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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… -
Dakar, Apostolic Vicariate of (DAKAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DAKAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The evangelization of the coasts of Senegal dates back to the end of the 18th century and suffered the sad… -
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… -
Dar-es-Salaam (Arabic Dār-es-Salām), Apostolic Vicariate of (DAR-ES-SALAAM (ARABO DĀR-ES-SALĀM), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DAR-ES-SALAAM (Arabic Dār-es-Salām), Apostolic Vicariate of. - This African mission (Tanganyika) was created as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Darién, Apostolic Vicariate of (DARIÉN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DARIÉN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. - The mission of D. is located in the southeastern part of Panama and comprises the whole less civilized… -
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… -
Derna, Apostolic Vicariate of (DERNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DERNA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Erected on 22 June 1939 by division of the ancient apostolic vicariate of Cyrenaica (now of Benghazi), it… -
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… -
Dessiè
DESSIÈ. - City in Ethiopia, in Amhara, with 36,000 inhabitants (1939). It is one of the main road junctions and commercial centers of the… -
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… -
Diamantino
DIAMANTINO. - Prelature in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil, suffragan of Cuyabà. It was erected by Pope Pius XI on 22 March 1929 with… -
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… -
Diego Suarez, Apostolic Vicariate Of (DIEGO SUAREZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DIEGO SUAREZ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Africa, on the island of Madagascar. It originates from the apostolic vicariate of Madagascar… -
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… -
Djibouti, Apostolic Prefecture of (GIBUTI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
DJIBOUTI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The Capuchins began the evangelization of French Somaliland. On 28 April 1914, with territory from the… -
Dodoma, Apostolic Prefecture of (DODOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
DODOMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Tanganyika, it comprises the civil districts of D. and of Kondoa-Irangi, in the "Central Province of… -
Douala, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DOUALA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - An apostolic prefecture since 1931, having been detached from the single mission of Cameroon, and… -
Doumé, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUMÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DOUMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In 1949, in order to make missionary propaganda in the eastern zone of the apostolic vicariate of Yaoundé… -
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… -
Dutch New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA OLANDESE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
DUTCH NEW GUINEA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - It once comprised the entire Dutch part of New Guinea and the great archipelago of the… -
East New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA ORIENTALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
EAST NEW GUINEA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - Located in the north-western part of N. G., under Australian mandate and entrusted 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… -
Endeber, Apostolic Prefecture of (ENDEBER, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ENDEBER, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated in the central-western part of Ethiopia, it was erected on 13 February 1940, with territory… -
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… -
Eshowe, Apostolic Vicariate of (ESHOWE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ESHOWE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - With territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Natal, on 27 Aug. 1921 the apostolic prefecture… -
Esmeraldas, Apostolic Prefecture of (ESMERALDAS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ESMERALDAS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The mission of E. comprises the province of the same name located in the northern part of the… -
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.… -
Exarchate of Italy (of Ravenna) (ESARCATO D'ITALIA (DI RAVENNA))
EXARCHATE OF ITALY (OF RAVENNA). - Once Italy had been restored to the Empire after the fall of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths, its… -
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… -
Fernando Poo, Apostolic Vicariate of (FERNANDO POO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FERNANDO POO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 10 Oct. 1855 the apostolic prefecture of the Islands of Annobón, Corisco and F. P.… -
