Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Canton, Archdiocese of (CANTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CANTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It takes its name from the city of the same name, the residence of the archbishop and the capital of the civil… -
Cap-Haïtien, Diocese of (CAPO HAITIANO, DIOCESI DI)
CAP-HAÏTIEN, DIOCESE OF. - A small town in the north of the Republic of Haiti in the Antilles, and a suffragan diocese of Port-au-Prince… -
Capua, Archdiocese of (CAPUA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CAPUA, Archdiocese of. - In Campania, a short distance from the point where the Via Latina joins the Appian Way, C. must have received the… -
Caracas (Santiago de Venezuela), Archdiocese of (CARACAS (SANTIAGO DE VENEZUELA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CARACAS (Santiago de Venezuela), Archdiocese of. - Capital of Venezuela; city founded in 1567 by Diego Losada; it was erected as a diocese… -
Caratinga, Diocese of (CARATINGA, DIOCESI DI)
CARATINGA, Diocese of. - In the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, it extends across the so-called zona da mata, the eastern part of the… -
Carcassonne, Diocese of (CARCASSONA, DIOCESI DI)
CARCASSONNE, Diocese of. - In the department of the Aude, in France. It is mentioned by Pliny under the name Carcaso Volcarum Tectosagum,… -
Cariati, Diocese of (CARIATI, DIOCESI DI)
CARIATI, Diocese of. - C. is a small city on the Ionian coast, between the point of Fiume Freddo and Cape Trionto in the province of… -
Carpentras, Diocese of (CARPENTRAS, DIOCESI DI)
CARPENTRAS, Diocese of. - Small town and ancient diocese in the department of Vaucluse, from the Celtic name Carpentoracte. Its first… -
Carpi, Diocese of (CARPI, DIOCESI DI)
CARPI, Diocese of. - An episcopal see in the province of Modena, Carpi was originally a possession of Countess Matilda, passed under the… -
Cartagena, Archdiocese Of (CARTAGENA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CARTAGENA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the Republic of Colombia, department of Bolivar. Erected as a diocese by Clement VII on 24 April 1534,… -
Cartagena, Diocese Of (CARTAGENA, DIOCESI DI)
CARTAGENA, Diocese Of. - C., which comprises almost the whole of the provinces of Murcia and Albacete (Spain) as well as some towns of… -
Caruaru, Diocese of (CARUARÙ, DIOCESI DI)
CARUARU, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, suffragan of Olinda and Recife, erected by Pope Pius XII on… -
Casale Monferrato, Diocese of (CASALE MONFERRATO, DIOCESI DI)
CASALE MONFERRATO, DIOCESE OF. - In Piedmont, province of Alessandria, on the right bank of the Po. It is of Roman origin, according to… -
Caserta, Diocese of (CASERTA, DIOCESI DI)
CASERTA, Diocese of. - On the slopes of Monte Virgo at 400 m. above sea level lies the present village of old C., which some would have… -
Cashel and Emly, Archdiocese of (CASHEL E EMLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CASHEL AND EMLY, Archdiocese of. - In Eire (Ireland). The name of this metropolitan see is an English transliteration of the Gaelic… -
Cassano All'Ionio, Diocese of (CASSANO ALL'IONIO, DIOCESI DI)
CASSANO ALL'IONIO, Diocese of. - In the province of Cosenza. It extends from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea, has 108,000 inhabitants, all… -
Castellammare di Stabia, Diocese of (CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, DIOCESI DI)
CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Naples. The ancient Stabiae of the Romans, famous for its thermal waters. It has… -
Castellaneta, Diocese of (CASTELLANETA, DIOCESI DI)
CASTELLANETA, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Taranto, on the Talvo, a tributary of the Lieto. It extends over 717 sq km, with 10… -
Catamarca, Diocese of (CATAMARCA, DIOCESI DI)
CATAMARCA, Diocese of. - Capital city of the province of the same name in the Argentine Republic; the city was founded in 1683 by Fernando… -
Catania, Archdiocese of (CATANIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CATANIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A city in Sicily at the foot of Etna and almost at the center between the two extreme points of the island's… -
Catanzaro, Diocese of (CATANZARO, DIOCESI DI)
CATANZARO, Diocese of. - The city of C., capital of the province of the same name in Calabria, rises between the gulfs of Squillace and St.… -
Cava e Sarno, Diocese of (CAVA E SARNO, DIOCESI DI)
CAVA AND SARNO, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Salerno. Boniface IX adorned the territory of C. with the title of city in 1396 and… -
Caxias del Maragnano, Diocese of (CAXIAS DEL MARAGNANO, DIOCESI DI)
CAXIAS DEL MARAGNANO, DIOCESE OF. - In the State of Maranhão (Brazil), a suffragan of St. Louis of Maragnano, it extends over the eastern… -
Caxias, Diocese of (CAXIAS, DIOCESI DI)
CAXIAS, Diocese of. - In Brazil; State of Rio Grande do Sul. Erected on 8 Sept. 1934, by division from the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, of… -
Cefalù, Diocese of (CEFALÚ, DIOCESI DI)
