Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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.… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,… -
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… -
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… -
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.… -
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.,… -
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… -
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,… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Huancayo, Diocese of (HUANCAYO, DIOCESI DI)
HUANCAYO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Peru, erected by Pope Pius XII on 18 Dec. 1944 with the apostolic constitution Supremum… -
Huánuco, Diocese of (HUÁNUCO, DIOCESI DI)
HUÁNUCO, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Peru (South America). The diocese has an area of 60,000… -
Huaraz, Diocese of (HUARAZ, DIOCESI DI)
HUARAZ, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Peru (South America). It has an area of 42,908 sq. km.,… -
Huesca, Diocese of (HUESCA, DIOCESI DI)
HUESCA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of the same name in Spain, suffragan of Saragossa. The diocese has an area of 5,026… -
Hvar (Lesina), Diocese of (LESINA (CROATO HVAR), DIOCESI DI)
HVAR (Lesina), Diocese of. - A diocese of Dalmatia, which extends over the territory of three of the largest islands of the Adriatic: L.,… -
Hyderabad, Diocese of (HYDERABAD, DIOCESI DI)
HYDERABAD, Diocese of. - The present diocese of H. is merely a reduction of the ancient apostolic vicariate of the same name, established… -
Ibagué, Diocese Of (IBAGUÉ, DIOCESI DI)
IBAGUÉ, Diocese Of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Tolima, Colombia, South America. It has an area of 30,000 sq. km., has… -
Ibarra, Diocese Of (IBARRA, DIOCESI DI)
IBARRA, Diocese Of. - Diocese and city in the north of Ecuador (South America). It has an area of 10,130 sq km, with a population of… -
Ibiza, Diocese of (IVIZA (IBIZA), DIOCESI DI)
IBIZA, Diocese of. - I. is one of the islands of the Balearic group. The diocese of Ebusus is made up of the islands of I. (Eivissa or… -
Ica, Diocese Of (ICA, DIOCESI DI)
ICA, Diocese Of. - City and diocese of Peru, erected as an episcopal see by Pope Pius XII on 10 Aug. 1946 with the apostolic constitution… -
Ichang, Diocese of (ICHANG, DIOCESI DI)
ICHANG, Diocese of. - Mission established on 11 Sept. 1870 by division of the apostolic vicariate of Hupeh, in central China (v. HANKOW).… -
Ichow, Diocese Of (ICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
ICHOW, Diocese Of. - Erected as an apostolic vicariate on 1 July 1937 by division of the apostolic vicariate of Tsingtao, in the civil… -
Iglesias, Diocese of (IGLESIAS, DIOCESI DI)
IGLESIAS, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the province of Cagliari, in Sardinia. It has an area of 1,600 sq km with a population of… -
Ilhéos, Diocese of (ILHÉOS, DIOCESI DI)
ILHÉOS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Bahia in Brazil, erected by Pope Pius X on 20 Oct. 1913 by dismemberment of the… -
Imola, Diocese of (IMOLA, DIOCESI DI)
IMOLA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Bologna. It has a population of 144,450 inhabitants, of whom 144,226 are… -
Indianapolis, Archdiocese of (INDIANAPOLIS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
INDIANAPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Indiana in the United States of America. It comprises the counties of… -
Ischia, Diocese of (ISCHIA, DIOCESI DI)
ISCHIA, Diocese of. - Founded in the 12th century on the largest of the islands in the Gulf of Naples; area 46.3 sq km; entirely Catholic… -
Isernia and Venafro, Diocese of (ISERNIA E VENAFRO, DIOCESI DI)
ISERNIA AND VENAFRO, Diocese of. - United dioceses, suffragan of Capua, in Campania. Over an area of 714 sq km there is a population of… -
Ivrea, Diocese of (IVREA, DIOCESI DI)
IVREA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Piedmont, in the province of Turin; pop. 168 thousand, of whom 16 thousand in the city; 143… -
Jaboticabal, Diocese of (JABOTICABAL, DIOCESI DI)
JABOTICABAL, DIOCESE OF. - In the eastern part of the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It has an area of 8,000 sq km with a population of… -
Jaca, Diocese of (JACA, DIOCESI DI)
JACA, Diocese of. - An Aragonese diocese, situated in the civil provinces of Saragossa and Huesca and bordering on the French dioceses of… -
Jacarezinho, Diocese of (JACAREZINHO, DIOCESI DI)
