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The Apostolic Administration can either be an area that is not yet a Diocese (a stable apostolic administration) or for a Diocese that either has no Bishop (an apostolic administrator '' Sede Vacante '') or, in very rare cases, has an incapacitated bishop (apostolic administrator ''sede plena''). Apostolic administrators of stable administrations are equivalent in law with diocesan bishops, which means that they can do just about anything a diocesan bishop can do. Administrators ''sede vacante'' or ''sede plena'', though, only serve in their role until a newly chosen diocesan bishop takes possession of the diocese and are restricted by Canon Law in what they can do to the diocese they temporarily administer. Normally when a diocese falls vacant a Vicar Capitular /diocesan administrator is chosen locally, but the Pope, having full governmental power, can preempt this choice and name an apostolic administrator instead. Sometimes a retiring bishop is designated to be apostolic administrator until his successor takes office. PRESENT CASES In April 2006, there were only nine Apostolic administrations, each administered by a Bishop unless otherwise mentioned:
Eight of the Roman rite, mainly in the former Soviet block:
In addition to the above Roman Catholic cases, there is one not recognized by the Vatican,
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