CEFALÙ, Diocese of. - In Sicily, province of Palermo, suffragan of Palermo. Its jurisdiction today extends over 22 municipalities of the… -
Cervia, Diocese of (CERVIA, DIOCESI DI)
CERVIA, Diocese of. - In Romagna, a suffragan of Ravenna, founded around 500. The first known bishop of C. is St. Gerontius, who subscribed… -
Cesena, Diocese of (CESENA, DIOCESI DI)
CESENA, Diocese of. - In Emilia, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. The episcopal lists of Cesena prior to the 6th century do… -
Chachapoyas, Diocese of (CHACHAPOYAS, DIOCESI DI)
CHACHAPOYAS, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Peru, department of Amazonas, suffragan of Trujillo. Erected by Pius VII on 28 May 1805 under… -
Châlons-sur-Marne, Diocese of (CHÂLONS-SUR-MARNE, DIOCESI DI)
CHÂLONS-SUR-MARNE, DIOCESE OF. - City and department of the Marne, in Champagne, suffragan of Reims. Formed by a vast plain watered by the… -
Chambéry, Archdiocese of (CHAMBÉRY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CHAMBÉRY, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the department of Savoy (France). It was erected at the request of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia by… -
Changanacherry, Diocese of (CHANGANACHERRY, DIOCESI DI)
CHANGANACHERRY, DIOCESE OF. - Bishopric for the Indian Catholics of the Syro-Malabar rite, established on 21 Dec. 1923, replacing an… -
Changsha, Archdiocese of (CHANGSHA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CHANGSHA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Mission entrusted to the Italian Franciscans in China in the province of Hunan. Its area is 22,820 sq. km.; the… -
Charleston, Diocese of (CHARLESTON, DIOCESI DI)
CHARLESTON, Diocese of. - City of the State of South Carolina, in the United States, seat of a diocese, suffragan of Baltimore-Washington,… -
Charlottetown, Diocese of (CHARLOTTETOWN, DIOCESI DI)
CHARLOTTETOWN, DIOCESE OF. - In Canada. The capital of the smallest province of Canada (Prince Edward Island), C. is a suffragan of Halifax… -
Chartres, Diocese of (CHARTRES, DIOCESI DI)
CHARTRES, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the department of Eure-et-Loir (France), with an area of 5,869 sq. km. and a population of… -
Chefoo, Diocese of (CHEFOO, DIOCESI DI)
CHEFOO, Diocese of. - It is located in the civil province of Shantung (China). The mission was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 27… -
Chengchow, Diocese of (CHENGCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
CHENGCHOW, Diocese of. - It is located in the civil province of Honan (China); it was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 15 May 1906… -
Chengtu, Diocese of (CHENGTU, DIOCESI DI)
CHENGTU, Diocese of. - The civil province of Szechwan, in western China, detached from the diocese of Nanking, was erected as an apostolic… -
Cheyenne, Diocese of (CHEYENNE, DIOCESI DI)
CHEYENNE, Diocese of. - Capital of the State of Wyoming in the United States, it is a suffragan diocese of Denver in the State of Colorado.… -
Chełmża, Diocese of (CULMA, DIOCESI DI)
CHEŁMŻA, Diocese of. - In Poland (Polish Chełmno), founded in 1218, organized in 1243 by William, bishop of Modena and papal legate of… -
Chiapas, Diocese of (CHIAPAS, DIOCESI DI)
CHIAPAS, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Mexico, a suffragan of Antequera. It comprises the entire State of Chiapas, with an area of… -
Chiavari, Diocese of (CHIAVARI, DIOCESI DI)
CHIAVARI, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the province of Genoa, erected by Leo XIII on 3 Dec. 1892; it has an area of 570 sq km with 148… -
Chicago, Archdiocese of (CHICAGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CHICAGO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City in the State of Illinois in the United States, and seat of a metropolitan archdiocese comprising the… -
Chicoutimi, Diocese of (CHICOUTIMI, DIOCESI DI)
CHICOUTIMI, Diocese of. - In Canada. A city in the province of Quebec, and a suffragan of Quebec, it comprises the counties of C.,… -
Chieti and Vasto, Archdiocese of (CHIETI E VASTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CHIETI AND VASTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the Abruzzi, C. is a provincial capital. The archdiocese has an area of 2,500 sq km, 138 parishes,… -
Chifeng, Diocese of (CHIHFENG, DIOCESI DI)
CHIFENG, Diocese of. - It is located in China, in the civil province of Jehol. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 21 Jan. 1932,… -
Chihuahua, Diocese of (CHIHUAHUA, DIOCESI DI)
CHIHUAHUA, Diocese of. - In the republic of Mexico, State of Chihuahua. Erected on 23 June 1891. It is the most extensive in Mexico… -
Chilapa, Diocese of (CHILAPA, DIOCESI DI)
CHILAPA, Diocese of. - In the republic of Mexico, suffragan of Mexico City, erected by Pius IX on 16 March 1863 with the constitution… -
Chilaw, Diocese of (CHILAW, DIOCESI DI)
CHILAW, Diocese of. - It was erected on 5 Jan. 1939 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Colombo (Ceylon). It comprises the… -
Chillán, Diocese of (CHILLÁN, DIOCESI DI)
