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Aachen, Diocese of (AQUISGRANA (AACHEN), DIOCESI DI)
AACHEN, DIOCESE. — In western Germany; it has 1,152,490 Catholics, 504 parishes, with 967 secular priests and 190 regulars. The city itself… -
Aberdeen, Diocese of (ABERDEEN, DIOCESI DI)
ABERDEEN, Diocese of. - Located in Scotland (Great Britain), it is a suffragan of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh and comprises northern… -
Accra, Apostolic Prefecture of (ACCRA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ACCRA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - This prefecture, which takes its name from the capital city, was detached from the vicariate of the Gold… -
Acerenza and Matera, Archdiocese of (ACERENZA E MATERA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ACERENZA AND MATERA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A. rises on the ruins of Acheruntia, called "celsa" by Horace (Carm., III, 4, 13-16). Because of its… -
Acerra, Diocese of (ACERRA, DIOCESI DI)
ACERRA, Diocese of. - In the Campanian region, in the province of Naples, suffragan of the same. It occupies the territory situated between… -
Achonry, Diocese of (ACHONRY, DIOCESI DI)
ACHONRY, Diocese of. - In Eire (Ireland). The name derives from the Gaelic Achadh Chonnaire, that is "field of Connaire". The origin of the… -
Acireale, Diocese of (ACIREALE, DIOCESI DI)
ACIREALE, Diocese of. - City located in eastern Sicily, 16 km. from Catania. In its present location it dates back to the early 14th… -
Acquapendente, Diocese of (ACQUAPENDENTE, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUAPENDENTE, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, situated in the northeastern part of the region. It borders on Umbria… -
Acquaviva, Diocese of (ACQUAVIVA, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUAVIVA, Diocese of. - In the Roman synod of 465 and in those following down to 502 there appear respectively two bishops, Paul and… -
Acqui, Diocese of (ACQUI, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUI, Diocese of. - City in Piedmont, on the Bormida, a tributary of the Po, in the upper Monferrato. It is the ancient Aquae Statiellae,… -
Adelaide, Archdiocese Of (ADELAIDE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ADELAIDE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It has its center at A., capital of the province of the same name in South Australia, and now counts two… -
Adria, Diocese of (ADRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ADRIA, Diocese of. - A., now 22 km. from the open sea, had a very active port in the period of the Roman republic; and until the 10th… -
Aechae, Diocese of (AECAE, DIOCESI DI)
AECHAE, Diocese of. - This center arose in the land of the Daunians, in Capitanata, on the Via Traiana which, branching off from Benevento,… -
Agen, Diocese of (AGEN, DIOCESI DI)
AGEN, Diocese of. - City of southern France in Languedoc, situated on the Garonne river, at its confluence with the Masse; it is the… -
Agliardi, Antonio
AGLIARDI, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. at Cologno al Serio (Bergamo) on 4 Sept. 1832, d. at Rome on 19 March 1915. From the diocesan seminary he… -
Agrigento, Diocese of (AGRIGENTO, DIOCESI DI)
AGRIGENTO, Diocese of. - In southern Sicily, it is a suffragan see of Monreale, called Girgenti until 1927; today it has about 28,000… -
Aguas Calientes, Diocese of (AGUAS CALIENTES, DIOCESI DI)
AGUAS CALIENTES, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Mexico (state of Aguas Calientes), suffragan of Guadalajara. The city, whose name derives… -
Aire, Diocese of (AIRE, DIOCESI DI)
AIRE, Diocese of. - Bishopric of southern France, suffragan of the metropolis of Auch. Its territory is the department of the Landes with… -
Aix, Archdiocese of (AIX, ARCIDIOCESI D')
AIX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A French metropolitan see city, in Provence, Aix is the oldest Latin colony in Gaul, founded around the year 120… -
Ajaccio, Diocese of (AJACCIO, DIOCESI DI)
AJACCIO, Diocese of. - In Corsica, suffragan of Aix. The principal city of the island, A. is the capital of Corsica. From a testimony of… -
Ajmer, Diocese of (AJMER, DIOCESI DI)
AJMER, Diocese of. - In India, it is a suffragan of Agra and is entrusted to the Capuchins of the province of Paris. It was erected in 1913… -
Akyab, Apostolic Prefecture of (AKYAB, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AKYAB, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Erected in 1940 with territory detached from the diocese of Chittagong (Burma). It is entrusted to the… -
Alajuela, Diocese of (ALAJUELA, DIOCESI DI)
ALAJUELA, Diocese of. - In the republic of Costa Rica, suffragan of San José de Costa Rica, erected on 12 Feb. 1921 by Benedict XV. The… -
Alatri, Diocese of (ALATRI, DIOCESI DI)
ALATRI, Diocese of. - In southern Lazio, in the province of Frosinone. The see, A., rises on a hill of the Ernici group, near the banks of… -
Alba, Diocese of (ALBA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA, Diocese of. - City of Piedmont, capital of the Langhe, in the province of Cuneo, on a fertile plain at the confluence of the Cherasco… -
Alba Iulia, Diocese of (ALBA JULIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA IULIA, Diocese of. - Romanian city, in Transylvania. In Romanian Alba Iulia (from the medieval Latin Alba Iulia: the Weissenburg of… -
Albano, Diocese of (ALBANO, DIOCESI DI)