JACAREZINHO, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Paraná in Brazil. It has an area of approximately 100,000 sq km, with 600,000… -
Jaén, Diocese of (JAÉN, DIOCESI DI)
JAÉN, Diocese of. - Suffragan of the metropolis of Granada in Spain, included in the civil province of the same name, except for a… -
Jaffna, Diocese of (JAFFNA, DIOCESI DI)
JAFFNA, Diocese of. - It was formerly an apostolic vicariate erected in 1845 with the division of the vicariate of Ceylon. On 1 Oct. 1884… -
Jaro (Saint Elizabeth), Diocese of (JARO (SANT'ELISABETTA), DIOCESI DI)
JARO (Saint Elizabeth), Diocese of. - City and diocese on the island of Panay, province of Iloilo, in the Philippine archipelago. It has an… -
Jassy (Iași), Diocese of (JASSI (JASI), DIOCESI DI)
JASSY (Iași), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Romania. It extends over 45,000 sq km with a population of 400,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Jehol, Diocese of (JEHOL, DIOCESI DI)
JEHOL, Diocese of. - Mission of eastern Mongolia, erected on 11 Dec. 1883 as an apostolic vicariate; after various boundary changes, it… -
Jericó, Diocese of (JERICÓ, DIOCESI DI)
JERICÓ, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in Colombia in South America. It has an area of 3,261 sq km with 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics;… -
Jiading, Diocese of (KIATING, DIOCESI DI)
JIADING, Diocese of. - In the western part of the civil province of Szechwan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture,… -
Jinan, Archdiocese of (TSINAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
JINAN, Archdiocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of Shantung, erected on 3 September 1839, comprised the whole civil province of the same… -
Joinville, Diocese of (JOINVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
JOINVILLE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil. It was created by Pius XI with the apostolic… -
Joliet, Diocese of (JOLIET ILL, DIOCESI DI)
JOLIET, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Illinois, in the United States of America. It comprises the counties of Du Page,… -
Joliette, Diocese of (JOLIETTE, DIOCESI DI)
JOLIETTE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Canada. The Hon. Barthélemy Joliette (1789-1850) founded in 1823 the village of l'Industrie, a… -
Juiz de Fora, Diocese of (JUIZ DE FORA, DIOCESI DI)
JUIZ DE FORA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It has an area of 15,269 sq. km. with 558,000… -
Jujuy, Diocese of (JUJUY, DIOCESI DI)
JUJUY, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Argentina. The diocese has an area of 56,551 sq. km. with… -
Kaifeng, Archdiocese of (KAIFENG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
KAIFENG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the civil province of Honan, in central China. Erected as an autonomous mission, under the name of apostolic… -
Kaisiadorys, Diocese of (KAISEDORYS, DIOCESI DI)
KAISIADORYS, Diocese of. - Diocese in Lithuania. Within 9,743 sq km, it has 228,026 inhabitants, of whom 220,426 are Catholics, distributed… -
Kamieniec, Diocese of (KAMIENIEC, DIOCESI DI)
KAMIENIEC, Diocese of. - In Podolia (Soviet southwestern Russia). Diocese since about 1370. Administered between 1866 and 1918 by the… -
Kamloops, Diocese of (KAMLOOPS, DIOCESI DI)
KAMLOOPS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the south-central part of Canada. The first priest to reach there, in 1842, was the Rev.… -
Kanchow, Diocese of (KANCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
KANCHOW, Diocese of. - In China, in the southern part of Kiangsi. Erected as an apostolic vicariate on 25 Aug. 1920, by division of the… -
Kandy, Diocese of (KANDY, DIOCESI DI)
KANDY, Diocese of. - In the center of the island of Ceylon, it was first an apostolic vicariate, erected on April 20, 1883, by detachment… -
Kansas City, Diocese of (KANSAS CITY, DIOCESI DI)
KANSAS CITY, Diocese of. - City in the State of Missouri, in the United States of America. The diocese comprises the part of the State of… -
Kansas City in Kansas, Diocese of (KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS, DIOCESI DI)
KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Kansas in the United States of America. The diocese comprises the… -
Karachi, Archdiocese of (KARACHI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
KARACHI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In western Pakistan. The mission, taken over by the Franciscans of the Dutch province in 1932, began in 1935… -
