Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Luan, Diocese of (LUAN, DIOCESI DI)
LUAN, Diocese of. - The two civil provinces of Shansi and Shensi, in northern China, detached from the diocese of Peking on 15 Oct. 1696… -
Lublin (Lublino), Diocese of (LUBLINO (LUBLIN), DIOCESI DI)
LUBLIN (LUBLINO), DIOCESE OF. - In Poland, suffragan of Warsaw. By a brief of Pius VI of 20 July 1790, a part of the diocese of Kraków was… -
Lucca, Archdiocese of (LUCCA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LUCCA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Tuscany. It has an area of 950 sq km with a… -
Lucena, Diocese of (LUCENA, DIOCESI DI)
LUCENA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the Philippine Islands. The diocese was created by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution… -
Lucera, Diocese of (LUCERA, DIOCESI DI)
LUCERA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Foggia. It has an area of 65 sq km, 105,000 inhabitants, all Catholic; it has 21… -
Luck, Diocese of (LUCEORIA (LUCK), DIOCESI DI)
LUCK, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Poland, suffragan of Lviv. The diocese was founded in 1358 by Innocent VI, but with the episcopal… -
Lucknow, Diocese of (LUCKNOW, DIOCESI DI)
LUCKNOW, Diocese of. - Located in northern India. It was erected on 12 January 1940 and entrusted to the Capuchins. Its territory was… -
Lucson, Diocese of (LUÇON, DIOCESI DI)
LUCSON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Vendée in France. The diocese has the same boundaries as the department; it has… -
Lugano, Diocese of (LUGANO, DIOCESI DI)
LUGANO, Diocese of. - Governed by an apostolic administrator with episcopal character. The evangelization of these lands situated between… -
Lugo, Diocese of (LUGO, DIOCESI DI)
LUGO, Diocese of. - Diocese in Spanish Galicia; its boundaries coincide with those of the province of the same name; it has an area of… -
Lugoj, Diocese of (LUGOJ, DIOCESI DI)
LUGOJ, Diocese of. - Catholic diocese united in the Romanian Banat. It was founded by Pius IX with the bull Apostolicum ministerium of 26… -
Lungro, Diocese of (LUNGRO, DIOCESI DI)
LUNGRO, DIOCESI di. - For the Italo-Albanians, Benedict XV, by the constitution Catholici fideles of 12 February 1919, erected in Calabria… -
Luni (La Spezia), Sarzana and Brugnato, Diocese of (LUNI (LA SPEZIA), SARZANA E BRUGNATO, DIOCESI DI)
LUNI (La Spezia), Sarzana and Brugnato, Diocese of. - Dioceses united in Liguria. Out of a total of 245,266 inhabitants, there are 243,000… -
Luxor (Thebes of the Copts), Diocese of (LUQSOR (TEBE DEI COPTI), DIOCESI DI)
LUXOR (Thebes of the Copts), Diocese of. - Suffragan of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, founded in 1895 with the letter Christi Domini… -
Lviv (Lwów, Lemberg), Diocese of (LEOPOLI (LWÓW, LVIV, LEMBERG), DIOCESI DI)
LVIV (Lwów, Lemberg), Diocese of. - Seat of three archbishops-metropolitans, of the Latins, of the Armenians, of the Ruthenians. > (photo… -
Lydenburg, Diocese of (LYDENBURG, DIOCESI DI)
LYDENBURG, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the Transvaal. Erected on 12 June 1923 as an apostolic prefecture with territory detached… -
Lyon, Archdiocese of (LIONE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
LYON, Archdiocese of. - Arch- diocese and capital city of the department of the Rhône at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône. It… -
Macao, Diocese of (MACAO, DIOCESI DI)
MACAO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in China. It forms a peninsula beside the south-east coast of China, in the middle of the delta… -
Maceió, Archdiocese of (MACEIÒ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MACEIÓ, Archdiocese of. - Capital and archdiocese of the State of Alagoas in Brazil. Over an area of 11,928 sq km it counts 623,756… -
Madison, Diocese of (MADISON, DIOCESI DI)
MADISON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Wisconsin (United States of America). It comprises the counties of Columbia, Dane,… -
Madras, Archdiocese of (MADRAS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MADRAS, Archdiocese of. - It is located in the south-eastern part of India, entrusted to the Pious Society of Salesians of St. John Bosco.… -
Madrid, Diocese of (MADRID, DIOCESI DI)
MADRID, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of Spain. The diocese has an area of 7,988.75 sq. km. with a population of 1,909,003… -
Madurai (Madura), Diocese of (MADHURAI (MADURA), DIOCESI DI)
MADURAI (MADURA), DIOCESE OF. - On the southeastern coast of India, entrusted to the Jesuits of the province of Toulouse. The mission of M.… -
Mainz on the Rhine, Diocese of (MAGONZA SUL RENO, DIOCESI DI)
MAINZ ON THE RHINE, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate, opposite the mouth of the Main. Over an… -
Maitland, Diocese of (MAITLAND, DIOCESI DI)
MAITLAND, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the State of New South Wales (Australia), erected on 25 June 1874, as a suffragan of Sydney.… -
Majorca (Mallorca), Diocese of (MAIORCA (MALLORCA), DIOCESI DI)
