Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza - Location

Location

The Vicariate lay to the north of the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe, and comprised the land surrounding the southern half of Lake Victoria from Lake Kivu in the west to Lake Natron in the east, on the Anglo-German colonial frontier of the time (36ยบ E). The mission thus included the northern portion of German East Africa. According to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, "The vicariate contains about 2,500,000 pagans, 7000 Catholics, 12,000 catechumens, 30 White Fathers; 23 lay brothers; 6 Missionary Sisters of Notre-Dame-d'Afrique; 20 churches or chapels; 15 stations; 85 schools with 3900 pupils; 190 catechists; 4 orphanages and 5 dispensaries; and a meteorological station belonging to the missionaries."

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