Katowice, Diocese of (KATOWICE, DIOCESI DI)
KATOWICE, Diocese of. - Founded in 1925 as a suffragan of Kraków, and constituted with the territories of Upper Silesia, the industrial… -
Kaunas, Diocese of (KAUNAS (KOWN), DIOCESI DI)
KAUNAS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Lithuania on the right bank of the Niemen river. At present no statistical data are available.… -
Kaying (Kiaying), Diocese of (KAYING (KIAYING), DIOCESI DI)
KAYING (KIAYING), DIOCESE OF. - In the civil province of Kwangtung (southern China), erected as an apostolic prefecture on 20 Feb. 1929 by… -
Keimoes, Diocese of (KEIMOES, DIOCESI DI)
KEIMOES, Diocese of. - In the South African Union. The ancient mission began in 1873 through the work of the Fathers of the Society of… -
Kerry and Aghadoe, Diocese of (KERRY E AGHADOE, DIOCESI DI)
KERRY AND AGHADOE, Diocese of. - In Ireland. It comprises the whole county of K. (except Kilmurrily) and part of the county of Cork. Out of… -
Keta, Diocese of (KETA, DIOCESI DI)
KETA, Diocese of. - In British Togo, suffragan of the archdiocese of Cape Coast (formerly the apostolic vicariate of the Gold Coast),… -
Kielce, Diocese of (KIELCE, DIOCESI DI)
KIELCE, Diocese of. - Founded in 1805 by Pius VII, by the dismemberment of those of Kraków, Chełm and Gniezno. The first bishop was… -
Kildare and Leighlin, Diocese of (KILDARE E LEIGHLIN, DIOCESI DI)
KILDARE AND LEIGHLIN, Diocese of. - It comprises the Irish county of Carlow and parts of those of Kildare, Leix, Offaly, Kilkenny, Wicklow… -
Killala, Diocese of (KILLALA, DIOCESI DI)
KILLALA, Diocese of. - It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Mayo and Sligo. Out of a population of 56,980 inhabitants, it counts… -
Killaloe, Diocese of (KILLALOE, DIOCESI DI)
KILLALOE, Diocese of. - It comprises parts of the Irish counties of Clare, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Limerick and Leix. Out of a… -
Kilmore, Diocese of (KILMORE, DIOCESI DI)
KILMORE, Diocese of. - It comprises almost the whole Irish county of Cavan, and parts of those of Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo. The… -
Kinghsien, Diocese of (KINGHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
KINGHSIEN, Diocese of. - In China, in the south-eastern part of the civil province of Hopeh. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 24 April… -
Kingston, Archdiocese of (KINGSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
KINGSTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Ontario (Canada). Erected as a diocese on 27 Jan. 1826, by… -
Kirin, Diocese of (KIRIN, DIOCESI DI)
KIRIN, Diocese of. - Located in the central-eastern part of Manchuria (China), it has an area of 176,973 sq km and a population of… -
Kirkuk, Diocese of (KERKÜK, DIOCESI DI)
KIRKUK, DIOCESE OF. - Episcopal see in 'Irāq, from the 4th century. The Chaldean Catholic diocese was founded there in 1798. Catholics… -
Kongmoon (Jiangmen), Diocese of (KONGMOON (KIANGMEN), DIOCESI DI)
KONGMOON (JIANGMEN), DIOCESE OF. — On the lower coast of the civil province of Kwangtung, in southern China. Erected as an apostolic… -
Košice, Diocese of (CASSOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
KOŠICE, Diocese of. - In Czechoslovakia. The city (Slovak Košice, Hungarian Kassa, German Kaschau) is an important cultural and economic… -
Kotor (Cattaro), Diocese of (CATTARO (KOTOR), DIOCESI DI)
KOTOR (CATTARO), DIOCESE OF. - In Dalmatia. Founded in the 10th century. Area 6,367 sq km. Catholics 13,000; belonging to other… -
Kottar, Diocese of (KOTTAR, DIOCESI DI)
KOTTAR, DIOCESE of - A suffragan of Verapoly, it was dismembered from the diocese of Quilon and entrusted to the Indian secular clergy on… -
Kottayam, Diocese of (KOTTAYAM, DIOCESI DI)
KOTTAYAM, Diocese of. - Malabar rite of the Eastern rite in Hindustan, suffragan of Ernakulam, erected as an apostolic vicariate on 20 May… -
Krishnagar, Diocese of (KRISHNAGAR, DIOCESI DI)
KRISHNAGAR, Diocese of. - The mission of K. was begun in the middle of the last century, in the year 1855, through the work of the… -
Križevci (Cristo), Diocese of (KRIZEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESI DI)
KRIŽEVCI (CRISTO), DIOCESE OF. - A small Croatian town near Zagreb, seat of the diocese of the same name for Catholics of the… -
Krk, Diocese of (VEGLIA (KRK), DIOCESI DI)
KRK, Diocese of. - Diocese of Croatia (Yugoslavia). It comprises the islands of the Quarnero: Veglia, Cherso, Lussino, and also Arbe, the… -
Kumasi, Diocese of (KUMASI, DIOCESI DI)