MAJORCA (MALLORCA), DIOCESE OF. - It embraces the island of this name and that of Cabrera in the Balearic Islands (Spain). In 1851 the see… -
Malacca, Diocese of (MALACCA, DIOCESI DI)
MALACCA, Diocese of. - It comprises the entire peninsula of the same name and measures 134,737 sq. km. in area. Politically it is under… -
Managua, Archdiocese of (MANAGUA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MANAGUA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital city and archdiocese in Nicaragua (Central America). It extends over 5,000 sq km, with a population of… -
Manchester, Diocese of (MANCHESTER, DIOCESI DI)
MANCHESTER, Diocese of. - City and diocese entirely contained within the State of New Hampshire (United States of America). Over an area of… -
Manfredonia, Diocese of (MANFREDONIA, DIOCESI DI)
MANFREDONIA, DIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Foggia (Italy). It has a population of 112,040 inhabitants, of whom… -
Mangalore, Diocese of (MANGALORE, DIOCESI DI)
MANGALORE, Diocese of. - In south-western India; it comprises the civil district of South Canara (province of Madras). It borders on the… -
Manila, Archdiocese of (MANILA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MANILA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of the Philippine Islands, on the western coast of the island of Luzon, at the mouth… -
Manizales, Diocese of (MANIZALES, DIOCESI DI)
MANIZALES, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Caldas in Colombia. It has an area of 10,432 sq km with a population… -
Mantua, Diocese of (MANTOVA, DIOCESI DI)
MANTUA, Diocese of. - Diocese and provincial capital city in Lombardy. It has an area of 2,024 sq km, with 375,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Maramureș (Maramaros), Diocese of (MARAMURES (MARAMAROS), DIOCESI DI)
MARAMUREȘ (MARAMAROS), DIOCESE OF. - Diocese for the faithful of the Greek-Romanian rite in northern Romania, with its seat at Baia Mare,… -
Mariana, Archdiocese Of (MARIANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MARIANA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. Its suffragans are the bishoprics of Porto Alegre,… -
Marquette, Diocese Of (MARQUETTE, DIOCESI DI)
MARQUETTE, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in the State of Michigan in the United States. It contains the northern peninsula of the State of… -
Marsi, Diocese Of (MARSI, DIOCESI DI)
MARSI, Diocese Of. - In the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. It extends over the region around the lake of Fucino, now drained, for 16,281… -
Marsiglia, Archdiocese Of (MARSIGLIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MARSIGLIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in France. It has a population of about 900,000 inhabitants.… -
Maseru, Diocese of (MASERU, DIOCESI DI)
MASERU, Diocese of. - With the establishment of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in the Union of South Africa, on 11 January 1951 the apostolic… -
Massa Marittima, Diocese of (MASSA MARITTIMA, DIOCESI DI)
MASSA MARITTIMA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in Tuscany. A suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena, in the Tuscan region, it extends along… -
Matagalpa, Diocese of (MATAGALPA, DIOCESI DI)
MATAGALPA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of the same name in Nicaragua. It has an area of 18,600 sq km with a… -
Matanzas, Diocese of (MATANZAS, DIOCESI DI)
MATANZAS, Diocese of. - City and diocese on the northern coast of the Island of Cuba. It has an area of 8,444 sq km with a population of… -
Matelica, Diocese of (MATELICA, DIOCESI DI)
MATELICA, Diocese of. - In the Marche. It was an episcopal see in the 5th century, since the names of the bishops Equitius (478), Basil and… -
Mazara del Vallo, Diocese of (MAZARA DEL VALLO, DIOCESI DI)
MAZARA DEL VALLO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Trapani, in Sicily. It has an area of 1905.10 sq km; population… -
Meath, Diocese of (MEATH, DIOCESI DI)
MEATH, Diocese of. - A suffragan diocese of Armagh, territorially the largest in Ireland; it comprises most of the counties of Meath,… -
Meaux, Diocese of (MEAUX, DIOCESI DI)
MEAUX, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Seine-et-Marne (France). It has an area of 5664 sq km with 407,137 inhabitants,… -
Mechelen, Archdiocese of (MALINES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MALINES, ARCHDIOCESE of - Palace of Justice, formerly the Palace of Margaret of Austria, begun in 1507 - Malines. soon to become for Islam… -
Medellín, Archdiocese of (MEDELLIN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MEDELLÍN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and capital city of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. It has an area of 15,000 sq. km., with… -
Meissen, Diocese of (MEISSEN, DIOCESI DI)
MEISSEN, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Saxony. The diocese has an area of 17,460 sq. km. with a population of 6,042,219 inhabitants, of… -
