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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.,… -
Hudson Bay, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAIA DI HUDSON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUDSON BAY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The mission to the Eskimos was begun… -
Huế, Apostolic Vicariate of (HUÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The territory of the apostolic vicariate of H. is situated on the northern coast of Annam. The first… -
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… -
Hung-Hoa, Apostolic Vicariate of (HUNG-HOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUNG-HOA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the interior regions of northern Tonkin, it was erected on 15 Dec. 1895 under the name of… -
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… -
Iduhsien, Apostolic Prefecture of (IDUHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
IDUHSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the central part of the civil province of Shantung, in northern China; it was erected on 16 June… -
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… -
Ihsien, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YIHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
IHSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-western part of the province of Hopeh (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui… -
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… -
Indore, Apostolic Prefecture of (INDORE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
INDORE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Ecclesiastical circumscription of central-southern India erected on 11 March 1935 with territory… -
Infanta
INFANTA. - Prelature nullius and city in the Philippine Islands, created on 25 April 1950 by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution… -
Innsbruck
INNSBRUCK. - Apostolic administration, established on 11 Dec. 1921 for the territories of the diocese of Bressanone that remained with… -
Ipamu, Apostolic Vicariate Of (IPAMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IPAMU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-western part of the Belgian Congo, and is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary… -
IQUITOS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF (IQUITOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IQUITOS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the north-eastern region of Peru, it comprises the territory of the civil province of Alto y… -
Iringa, Apostolic Vicariate of (IRINGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IRINGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, in the southern part of Tanganyika north of Lake Nyassa, and is… -
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… -
Italy Sacred (ITALIA SACRA)
ITALY SACRED. - Title given by the Cistercian Ferdinando Ughelli (v.), abbot of Sts. Vincent and Anastasius at Aquae Salviae (Rome), to his… -
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… -
Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of (JABALPUR (JUBBULPORE), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JABALPUR (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of. - Erected on 18 July 1932 with territory detached from the dioceses of Nagpur and Allahabad… -
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… -
Jakarta, Apostolic Vicariate of (DJAKARTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
JAKARTA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By a decree dated 7 Feb. 1950 the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide changed the name of the… -
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;… -
Jhansi, Prefecture of (JHANSI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JHANSI, PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected on 12 Jan. 1940, detaching its territory from the diocese of Allahabad. Its position is in the… -
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,… -
Jiangzhou, Apostolic Prefecture of (KIANGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JIANGZHOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the civil province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected on 25 May… -
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… -
Jixi, Diocese of (KICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
JIXI, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the civil province of Hupeh, in central China. Erected as a mission sui iuris, under the name of… -
Johannesburg, Apostolic Vicariate of (JOHANNESBURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
JOHANNESBURG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The territory is part of the Union of South Africa and by decree of 4 June 1886 it was erected into… -
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… -
Jos, Apostolic Prefecture of (JOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Mission founded recently (1934) with territory detached from Northern Nigeria (v. KADUNA), comprising the… -
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… -
Kaduna, Apostolic Prefecture of (KADUNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KADUNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Created as an apostolic prefecture on 24 Aug. 1911. On 18 July 1929 the territories of the apostolic… -
Kagoshima, Prefecture of (KAGOSHIMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KAGOSHIMA, PREFECTURE OF. - On the southern coast of the island of Kyūshū (Japan), erected on 18 March 1927, with territory detached from… -
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.… -
Kampala, Vicariate of (KAMPALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KAMPALA, VICARIATE OF. - It is entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill for Foreign Missions and is located in the Uganda… -
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… -
Kangding, Diocese of (KANGTING, DIOCESI DI)
KANGDING, Diocese of. - In central-western China. It comprises independent Tibet or Sitsang, the Tibetan Marches or Sikang, and the… -
Kankan, Apostolic Prefecture of (KANKAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KANKAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected on 12 May 1949 with the eastern part of the apostolic vicariate of French Guinea, which… -
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… -
Karafuto, Apostolic Prefecture of (KARAFUTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KARAFUTO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On the island of Sakhalin, erected by apostolic brief on 21 May 1938 by division of the vicariate of… -
Karema, Apostolic Vicariate of (KAREMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KAREMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It is entrusted to the Society of… -
Katanga, Apostolic Vicariate of (KATANGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KATANGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It lies in the south-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Benedictines of the… -
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.… -
Kayes, Apostolic Prefecture of (KAYES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KAYES, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa, erected on 12 June 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of… -
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… -
Keetmanshoop, Apostolic Vicariate of (KEETMANSHOOP, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KEETMANSHOOP, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The territory of this vicariate was part of German South-West Africa, which after the First World… -
Keewatin, Apostolic Vicariate of (Canada) (KEEWATIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI (CANADA))
KEEWATIN, Apostolic Vicariate of (Canada). - It was erected by the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory on 4 March 1910 with territory… -
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… -
Keng-Tung, Apostolic Vicariate of (KENG-TUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KENG-TUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In southern Burma, in the federated Shan States, and it comprises the States of K., of Tawnpeng, of… -
Kepler, Paul Wilhelm
KEPLER, PAUL WILHELM. - Bishop, b. Sept. 28, 1852 at Schwäbisch-Gmünd, d. July 16, 1926 at Rottenburg. Ordained priest in 1875, he then… -
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),… -
Khartoum (Arabic al-Khartūm), Apostolic Vicariate of (KHARTUM (ARABO ḤARTŪM), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KHARTOUM (Arabic al-Khartūm), Apostolic Vicariate of. - It comprises the whole central and northern part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Its… -
Kian, Diocese of (KIAN, DIOCESI DI)
KIAN, Diocese of. - In China, in the central-western part of the civil province of Kiangsi, which, detached from the civil province of… -
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… -
Kienow, Apostolic Prefecture of (KIENOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KIENOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the civil province of Fukien, in central China. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Kigoma, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIGOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KIGOMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It derives precisely from… -