ALBANO, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Rome, it is one of the six suburbicarian sees held by a cardinal of the order of… -
Albany, Diocese of (ALBANY, DIOCESI DI)
ALBANY, Diocese of. - In the United States of America, state of New York, suffragan of the archdiocese of New York. Erected on 23 Apr.… -
Alba Regia, Diocese of (ALBA REALE, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA REGIA, Diocese of. - In Hungarian Székesfehérvár, in German Stuhlweissenburg. The city was the residence of the kings of Hungary for… -
Albenga, Diocese of (ALBENGA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBENGA, Diocese of. - It is the ancient Album Ingaunum or Albinganum, situated on the Gulf of Genoa (Riviera di Ponente). Capital of the… -
Aleppo
ALEPPO. - City of northern Syria, not far from Antioch, formerly called Hallob, in Greek Χαλυβών, and by Seleucus Nicator (312-281 B.C.)… -
Aleria, Diocese of (ALERIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALERIA, Diocese of. - Ancient bishopric of Corsica, which took its name from an ancient city, formerly a Phocaean colony, situated on the… -
Ales e Terralba, Diocese of (ALES E TERRALBA, DIOCESI DI)
ALES E TERRALBA, Diocese of. - In Sardinia; a suffragan of Oristano, from the second half of the 6th century. The first see was Usellis,… -
Alessandria, Diocese of (ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESE OF. - In Piedmont, at the confluence of the Bormida and the Tanaro, in a strategic position of great importance. A.… -
Alghero, Diocese of (ALGHERO, DIOCESI DI)
ALGHERO, DIOCESI di. - City of northwestern Sardinia, in the province of Sassari. It arose at the beginning of the 12th century and was… -
Algiers, Archdiocese of (ALGERI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ALGIERS, Archdiocese of. - Capital city of Algeria, situated on the coast of Mediterranean Africa, on the site of ancient Icosium. Occupied… -
Alife, Diocese of (ALIFE, DIOCESI DI)
ALIFE, Diocese of. - In the Campanian region, in the province of Benevento, suffragan of Benevento. It has 19 parishes, 32 diocesan priests… -
Aliwal, Apostolic Vicariate of (ALIWAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ALIWAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In South Africa; it was erected on 21 Feb. 1926, by elevation of the apostolic prefecture of Gariep,… -
Allahabad, Diocese of (ALLAHABAD, DIOCESI DI)
ALLAHABAD, Diocese of. - City of northern India, capital of the district and of the region of the same name. Its position at the confluence… -
Almería, Diocese of (ALMERIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALMERÍA, Diocese of. - In Spain, situated in the territory of the province of the same name, suffragan of Granada. Within its limits was… -
Altoona, Diocese of (ALTOONA, DIOCESI DI)
ALTOONA, Diocese of. - In Pennsylvania (United States), suffragan of Philadelphia. Erected on 30 May 1901, A. comprises the eight counties… -
Amadia (Amadijah), Diocese of (AMADIA (AMADIJAH), DIOCESI DI)
AMADIA (AMADIJAH), DIOCESE OF. - A residential Chaldean diocese, in Kurdistan, suffragan of Babylon of the Chaldeans. When A. was Nestorian… -
Amargosa, Diocese of (AMARGOSA, DIOCESI DI)
AMARGOSA, Diocese of. - In the state of Bahia (Brazil), suffragan of S. Salvatore della Bahia, from which it was separated on 10 May 1941,… -
Amarillo, Diocese of (AMARILLO, DIOCESI DI)
AMARILLO, Diocese of. - In Texas (United States), suffragan of San Antonio. Erected on 3 Aug. 1926, it comprises seventy counties of Texas.… -
Amazzoni (Manáos), Diocese of (AMAZZONI (MANÁOS), DIOCESI DI)
AMAZZONI (MANÁOS), DIOCESE OF. - In the state of Amazonas (Brazil), which is the largest of the Brazilian states (1,826,000 sq. km.), but… -
Ambanja, Apostolic Prefecture of (AMBANJA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AMBANJA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in insular Africa, it derives from the prefecture of Île Sainte-Marie, Nosy Be and Mayotte (the… -
Ambato (Ambaten), Diocese of (AMBATO (AMBATEN), DIOCESI DI)
AMBATO (AMBATEN), DIOCESE OF. - In Ecuador, suffragan of the metropolitan see of Quito (v.). It was erected on 28 February 1948. BIBL.:… -
Amelia, Diocese of (AMELIA, DIOCESI DI)
AMELIA, Diocese of. - In the Umbrian region, in the province of Terni, bordering on the dioceses of Todi to the north, Spoleto to the east,… -
Amiens, Diocese of (AMIENS, DIOCESI DI)
AMIENS, Diocese of. - In northern France, suffragan of Reims. It comprises the entire territory of the department of the Somme (6,277 sq.… -
Amos, Diocese of (AMOS, DIOCESI DI)
AMOS, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Québec (Canada), suffragan of Québec. Established as a parish in 1915 in Abitibi, a colonization… -
Ampurias And Temple, Diocese Of (AMPURIAS E TEMPIO, DIOCESI DI)
AMPURIAS AND TEMPLE, Diocese Of. - In Sardinia, in the province of Sassari. It embraces the north-eastern territory of the island, roughly… -
Anagni, Diocese of (ANAGNI, DIOCESI DI)
ANAGNI, Diocese of. - A small city of southern Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, 50 km. from Rome, A. is the seat of a bishopric… -
Anagnost (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader») (ANAGNÒSTE (ἈΝΓΝΏΣΤΗΣ: «LETTORE»))
ANAGNOST (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader»). - In the Eastern Church it is the cleric who reads the Holy Scriptures aloud in religious assemblies. In… -