Melbourne, Archdiocese of (MELBOURNE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MELBOURNE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is located in the State of Victoria, in Australia, and is its capital. The first Mass was celebrated there… -
Melfi and Rapolla, Diocese of (MELFI E RAPOLLA, DIOCESI DI)
MELFI AND RAPOLLA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Potenza, immediately subject to the Holy See. The union of the two… -
Mende, Diocese of (MENDE, DIOCESI DI)
MENDE, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Lozère (France), on the left bank of the Lot. It has an area of 5,000… -
Mendoza, Diocese of (MENDOZA, DIOCESI DI)
MENDOZA, Diocese of. - Diocese and principal city in the province of the same name in Argentina. It has an area of 247,917 sq km, with a… -
Menevia, Diocese of (MENEVIA, DIOCESI DI)
MENEVIA, Diocese of. - In the province of Cardiff in England, with the exception of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire. Out of 932,480… -
Mercedes, Diocese of (MERCEDES, DIOCESI DI)
MERCEDES, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Argentina. It has an area of 145,142 sq. km., with a population of 1,100,000 inhabitants, of… -
Mérida, Archdiocese of (MÉRIDA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MÉRIDA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital of the state of the same name in Venezuela (South America), situated in the north-western… -
Messina, Archdiocese of (MESSINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MESSINA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City of northeastern Sicily, on the strait of the same name that connects the Mediterranean to the Tyrrhenian.… -
Metz, Diocese of (METZ, DIOCESI DI)
METZ, Diocese of. - Capital city of the department of the Moselle, at the confluence of the Seille with the Moselle, which branches out… -
Mexico, Archdiocese of (MESSICO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MEXICO, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the Republic and center of the Federal District. It has an area of 28,300 sq. km.,… -
Middlesbrough, Diocese of (MIDDLESBOROUGH, DIOCESI DI)
MIDDLESBROUGH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Liverpool. The diocese was created by Leo XIII on 20 Dec. 1878, with the… -
Milan, Archdiocese of (MILANO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MILAN, Archdiocese of. - It now comprises a territory of 4,850 sq km and extends not only over the present province of M. but also over… -
Mileto, Diocese of (MILETO, DIOCESI DI)
MILETO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro. It has a population of 400,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed… -
Milwaukee, Archdiocese of (MILWAUKEE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MILWAUKEE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Wisconsin (from the Algonquian "good land"; U.S.A.), of which it today comprises 10 counties.… -
Minorca, Diocese Of (MINORCA, DIOCESI DI)
MINORCA, Diocese Of. - On the island of the same name (Balearics, Spain) in the Mediterranean. Area 669 sq. km. It is part of the… -
Minsk, Latin Diocese Of (MINSK, DIOCESI LATINA DI)
MINSK, LATIN DIOCESE OF. - In White Russia; it was erected by ukaz of Tsar Paul I on 9 Aug. 1798 and then canonically approved by Pope Pius… -
Mobile, Diocese of (MOBILE, DIOCESI DI)
MOBILE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Alabama, in the United States of America. It comprises the State of Alabama (51,540… -
Modigliana, Diocese of (MODIGLIANA, DIOCESI DI)
MODIGLIANA, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Florence. It comprises 7 municipalities in the province of Forlì and one in the province of… -
Mogilev, Archdiocese of (MOHILEV, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MOGILEV, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It was erected in 1773 by Empress Catherine II of Russia and in 1783 by the Holy See for the Latin Catholics of… -
Molfetta, Diocese of (MOLFETTA, DIOCESI DI)
MOLFETTA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Bari. It has united the dioceses of Giovinazzo and Terlizzi. It has a… -
Moncton, Archdiocese of (MONCTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MONCTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of New Brunswick (Canada), with three suffragan dioceses: St-Jean, Bathurst… -
Mondoñedo, Diocese of (MONDOÑEDO, DIOCESI DI)
MONDOÑEDO, Diocese of. - Spanish city and diocese in the extreme west of the Cantabrian coast, in the civil provinces of Lugo and La… -
Mondovì, Diocese of (MONDOVÌ, DIOCESI DI)
MONDOVÌ, Diocese of. - Diocese and city of Piedmont. The diocese comprises 181 parishes (84 municipalities: 70 in the province of Cuneo and… -
Monopoli, Diocese of (MONOPOLI, DIOCESI DI)
MONOPOLI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Bari, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area of 1,000.500 [square… -
Monreale, Archdiocese of (MONREALE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MONREALE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in Sicily, in the province of Palermo. It has a population of 200,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Montalcino, Diocese of (MONTALCINO, DIOCESI DI)
