titular Archbishop of Galazia in Campania (1993.12.07 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Caucasus (Georgia) (1993.12.30 – 1996.11.29)

Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaigian (1994 – 1997.12.06)

Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde (1997.12.06 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau (1997.12.06 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Nuncio to Mali (1997.12.06 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal (1997.12.06 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania (1997.12.06 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua (2001.10.31 – 2007.10.10)

Apostolic Nuncio to Iran (2007.10.10 – 2013.01.05)

Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt (2013.01.05 – 2015.02.05)

Delegate to League of Arab States (LAS) (2013.01.05 – 2015.02.05)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tbilisi, Georgia

Anatolia (↙), Saint Clement at Saratov (↑), Azerbaigian (→), Tehran–Isfahan (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Population: 71,300 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 24 priests (11 diocesan, 13 religious), 8 deacons, 50 religious (16 brothers, 34 sisters), 3 seminarians