KUMASI, Diocese of. - It is a relatively recent mission (Feb. 11, 1932), erected as an apostolic vicariate with territory detached from… -
Kumbakonam, Diocese of (KUMBAKONAM, DIOCESI DI)
KUMBAKONAM, Diocese of. - Erected on 1 September 1889 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Pondichéry and entrusted to the… -
Kunming, Archdiocese of (KUNMING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
KUNMING, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The civil province of Yunnan, in southwest China, was detached from the mission of Szechwan and erected as an… -
Kweiteh, Diocese of (KWEITEH, DIOCESI DI)
KWEITEH, Diocese of. - In the eastern extremity of the civil province of Honan, in central China. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 19… -
Kweiyang, Archdiocese of (KWEIYANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
KWEIYANG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The civil province of Kweichow, in central-southern China, detached from the diocese of Nanking on 15 Oct. 1696… -
Lacedonia, Diocese of (LACEDONIA, DIOCESI DI)
LACEDONIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Avellino. It has 35,948 inhabitants, of whom 34,673 are Catholics, distributed… -
La Crosse, Diocese of (LA CROSSE, DIOCESI DI)
LA CROSSE, Diocese of. - City in the State of Wisconsin in the United States: suffragan of Milwaukee, it comprises the following 19… -
Lafayette, Diocese of (LA FAYETTE, DIOCESI DI)
LAFAYETTE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Louisiana, in the United States of America. The diocese comprises the counties of… -
Lafayette in Indiana, Diocese of (LAFAYETTE IN INDIANA, DIOCESI DI)
LAFAYETTE IN INDIANA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Indiana in the United States. It comprises the counties of Benton,… -
Lagos, Archdiocese of (LAGOS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LAGOS, Archdiocese of. - From 1842 to 1860 the territory of the Gulf of Benin was under the jurisdiction of the vicar apostolic of the Two… -
Lahore, Diocese of (LAHORE, DIOCESI DI)
LAHORE, Diocese of. - Tradition holds that St. Thomas the Apostle also preached at L. In 1591, invited by Akbar, emperor of the Mongols,… -
Lajes, Diocese of (LAJES, DIOCESI DI)
LAJES, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil, suffragan of Florianopolis. The diocese has an area of… -
Lamego, Diocese of (LAMEGO, DIOCESI DI)
LAMEGO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the northern part of Portugal. It has an area of 2,751 sq. km., with a population of 224,969… -
Lancaster, Diocese of (LANCASTER, DIOCESI DI)
LANCASTER, Diocese of. - City and diocese in England. It has a population of 887,007 inhabitants, of whom 111,464 are Catholics,… -
Lanchow, Archdiocese of (LANCHOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LANCHOW, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In northwestern China. Erected under the name of apostolic vicariate of Kansu on June 21, 1878, by division of… -
Lanciano, Archdiocese of (LANCIANO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LANCIANO, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese in the province of Chieti. It has an area of 26,216 sq km with a population of 192,344… -
Langres, Diocese of (LANGRES, DIOCESI DI)
LANGRES, Diocese of. - Diocese and district capital city (department of Haute-Marne, France). The diocese extends over an area of 6,221 sq… -
Lanlung, Diocese of (LANLUNG, DIOCESI DI)
LANLUNG, Diocese of. - In south-central China. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 16 February 1922, with 9 civil sub-prefectures of the… -
L'Antica Diocesi di L
THE ANCIENT DIOCESE OF L. - In 314 the first mention of Christian L. is found, with the participation of its bishop Restitutus at the… -
Laohokow, Diocese of (LAOHOKOW, DIOCESI DI)
LAOHOKOW, Diocese of. - In China, in the civil province of Hupeh. Erected, under the name of apostolic vicariate of northwestern Hupeh, on… -
La Paz, Archdiocese of (LA PAZ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LA PAZ, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in Bolivia, capital of the province of the same name. The archdiocese comprises the entire… -
La Plata, Archdiocese of (LA PLATA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LA PLATA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Argentina and the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, it is situated on the right bank of the… -
Larino, Diocese of (LARINO, DIOCESI DI)
LARINO, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese in the province of Campobasso. It has 72,000 inhabitants, of whom 71,800 are Catholics. It has 22… -