MONTALCINO, Diocese of. - City in the province of Siena, seat of a diocese, with territory partly in the province of Siena and partly in… -
Montalto, Diocese of (MONTALTO, DIOCESI DI)
MONTALTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It has 32,351 inhabitants, almost all Catholics, distributed… -
Montauban, Diocese of (MONTAUBAN, DIOCESI DI)
MONTAUBAN, Diocese of. - Diocese and city, prefecture seat of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne in France. The city of M. lies on a terrace… -
Montefeltro, Diocese of (MONTEFELTRO, DIOCESI DI)
MONTEFELTRO, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of Urbino; since 1563 the episcopal residence has been in Pennabilli, province of Pesaro. The diocese… -
Montefiascone, Diocese of (MONTEFIASCONE, DIOCESI DI)
MONTEFIASCONE, DIOCESE of - In Latium, in the province of Viterbo; it has an area of 475 sq. km., with a population of 40,000 inhabitants,… -
Montepulciano, Diocese of (MONTEPULCIANO, DIOCESI DI)
MONTEPULCIANO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Siena, on the Mons Politianus which divides the Val di Chiana from the Val… -
Monterey-Fresno, Diocese of (MONTEREY-FRESNO, DIOCESI DI)
MONTEREY-FRESNO, DIOCESE OF. - In the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles, U.S.A., it comprises 12 counties of the State of California… -
Monterrey, Archdiocese of (MONTERREY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MONTERREY, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and capital city of the State of Nuevo León in northern Mexico. The city was founded in 1579, with… -
Montesclaros, Diocese of (MONTESCLAROS, DIOCESI DI)
MONTESCLAROS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the northern extremity of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It has an area of 129,328 sq… -
Montevideo, Archdiocese of (MONTEVIDEO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MONTEVIDEO, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of Uruguay. It has an area of 40,062 sq km with a population of 1,345,000… -
Mont-Laurier, Diocese of (MONT-LAURIER, DIOCESI DI)
MONT-LAURIER, DIOCESE of - Diocese in the province of Québec. As soon as he had taken possession of his see of Ottawa, Msgr. Charles Hugh… -
Montpellier, Diocese of (MONTPELLIER, DIOCESI DI)
MONTPELLIER, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese, seat of the prefecture of the department of Hérault, on the river Lez, ancient capital of… -
Montréal, Archdiocese of (MONTRÉAL, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MONTRÉAL, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the province of Québec (Canada). The archdiocese of M. today numbers 946,535 Catholics, of whom 806,185 live… -
Morelia, Archdiocese of (MORELIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MORELIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Michoacán in Mexico. It has an area of 30,000 sq km with 1,300,000… -
Morganti, Pasquale
MORGANTI, PASQUALE. - Archbishop of Ravenna and well-known author of ascetical writings, b. at Lesmo (Milan) on 13 Dec. 1852, d. at Ravenna… -
Mossorò, Diocese of (MOSSORÒ, DIOCESI DI)
MOSSORÒ, DIOCESE of - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. Over an area of 18,365 sq km it has 400,000… -
Mostar-Duvno, Diocese of (MOSTAR-DUVNO, DIOCESI DI)
MOSTAR-DUVNO, DIOCESE OF. - It has an area of 8,368 sq km and 165,000 faithful, who form the absolute majority in comparison with Muslims… -
Most Holy Assumption Of Paraguay, Archdiocese Of (SANTISSIMA ASSUNZIONE DEL PARAGUAY, ARCIDIOCESI DELLA)
MOST HOLY ASSUMPTION OF PARAGUAY, Archdiocese Of. - Also called simply, before 1929, "of Paraguay" because it comprised the entire… -
Most Holy Conception (Conception), Archdiocese Of (SANTISSIMA CONCEZIONE (CONCEPTION), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MOST HOLY CONCEPTION (Conception), Archdiocese Of. - City and archdiocese of Chile, in the province of Concepción, Arauco and Bio-Bio, in… -
Moukden, Archdiocese of (MOUKDEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MOUKDEN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Located in the southwestern part of Manchuria, it consists of nine civil prefectures, namely: Si-an, Tungfen,… -
Moulins, Diocese of (MOULINS, DIOCESI DI)
MOULINS, Diocese of. - Diocese and seat of a prefecture of the department of the Allier, ancient capital of the Bourbonnais. It extends… -
Mukachevo (Munkács), Diocese of (MUCAČEVO (MUNKÁCS), DIOCESI DI)
MUKACHEVO (MUNKÁCS), DIOCESE OF. - Ruthenian-Greek (Catholic), located in Hungary, which passed in 1920 to Czechoslovakia and in 1945 to… -
Multan, Diocese of (MULTAN, DIOCESI DI)
MULTAN, Diocese of. - The mission of M. owes its origin to the Capuchin missionaries, who during and after the English occupation of the… -
Munich (München) and Freising, Archdiocese of (MONACO (MÜNCHEN) E FRISINGA (FREISING), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
MUNICH (München) and Freising, Archdiocese of. - In Bavaria, over an area of 11,972 sq km; it has 2,057,220 inhabitants, of whom 1,744,574… -
