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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,… -
Loreto
LORETO. - Diocese in the province of Macerata (Marche). It has an area of 17 sq km with 8,000 inhabitants, all Catholics. It has 4… -
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… -
Los Ríos, Vicariate Apostolic of (LOS RIOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LOS RÍOS, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the southern regions of Ecuador, erected by dismemberment of the diocese of Guayaquil, on July 15,… -
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… -
Lower California, Apostolic Vicariate of (CALIFORNIA INFERIORE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
LOWER CALIFORNIA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - The peninsula of Baja California (Mexico) was under the jurisdiction of the diocese of… -
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… -
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… -
Lulua, Apostolic Vicariate of (LULUA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LULUA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southern part of the Belgian Congo, and is entrusted to the Friars Minor (Belgian… -
Luluabourg, Apostolic Vicariate of (LULUABOURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LULUABOURG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the central-southern part of the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate… -
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… -
Lusaka, Apostolic Vicariate of (LUSAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LUSAKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the south-eastern part of Northern Rhodesia, entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives from the… -
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… -
Lwangwa, Apostolic Vicariate of (LWANGWA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LWANGWA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of Northern Rhodesia, entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa… -
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… -
Macapá (MACAPÀ)
MACAPÁ. - A "nullius" prelature in the federal territory of Amapà (Brazil), suffragan of Belem do Pará. It has an area of 143,716 sq km… -
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… -
Machiques, Apostolic Vicariate of (MACHIQUES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MACHIQUES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the western borders of Venezuela, it comprises the districts or provinces that form part of… -
Mackenzie, Apostolic Vicariate of (MACKENZIE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MACKENZIE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the central-northern regions of Canada, erected on 30 July 1901 by the dismemberment of the… -
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… -
Majunga, Apostolic Vicariate of (MAJUNGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MAJUNGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of Madagascar, erected on 15 March 1923 with territory detached from the… -
Makassar, Apostolic Vicariate of (MAKASSAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MAKASSAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the southern part of the island of Celebes (Indonesia), erected as an apostolic prefecture on 13… -
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… -
Malakal, Apostolic Prefecture of (MALAKAL, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MALAKAL, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, erected on 10 Jan. 1933 under the name of Kodok and… -
Malang, Apostolic Vicariate of (MALANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MALANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the extreme eastern part of Java (Indonesia), it comprises three civil districts: Pasuruan, Bosuki and… -
Manado, Apostolic Vicariate of (MANADO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MANADO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northern part of the island of Celebes (Indonesia), erected as an apostolic prefecture of Celebes… -
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… -
Mandalay, Apostolic Vicariate of (MANDALAY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MANDALAY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Like the apostolic vicariate of Southern Burma (Rangoon), that of M. too, erected on 19 July 1870, for… -
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,… -
Marches, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (MARCHESI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
MARCHES, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands. - It comprises the M. islands, discovered in 1595, which form part of the French… -
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,… -
Marianhill, Diocese Of (MARIANNHILL, DIOCESI DI)
MARIANHILL, DIOCESE OF. - Territory located on the southern coast of Natal washed by the Indian Ocean. In 1882 Abbot Pfanner of the… -
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.… -
Masaka, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MASAKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southern part of the Protectorate of Uganda, on the western shore of Lake Victoria.… -
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… -
Maswa, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASWA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MASWA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-western part of the territory of Tanganyika, on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria, entrusted… -
Matadi, Apostolic Vicariate of (MATADI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MATADI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the Belgian Congo, not far from the mouths of the Congo River. As early as 1649 Capuchin… -
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… -
Mbeya, Apostolic Vicariate of (MBEYA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MBEYA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southwestern part of the territory of Tanganyika, it is entrusted to the Society of… -
Mbulu, Apostolic Prefecture of (MBULU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MBULU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika, entrusted to the Society of the Catholic Apostolate… -
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… -
Medan, Apostolic Vicariate of (MEDAN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MEDAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the entire western part of the island of Sumatra (Indonesia). On June 30, 1911, the said… -
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… -
Mendez, Apostolic Vicariate of (MENDEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MENDEZ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the eastern region of the Republic of Ecuador. It also included the Gualaquiza area; but this… -
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… -
Merauke, Apostolic Vicariate of (MERAUKE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MERAUKE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southern part of Dutch New Guinea; erected on 25 June 1950 by dismemberment of the… -
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… -
Meru, Apostolic Prefecture of (MERU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MERU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central part of Kenya, northeast of Mount Kenya, and is entrusted to the Institute of… -
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.,… -