CHILLÁN, Diocese of. - In Chile, suffragan of the Most Holy Conception. Erected on 18 Oct. 1925, it comprises the province of Nuble and… -
Chioggia, Diocese of (CHIOGGIA, DIOCESI DI)
CHIOGGIA, Diocese of. - City in the Venetian lagoon south of Venice, founded on two main islands and other smaller ones. It is the fossa… -
Chittagong, Diocese of (CHITTAGONG, DIOCESI DI)
CHITTAGONG, Diocese of. - It is a suffragan of Calcutta (India) and is entrusted to the missionaries of the Canadian province of the… -
Chiusi and Pienza, Diocese of (CHIUSI E PIENZA, DIOCESI DI)
CHIUSI AND PIENZA, Diocese of. - In the province of Siena, suffragan of Siena. C. in the Valdichiana was one of the 12 Etruscan lucumonies.… -
Christchurch, Diocese of (CHRISTCHURCH, DIOCESI DI)
CHRISTCHURCH, DIOCESE OF. - By pontifical brief of 10 May 1887 it was erected with territory detached from the archdiocese of Wellington… -
Chumati, Diocese of (CHUMATIEN, DIOCESI DI)
CHUMATI, Diocese of. - In China, in the central part of the civil province of Honan. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 2 March… -
Chungking, Archdiocese of (CHUNGKING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CHUNGKING, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is located in the south-eastern part of the civil province of Szechwan (China); it originated on 2 Apr.… -
Chur, Diocese of (COIRA, DIOCESI DI)
CHUR, Diocese of. - City of Switzerland (Latin Curia Rhaetorum, Romansh Cuera, French Coire, German Chur), capital of the Canton of… -
Cienfuegos, Diocese of (CIENFUEGOS, DIOCESI DI)
CIENFUEGOS, Diocese of. - City of the Republic of Cuba in the Antilles, and seat of a diocese, suffragan of Santiago de Cuba (v.), which… -
Cincinnati, Archdiocese of (CINCINNATI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CINCINNATI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City in the State of Ohio in the United States and seat of a metropolitan archdiocese comprising a territory… -
Cinquechiese, Diocese of (CINQUECHIESE, DIOCESI DI)
CINQUECHIESE, DIOCESE OF. - City (called Pécs in Hungarian and Fünfkirchen in German), episcopal see and capital of the province of Baranya… -
Ciudad Rodrigo, Diocese of (CIUDAD RODRIGO, DIOCESI DI)
CIUDAD RODRIGO, DIOCESE OF. - City of Spain, in the province of Salamanca and a suffragan diocese of Valladolid. It borders to the north… -
Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Diocese of (CIVITA CASTELLANA, ORTE E GALLESE, DIOCESI DI)
CIVITA CASTELLANA, ORTE E GALLESE, DIOCESE OF. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, immediately subject to the Holy See. The three… -
Clermont-Ferrand, Diocese of (CLERMONT-FERRAND, DIOCESI DI)
CLERMONT-FERRAND, DIOCESE OF. - In France, currently formed by the department of Puy-de-Dôme; it is a suffragan of Bourges, comprises 5… -
Cleveland, Diocese of (CLEVELAND, DIOCESI DI)
CLEVELAND, Diocese of. - City in the State of Ohio in the United States and suffragan of Cincinnati. Its territory comprises 14 counties of… -
Clifton, Diocese of (CLIFTON, DIOCESI DI)
CLIFTON, Diocese of. - In the south of the Bristol Channel (England); it comprises the county borough of Bristol and the counties of… -
Cloche, Diocese of (CLOCHER, DIOCESI DI)
CLOCHE, Diocese of. - In Eire (Ireland), suffragan of Armagh. The name comes from the Gaelic Clochar (= stone church). The see was founded… -
Clonfert, Diocese of (CLONFERT, DIOCESI DI)
CLONFERT, Diocese of. - In Eire (Ireland), suffragan of Tuam. The name derives from the Gaelic Cluain Fearta Breanaina (= meadow of… -
Cloyne, Diocese of (CLOYNE, DIOCESI DI)
CLOYNE, Diocese of. - In Ireland, a suffragan of Cashel. The name comes from the Gaelic Cluain (= meadow). The diocese was founded around… -
Cluj-Gherla, Diocese of (CLUJ-GHERLA, DIOCESI DI)
CLUJ-GHERLA, Diocese of. - Cluj is a city in Romania, the capital of Transylvania, with 99,720 inhabitants (1937 census). A very ancient… -
Coccino (Cochin), Diocese of (COCCINO (COCHIN), DIOCESI DI)
COCCINO (COCHIN), DIOCESE OF. - A city of eastern India on the Malabar coast and the seat of a diocese suffragan to the patriarchal see of… -
Cochabamba, Diocese of (COCHABAMBA, DIOCESI DI)
COCHABAMBA, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Bolivia, erected by Pius IX on 23 June 1847. It has a population of 642,000 inhabitants, of… -
Coimbatore (Coimbatur), Diocese of (COIMBATORE (COIMBATUR), DIOCESI DI)
COIMBATORE (COIMBATUR), DIOCESE OF. - On 16 March 1845 the pro-vicariate of C. was detached from the apostolic vicariate of the Coromandel… -
Coimbra, Diocese of (COIMBRA, DIOCESI DI)
COIMBRA, Diocese of. - In Portugal, it extends over 5,300 sq km and has 571,256 inhabitants, of whom 547,428 are Catholics; it has 254… -
Colima, Diocese of (COLIMA, DIOCESI DI)
COLIMA, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Guadalajara, erected by Leo XIII on 11 Dec. 1896, with the constitution Si… -
Colle Val d’Elsa, Diocese of (COLLE VAL D'ELSA, DIOCESI DI)
COLLE VAL D’ELSA, DIOCESE OF. - In Tuscany, province of Siena, suffragan of Florence. The origins of this diocese are to be sought in the… -