La Rioja, Diocese of (LA RIOJA, DIOCESI DI)
LA RIOJA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city in the province of the same name in Argentina (South America). The diocese has an area of… -
La Rochelle, Diocese of (LA ROCHELLE, DIOCESI DI)
LA ROCHELLE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Charente-Maritime (France), with which it shares its boundaries. It has an… -
La Serena, Diocese of (LA SERENA, DIOCESI DI)
LA SERENA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Coquimbo in Chile; it embraces the provinces of Atacama and Coquimbo. The… -
Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Dioceses of (LOSANNA, GINEVRA E FRIBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
LAUSANNE, GENEVA AND FRIBOURG, DIOCESES OF. - The diocese comprises four cantons: Fribourg, Vaud (except the triangle which, south of Lake… -
Laval, Diocese of (LAVAL, DIOCESI DI)
LAVAL, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Mayenne in France. It has an area of 5,170 sq. km. with a population of… -
Lavant, Diocese of (LAVANT, DIOCESI DI)
LAVANT, Diocese of. - Diocese in Yugoslavia with its residence in Maribor in northern Slovenia. With an area of 7,398 sq km, it comprises… -
Lecce, Diocese of (LECCE, DIOCESI DI)
LECCE, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Otranto; the city of L. is also the capital of a province in the Salentine peninsula. It is the heir of… -
Leeds, Diocese of (LEEDS (LOIDIS), DIOCESI DI)
LEEDS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in England, suffragan of Liverpool. It has 3,354,395 inhabitants, of whom 178,000 are Catholics,… -
Leiria, Diocese of (LEIRIA, DIOCESI DI)
LEIRIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese located 147 km north of Lisbon (Portugal). It has an area of 1,700 sq km with a population of… -
Leitmeritz, Diocese of (LITOMÉRICE, LEITMERITZ, DIOCESI DI)
LEITMERITZ, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Czechoslovakia. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with 1,500,000 inhabitants. It has 955… -
Le Mans, Diocese of (LE MANS, DIOCESI DI)
LE MANS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Sarthe in France. Over an area of 6,244 sq km it has a population of 412,214… -
León, Diocese of (LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)
LEÓN, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Spain, suffragan of Burgos; it has an area of 29,596 sq km and counts 170,987 inhabitants,… -
Leopoldina, Diocese of (LEOPOLDINA, DIOCESI DI)
LEOPOLDINA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The diocese has an area of 8,197 sq. km., with 450,000… -
Le Puy-en-Velay, Diocese of (LE-PUY-EN-VELAY, DIOCESI DI)
LE-PUY-EN-VELAY - Cloister of the cathedral (11th-12th centuries) restored in the 19th century. the baptistery; the cruciform basin was… -
Les Cayes, Diocese of (LES CAYES, DIOCESI DI)
LES CAYES, Diocese of. - City in the southwest of the Republic of Haiti (Antilles) and suffragan diocese of Port-au-Prince. It has a… -
Les Gonaïves, Diocese of (LES GONAIVES, DIOCESI DI)
LES GONAÏVES, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese on the Island of Haiti (Antilles), capital of the department of Artibonite. It has an area of… -
Liegi, Diocese of (LIEGI, DIOCESI DI)
LIEGI, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Belgium. It has an area of 6,283 sq. km., with 1,423,297… -
Liepāja, Diocese of (LIEPAJA, DIOCESI DI)
LIEPĀJA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Latvia. It has an area of 26,830 sq km with a population of 592,028 inhabitants, of whom 89,677… -
Lilla, Diocese of (LILLA, DIOCESI DI)
LILLA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the northern department in France. It has an area of about 2288 sq km with 1,077,399… -
Lima, Archdiocese of (LIMA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LIMA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of Peru in South America. It has an area of 34,168 sq km with 1,031,000 inhabitants,… -
Limburg, Diocese of (LIMBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
LIMBURG, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Germany. The diocese comprises the duchy of Nassau and the city of Frankfurt, to which were… -
Limerick, Diocese of (LIMERICK, DIOCESI DI)
LIMERICK, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the county of the same name in Eire. It comprises most of the county of L. and a small… -
Limoeiro, Diocese of (LIMOEIRO, DIOCESI DI)