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… -
Fianarantsoa, Vicariate Apostolic of (FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - On the island of Madagascar; it was erected on 10 May 1913 with territory detached from the… -
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 Lamy, Apostolic Prefecture of (FORT LAMY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
FORT LAMY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French Equatorial Africa: it was erected on 9 January 1947 with territory detached from the… -
Fort Victoria, Apostolic Vicariate of (FORT VICTORIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FORT VICTORIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected on 14 Nov. 1946 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Salisbury… -
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… -
Foumban, Apostolic Vicariate of (FOUMBAN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FOUMBAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The vicariate of F., in French Cameroon, subject to subsequent changes in its boundaries, corresponds to… -
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… -
Funing, Diocese Of (FUNING, DIOCESI DI)
FUNING, Diocese Of. - It belongs to the civil and ecclesiastical province of Fukien, in central-eastern China. It was erected, with the… -
Gaeta, Archdiocese of (GAETA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GAETA, Archdiocese of. - The archdiocese of G., immediately subject to the Holy See, is part of the province of Latina, and comprises the… -
Galápagos, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of (GALAPAGOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)
GALÁPAGOS, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of. - By decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory, dated 6 May 1950, the new… -
Gallese, Diocese of (GALLE, DIOCESI DI)
GALLESE, Diocese of. - On the Island of Ceylon; it comprises two civil provinces, namely the Southern Province and that of Sabaragamuwa. It… -
Gallia Christiana
GALLIA CHRISTIANA. - Abbreviated title of the well-known work in 13 folio volumes on the bishoprics of ancient Gaul, published in the 18th… -
Gallipoli, Diocese of (GALLIPOLI, DIOCESI DI)
GALLIPOLI, Diocese of. - In the province of Lecce, it extends over 84 sq km and has a population of 36,000 inhabitants, all Catholics,… -
Galloway, Diocese of (GALLOWAY, DIOCESI DI)
GALLOWAY, Diocese of. - Located in the southwest of Scotland. It comprises the counties of Ayr, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Wigtown and the… -
Gallup, Diocese of (GALLUP, DIOCESI DI)
GALLUP, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of New Mexico in the United States of America, created by Pope Pius XII on 16 Dec. 1939… -
Galveston, Diocese of (GALVESTON, DIOCESI DI)
GALVESTON, diocese of. - City in the State of Texas, in the United States, founded in 1847 by Pope Pius IX. It comprises that part of Texas… -
Galway and Kilmacduagh, Diocese of (GALWAY E KILMACDUAGH, DIOCESI DI)
GALWAY AND KILMACDUAGH, Diocese of. - City in Ireland. The bishop is titular of G. and K. and perpetual administrator of the diocese of… -
Gand (Flemish County), Diocese of (GAND (FIAMMINGO GENT), DIOCESI DI)
GAND (Flemish County), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Belgium, capital of the province of East Flanders, near the confluence of the… -
Gao, Apostolic Prefecture of (GAO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GAO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa. It was erected on 9 June 1942 and entrusted to the White Fathers. The territory was… -
Garanhuns, Diocese of (GARANHUNS, DIOCESI DI)
GARANHUNS, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Brazil, located in the eastern part of the State of Pernambuco. The locality of G., at 894 m.… -
Garoua, Apostolic Prefecture of (GAROUA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GAROUA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of - Included in French Cameroon, it borders Lake Chad to the north. It was erected on 9 January 1947 with the… -
Garzon, Diocese of (GARZON, DIOCESI DI)
GARZON, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Colombia, in the department of Huila (State of Tolima), 377 km. from Bogotá. By Pope Leo XIII, on… -
Gdańsk (Danzig), Diocese of (DANZICA (GDANSK, DANZIC), DIOCESI DI)
DANZICA (GDANSK, DANZIC), DIOCESE OF - Founded in 1925, immediately subject to the Apostolic See. First bishop: Edward O'Rourke. Eugene… -
Genoa, Archdiocese of (GENOVA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GENOA, Archdiocese of. - Capital of Liguria. SUMMARY: I. Geographical note. - II. Historical notes. - III. Illustrious figures. - IV.… -
Gerace, Diocese of (GERACE, DIOCESI DI)
GERACE, DIOCESE of - G., in southern Calabria, in the province of Reggio, at 480 m. above sea level, on a plateau that joins Aspromonte to… -
Geraldton, Diocese of (GERALDTON, DIOCESI DI)