Colocza (Hung. Kalocsa), Archdiocese of (COLOCZA (UNGH. KALOCSA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
COLOCZA (Hung. Kalocsa), Archdiocese of. - A city in Hungary, in the county of Pest, seat of the archdiocese of Kalocsa-Bacs. The city was… -
Cologne, Archdiocese of (COLONIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
COLOGNE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The archdiocese of C. forms, together with its suffragan sees of Limburg, Trier, Aachen, Münster and Osnabrück,… -
Colombo in Ceylon, Archdiocese of (COLOMBO IN CEYLON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
COLOMBO IN CEYLON, ARCHDIOCESE. - The evangelization of the island of Ceylon was begun by the Franciscans in 1517. The island depended… -
Columbus, Diocese of (COLUMBUS, DIOCESI DI)
COLUMBUS, Diocese of. - Capital of the State of Ohio in the United States and seat of a diocese suffragan of Cincinnati, comprising as its… -
Comacchio, Diocese of (COMACCHIO, DIOCESI DI)
COMACCHIO, Diocese of. - Episcopal see of Emilia, in the province of Ferrara, suffragan of Ravenna. Its origin has often been traced back… -
Como, Diocese of (COMO, DIOCESI DI)
COMO, Diocese of. - In Lombardy it is part of the province of C., and it comprises the whole of that of Sondrio (province 3,123 sq. km.)… -
Concepción and Chaco, Diocese of (CONCEZIONE E CHACO, DIOCESI DI)
CONCEPCIÓN AND CHACO, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Paraguay, erected by Pius XI on 1 May 1929, with the constitution Universi Dominici… -
Concordia, Diocese of (CONCORDIA, DIOCESI DI)
CONCORDIA, Diocese of. - In Venetia; its boundaries run from the Tagliamento to the Livenza, from the Adriatic to the mountains toward the… -
Consilinum, Diocese of (CONSILINUM, DIOCESI DI)
CONSILINUM, Diocese of. - Ancient diocese in Lucania (Sala Consilina), of which only two bishops are known: Sabinus, in the years 494-96… -
Constantina, Diocese of (COSTANTINA, DIOCESI DI)
CONSTANTINA, Diocese of. - It is the ancient Cirta in Numidia (now Algeria), which had an episcopal see in the 3rd century, restored on 25… -
Conversano, Diocese of (CONVERSANO, DIOCESI DI)
CONVERSANO, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Bari, perhaps arisen on the site of ancient Norba; it was a Roman colony, then a municipium, then… -
Córdoba, Archdiocese of (CORDOBA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CÓRDOBA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the Argentine Republic on the Rio Primero. In 1700 the bishopric of Tucumán was… -
Córdova, Diocese of (CORDOVA, DIOCESI DI)
CÓRDOVA, Diocese of. - City, provincial capital and diocese of Spain in Andalusia; the Corduba of the Romans in Baetica (Hispania… -
Corfu, Zante and Cephalonia, Diocese of (CORFÙ, ZANTE E CEFALONIA, DIOCESI DI)
CORFU, Zante and Cephalonia, Diocese of. - According to tradition, the Gospel was preached by Jason, a disciple of the apostle Paul (Acts… -
Coria, Diocese of (CORIA, DIOCESI DI)
CORIA, Diocese of. - City in Spain, suffragan of Toledo, situated on the eastern borders of Portugal. There is no information about the… -
Cork, Diocese of (CORK, DIOCESI DI)
CORK, Diocese of. - In Eire (Ireland), a suffragan of Cashel. The name derives from the Gaelic corcach (market). The origin of the diocese… -
Coro, Diocese of (CORO, DIOCESI DI)
CORO, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Venezuela. Erected by Pius XI on 1 Oct. 1922, this diocese had already been erected a first time by… -
Corpus Christi, Diocese of (CORPUS CHRISTI, DIOCESI DI)
CORPUS CHRISTI, DIOCESE OF. - City in the State of Texas (USA) and seat of a diocese suffragan to San Antonio. It comprises a territory of… -
Corumbà, Diocese of (CORUMBÀ, DIOCESI DI)
CORUMBÀ, Diocese of. - Located in the west of the State of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cuiabà, with an area… -
Cosenza, Archdiocese of (COSENZA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
COSENZA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - C., an ancient metropolis of Bruttium, on the extreme northern spurs of the Sila, at the confluence of the Crati… -
Coutances, Diocese of (COUTANCES, DIOCESI DI)
COUTANCES, Diocese of. - Diocese and city of France in the department of la Manche. It extends over 5,800 sq. km. It comprises six… -
Covington, Diocese of (COVINGTON, DIOCESI DI)
COVINGTON, Diocese of. - City in the State of Kentucky (USA) and seat of a diocese suffragan of Louisville. Its territory, situated east of… -
Cracow, Archdiocese of (CRACOVIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CRACOW, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Poland (Kraków), founded in 1000, a metropolis since 1925. Suffragan dioceses: Częstochowa, Katowice, Kielce,… -
Crato, Diocese of (CRATO, DIOCESI DI)
CRATO, Diocese of. - It occupies the southern part of the State of Ceará in Brazil, a hot and very fertile region, but sometimes struck by… -
Crema, Diocese of (CREMA, DIOCESI DI)
CREMA, Diocese of. - In Lombardy, province of Cremona; before 1580 the territory of Crema was divided among three dioceses: Cremona, Lodi,… -