Ancona and Numana, Archdiocese of (ANCONA E NUMANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANCONA AND NUMANA, Archdiocese of. - The most important city of the Marches, on a bend of the Adriatic coast formed by Mount Conero, A. has… -
Andria, Diocese of (ANDRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ANDRIA, Diocese of. - In Apulia, with an area of 1250 sq km, it extends over three municipalities in the province of Bari, and one in the… -
Angelopolis, Archdiocese of (ANGELOPOLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANGELOPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is the oldest diocese in Mexico, having been erected by Clement VII with the bull Devotionis tuae on 13… -
Angers, Diocese of (ANGERS, DIOCESI DI)
ANGERS, Diocese of. — In western France, a suffragan of Tours, with its see in the city of A., the capital of the department of… -
Anglona e Tursi, Diocese of (ANGLONA E TURSI, DIOCESI DI)
ANGLONA E TURSI, Diocese of. - In the conciliar region of Lucania and the Salerno area, suffragan of Acerenza. Its territory extends over… -
Angoulême, Diocese of (ANGOULÈME, DIOCESI DI)
ANGOULÊME, Diocese of. - An episcopal see, suffragan of Bordeaux, A. (Engolisma) is a city of western France, on a hill washed by the… -
Angra, Diocese of (ANGRA, DIOCESI DI)
ANGRA, Diocese of. - Capital city of the Azores, with a population of about 12,000 inhabitants, A. is the seat of a diocese suffragan to… -
Anking, Archdiocese Of (ANKING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANKING, Archdiocese Of. - It is located in China, in the western part of the civil province of Anhwei; it was erected as a vicariate on 21… -
Ankwo, Diocese of (ANKWO, DIOCESI DI)
ANKWO, Diocese of. - Diocese of northern China, situated in the central part of the civil province of Hopeh (ancient Chihli). The mission,… -
Annecy, Diocese Of (ANNECY, DIOCESI DI)
ANNECY, Diocese Of. - In southeastern France, with its seat at A. (Annecium). Situated at 450 m. on the shores of the lake of the same… -
Antequera, Oaxaca, Archdiocese of (ANTEQUERA, OAXACA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANTEQUERA, OAXACA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It comprises a large part of the state of Oaxaca, in the southern region of Mexico, on the Pacific… -
Antioquia, Diocese of (ANTIOQUIA, DIOCESI DI)
ANTIOQUIA, Diocese of. - The department of A., which is the most populous in the republic of Colombia, comprises the mountainous region… -
Antistes (ANTISTITE)
ANTISTES. - From antistes, etymologically one who stands above others, hence one who presides, directs. In this sense it is used by Latin… -
Antivari (Antibarum; Albanian Tivari, Slav. Bar), Archdiocese Of (ANTIVARI (ANTIBURUM; ALBAN. TIVARI, SL. BAR), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANTIVARI (Antibarum; Albanian Tivari, Slav. Bar), Archdiocese Of. - A maritime city on the border between Dalmatia and Albania, whose… -
Antofagasta, Diocese of (ANTOFAGASTA, DIOCESI DI)
ANTOFAGASTA, DIOCESE OF. - The city of A. rises in northern Chile, in a nearly desert region, but one rich in mineral resources (nitrates),… -
Antsirabé, Apostolic Vicariate Of (ANTSIRABÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ANTSIRABÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission originates from the apostolic prefecture of Betafé, erected on 15 May 1913, by… -
Aosta, Diocese of (AOSTA, DIOCESI DI)
AOSTA, Diocese of. - It comprises the entire territory of the Aosta valley (Piedmont) and has 90,000 inhabitants, 88 parishes, 140 secular… -
Apostolic Administrator (AMMINISTRATORE APOSTOLICO)
APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR. - This is the name given to the ecclesiastic charged by the Holy See with governing, by extraordinary means, a… -
Apostolic Prefecture and Apostolic Prefect (PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA E PREFETTO APOSTOLICO)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE AND APOSTOLIC PREFECT. - The a. p. is an ecclesiastical territory with fixed boundaries, not erected into a diocese,… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Jameson (FORT JAMESON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF FORT JAMESON. - The territory of the apostolic prefecture of F. J. was detached from the apostolic vicariate of… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Sokode (SOKODE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF SOKODE. - It is located in French Togo and was erected on 18 May 1937 with the northern territory of the apostolic… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Thakhek (THAKHEK, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF THAKHEK. - It is located in Laos - a country governed as a constitutional monarchy - and comprises four civil… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Dauphin (FORT-DAUPHIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF FORT-DAUPHIN. - The evangelization of the territory of the present apostolic vicariate of F.-D. (Madagascar) began… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thai-Binh (THAI-BINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THAI-BINH. - Located in eastern Tonkin (Vietnam), it comprises the province of the same name, the most densely… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thare (THARÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THARE. - It is located in Siam or Thailand, comprising its entire northeastern part, that is, Phak Isan, divided… -
Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands T (VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE T)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE TONGA ISLANDS. - The Protestants established themselves there in 1827 and, taking advantage of the ambitious… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki (VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI SALONICCO)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THESSALONIKI. - It was erected on 18 March 1926 and embraces, besides the city of Salonika and its surroundings,… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo (TOUNGOO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF TOUNGOO. - Located in south-eastern Burma west of the Salween River, it comprises the Karen State, the southern… -
Aquino-Sora-Pontecorvo, Diocese of (AQUINO-SORA-PONTECORVO, DIOCESI DI)
AQUINO-SORA-PONTECORVO, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Frosinone, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has 191,000 inhabitants,… -
Aracaju, Diocese of (ARACAJU, DIOCESI DI)
ARACAJU, DIOCESE of. - Capital of the state of Sergipe (Brazil), situated on the Atlantic about 300 km. to the northeast of Bahia, A. is… -
Arad
ARAD. - City in western Romania, capital of the province of the same name in Transylvania. It enters history as early as the 11th century,… -
Arassuahy, Diocese of (ARASSUAHY, DIOCESI DI)
ARASSUAHY, DIOCESE OF. - In the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The city, which stretches over the plateaus west of the Serra do Chifre, is… -
Arauca, Apostolic Prefecture of (ARAUCA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ARAUCA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - This prefecture, erected in Colombia (South America) by decree of the Sacred Congregation Consistorial… -
Araucania, Apostolic Vicariate of (ARAUCANIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ARAUCANIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The civilizing work of the Araucanian mission (South America), begun at the time of the Spanish… -
Archdiocese of Diamantina (DIAMANTINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF DIAMANTINA. - In Brazil, it is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the same name, which occupies the entire… -
Archdiocese of Modena (MODENA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF MODENA. - It is situated on the consular Via Emilia, in a fertile region, between the Secchia and Panaro rivers. It is a… -
Archdiocese of Sorrento (SORRENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF SORRENTO. - City and archdiocese in the province of Naples. It has an area of 133 sq km with a population of 72,320… -
Ardagh, Diocese of (ARDAGH, DIOCESI DI)
ARDAGH, Diocese of. - In central Ireland (Eire). The name derives from the Gaelic Ardachadh, "high field". In 454 St. Patrick founded a… -
Arequipa, Archdiocese of (AREQUIPA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AREQUIPA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The city of Arequipa is located in southern Peru, at 2,320 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Misti… -
Arezzo, Diocese of (AREZZO, DIOCESI DI)
AREZZO, Diocese of. - It is still today the most extensive in Tuscany, extending over 3,250 sq km of territory, which includes the upper… -
Argyll and the Isles, Diocese of (ARGYLL E ISOLE, DIOCESI DI)
ARGYLL AND THE ISLES, Diocese of. - In Scotland, a suffragan diocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh. Created around 1200, separating it from… -
Ariano, Diocese of (ARIANO, DIOCESI DI)
ARIANO, diocesi di. - In the Irpinian region, province of Avellino, suffragan of Benevento, it has 24 parishes, 44 diocesan priests and 9… -
Armagh, Archdiocese of (ARMAGH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARMAGH, Archdiocese of. - With its seat at Armagh, a city of northern Ireland about 120 km north of Dublin, the capital of a county. The… -
Armidale, Diocese of (ARMIDALE, DIOCESI DI)
ARMIDALE, Diocese of. - In southern Australia, erected on 28 Nov. 1862, by the splitting off of the archdiocese of Sydney. The area of the… -
Arras, Diocese of (ARRAS, DIOCESI DI)
ARRAS, Diocese of. - This bishopric of northern France, a suffragan of Cambrai, is bounded by the English Channel to the north, and by the… -
Asaba-Benin, Apostolic Vicariate of (ASABA-BENIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ASABA-BENIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission, entrusted to the Society for African Missions of Lyon, originated from the apostolic… -
Ascoli Piceno, Diocese of (ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESI DI)
ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESE OF. - A bishopric of the Marches, immediately subject to the Apostolic See from its earliest origins. Already… -
Ascoli Satriano-Cerignola, Diocese of (ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESI DI)
ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESE OF. - In Apulia, province of Foggia, suffragan of Benevento. It has 15 parishes, 57 diocesan priests and… -
Assisi, Diocese of (ASSIS, DIOCESI DI)
ASSISI, Diocese of. - In the State of São Paulo (Brazil), suffragan of São Paulo, erected on 30 Nov. 1928 with thirteen parishes from the… -
Assisi, Diocese of (ASSISI, DIOCESI DI)
ASSISI, Diocese of. - In Umbria, in the province of Perugia, it has an area of 352.17 sq km with a population of 34,653 inhabitants, all… -