GERALDTON, Diocese of. - In Australia (Western Australia). The territory of this diocese was discovered in 1848 and erected as a diocese,… -
Gezira (Gazireh), Diocese of (GEZIRA (GAZIREH), DIOCESI DI)
GEZIRA (GAZIREH), DIOCESE OF. - 1. Residential see of a patriarchal vicariate of the Syrians for this region. The G., a vast plain in… -
Ghardaia in the Sahara, Apostolic Vicariate of (GHARDAIA NEL SAHARA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GHARDAIA IN THE SAHARA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It originated from the apostolic prefecture of Sahara and Sudan, created on 6 Aug. 1868… -
Gibail, Diocese of (GIBAIL, DIOCESI DI)
GIBAIL, Diocese of. - Ancient Byblos in Phoenicia, the Giblet of the Crusaders, today a village of 1,500 inhabitants, 30 km north of Beirut… -
Gimma, Apostolic Vicariate of (GIMMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GIMMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in southwestern Ethiopia on the border of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It derives from the… -
Girona, Diocese of (GERONA, DIOCESI DI)
GIRONA, Diocese of. - The diocese of G. (Spain) borders to the west and south on the dioceses of Urgell, Vich and Barcelona. It is a… -
Glasgow, Archdiocese of (GLASGOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GLASGOW, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and province in the south-west of Scotland; it currently comprises the city and county of Dumbarton.… -
Goa, Archdiocese of (GOA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GOA, Archdiocese of. - It is located on the western coast of the Indian Peninsula. The diocese of G. and Damão, besides the Portuguese… -
Golfo San Lorenzo, Diocese of (GOLFO SAN LORENZO, DIOCESI DI)
GOLFO SAN LORENZO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Canada, formerly an apostolic prefecture from May 29, 1882, and an apostolic vicariate… -
Gondar
GONDAR. - City of Ethiopia, chosen by the negus Fasiladas (1632-67) as the capital of the kingdom and enriched with a splendid royal palace… -
Gorakhpur, Apostolic Prefecture of (GORAKHPUR, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GORAKHPUR, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the United Provinces of northern India. It was erected on 11 July 1946, detaching… -
Gorizia, Archdiocese of (GORIZIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GORIZIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Venezia Giulia. The occupation of Aquileia which, according to the agreements of 1445, should have remained… -
Granada, Diocese of (GRANADA, DIOCESI DI)
GRANADA, Diocese of. - Diocese, with a city of the same name, in Nicaragua, in Central America. It has an area of 29,500 sq km, with… -
Grand Island, Diocese of (GRAND ISLAND, DIOCESI DI)
GRAND ISLAND, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese in the United States of America, in Nebraska. The diocese was erected on 8 March 1912 with the name and… -
Grand Rapids, Diocese of (GRAND RAPIDS, DIOCESI DI)
GRAND RAPIDS, DIOCESE OF. - City in the State of Michigan (United States of America): erected by Leo XIII on 12 May 1882 by dismemberment… -
Gravelbourg, Diocese of (GRAVELBOURG, DIOCESI DI)
GRAVELBOURG, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Canada, erected on 31 Jan. 1930 by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Universa… -
Gravina, Diocese of (GRAVINA, DIOCESI DI)
GRAVINA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Bari; it owes its name to the steep ravines that open on the flanks of the Murge… -
Great Falls, Diocese of (GREAT FALLS, DIOCESI DI)
GREAT FALLS, Diocese of. - City in the State of Montana in the United States. It comprises the following counties of the eastern part of… -
Green Bay, Diocese of (GREEN BAY, DIOCESI DI)
GREEN BAY, Diocese of. - City in the State of Wisconsin, United States of America. Erected by Pius IX on 3 March 1868 by dismemberment of… -
Grenada, Archdiocese of (GRANATA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GRENADA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Metropolitan church in southern Andalusia, with the bishoprics of Almería, Cartagena, Guadix, Jaén and Málaga as… -
Grenoble, Diocese of (GRENOBLE, DIOCESI DI)
GRENOBLE, Diocese of. - City, capital of the department of Isère, entirely included in the diocese itself, besides the canton of… -
Grosseto, Diocese of (GROSSETO, DIOCESI DI)
GROSSETO, Diocese of. - City, provincial capital and diocese of Tuscany. The diocese comprises 38 parishes with about 100,000 Catholics, 62… -
Grouard, Apostolic Vicariate of (GROUARD, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GROUARD, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission is located in the southwestern part of the Great Canadian North. Its evangelization began… -
Guadalajara, Archdiocese of (GUADALAJARA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GUADALAJARA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Jalisco in Mexico. It has an area of 52,000 sq km and a population of… -
Guadix, Diocese of (GUADIX, DIOCESI DI)