Cremona, Diocese of (CREMONA, DIOCESI DI)
CREMONA, Diocese of. - In Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po, a suffragan of Milan, and the capital of a province (area 943.8 sq. km.).… -
Crookston, Diocese of (CROOKSTON, DIOCESI DI)
CROOKSTON, Diocese of. - A city in Minnesota (U.S.A.) and the seat of a diocese suffragan to St. Paul of Minnesota. Its territory of… -
Crotone, Diocese of (CROTONE, DIOCESI DI)
CROTONE, Diocese of. - In the province of Catanzaro. It was a very powerful republic, founded by the Achaeans and Corinthians, rival of… -
Csanád, Diocese of (CSANÁD, DIOCESI DI)
CSANÁD, DIOCESI di. - In southern Hungary, on the eastern bank of the Tisza River. The diocese was founded by St. Stephen in 1030, after… -
Cuenca, Diocese of (CUENCA, DIOCESI DI)
CUENCA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Castile (Spain), suffragan of Toledo. It has an area of 21,797 sq km with 435,000 inhabitants,… -
Cuernavaca, Diocese of (CUERNAVACA, DIOCESI DI)
CUERNAVACA, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Mexico City. It was erected by Leo XIII on 23 June 1891 with the bull… -
Cuiabá, Archdiocese of (CUIABÀ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CUIABÁ, Archdiocese of. - In the center of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its suffragan dioceses are Corumbá and São Luís de Cáceres,… -
Cumaná, Diocese of (CUMANÀ, DIOCESI DI)
CUMANÁ, Diocese of. - In Venezuela (State of Sucre), suffragan of Santiago de Venezuela. It was erected by Pius XI on 12 Oct. 1922, by… -
Cuneo, Diocese of (CUNEO, DIOCESI DI)
CUNEO, Diocese of. - In southern Piedmont, it borders to the north with Fossano and Saluzzo, to the east with Mondovì, to the south and… -
Curitiba, Archdiocese of (CURITIBA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CURITIBA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Paraná, Brazil, it is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the same name, which… -
Cusco, Archdiocese of (CUZCO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CUSCO, Archdiocese of. - In the Republic of Peru, department of C. In chronological order it is the first diocese of Peru, having been… -
Cuttack, Diocese of (CUTTACK, DIOCESI DI)
CUTTACK, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Madras (India), it is entrusted to the Spanish missionaries of the Congregation of the Mission… -
Cyprus of the Maronites, Diocese of (CIPRO DEI MARONITI, DIOCESI DI)
CYPRUS OF THE MARONITES, Diocese of. - Since 1357 C. of the M. has been the seat of a Catholic bishopric of the Maronite rite (Cyprensis… -
Częstochowa, Diocese Of (CZĘSTOCHOWA, DIOCESI DI)
CZĘSTOCHOWA, DIOCESE OF. - In Poland, erected on 28 Oct. 1925. Suffragan of Kraków. First bishop: Teodor Kubina. Area 9,443 sq km,… -
Dacca, Diocese of (DACCA, DIOCESI DI)
DACCA, Diocese of. - It is a suffragan of Calcutta and is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Cross. It measures 44,485 sq. km. in… -
Dallas, Diocese of (DALLAS, DIOCESI DI)
DALLAS, DIOCESE of - Diocese and city in the State of Texas, United States of America, suffragan of San Antonio, comprising a territory of… -
Darwin, Diocese of (DARWIN, DIOCESI DI)
DARWIN, Diocese of. - It comprises the whole of the Northern Territory, which is largely desert and is inhabited by many of the aborigines… -
Davenport, Diocese of (DAVENPORT, DIOCESI DI)
DAVENPORT, Diocese of. - In the state of Iowa in the United States of America, erected as a diocese by Leo XIII on 8 May 1881, suffragan of… -
Delhi and Simla, Archdiocese of (DELHI E SIMLA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
DELHI AND SIMLA, Archdiocese of. - In 1910, with territory detached from the archdiocese of Agra and in part from the diocese of Lahore,… -
Denver, Archdiocese Of (DENVER, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
DENVER, Archdiocese Of. - Archdiocese and capital city of the state of Colorado (United States of America). Its territory comprises… -
Derry, Diocese of (DERRY, DIOCESI DI)
DERRY, Diocese of. - In Ireland. The name D. is a transliteration of the Gaelic doire, which means a grove of oaks. In the territory of the… -
Des Moines, Diocese of (DES MOINES, DIOCESI DI)
DES MOINES, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the State of Iowa, United States of America, suffragan of Dubuque. It comprises a… -
Detroit, Archdiocese of (DETROIT, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
DETROIT, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Michigan in the United States of America. Its territory of about 13,800 sq km comprises the… -
Diano-Teggiano, Diocese of (DIANO-TEGGIANO, DIOCESI DI)
DIANO-TEGGIANO, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Salerno, residence in Teggiano (ancient Roman municipium). It has an area of 100 sq km… -
Digione, Diocese Of (DIGIONE, DIOCESI DI)
DIGIONE, Diocese Of. - Capital of the department of the Côte-d'Or in France, it is situated at the confluence of the rivers Ouche and Suzon… -
Digne, Diocese of (DIGNE, DIOCESI DI)
DIGNE, Diocese of. - City and capital of the department of Basses-Alpes in France; it is a suffragan of Aix. It comprises almost entirely… -