Assiut, Diocese of (ASSIUT, DIOCESI DI)
ASSIUT, Diocese of. - In Egypt. Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic constitution Ex Petri cathedra, dated 10 Aug. 1947, erected the diocese of… -
Atamboe, Apostolic Vicariate of (ATAMBOEA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ATAMBOE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Indonesia. It comprises the western part, under Dutch rule, of the island of Timor, the largest of… -
Aterrado, Diocese of (ATERRADO, DIOCESI DI)
ATERRADO, Diocese of. - In the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), erected on 8 July 1918 with 16 parishes of the archdiocese of Mariana and 2… -
Auch, Archdiocese of (AUCH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AUCH, Archdiocese of. - In Gascony, on the left bank of the Gers, Auch, which today has 133,000 inhabitants, is the metropolis of the… -
Auckland, Diocese of (AUCKLAND, DIOCESI DI)
AUCKLAND, Diocese of. - In New Zealand, a diocese suffragan to Wellington, erected and entrusted to the secular clergy in 1848 with the… -
Augusta (Augsburg), Diocese of (AUGUSTA (AUGSBURG), DIOCESI DI)
AUGUSTA (Augsburg), Diocese of. - The diocese of A., the most important center of Bavaria after Munich, comprises the southwestern part of… -
Austin, Diocese Of (AUSTIN, DIOCESI DI)
AUSTIN, Diocese Of. - Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic constitution Ad animarum bonum of 15 Nov. 1947, created the new diocese of A. (Texas,… -
Autocephalous Churches (AUTOCEFALE, CHIESE)
AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCHES. - "Autocephalous Churches" is the general name for particular Churches that do not depend on any other Church and… -
Autun, Diocese of (AUTUN, DIOCESI DI)
AUTUN, Diocese of. - In central-eastern France, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. The episcopal see is at A., situated on a small hill… -
Aveiro, Diocese of (AVEIRO, DIOCESI DI)
AVEIRO, Diocese of. - In Portugal, suffragan of Braga. The city of A. (on the site of ancient Talabuzza) is situated on the estuary of the… -
Avellino, Diocese of (AVELLINO, DIOCESI DI)
AVELLINO, Diocese of. - In Irpinia, in the province of A. Divided into 50 parishes, it has 124 diocesan priests and 27 regulars; 120,000… -
Aversa, Diocese of (AVERSA, DIOCESI DI)
AVERSA, Diocese of. - In the province of Naples, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has 63 parishes; 251 diocesan priests and 46… -
Avignon, Archdiocese of (AVIGNONE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AVIGNON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City of southern France, on the Rhône, at the crossing of important natural routes and in a position easy to… -
Ávila, Diocese of (ÁVILA, DIOCESI DI)
ÁVILA, Diocese of. - In Spain, suffragan of Valladolid (1851), with its seat at Á. (Abila, Abela, Abula), a city of Old Castile, on high… -
Ayacucho, Diocese of (AYACUCHO, DIOCESI DI)
AYACUCHO, Diocese of. - In the republic of Peru, department of A., suffragan of Cuzco. It extends over the southern part of Peru, between… -
Aysén, Apostolic Prefecture of (AYSÉN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AYSÉN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In South America. This prefecture was erected on 17 February 1940, by the dismemberment of the southern… -
Azul, Diocese of (AZUL, DIOCESI DI)
AZUL, Diocese of. - In Argentina, suffragan of Buenos Aires, in the state of the same name, erected on 20 April 1934, with twenty-three… -
Bac Ninh, Apostolic Vicariate of (BACNINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAC NINH, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On June 1, 1883, the vicariate of Northern Tonkin was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Eastern… -
Bacolod, Diocese of (BACOLOD, DIOCESI DI)
BACOLOD, Diocese of. - On the island of western Negros (Philippines); the city has a port on the strait of Guimaras and has about 60,000… -
Badajoz, Diocese of (BADAJOZ, DIOCESI DI)
BADAJOZ, Diocese of. - In Spain, suffragan of Seville. The episcopal city is the most important in Extremadura and the capital of a vast… -
Bagamoyo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAGAMOYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAGAMOYO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In East Africa; created in 1906 from the vicariate of Sudan, it is governed by the fathers of the… -
Bagnoregio, Diocese of (BAGNOREGIO, DIOCESI DI)
BAGNOREGIO, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Viterbo, with an area of 300 sq km and a population of 30,000 inhabitants divided… -
Bahia Blanca, Diocese of (BAHIA BLANCA, DIOCESI DI)
BAHIA BLANCA, DIOCESE OF. - In Argentina, province of Buenos Aires. Erected on 20 April 1934 with 34 parishes: 32 in the civil province of… -
Bahr el-Ghazal, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAHR EL-ĠAZAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAHR EL-GHAZAL, Apostolic Vicariate of. - A vicariate since 1917, a prefecture since 1913 through the division of Khartoum (v.), this… -
Bahr el-Jebel (BAHR EL-ĠEBEL)
BAHR EL-JEBEL. - In the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; the prefecture currently occupies the south-eastern zone between the 4th and 6th parallels,… -
Baker City, Diocese of (BAKER CITY, DIOCESI DI)
BAKER CITY, Diocese of. - In Oregon, United States of America, suffragan of Portland. Erected on 19 June 1903 by the dismemberment of the… -
Ballarat, Diocese of (BALLARAT, DIOCESI DI)