Münster, Diocese of (MÜNSTER, DIOCESI DI)
MÜNSTER, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Westphalia (Germany). The diocese has an area of 15,128 sq. km., with 3,606,669 inhabitants, of… -
Muro Lucano, Diocese of (MURO LUCANO, DIOCESI DI)
MURO LUCANO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Potenza. Over an area of 510.38 sq km, it has a population of 35,000… -
Mysore, Diocese of (MYSORE, DIOCESI DI)
MYSORE, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Pondicherry and entrusted to the Society for Foreign Missions of Paris. The first missionaries of the… -
Nagasaki, Diocese of (NAGASAKI, DIOCESI DI)
NAGASAKI, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Tokyo, it is situated in the western part of the island of Kyushu. It comprises the entire civil… -
Nagpur, Diocese of (NAGPUR, DIOCESI DI)
NAGPUR, Diocese of. - In 1816 numerous Goan priests visited the civil district of Aurangabad and in 1820 that of N. In 1839, moreover,… -
Name Of Jesus (Cebu), Archdiocese Of (NOME DI GESÙ (CEBU), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NAME OF JESUS (CEBU), ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese in the Philippine Islands. Over an area of 4,329 sq km live 1,122,132 inhabitants, of… -
Nampula, Diocese of (NAMPULA, DIOCESI DI)
NAMPULA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the north of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique, canonically erected on 4 Sept. 1940, in… -
Namur, Diocese of (NAMUR, DIOCESI DI)
NAMUR, Diocese of. - City and diocese, capital of the province of the same name in Belgium. It extends over 80,782 sq km with 569,568… -
Nanchang, Archdiocese of (NANCHANG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NANCHANG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - On 19 Aug. 1879 the apostolic vicariate of Kiangsi, which comprised the civil province of the same name, was… -
Nancheng, Diocese of (NANCHENG, DIOCESI DI)
NANCHENG, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the civil and ecclesiastical province of Kiangsi (central China). It was erected as an… -
Nanchino, Archdiocese of (NANCHINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NANCHINO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The first ecclesiastical organization of N. (= capital of the south) came about in 1658 with the erection of… -
Nancy, Diocese of (NANCY, DIOCESI DI)
NANCY, DIOCESE of - City and diocese, capital of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, formerly capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. The… -
Nanning, Archdiocese of (NANNING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NANNING, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The civil province of Kwangsi, in southern China, was detached on 6 Aug. 1875 from the apostolic prefecture of… -
Nantes, Diocese of (NANTES, DIOCESI DI)
NANTES, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Brittany, prefecture of the department of Loire-Inférieure, 60 km. from the Atlantic Ocean. The… -
Naples, Archdiocese of (NAPOLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NAPLES, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese of Campania. It has an area of 128,641 sq km with a population of 1,250,000 inhabitants, of… -
Nardò, Diocese of (NARDÒ, DIOCESI DI)
NARDÒ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Lecce. It has an area of over 534 sq km, with a population of 140,000 inhabitants,… -
Narni, Diocese of (NARNI, DIOCESI DI)
NARNI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Umbria, in the province of Terni. > NARNI, DIOCESI di - Roman bridge over the Nera. It has a… -
Nashville, Diocese of (NASHVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
NASHVILLE, Diocese of. - In the United States of America. Over an area of 42,022 miles, the diocese of N. today (1950 census) has 3,129,718… -
Natchez, Diocese of (NATCHEZ, DIOCESI DI)
NATCHEZ, Diocese of. - In the United States of America, suffragan of New Orleans, it comprises the territory of the State of Mississippi,… -
Nazaré, Diocese of (NAZARÉ, DIOCESI DI)
NAZARÉ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. The diocese has an area of 5,556 sq km, with a population of… -
Nellore, Diocese of (NELLORE, DIOCESI DI)
NELLORE, Diocese of. - In south-eastern India, on the Bay of Bengal. In 1701 some French Jesuits began to evangelize the territory of the… -
Nelson, Diocese of (NELSON, DIOCESI DI)
NELSON, Diocese of. - In the province of Canadian Colombia. A suffragan of Vancouver, the diocese was erected by Pope Pius XI with the… -
Neosolio (Slovak Banská Bystrica), Diocese of (NEOSOLIO (SLOVACCO BANSKA BYSTRICA), DIOCESI DI)
NEOSOLIO (Slovak Banská Bystrica), Diocese of. - Diocese in Slovakia, erected on 13 March 1776, detached from the territory of the… -
Nepi and Sutri, Diocese of (NEPI E SUTRI, DIOCESI DI)
NEPI AND SUTRI, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, immediately subject to the Holy See. They have an area of 782 sq km… -
Nevers, Diocese of (NEVERS, DIOCESI DI)