Dili, Diocese of (DILI, DIOCESI DI)
DILI, Diocese of. - On the island of Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. It is the capital city of the Portuguese colony of Timor, that… -
Dinajpur, Diocese of (DINAJPUR, DIOCESI DI)
DINAJPUR, Diocese of. - Erected by apostolic brief of 25 May 1927 by dismemberment of the diocese of Krishnagar (India), it has an area of… -
Diocese of Alessio (ALESSIO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF ALESSIO. - The Turkish invasion made of this very ancient Albanian diocese (14th century) a true mission territory. As early as… -
Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana (ALEXANDRIA IN LUISIANA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF ALEXANDRIA IN LOUISIANA. - In the United States, a suffragan of New Orleans. Erected on July 23, 1853 under the name of… -
Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario (ALEXANDRIA IN ONTARIO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF ALEXANDRIA IN ONTARIO. - In Canada, a suffragan of Kingston. Erected on 23 January 1890 under the name of A. in America, changed… -
Diocese of Amoy (AMOY, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF AMOY. - District of the civil province of Fukien (China), it was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 3 Dec. 1883 and enlarged… -
Diocese of Apuania (APUANIA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF APUANIA. - In Tuscany, in the province of A., with a population of 200,000 inhabitants spread over an area of 1,155 sq km. It… -
Diocese of Asti (ASTI, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF ASTI. - City of Piedmont, on the hills south of the Tanaro, near the confluence of the Borbore with the Versa. An important… -
Diocese of Astorga (ASTORGA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF ASTORGA. - In Spain, suffragan of Valladolid since 1851. The ancient Asturica Augusta, in the province of León, 40 km. from that… -
Diocese of Basel (BASILEA, DIOCESI DI)
BASEL, DIOCESE of - In Switzerland; it comprises the cantons of Aargau, Basel (city and countryside), Bern, Lucerne, Schaffhausen,… -
Diocese of Città della Pieve (CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE. - In Umbria, in the province of Perugia. The ancient Castrum plebis in fact belonged to the vast diocese of… -
Diocese of Città di Castello (CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF CITTÀ DI CASTELLO. - In Umbria (province of Perugia), immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area of 875 sq km, has 156… -
Diocese of Corrientes (CORRIENTES, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF CORRIENTES. - City in the Argentine Republic, capital of the province of the same name. It is situated 37 km south of the… -
Diocese of Cortona (CORTONA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF CORTONA. - In Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo, immediately subject to the Holy See. The date of foundation of the episcopal… -
Diocese of Fargo (FARGO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FARGO. - City in the State of North Dakota, in the United States of America and seat of a diocese suffragan of St. Paul of… -
Diocese of Fidenza (FIDENZA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FIDENZA. - In Emilia, in the province of Parma. The Church of F. traces its remote origins to the cult of the martyr St.… -
Diocese of Fiesole (FIESOLE, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FIESOLE. - A city of Tuscany, a suffragan of Florence since 1420. Its territory is varied, vast and articulated; it extends over… -
Diocese of Fiume (FIUME, DIOCESI DI)
FIUME, DIOCESE OF - Arco Romano. -
Diocese of Fossano (FOSSANO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FOSSANO. - Suffragan of Turin. In the province of Cuneo, it comprises the territory extending to the left of the Stura river, at… -
Diocese of Freiburg in Breisgau (FRIBURGO IN BRIGOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FREIBURG IN BREISGAU. - It is the metropolis of the suffragan dioceses of Mainz and Rottenburg and covers an area of 16,212 sq… -
Diocese of Fréjus (FRÉJUS, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FRÉJUS. - City and diocese in southern France; the territory corresponds to that of the department of Var. The diocese has an… -
Diocese of Fulda (FULDA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FULDA. - In Germany, a suffragan of Paderborn, it has an area of 19,958 sq. km., population 3,603,800 of whom 838,580 are… -
Diocese of Fushun (FUSHUN, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF FUSHUN. - In southeastern Manchuria, on the border with Korea. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 4 Feb. 1932, with… -
Diocese of Jacob (JACOB, DIOCESI DI)
JACOB, diocese of - Cathedral. Tomb of Don Pedro Baquer (16th century). -
Diocese of Siedlce (SIEDLCE, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF SIEDLCE. - City and diocese in Poland. It has an area of 14,300 sq km with a population of 784,300 inhabitants, of whom 740,188… -
