The Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate (pre-diocesan Latin missionary jurisdiction) in Tripolitania (northwestern, coastal Libya).
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province) and depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Although still named after its see, is has no cathedral see anymore since Tripoli Cathedral was converted into a Muslim mosque.
Currently the temporary cathedral is the pro-cathedral of St. Francis located in the city of Tripoli that simultaneously serves as a parish church.
Established in 1630 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tripoli, on territory canonically split off from the (Spanish colonial) Diocese of Islas Canarias.Promoted and renamed in 1894 as Apostolic Vicariate of Libya, hence entitled to a titular bishopRenamed on February 3, 1927 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tripolitana, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Cyrenaica (later renamed Benghazi, after its see)June 22, 1939: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (again), having lost more Libyan territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata.As per 2014, it pastorally served 50,000 Catholics (0.8% of 6,204,000 total) on 1,000,000 km² in one (cathedral) parish and 15 missions with 5 priests (1 diocesan, 4 religious) and 18 lay religious (6 brothers, 12 sisters).
(all Roman Rite; so far European members of a missionary Latin order, notably the Friars Minor, O.F.M.)
Apostolic Prefects of TripoliFriar Pascal Canto, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1643 – ?)Pietro Tognoletto da Palermo, O.F.M. (? – ?)Girolamo da Castelvetrano, O.F.M. (1675 – ?)Maurizio da Lucca, O.F.M. (1691 – 1698)Giovanni Francesco da Varese, O.F.M. (1698 – death 1700.06.07)Nicolò da Chio, O.F.M. (1700.08.17 – 1707.02)Francesco Maria da Sarzana, O.F.M. (1707 – 1713.04.09)Pietro da Castelfranco, O.F.M. (1713.08.21 – 1719?)Gian Andrea da Vignolo, O.F.M. (1719? – ?)Bernardino da Lucca, O.F.M. (1746 – 1748)Benvenuto da Rose, O.F.M. (? – 1783)Clemente da Montalboldo, O.F.M. (1783 – 1788?)Candido di Genova, O.F.M. (? – ?)Gaudenzio da Trento, O.F.M. (1790? – 1795)Pacifico da Monte Cassiano, O.F.M. (1800? – ?)Benedetto da San Donato, O.F.M. (? – death 1824)Filippo da Coltibuono, O.F.M. (? – death 1832)Venanzio da San Venanzio, O.F.M. (1843 – ?)Ludovico da Modena, O.F.M. (? – death 1843)Angelo Maria da Sant’Agata, O.F.M. (? – death 1869)Apostolic Vicars of LibyaCarlo da Borgo Giovi, O.F.M. (? – death 1899)Giuseppe Bevilacqua da Barrafranca, O.F.M. (? – death 1904)Bonaventura Rossetti, O.F.M. (1907.08 – ?); also? Apostolic Prefect of Rhodes and adjacent islands (insular Greece) (? – ?)Ludovico Antomelli, O.F.M. (February 23, 1913 – March 10, 1919), Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna (1913.02.23 – 1919.03.10); later Bishop of Bagnoregio (1919.03.10 – 1924.03.24), Bishop of Lodi (Italy) (1924.03.24 – death 1927.06.19)Giacinto Tonizza, O.F.M. (August 7, 1919 – February 3, 1927 see below), Titular Bishop of Parætonium (1919.08.07 – death 1935.04.16)Apostolic Vicars of Tripolitan(i)aGiacinto Tonizza, O.F.M. (see above February 3, 1927 – death April 16, 1935)Apostolic Vicars of TripoliCamillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M. (March 9, 1936 – death December 25, 1950), Titular Bishop of Nicius (1936.03.09 – 1950.12.25)Vitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M (April 5, 1951 – death March 10, 1967), Titular Bishop of Attæa (1951.04.05 – 1967.03.10); previously Apostolic prefect of Misurata (1948.02.20 – 1951.04.05)Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. (June 26, 1969 – retired May 3, 1985), Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya (1969.06.26 – death 1989.12.11); previously Apostolic prefect of Misurata, later also its last Apostolic administrator)Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. (May 3, 1985 – retired 2017.02.05), Titular Bishop of Tabuda (1985.05.03 – ...)George Bugeja, O.F.M. (2017.02.05 - ...), Titular Bishop of San Leone, succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (2015.07.10 – 2017.02.05); also Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi (Libya) (2016.02.14 – ...) 
