Talk:Territorial Prelate

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The territorial prelate is sometimes called a prelate nullius, from the Latin nullius diœceseos, prelate "of no diocese," meaning the territory falls directly under the jurisdiction of the pope and is not a diocese under a residing bishop.

But is this true? Almost all of the examples of territorial prelates in catholic-hierarchy.org are, while certainly being of no diocese, equally not under the direct jurisdiction of the pope. What appears to distinguish territorial prelacies from apostolic vicariates and apostolic prefectures is that they are under the sovereignty of the metropolitan of the province. For instance, the territorial prelacy of Huautla is subject to the Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca. Should this be corrected? john k 15:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, this information is from the Catholic Encyclopedia (i.e. 1917) and is a bit dated. This article should be updated to conform to changes from Vatican II and the 1983 code. Pmadrid 02:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)