Diocese of Socorro and San Gil (SOCORRO E SAN GIL, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF SOCORRO AND SAN GIL. - In the Republic of Colombia (South America). It has an area of 12,900 sq. km., with a population of… -
Diocese of Sorocaba (SOROCABA, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF SOROCABA. - Suffragan of São Paulo, in the state of the same name, in Brazil. It has an area of 23,506 sq. km. and a population… -
Diocese of Southwark (SOUTHWARK, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK. - City and diocese in England. It has a population of 5,083,495 inhabitants (1931 census), of whom about 280,000 are… -
Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano (SOVANA-PITIGLIANO, DIOCESI DI)
DIOCESE OF SOVANA-PITIGLIANO. - In the province of Grosseto, it has an area of 2,000 sq km and a population of 60,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Down and Connor, Diocese of (DOWN E CONNOR, DIOCESI DI)
DOWN AND CONNOR, Diocese of. - In Eire. The name D. comes from the Gaelic Dun, meaning fort. C. likewise comes from the Gaelic Connaire. In… -
Dromore, Diocese of (DROMORE, DIOCESI DI)
DROMORE, Diocese of. - In Ireland. The name derives from the Gaelic Drom-mór, which means a great rock. It comprises part of the counties… -
Dublin, Archdiocese of (DUBLINO (DUBLIN), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
DUBLIN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Ireland. The name comes from the Gaelic Duibblin, meaning black pool. The territory of the archdiocese was… -
Duluth, Diocese of (DULUTH, DIOCESI DI)
DULUTH, Diocese of. - Diocese and city of the State of Minnesota, in the United States of America, it comprises the counties of Aitkin,… -
Dunedin, Diocese of (DUNEDIN, DIOCESI DI)
DUNEDIN, Diocese of. - It was erected in 1869 and entrusted to the secular clergy. It comprises the two united civil provinces of Otago and… -
Dunkeld, Diocese of (DUNKELD, DIOCESI DI)
DUNKELD, Diocese of. - In Scotland; it is a suffragan of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, with its residence in Dundee. It has an area of… -
Durango, Archdiocese of (DURANGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
DURANGO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Mexico, in the federal state of the same name, bordering to the north with the bishopric of Chihuahua, to the… -
Edmonton, Archdiocese Of (EDMONTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
EDMONTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of the province of Alberta in Canada, with the dioceses of Calgary and St. Paul and the apostolic… -
Edmunston, Diocese Of (EDMUNSTON, DIOCESI DI)
EDMUNSTON, Diocese Of. - City and diocese of Canada erected on 16 Dec. 1944 by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution Ad animarum… -
Eger, Archdiocese of (AGRIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
EGER, Archdiocese of. - In Hungarian Eger, in German Erlau, it is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants, in the district of Heves (Hungary).… -
Eichstätt, Diocese of (EICHSTÄTT, DIOCESI DI)
EICHSTÄTT, Diocese of. - The diocese of E. is a suffragan of the metropolitan sees of Bamberg and comprises regions of central Franconia,… -
El Paso, Diocese of (EL PASO, DIOCESI DI)
EL PASO, Diocese of. - Diocese = city in the state of Texas, United States of America, suffragan of Santa Fe. It comprises the counties of… -
Elphin, Diocese of (ELPHIN, DIOCESI DI)
ELPHIN, Diocese of. - In Ireland; it comprises the counties of Roscommon and part of those of Sligo and Galway. The episcopal see is in… -
Erie, Diocese Of (ERIE, DIOCESI DI)
ERIE, Diocese Of. - City in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America and seat of a diocese suffragan of Philadelphia; it… -
Erinclak, Diocese Of (ERINCLAK, DIOCESI DI)
ERINCLAK, Diocese Of. - It is the principal district of the Siunikh province of Greater Armenia. In E. there were numerous monasteries and… -
Ernakulam, Archdiocese Of (ERNAKULAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ERNAKULAM, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Established for the Syro-Malabarese as a metropolitan see on 21 Dec. 1923, replacing an apostolic vicariate… -
Esztergom (Gran), Archdiocese of (STRIGONIA (ESZTERGOM, GRAN), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ESZTERGOM (GRAN), ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in Hungary. The archdiocese has an area of 7,706 sq km with a population of… -
Evansville, Diocese of (EVANSVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
EVANSVILLE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the United States of America, State of Indiana, created by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic… -
Évora, Archdiocese of (EVORA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ÉVORA, Archdiocese of. - City of Portugal, capital of the province of Alemtejo, with 22,000 inhabitants. E. is the ancient Ebora Cerealis,… -
Évreux, Diocese of (EVREUX, DIOCESI DI)
