Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul

The Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul (Latin: apostolicus Vicariatus Istanbulensis ) is located in Turkey Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with its headquarters in Istanbul. From 1925 to 1974 there was no own Vicar Apostolic and the respective Apostolic Delegate ( nuncio ) provided the duties of the Apostolic Vicar Apostolic Administrator.

It was established on 15 April 1742 Apostolic Vicariate Konstantin Opel and changed on 30 November 1990 on its present name.

Apostolic vicars

• Francis Jerome Bona (1731-1749)
• Biagio Paoli (1750-1767)
• Giuseppe Roverani (1767-1772)
• Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli (1772-1777)
• Nicolò pugliesi (1777-1778)
• Francesco Antonio Fracchia (1778-1795)
• Giulio Maria Pecori d' Ameno, O.F.M.Ref. (1795-1796) Nicolò Timoni (1796 -? )

• Antonio Mussabini (1855-1858)

• Joseph Pluym, C. P. (1869-1874) ( as Apostolic Administrator)
• Serafino Milani, O.F.M. (1874 -? )
• Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè OFM (1874-1876)