NEVERS, Diocese of. - Capital city of the department of the Nièvre at the confluence of the river of the same name with the Loire. The… -
Newark, Archdiocese of (NEWARK, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NEWARK, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of the United States of America, erected as a diocese by Pius IX in 1853 for the State of… -
New Cáceres, Diocese of (NUOVA CACERES, DIOCESI DI)
NEW CÁCERES, DIOCESE. - Diocese in the Philippine Islands. It measures 17,617 sq. km.; it has 1,666,459 inhabitants, of whom 1,583,137 are… -
New Lisbon, Diocese of (NUOVA LISBONA, DIOCESI DI)
NEW LISBON, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese > (from Enc. Ital., XXV, 140 f.) > DUTCH NEW GUINEA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - House of the… -
New Orleans, Archdiocese of (NUOVA ORLEANS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NEW ORLEANS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the United States of America. It has an area of 13,090 square miles with 1,247,894… -
New Pamplona, Diocese of (NUOVA PAMPLONA, DIOCESI DI)
NEW PAMPLONA, DIOCESE. - Diocese and city in the department of Santander del Norte, in Colombia (South America). It extends over 25,931 sq… -
New Segovia, Diocese of (NUOVA SEGOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
NEW SEGOVIA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 11,559 sq. km., with 851,673… -
New York, Archdiocese of (NUOVA YORK, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
NEW YORK, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of N. Y. The founding of the diocese of N. Y. coincides with the… -
Nicastro, Diocese of (NICASTRO, DIOCESI DI)
NICASTRO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro; it lies on the slopes of the Sila at the edge of the plain of St.… -
Nice, Diocese Of (NIZZA, DIOCESI DI)
NICE, DIOCESE of - City and diocese, capital of the prefecture of the department of Alpes-Maritimes in France. The diocese extends over the… -
Nicolet, Diocese Of (NICOLET, DIOCESI DI)
NICOLET, Diocese Of. - The diocese of Trois Rivières, already divided in 1874 to form the diocese of Sherbrooke (Quebec) and to enlarge… -
Nicosia, Diocese of (NICOSIA, DIOCESI DI)
NICOSIA, Diocese of. - In Sicily (Enna), suffragan of Messina. Erected by Pius VII (17 March 1816), its first bishop, Gaetano M. Avarna,… -
Nicotera, Diocese of (NICOTERA, DIOCESI DI)
NICOTERA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro. Together with the diocese of Tropea it has a population of 85,000… -
Nîmes, Diocese Of (NÎMES, DIOCESI DI)
NÎMES, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in the department of Gard, at the foot of the hills of Garrigues, in southern France. Its boundaries… -
Ningxia, Diocese Of (NINGSIA, DIOCESI DI)
NINGXIA, Diocese Of. - It is located in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia (China) and comprises the three civil sub-prefectures… -
Ningyuan, Diocese Of (NINGVŪAN, DIOCESI DI)
NINGYUAN, Diocese Of. - Erected as an apostolic vicariate, under the name of Kientchang, on 12 Aug. 1910, with territory detached from that… -
Niterói, Diocese of (NITERÓI, DIOCESI DI)
NITERÓI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). It borders on the dioceses of Barra do Piraí, Valença, Rio… -
Nitra, Diocese of (NITRA, DIOCESI DI)
NITRA, Diocese of. - Diocese in Slovakia, established in 880 as a suffragan of the metropolis of Pannonia, when Pope John VIII sent St.… -
Nocera De' Pagani (Alfaterna), Diocese Of (NOCERA DEI PAGANI (ALFATERNA), DIOCESI DI)
NOCERA DE' PAGANI (ALFATERNA), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Salerno, with a population of 90,000 inhabitants, all… -
Nocera Umbra, Diocese of (NOCERA UMBRA, DIOCESI DI)
NOCERA UMBRA, DIOCESE OF. - Ancient diocese in northeastern Umbria. It is immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area of 1,500 sq… -
Nola, Diocese of (NOLA, DIOCESI DI)
NOLA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Campania, in the province of Naples. It has an area of 200 sq km with a population of 260,000… -
Nona (Aenona), Ancient Diocese Of (NONA (AENONA), ANTICA DIOCESI DI)
NONA (Aenona), Ancient Diocese Of. - The small city of N. (Nin), situated on one of the northernmost points of the Dalmatian coast, in the… -
Northampton, Diocese Of (NORTHAMPTON, DIOCESI DI)
NORTHAMPTON, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in England. It comprises the counties of Bedford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Norfolk,… -
Noto, Diocese of (NOTO, DIOCESI DI)
NOTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Sicily, in Italy, suffragan of the archdiocese of Syracuse. Seven municipalities of the diocese are… -
Nottingham, Diocese of (NOTTINGHAM, DIOCESI DI)
NOTTINGHAM, Diocese of. - City and diocese in England. It comprises the counties of Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, N. and Rutland. It has a… -
Novara, Diocese of (NOVARA, DIOCESI DI)
NOVARA, Diocese of. - City, capital of the province of the same name and diocese. The diocese extends from the lower Novara area to the… -
Nuoro, Diocese of (NUORO, DIOCESI DI)