GUADIX, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Spain, in the province of Granada, of which it is a suffragan. It has an area of 4,735 sq km,… -
Guajaramín (GUAJARAMIN)
GUAJARAMÍN. - Prelature nullius and city in the State of Mato Grosso in Brazil. It has an area of 60,000 sq km, with 15,000 inhabitants, of… -
Guajira, Apostolic Vicariate of (GOAJIRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GUAJIRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Capuchins of the regular province of Valencia in Spain began in 1693, in Colombia, the mission of… -
Guamá (GUAMÀ)
GUAMÁ. - Prelature nullius in the State of Pará in Brazil. It has an area of 63,000 sq km with 150,000 inhabitants, of whom 127,000 are… -
Guarda, Diocese of (GUARDA, DIOCESI DI)
GUARDA, Diocese of. - In Portugal, suffragan of Lisbon. The first historical reference is found in the acts of the Council of Lugo (569),… -
Guastella, Diocese of (GUASTELLA, DIOCESI DI)
GUASTELLA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Reggio Emilia. It has an area of 319 sq km with 70,000 inhabitants, all… -
Guaxupé, Diocese of (GUAXUPÉ, DIOCESI DI)
GUAXUPÉ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, erected by Pope Benedict XV on 3 February 1916 by… -
Guayana, Diocese of (GUAYANA, DIOCESI DI)
GUAYANA, Diocese of. - Diocese in Venezuela, in South America. The residential see is in Ciudad de Bolívar, capital of the State of… -
Guayaquil, Diocese of (GUAYAQUIL, DIOCESI DI)
GUAYAQUIL, Diocese of. - City and diocese, also called Santiago de G., in Ecuador, on the right bank of the Guayas River, on the gulf of… -
Gubbio, Diocese of (GUBBIO, DIOCESI DI)
GUBBIO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Umbria, immediately subject. It has a population of 50,000 inhabitants, all Catholic; it numbers… -
Gulu, Apostolic Vicariate of (GULU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GULU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern part of Uganda (British East Africa) and is entrusted to the Congregation of… -
Guntur, Diocese of (GUNTUR, DIOCESI DI)
GUNTUR, Diocese of. - It was established on 13 February 1940, detaching its territory from the diocese of Nellore, and was entrusted to the… -
Gurk, Diocese of (GURK, DIOCESI DI)
GURK, Diocese of. - Austrian city and diocese, comprising the entire federal territory of Carinthia (9,533 sq km), with 497,000… -
Győr, Diocese of (GIAVARINO (GYÖR), DIOCESI DI)
GYŐR, Diocese of. - In Hungary, suffragan of Esztergom. It was founded by St. Stephen (997-1038), first king of the Hungarians, converted… -
Haarlem, Diocese of (HAARLEM, DIOCESI DI)
HAARLEM, DIOCESE of. - City and diocese in Holland, suffragan of Utrecht. The first mention of the city of H. is in the second half of the… -
Haichow, Apostolic Prefecture of (HAICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HAICHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the civil province of Kiangsu, in China. It was erected on 9 June 1949 by… -
Haimen, Diocese of (HAIMEN, DIOCESI DI)
HAIMEN, Diocese of. - It is located in central-eastern China, north of the Blue River. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 11 Aug.… -
Hainan, Apostolic Prefecture of (HAINAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HAINAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the island of the same name between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. It was part… -
Haiphong, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAIPHONG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HAIPHONG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On 13 Dec. 1924 the ancient name of Eastern Tonkin was changed to the present one. Located in… -
Halifax, Archdiocese of (HALIFAX, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
HALIFAX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in Canada (North America). On 15 February 1842, Pope Gregory XVI erected the diocese of H.,… -
Hamheung, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAM-HEUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HAMHEUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in north-western Korea, it faces the gulf of eastern Korea. It has an area of 49,375 sq. km.… -
Hamilton, Diocese of (HAMILTON, DIOCESI DI)
HAMILTON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Canada (North America). This locality was erected into a diocese on 17 February 1856, by… -
Hanchung, Diocese of (HANCHUNG, DIOCESI DI)
HANCHUNG, Diocese of. - It is located in northern China, in the southwestern part of the civil province of Shensi. It was erected as an… -
Hangzhou, Archdiocese of (HANGCHOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
HANGZHOU, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The civil province of Chekiang, in central-eastern China, until 14 Aug. 1838 was part, together with the… -
Hankou, Archdiocese of (HANKOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
HANKOU, Archdiocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of Hupeh, which from April 2, 1856 comprised the whole civil province of the same name,… -