BALLARAT, Diocese of. - In Australia, detached from the archdiocese of Melbourne and erected on 30 March 1847, as a suffragan of that see.… -
Baltimore, Archdiocese of (BALTIMORA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BALTIMORE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A metropolitan see of the United States of America, it was for the country almost the cradle of Catholicism… -
Bamako, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAMAKO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAMAKO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The vicariate in French West Africa, Sudan, was created in 1921 by division of the pre-existing vicariate… -
Bamberg, Archdiocese of (BAMBERGA (BAMBERG), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BAMBERG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Bavaria; it comprises Upper Franconia, the north of Middle Franconia, part of Lower Franconia and of the… -
Bandjermasin, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANDJERMASIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANDJERMASIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The first mission station (Laham), founded in 1907 by the Capuchins of the apostolic vicariate of… -
Bandung, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANDOENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANDUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - From February 1927 the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers) has given impetus to the methodical… -
Bangalore, Diocese of (BANGALORE, DIOCESI DI)
BANGALORE, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Pondichéry, entrusted to the indigenous secular clergy, and erected in 1940 with territory detached… -
Bangkok, Apostolic Vicariate of (BANGKOK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGKOK, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission was erected as an independent unit in 1662 and then extended to the territory of Singapore… -
Bangueolo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BANGUEOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGUEOLO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate, entrusted to the White Fathers, was erected on 28 Jan. 1913, its territory being… -
Bangui, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANGUI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGUI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - New name given in 1940 to the apostolic vicariate of Ubangi-Chari, in French Equatorial Africa, following… -
Banja Luka, Diocese Of (BANJALUKA, DIOCESI DI)
BANJA LUKA, Diocese Of. - City of Bosnia (22,177 inhabitants), capital of the banate of Urbas (area 20,436 sq. km., population about… -
Banka And Billiton, Apostolic Prefecture Of (BANKA E BILLITON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BANKA AND BILLITON, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Methodical evangelization began in 1912, when the islands of B. and B. (Dutch East Indies),… -
Barbastro, Diocese of (BARBASTRO, DIOCESI DI)
BARBASTRO, Diocese of. - In the northern part of Spain in the province of Huesca, suffragan of Saragossa. Situated on the last spurs of the… -
Barcellona, Diocese of (BARCELLONA, DIOCESI DI)
BARCELLONA, Diocese of. - Concerning the Celtiberian or Carthaginian city of B., the Barcino of the Roman era, the documents are silent… -
Bari, Archdiocese of (BARI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BARI, Archdiocese of. - In Apulia, in the province of Bari of the same name, it has about 464,000 inhabitants, 53 parishes, 245 secular… -
Barquisimeto, Diocese of (BARQUISIMETO, DIOCESI DI)
BARQUISIMETO, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Venezuela, State of Lara, suffragan of Santiago de Venezuela, with residence at B. Erected… -
Barra do Piraí, Diocese of (BARRA DO PIRAÍ, DIOCESI DI)
BARRA DO PIRAÍ, DIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Rio de Janeiro; erected on 4 Dec. 1922 with parishes of the diocese of Nictheroy,… -
Barra do Rio Grande, Diocese of (BARRA DO RIO GRANDE, DIOCESI DI)
BARRA DO RIO GRANDE, DIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Bahia, erected as a diocese on 20 Oct. 1913 with 19 parishes of the archdiocese of… -
Barranquilla, Diocese of (BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESI DI)
BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESE OF. - In the western part of the Republic of Colombia, department of the Atlantic, suffragan of Cartagena. The… -
Batavia, Apostolic Vicariate of (BATAVIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BATAVIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This mission of the Dutch East Indies, governed today by the Dutch Jesuits, was created as a separate… -
Bathurst, Diocese of (BATHURST, DIOCESI DI)
BATHURST, Diocese of. - In the province of New Brunswick, in Canada, suffragan of Moncton. Erected on 8 May 1860 at Chatham as a suffragan… -
Baudouinville, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAUDOINVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAUDOUINVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected, under the name of Upper Congo, in January 1887 with territory taken from the… -
Bay of James, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAIA DI JAMES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAY OF JAMES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, this vicariate was erected on 3 Dec. 1938, by the… -