NUORO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Sardinia, suffragan of Cagliari. The diocese has an area of 3000 sq km with a population of… -
Nusco, Diocese of (NUSCO, DIOCESI DI)
NUSCO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Avellino. It comprises 8 municipalities, of which the most important are: Bagnoli… -
Oeiras, Diocese of (OEIRAS, DIOCESI DI)
OEIRAS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the state of Pará in Brazil. It has an area of 70,000 sq. km., with a population of 350,000… -
Ogdensburgh, Diocese of (OGDENSBURG, DIOCESI DI)
OGDENSBURGH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of New York (U.S.A.). The diocese, a suffragan of New York, has an area of 12,036… -
Ogliastra, Diocese of (OGLIASTRA, DIOCESI DI)
OGLIASTRA, Diocese of. - In the province of Nuoro with the episcopal residence in Lanusei. It has an area of 2,461 sq km with a population… -
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Diocese of (OKLAHOMA E TULSA, DIOCESI DI)
OKLAHOMA CITY AND TULSA, Diocese of. - In the United States of America. The diocese comprises the State of Oklahoma and has (1950) a total… -
Olinda and Recife, Archdiocese of (OLINDA E RECIFE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
OLINDA AND RECIFE, Archdiocese of. - In the State of Pernambuco (Brazil). It is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province whose… -
Oliveira, Diocese of (OLIVEIRA, DIOCESI DI)
OLIVEIRA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It has an area of 6,887 sq km with 198,000 Catholic… -
Olomouc (Olmütz), Archdiocese of (OLOMOUC (OLMÜTZ), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
OLOMOUC (OLMÜTZ), ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city of Moravia (Czechoslovakia). The city was founded in the 11th century and was the… -
Omaha, Archdiocese of (OMAHA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
OMAHA, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the State of Nebraska, U.S.A. O. covers an area of 14,051 square miles with a population… -
Ondo, Diocese of (ONDO, DIOCESI DI)
ONDO, Diocese of. - In the south-eastern part of Nigeria. The evangelization of the territory began in 1913 through the work of the Fathers… -
Onitsha, Archdiocese of (ONITSHA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ONITSHA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the central-southern part of Nigeria. The missionaries of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, coming from… -
Oppido Mamertina, Diocese of (OPPIDO MAMERTINA, DIOCESI DI)
OPPIDO MAMERTINA, DIOCESE. - Diocese and city in the province of Reggio Calabria, in a delightful position on the north-western spurs of… -
Oradea Mare (Nagy-Várad, Grosswardein, Gran Varadino), Diocese of (ORADEA MARE (NAGY-VÁRAD, GROSS WARDEN, GRAN VARADINO), DIOCESI DI)
ORADEA MARE (Nagy-Várad, Grosswardein, Gran Varadino), Diocese of. - A united Catholic diocese in north-western Transylvania, in Romania… -
Oran (Oran), Diocese of (ORANO (ORAN), DIOCESI DI)
ORAN (Oran), Diocese of. - City and diocese of Algeria, suffragan of the archdiocese of Algiers. It has an area of 67,353 sq km with a… -
Oria, Diocese of (ORIA, DIOCESI DI)
ORIA, DIOCESI di [DIOCESE of]. - City and diocese in the province of Brindisi, with 7 municipalities in that province and 4 in that of… -
Orihuela, Diocese of (ORIHUELA, DIOCESI DI)
ORIHUELA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the civil province of Alicante, in Spain. It extends over 3,200 sq km, with 445,000… -
Oristano, Diocese of (ORISTANO, DIOCESI DI)
ORISTANO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Cagliari, with 38 municipalities in the province of Cagliari and 18 in that of… -
Orléans, Diocese of (ORLÉANS, DIOCESI DI)
ORLÉANS, Diocese of. - Diocese and city, seat of the prefecture of the department of Loiret, on the right bank of the Loire, at the… -
Orte, Diocese of (ORTE, DIOCESI DI)
ORTE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Latium. It has an area of about 175 sq km with a population of 21,416 inhabitants, all Catholics,… -
Oruro, Diocese of (ORURO, DIOCESI DI)
ORURO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Bolivia. The diocese extends over 50 sq km in the civil province of the same name, with a… -
Orvieto, Diocese of (ORVIETO, DIOCESI DI)
ORVIETO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the province of Terni. It has an area of 350 sq km., with a population of 58,000 inhabitants,… -
Osaka, Diocese of (OSAKA, DIOCESI DI)
OSAKA, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Tokyo, located in the center of Hondo. It comprises the civil prefectures of O., Hyogo, Wakayama and part… -
Osimo and Cingoli, Diocese of (OSIMO E CINGOLI, DIOCESI DI)
OSIMO and CINGOLI, DIOCESE of - United dioceses, the first in the province of Ancona, the second in that of Macerata. Osimo has an area of… -
Osma, Diocese of (OSMA, DIOCESI DI)
OSMA, Diocese of. - Diocese in the province of Soria in Old Castile (Spain). It has an area of 8,549 sq km with a population of 188,900… -
Ossory, Diocese of (OSSORY, DIOCESI DI)