LIMOEIRO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Ceará in Brazil. Over an area of approximately 20,000 sq km, the diocese has… -
Limoges, Diocese of (LIMOGES, DIOCESI DI)
LIMOGES, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the departments of Haute-Vienne and Creuse. It has an area of 11,085 sq km with a population of… -
Linares, Diocese of (LINARES, DIOCESI DI)
LINARES, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Chile. The diocese, now with an area of 12,380 sq km,… -
Lincoln, Diocese of (LINCOLN, DIOCESI DI)
LINCOLN, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Nebraska (U.S.A.), it comprises the part of the State of Nebraska situated south of… -
Lingayen, Diocese of (LINGAYEN, DIOCESI DI)
LINGAYEN, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the Philippine Islands, suffragan of Manila. It extends over 9,567 sq km and has 1,263,456… -
Linz, Diocese of (LINZ, DIOCESI DI)
LINZ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Austria; it comprises the federal country of Upper Austria, 12,447 sq km with 1,042,000… -
Lipa, Diocese of (LIPA, DIOCESI DI)
LIPA, Diocese of. - In the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 5,159 sq km with 816,528 inhabitants, of whom 731,679 are Catholics. It… -
Lipari, Diocese of (LIPARI, DIOCESI DI)
LIPARI, Diocese of. - City and diocese on the island of the same name in the Aeolian archipelago. The diocese is a suffragan of Messina,… -
Lishui, Diocese of (LISHUI, DIOCESI DI)
LISHUI, Diocese of. - In the civil province of Chekiang, in central-eastern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture, under the… -
Lismore, Diocese of (LISMORE, DIOCESI DI)
LISMORE, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of New South Wales in Australia and was erected on 10 May 1887 under the name of Grafton,… -
Little Rock, Diocese of (LITTLE ROCK, DIOCESI DI)
LITTLE ROCK, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Arkansas (U.S.A.). Its boundaries coincide with those of the State of Arkansas.… -
Liverpool, Archdiocese of (LIVERPOOL, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LIVERPOOL, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in England; it comprises the south-western part of Lancashire. Out of 2,374,824… -
Livorno, Diocese of (LIVORNO, DIOCESI DI)
LIVORNO, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Tuscany. Over an area of 290 sq. km., it has a… -
Ljubljana (Lubiana), Diocese of (LUBIANA (LJUBLIANA), DIOCESI DI)
LJUBLJANA (LUBIANA), DIOCESE OF. - Diocese in Carniola (Yugoslavia) with 543,306 Catholics and 21,635 of other religions; it comprises 285… -
Lleida, Diocese of (LERIDA, DIOCESI DI)
LLEIDA, Diocese of. - In Spain, in the province of the same name. The first reports we have of this diocese (Ilerda) date from the 6th… -
Lodi, Diocese of (LODI, DIOCESI DI)
LODI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Milan. Over an area of about 700 sq km. it has 205,491 inhabitants, of whom 205,400… -
Loja, Diocese of (LOJA, DIOCESI DI)
LOJA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital of the province of the same name, a city in Ecuador. It has an area of 20,000 sq km with a… -
London, Diocese of (LONDON, DIOCESI DI)
LONDON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Ontario (Canada). Erected as a diocese by Pius IX with the brief De Salute… -
Lorena, Diocese of (LORENA, DIOCESI DI)
LORENA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The diocese extends between those of Taubaté, Porto Alegre,… -
Los Angeles, Archdiocese of (LOS ANGELES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LOS ANGELES, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese in the State of California in the United States of America. It comprises the counties of… -
Louisville, Archdiocese of (LOUISVILLE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LOUISVILLE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Kentucky in the United States of America. It comprises that part of… -
Lourenço Marques, Archdiocese of (LORENZO MARQUES (LOURENÇO MARQUES), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LOURENÇO MARQUES, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique (East Africa). It has an area of 164,011 sq km with… -
Loyang, Diocese of (LOYANG, DIOCESI DI)
LOYANG, Diocese of. - In the northwestern part of the civil province of Honan, in northern China. Erected as an apostolic prefecture on May… -
Luanda, Diocese of (LOANDA, DIOCESI DI)
LUANDA, Diocese of. - City and archdiocese in Angola. From the 15th century, that is, from the period of its discovery, the territories of…