ÉVREUX, Diocese of. - City and diocese of France, capital of the department of Eure, on the river Iton. It extends over 603,748 sq. km.… -
Fabriano, Diocese of (FABRIANO, DIOCESI DI)
FABRIANO, Diocese of. - The history of the city and territory of F. is linked to that of the Church of Camerino, to whose extensive… -
Faenza, Diocese of (FAENZA, DIOCESI DI)
FAENZA, Diocese of. - In the province of Ravenna; it is a suffragan of Bologna; the Cathedral is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle. The… -
Fall River, Diocese of (FALL RIVER, DIOCESI DI)
FALL RIVER, Diocese of. - City in the State of Massachusetts in the United States of America and seat of a diocese suffragan of Boston,… -
Fano, Diocese of (FANO, DIOCESI DI)
FANO, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Pesaro. The ancient Fanum Fortunae rises on the Adriatic coast at the point where the Via Flaminia… -
Faro, Diocese of (FARO, DIOCESI DI)
FARO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of southern Portugal, capital of the province of Algarve. It has an area of about 5,072 km², with… -
Fengxiang (Fongsiang), Diocese Of (FENGSIANG (FONGSIANG), DIOCESI DI)
FENGXIANG (FONGSIANG), DIOCESE OF. - It is located in northern China, in the civil province of Shensi. It was erected as an apostolic… -
Fenyang, Diocese of (FENYANG, DIOCESI DI)
FENYANG, Diocese of. - In northern China, in the civil province of Shansi. It was erected with the rank of apostolic vicariate on 12 May… -
Ferentino, Diocese of (FERENTINO, DIOCESI DI)
FERENTINO, Diocese of. - In the province of Frosinone, immediately subject to the Holy See; area 353 sq. km.; population 55,000… -
Fermo, Archdiocese of (FERMO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
FERMO, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the province of Ascoli-Piceno (Marche). It extends over 1392 sq km with a population of… -
Ferns, Diocese of (FERNS, DIOCESI DI)
FERNS, Diocese of. - In Ireland. It comprises within its 3,000 sq. km. of surface almost the whole county of Wexford and a part of that of… -
Ferrara, Archdiocese of (FERRARA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
FERRARA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Emilia; it lies entirely within the province of the same name, which also contains the whole diocese of… -
Florianopolis, Archdiocese of (FLORIANOPOLIS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
FLORIANOPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil and metropolis of the ecclesiastical province, which has the same… -
Florida y Melo, Diocese of (FLORIDA Y MELO, DIOCESI DI)
FLORIDA Y MELO, DIOCESE OF. - In Uruguay. It has an area of 81,000 sq km with 500,000 inhabitants; it has 26 parishes served by 21 diocesan… -
Foggia, Diocese of (FOGGIA, DIOCESI DI)
FOGGIA, Diocese of. - The diocese of F., immediately subject to the Holy See, is situated in the province of the same name and is of recent… -
Foligno, Diocese of (FOLIGNO, DIOCESI DI)
FOLIGNO, Diocese of. - The diocese of F., immediately subject to the Holy See, is located in the province of Perugia, where it comprises… -
Fondi, Diocese of (FONDI, DIOCESI DI)
FONDI, Diocese of. - The diocese of F. was in the present province of Latina, and also included the territories of Campodimele, Lenola,… -
Foochow, Archdiocese of (FOOCHOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
FOOCHOW, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The civil province of Fukien, in central-eastern China, was included ecclesiastically, like the rest of the… -
Forlì, Diocese of (FORLÌ, DIOCESI DI)
FORLÌ, Diocese of. - City, diocese and province in Romagna; the diocese, a suffragan of Ravenna, extends over 320 sq km and has 80,350… -
Fortaleza, Archdiocese of (FORTALEZA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
FORTALEZA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Ceará (Brazil). It is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the aforementioned… -
Fort-de-France and Saint-Pierre, Diocese of (SAN PIETRO E FORT-DE-FRANCE (MARNICA), DIOCESI DI)
SAN PIETRO AND FORT-DE-FRANCE (MARTINIQUE), DIOCESE. - It comprises the island of Martinique, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus… -
Fort Wayne, Diocese of (FORT WAYNE, DIOCESI DI)
FORT WAYNE, Diocese of. - City in the State of Indiana in the United States of America, seat of a diocese suffragan of Indianapolis,… -
Fossombrone, Diocese of (FOSSOMBRONE, DIOCESI DI)
FOSSOMBRONE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Pesaro, it has a population of 25,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 40… -
Frascati, Diocese of (FRASCATI, DIOCESI DI)
FRASCATI, Diocese of. - The suburbicarian diocese of F. in the province of Rome comprises the north-western zone of the Latian hills and… -
Fukuoka, Diocese Of (FUKUOKA, DIOCESI DI)
FUKUOKA, DIOCESE. - It was erected by apostolic brief of 16 July 1927 by division of the diocese of Nagasaki, and until 1940 it remained… -
Funchal, Diocese of (FUNCHAL, DIOCESI DI)
FUNCHAL, Diocese of. - Capital of the Island of Madeira (Portugal), in the Atlantic. The diocese was erected in 1514 by Leo X, with the…