OSSORY, Diocese of. - Diocese of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, suffragan of the diocese of Dublin. It has an area of 2,400 sq km… -
Otranto, Archdiocese of (OTRANTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
OTRANTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Lecce. It has a population of 187,941 inhabitants, almost all Catholics,… -
Ottawa, Archdiocese of (OTTAWA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
OTTAWA, Archdiocese of. - In the province of Ontario, Canada. The archdiocese has an area of 13,000 square miles with a population of… -
Oudtshoorn, Diocese of (OUDTSHOORN, DIOCESI DI)
OUDTSHOORN, DIOCESE of - In the Union of South Africa, on territory detached on 3 Aug. 1874 from the apostolic vicariate of the western… -
Ourense, Diocese of (ORENSE, DIOCESI DI)
OURENSE, Diocese of. - City and diocese, capital of the province of the same name in northwestern Spain. It has an area of 6,250 sq km,… -
Oviedo, Diocese of (OVIEDO, DIOCESI DI)
OVIEDO, Diocese of. - Capital city of the province of Asturias and seat of the diocese of the same name in Spain, which also embraces a… -
Owensboro, Diocese of (OWENSBORO, DIOCESI DI)
OWENSBORO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Kentucky, U.S.A. The diocese, erected on 23 Feb. 1938 by Pius XI, with the… -
Owerri, Diocese of (OWERRI, DIOCESI DI)
OWERRI, Diocese of. - It is located on the southern coast of Nigeria and is entrusted to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Before 12… -
Ozieri, Diocese of (OZIERI, DIOCESI DI)
OZIERI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Sassari, except for one municipality in the province of Nuoro. It has an area of… -
Paderborn, Archdiocese of (PADERBORN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PADERBORN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in Germany. It has an area of 39,228 sq. km. with a population of 9,382,323 inhabitants,… -
Padua, Diocese of (PADOVA, DIOCESI DI)
PADUA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the Veneto, suffragan of the patriarchate of Venice. It has an area of 2,929 sq km with a… -
Pakhoi, Diocese of (PAKHOI, DIOCESI DI)
PAKHOI, Diocese of. - In China, on the extreme coast of the South China Sea, in the civil province of Kwangtung, on the border with Tonkin.… -
Palencia, Diocese of (PALENCIA, DIOCESI DI)
PALENCIA, Diocese of. - Diocese of Castile, suffragan of the metropolis of Burgos; it is situated in the province of the same name, except… -
Palermo, Archdiocese of (PALERMO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PALERMO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese on the island of Sicily. It has an area of approximately 1,416 sq km, with a population of… -
Palestrina, Diocese of (PALESTRINA, DIOCESI DI)
PALESTRINA, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Rome, it is one of the seven suburbicarian sees held by a cardinal of the Order of… -
Palos, Diocese of (PALO, DIOCESI DI)
PALOS, Diocese of. - In the Philippine Islands. The apostolic constitution of 28 Nov. 1937 separated the island of Leyte and the adjacent… -
Pamiers, Diocese of (PAMIERS, DIOCESI DI)
PAMIERS, Diocese of. - City and diocesan see capital of the Ariège on the right bank of the Ariège river. It has an area of 4,903 sq km,… -
Pamplona, Diocese of (PAMPLONA, DIOCESI DI)
PAMPLONA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Navarre, in Spain. An ancient tradition makes St. Firminus, a disciple of St.… -
Panama, Archdiocese of (PANAMA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PANAMA, Archdiocese of. - It has an area of 51,206 sq km with a population of 717,430 inhabitants, of whom 675,000 are Catholics; it has 70… -
Panevėžys, Diocese of (PANEVÉZYS, DIOCESI DI)
PANEVĖŽYS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Lithuania, suffragan of the diocese of Kaunas. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with a… -
Paoting, Diocese Of (PAOTING, DIOCESI DI)
PAOTING, Diocese Of. - In northern China, in the central-western part of the province of Hopeh. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate,… -
Papantla, Diocese Of (PAPANTLA, DIOCESI DI)
PAPANTLA, Diocese Of. - City and diocese of Mexico, suffragan of the archdiocese of Vera Cruz. It has an area of 19,559 sq km with a… -
Paraíba, Diocese of (PARAÍBA, DIOCESI DI)
PARAÍBA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of P. in Brazil. It has an area of 64,000 sq km with a population of 679,087… -
Paraná, Archdiocese of (PARANÀ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PARANÁ, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese of Argentina (South America), capital of the province of Entre Rios, situated on the left… -
Paris, Archdiocese of (PARIGI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
PARIS, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese, capital of France in the department of the Seine, which coincides with the ecclesiastical… -
Parma, Diocese of (PARMA, DIOCESI DI)
PARMA, Diocese of. - A city at 49 m. above sea level, crossed by the river of the same name, not far from the right bank of the Po. It has…