Bayonne, Diocese of (BAIONA, DIOCESI DI)
BAYONNE, Diocese of. - In southwestern France, department of the Basses-Pyrénées, suffragan of Auch. Known under the name of Lapurdum, as… -
Beauvais, Diocese of (BEAUVAIS, DIOCESI DI)
BEAUVAIS, Diocese of. - In the north-east of France, capital of the department of the Oise at the confluence of the rivers Thérain and… -
Beira, Diocese of (BEIRA, DIOCESI DI)
BEIRA, Diocese of. - In Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, with a port on the estuary of the Buzi River. It has about 25,000 inhabitants… -
Beja, Diocese of (BEJA, DIOCESI DI)
BEJA, Diocese of. - City in Portugal, in the province of Alemtejo, on a plateau at 300 m. of altitude, with ca. 15,000 inhabitants. B. was… -
Belem do Grao Para, Archdiocese of (BELÉM DO GRÃO PARÁ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELEM DO GRAO PARA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Pará. City founded in 1616 on the estuary of the Pará; today it has a population… -
Belgrade (Beograd), Archdiocese of (BELGRADO (BEOGRAD), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELGRADE (Beograd), Archdiocese of. - In Yugoslavia. It has an area of 48,550 sq. km.; 60,410 faithful (of whom over 40,000 in B. itself),… -
Belize, Apostolic Vicariate of (BELIZE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BELIZE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission, begun in 1851 by the Jesuits of the apostolic vicariate of Jamaica and detached from it for… -
Belleville, Diocese of (BELLEVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
BELLEVILLE, Diocese of. - In Illinois (United States of America); a suffragan diocese of Chicago. It was erected on January 7, 1887, by the… -
Belley, Diocese of (BELLEY, DIOCESI DI)
BELLEY, Diocese of. - In the department of the Ain, between the Rhône and Saône rivers. It has an area of 5,825 sq. km.; it numbers 443… -
Belluno and Feltre, Diocese of (BELLUNO E FELTRE, DIOCESI DI)
BELLUNO AND FELTRE, Diocese of. - B., a city of Venetia (about 27,000 inhabitants), is the capital of the province of the same name (3,676… -
Belo Horizonte, Archdiocese of (BELLO HORIZONTE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELO HORIZONTE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City of Brazil, at 785 m. of altitude, at the foot of the Sierra do Espinhaço, in a healthy region full… -
Benevento, Archdiocese of (BENEVENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BENEVENTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - One of the most extensive archbishoprics of southern Italy, with its seat in a city rich in history, which was… -
Bengasi, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENGASI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENGASI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Cyrenaica as an autonomous mission begins in 1927 with the division of the old vicariate of Libya (v.);… -
Beni (El-Beni), Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI (EL-BENI), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENI (El-Beni), Apostolic Vicariate of. - The restorer, in Bolivia, of the ancient Franciscan and Jesuit missions was the Franciscan Andrea… -
Beni, in Belgian Congo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI NEL CONGO BELGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENI, IN BELGIAN CONGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate was erected on 9 February 1938, but the Assumptionists who direct it had… -
Benue, Apostolic Prefecture of (BENUE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BENUE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Of recent institution (9 July 1934), with territory taken from the vicariate of Southern Nigeria,… -
Berberati, Apostolic Prefecture of (BERBERATI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BERBERATI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Erected on 28 May 1940 in French Equatorial Africa, in the north-western part of Ubangi-Shari, with… -
Bergamo, Diocese of (BERGAMO, DIOCESI DI)
BERGAMO, Diocese of. - The city is composed of two nuclei, the upper city, which is the ancient one, containing the most important… -
Berlin, Diocese of (BERLINO, DIOCESI DI)
BERLIN, Diocese of. - A name of Slavic origin, which designates the capital of the German republic and of the Prussian state. The diocese… -
Bertinoro, Diocese of (BERTINORO, DIOCESI DI)
BERTINORO, Diocese of. - In Romagna, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. It is identified with the ancient Cesubium or… -
Besançon, Archdiocese of (BESANÇON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BESANÇON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It extends over 11,200 sq km in the two departments of Haute-Saône and Doubs. It has 560,000 Catholics out of a… -
Bethlehem, Apostolic Vicariate of (BETLEMME, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BETHLEHEM, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected in 1948 with the western zone of the apostolic vicariate of Kroonstad (South Africa),… -
Bettiah, Former Apostolic Prefecture of (BETTIAH, EX PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BETTIAH, FORMER APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Apostolic prefecture erected in 1892, to whose territory, the following year, the entire kingdom… -
Béziers, Diocese of (BÉZIERS, DIOCESI DI)