Hanoi, Apostolic Vicariate of (HANOI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HANOI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in southwestern Tonkin (Vietnam) and has an area of 4,600 sq km. From the division of the… -
Hanyang, Diocese of (HANYANG, DIOCESI DI)
HANYANG, Diocese of. - In central China in the province of Hupeh, erected as an apostolic prefecture on 12 Dec. 1923 by division of the… -
Harar, Apostolic Vicariate of (HARAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HARAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in eastern Ethiopia on the borders of French, British and Italian Somaliland. Erected on 4… -
Harbin in Manchuria (HARBIN IN MANCIURIA)
HARBIN IN MANCHURIA. - Seat of the apostolic exarch for the Russians of the Byzantine rite and for all the faithful of the Eastern rite… -
Harbor Grace, Diocese of (HARBOR GRACE, DIOCESI DI)
HARBOR GRACE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese on the island of Newfoundland, erected by Pope Pius IX on 10 February 1856. It comprises the… -
Harput (Kharput), Diocese of (KARPUT (KHARPUT), DIOCESI DI)
HARPUT (KHARPUT), DIOCESE OF. - A city in the fourth Armenia, in the district of Hantzit (Arzitene), in Turkey. The Mechitarists were the… -
Harrisburg, Diocese of (HARRISBURG, DIOCESI DI)
HARRISBURG, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the State of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The diocese was created on 3 March… -
Hartford, Diocese of (HARTFORD, DIOCESI DI)
HARTFORD, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Connecticut in the United States of America, founded by Gregory XVI on Sept. 18,… -
Hearst, Diocese of (HEARST, DIOCESI DI)
HEARST, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Canada, located in the northern part of the province of Ontario. Its boundaries are: to the north… -
Helena, Diocese of (HELENA, DIOCESI DI)
HELENA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Montana, in the United States of America. It comprises the western part of the State… -
Hengchow, Diocese of (HENGCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
HENGCHOW, Diocese of. - In the civil province of Hunan, in central China, it was erected as an apostolic vicariate, with territory detached… -
Hengtung, Diocese of (HUNGTUNG, DIOCESI DI)
HENGTUNG, Diocese of. - In the civil and ecclesiastical province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Hexham and Newcastle, Diocese of (HEXHAM E NEWCASTLE, DIOCESI DI)
HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE, Diocese of. - In the province of Liverpool (England). The diocese has an area of 7,700 sq km with a population of… -
Hierarchia Catholica
HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA. - Title given by the Conventual father C. Eubel (v.) to his critical collection of the chronological episcopal lists… -
Hildesheim, Diocese of (HILDESHEIM, DIOCESI DI)
HILDESHEIM, Diocese of. - The city of H., situated at the northwestern extremity of the Harz mountains and at the beginning of the North… -
Hinganfu, Apostolic Prefecture of (HINGANFU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HINGANFU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated in the southern part of the civil province of Shensi, in northern China, it was erected as an… -
Hiroshima, Apostolic Vicariate of (HIROSHIMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HIROSHIMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Japan, on the island of Honshū. It was erected by apostolic brief of 2 May 1923 and entrusted to… -
Hobart, Archdiocese of (HOBART, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
HOBART, Archdiocese of. - It comprises the whole island of Tasmania with the small adjacent islands. Discovered in 1642, it was annexed to… -
Hollandia, Prefecture Apostolic Of (HOLLANDIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HOLLANDIA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - Located in Dutch New Guinea or Irian. It was erected on 12 May 1949, with territory detached from the… -
Holy Spirit, Diocese of (SPIRITO SANTO, DIOCESI DI)
HOLY SPIRIT, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, in the State of Espírito Santo in Brazil. It has an area of 45,000… -
Hornig, Károly De
HORNIG, KÁROLY de. - Cardinal, b. in Budapest on 10 Aug. 1840, d. in Veszprem on 11 Feb. 1917. Of a noble family, after completing his… -
Hosanna, Apostolic Prefecture of (HOSANNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HOSANNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On 25 March 1937, when the new general organization of the missions of Ethiopia was approved, Pope Pius… -
Huajuápam de León, Diocese of (HUAJUÁPAM DE LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
HUAJUÁPAM DE LEÓN, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Oaxaca in Mexico. It has an area of 22,000 sq. km., with a population of… -
Huancavelica, Diocese of (HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESI DI)
HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Peru, erected on 18 Dec. 1944 by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution Quae ad…