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… -
Kilimanjaro, Apostolic Vicariate of (KILIMANJARO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KILIMANJARO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, specifically in the northern part of the territory of… -
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… -
Kimberley, Diocese of (KIMBERLEY, DIOCESI DI)
KIMBERLEY, Diocese of. - The territory that today constitutes the diocese of K. was detached on 4 June 1886 from the apostolic vicariate of… -
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… -
Kisantu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISANTU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KISANTU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus, it was… -
Kisumu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISUMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KISUMU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the western part of Kenya (British East Africa), and entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of… -
Kitega, Apostolic Vicariate of (KITEGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KITEGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southern part of Urundi and entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White… -
Kivu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIVU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KIVU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the eastern part of the Belgian Congo Colony, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and Lake K.… -
Klaipėda (KLAIPEDA)
KLAIPĖDA. - A nullius prelature and city in Lithuania. It was created by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Lituanorum gente of 4… -
Koango, Vicariate Apostolic of (KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. - Located in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives… -
Kokstad, Diocese of (KOKSTAD, DIOCESI DI)
KOKSTAD, Diocese of. - In the Union of South Africa. By decree of 8 April 1935 the south-western region of the apostolic vicariate of… -
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… -
Kongolo, Vicariate Apostolic of (KONGOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KONGOLO, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF.- It is located in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Congregation of… -
Kontum, Vicariate Apostolic of (KONTUM, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KONTUM, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - In Indochina, erected on 18 January 1932 by division of the vicariate of Quinhon. It is made up of the… -
Korhogo, Prefecture Apostolic of (KORHOGO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KORHOGO, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the northern part of the Ivory Coast, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1911, detaching its… -
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… -
Kroonstad, Diocese of (KROONSTAD, DIOCESI DI)
KROONSTAD, Diocese of. - It is located in the Orange Free State and was erected as an apostolic prefecture of K. on 26 Nov. 1923, with… -
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… -
Kwangju, Apostolic Prefecture of (KWANG-JU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KWANGJU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated at the south-western extremity of Korea and comprises the entire civil province of Zenra… -
Kweilin, Apostolic Prefecture of (KWEILIN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KWEILIN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the civil province of Kwangsi (southern China). It was erected on 2… -
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… -
Kyoto, Apostolic Prefecture of (KYÔTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KYOTO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the western part of the island of Hondo (southern Japan), it comprises the civil prefectures… -
Labateca, Apostolic Prefecture of (LABATECA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LABATECA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern regions of Colombia, erected on 15 June 1945 with territory detached partly from… -
Labrea
LABREA. - Prelature nullius in the State of Amazonas in Brazil. It has an area of 201,506 sq km with 44,960 inhabitants, of whom 38,257 are… -
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… -
Lake Albert, Apostolic Vicariate of (LAGO ALBERTO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LAGO ALBERTO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Administration of Confirmation in a church of the apostolic vicariate of L. A. LAGO ALBERTO,… -
Lake Mweru, Apostolic Prefecture of (LAGO MOERO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DEL)
LAKE MWERU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the south-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and takes its name from the lake that… -
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… -
Langson and Caobang, Apostolic Vicariate of (LANGSON E CAOBANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LANGSON AND CAOBANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the extreme north-eastern corner of Tonkin (Vietnam), it comprises the two civil… -
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… -
Larantuka, Apostolic Vicariate of (LARANTUKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LARANTUKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the Island of Flores (Indonesia), it comprises the entire civil district of L., detached… -
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… -
Leopoldville, Apostolic Vicariate of (LEOPOLDVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LEOPOLDVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the western part of the Belgian Congo, it is entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate… -
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… -
Leticia, Apostolic Prefecture of (LETICIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LETICIA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Colombia, it is one of the three autonomous missions erected on 7 February 1951 by dismemberment of… -
Levoča
LEVOČA. - City in Slovakia, founded in 1245 and the center of a German colony. The ancient center of the county of Scepusium (Spiš), today… -
Libreville, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIBREVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIBREVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in French Equatorial Africa and originated from the apostolic vicariate of the Two… -
Lichow, Apostolic Prefecture of (LICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LICHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the civil province of Hunan, in central China. Erected on 6 May 1931, by division of the apostolic… -
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… -
Limón, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIMON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIMÓN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Costa Rica. The mission of L. was promoted in 1880 by the second bishop of San José de Costa Rica,… -
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… -
Lintsing, Apostolic Prefecture of (LINTSING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LINTSING, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the province of Shantung (northeastern China). It was erected on 5 April 1931 with 13 civil… -
Lintung, Apostolic Prefecture of (LINTUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LINTUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In western Manchuria. It was erected on 18 May 1937, with 7 civil sub-prefectures, detached from the… -
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,… -
Lisala, Apostolic Vicariate of (LISALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LISALA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Missionaries of… -
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.… -
Little Sunda, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands of the (PICCOLA SONDA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE DELLA)
LITTLE SUNDA, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands of the. - The territory, called "Kleine Sunda Eilanden," on Sept. 16, 1913 was detached… -
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… -
Livingstone, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIVINGSTONE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIVINGSTONE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Northern Rhodesia. Its territory (the province of Barotseland with the district of L., which… -
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… -
Lolo, Apostolic Prefecture of (LOLO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LOLO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Order of Premonstratensians (abbey of Tongerloo in Belgium),… -
Lomé, Apostolic Vicariate of (LOMÈ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LOMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the southern part of Togo (French mandate). Before 1860 it belonged to the apostolic vicariate of the…