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Apostolic Administration of Estonia

Apostolic administrationsCatholic Church in EstoniaChristian organizations established in 1924Roman Catholic dioceses in Europe
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The Apostolic Administration of Estonia is a Latin, territorial Catholic circonscription (ecclesiastical jurisdiction) that covers the entire country of Estonia. It is an apostolic administration (quasi-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Latin Roman Catholic church in Estonia, hence is exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) and has its cathedral episcopal see, the St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral, in the national capital Tallinn. The post of apostolic administrator has often been held by titular archbishops, combining it with papal diplomatic posts in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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10123 Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa
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