BÉZIERS, Diocese of. - B., included among the territories of the province of Narbonne first in the Notitia Galliarum, is today the seat of… -
Bezwada, Diocese of (BEZWADA, DIOCESI DI)
BEZWADA, Diocese of. - In India, a suffragan of Madras, it embraces the civil districts of Kistna and West Godavari, plus three districts… -
Bhamo, Apostolic Prefecture of (BHAMO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BHAMO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected in 1938 with territory detached from the vicariate of Northern Burma (which on that… -
Biella, Diocese of (BIELLA, DIOCESI DI)
BIELLA, Diocese of. - City of Piedmont, province of Vercelli, called Buiella or Bugella in documents. It was erected into a diocese by… -
Bikoro, Apostolic Prefecture of (BIKORO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BIKORO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On 10 September 1926 the first Lazarists arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) to evangelize the district of the… -
Birmingham, Archdiocese of (BIRMINGHAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BIRMINGHAM, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The city is one of the most populous in England, in the county of Warwick, known especially for its… -
Bishop (VESCOVO)
BISHOP. - He is the successor of the Apostles in the ordinary government of individual Churches (v. DIOCESE) under the authority of the… -
Bismarck, Diocese of (BISMARCK, DIOCESI DI)
BISMARCK, Diocese of. - In the State of North Dakota (United States of America), suffragan of St. Paul of Minnesota. Erected on 31 Dec.… -
Bitonto, Diocese of (BITONTO, DIOCESI DI)
BITONTO, Diocese of. - In the province of Bari. Inhabited by a Greek colony, of which traces remain in household goods and coins with the… -
Blois, Diocese of (BLOIS, DIOCESI DI)
BLOIS, Diocese of. - Capital city of the department of Loir-et-Cher on the Loire, 178 km southwest of Paris. The diocese was erected by… -
Bluefields, Apostolic Vicariate of (BLUEFIELDS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BLUEFIELDS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - It was erected on 2 Dec. 1913, when it was made autonomous from the diocese of León in Nicaragua; it… -
Bobbio, Diocese of (BOBBIO, DIOCESI DI)
BOBBIO, Diocese of. - In Lombardy, province of Piacenza, suffragan of Genoa. It comprises communes belonging to the provinces of Genoa,… -
Bobo-Dioulasso, Apostolic Vicariate of (BOBO-DIULASSO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BOBO-DIULASSO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The mission arose as an apostolic prefecture in Dec. 1927 with territories detached from the… -
Bogotá, Archdiocese of (BOGOTÁ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOGOTÁ, Archdiocese of. - In the republic of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca. The primatial see and capital of the State, B. is… -
Boiano-Campobasso, Diocese of (BOIANO-CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI DI)
BOIANO-CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESE OF. - B., a small town at the foot of a northern spur of the Matese, in the center of ancient Samnium and of… -
Boise City, Diocese of (BOISE CITY, DIOCESI DI)
BOISE CITY, Diocese of. - In Idaho (U.S.A.), suffragan of Portland in Oregon. On 25 Aug. 1893 the apostolic vicariate of Idaho, created on… -
Bologna, Archdiocese of (BOLOGNA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOLOGNA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of the province of the same name and the principal city of one of the most fertile and history-rich… -
Boma, Apostolic Vicariate of (BOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BOMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Belgian missionaries of Scheut, having founded the first stations of Moada (1889) and B. (1890) in the… -
Bombay, Archdiocese of (BOMBAY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOMBAY, Archdiocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of B. originates from the one called of the Great Mogul, entrusted in 1696 to the… -
Bondo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BONDO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BONDO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Crocigeri missionaries, having arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) on 13 Dec. 1920, under the direction of… -
Bonfim, Diocese of (BONFIM, DIOCESI DI)
BONFIM, Diocese of. - In the State of Bahia (Brazil). Erected on 6 April 1933 by the bull Adaptus Christi fidelium regimini. It borders to… -
Bordeaux, Archdiocese of (BORDEAUX, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BORDEAUX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A city of southwestern France, it rises on both banks of the Garonne, near the beginning of the great Gironde… -
Borneo Settentrionale, Prefecture of (BORNEO SETTENTRIONALE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BORNEO SETTENTRIONALE, PREFECTURE OF. - By a decree of Propaganda of 4 September 1855 an apostolic prefecture was erected, situated in… -
Bosa, Diocese of (BOSA, DIOCESI DI)
BOSA, Diocese of. - City of western Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro, in the lower valley of the Temo river, 5 km. from the sea. It is a… -
Boston, Archdiocese of (BOSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOSTON, Archdiocese of. - City of the United States, on the Atlantic Ocean, about 375 km northeast of New York, with a wide, well-sheltered…