sentences:  Thus, to provide an organized structure to such a territory, the Pope appoints a religious superior as the highest-ranking Church authority within its boundaries.As of 2005 Tajikistan had only 245 Catholics being tended to by five priests, all of whom belong to the Institute.As members of the Institute are under the auspices of the local bishops, members of the Institute may assist them in the local Churches, providing formators for the seminaries, or accepting parochial and school assignments.