Miarinarivo, Vicariate Apostolic of (MIARINARIVO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MIARINARIVO, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the central region of Madagascar. On 13 Dec. 1933 the entire eastern zone of the… -
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.… -
Mindoro, Apostolic Prefecture of (MINDORO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MINDORO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated on the island of M., in the Philippine archipelago, it comprises the civil province of M. and… -
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… -
Mitu, Apostolic Prefecture of (MITU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MITU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Colombia, erected on 9 June 1949 by the dismemberment of the apostolic vicariate of Piani di S. Martino… -
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… -
Mogadishu, Apostolic Vicariate of (MOGADISCIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MOGADISHU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the whole of Italian Somalia (at present a trust territory under mandate); it lies on the… -
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… -
Monrovia, Apostolic Vicariate of (MONROVIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MONROVIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is the name recently assumed by the ancient apostolic vicariate of Liberia (v.), after the division… -
Montagnosa, Apostolic Vicariate of (MONTAGNOSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MONTAGNOSA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the 16th century the entire northern part of the island of Luzón, where the apostolic vicariate of… -
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… -
Mopoi, Apostolic Prefecture of (MOPOI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MOPOI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, specifically in the province of Equatoria. It is entrusted to… -
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… -
Morondava, Apostolic Prefecture of (MORONDAVA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MORONDAVA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located on the western coast of Madagascar and was erected on 18 Jan. 1938 with territory taken… -
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… -
Most Holy Virgin Mary of Einsiedeln (SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN)
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY OF EINSIEDELN. - Abbey nullius in the canton of Schwyz in the center of Switzerland. The beginnings of the cult of… -
Mosul (MOSSUL)
MOSUL. - A city in 'Irāq, which is the seat of the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions: 1) Patriarchal diocese of the Patriarch of… -
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… -
Moundou, Apostolic Prefecture of (MOUNDOU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MOUNDOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In central Africa. On 9 January 1947 the apostolic prefecture of Fort Lamy (v.) was erected, entrusted… -
Moyobamba
MOYOBAMBA. - City and prelature nullius in the department of S. Martin in Peru. The prelature borders to the north with the apostolic… -
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… -
Musoma, Apostolic Prefecture of (MUSOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MUSOMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated in the north-western part of the territory of Tanganyika, on the south-eastern shore of… -
Mwanza, Vicariate Apostolic of (MWANZA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MWANZA, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika, south of Lake Victoria; it comprises… -
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… -
Nagoya, Apostolic Prefecture of (NAGOYA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NAGOYA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the region of the island of Hondo (Japan). It consists of five civil prefectures: Aichi, Gifu,… -
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… -
Nanyang, Diocese of (NANYANG, DIOCESI DI)
NANYANG, Diocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of Honan, erected on March 2, 1844, when the civil province of the same name, in central… -
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… -
Napo, Apostolic Vicariate of (NAPO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NAPO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Erected by the Holy See in 1867, in the territory of the ancient mission of the Marañón (eastern part 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… -
Natal, Apostolic Vicariate of (NATAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NATAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The south-eastern coast of Africa, discovered around Christmas 1497 by Vasco da Gama and called Terra… -
Natal, Diocese of (NATAL, DIOCESI DI)
NATAL, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, suffragan of Paraíba. It has about 500,000… -
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,… -
Navigators' Archipelago, Apostolic Vicariate of the (ARCIPELAGO DEI NAVIGATORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELL')
NAVIGATORS' ARCHIPELAGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE. - It was erected on 29 Aug. 1850, being detached from the vicariate of Central Oceania… -
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… -
Ndanda, Abbey Nullius of (NDANDA, ABBAZIA NULLIUS DI)
NDANDA, ABBEY NULLIUS OF. - On the southern coast of the territory of Tanganyika. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and entrusted… -
Ndola, Apostolic Vicariate of (NDOLA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NDOLA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the north-western part of Northern Rhodesia (Africa) and comprises the civil districts of… -
Neghelli, Apostolic Prefecture of (NEGHELLI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NEGHELLI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of Ethiopia, it was erected on 25 March 1937, on the occasion of the general… -
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… -
New Antwerp, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA ANVERSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NEW ANTWERP, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected on 3 April 1919 and after various territorial changes on 27 Jan. 1936 it received 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 Caledonia, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA CALEDONIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
NEW CALEDONIA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - It comprises the island of the same name between Australia and the New Hebrides and the islands:… -
New Hebrides, Apostolic Vicariate of the (NUOVE EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
NEW HEBRIDES, Apostolic Vicariate of the. - In southern Melanesia (northeast of New Caledonia), under Franco-British condominium. The… -
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… -
Ngozi, Apostolic Vicariate of (NGOZI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NGOZI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northern part of Urundi (Belgian mandated territory); entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of… -
Niamey, Apostolic Prefecture of (NIAMEY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NIAMEY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa, it was erected on 28 April 1942 from territories detached from the apostolic… -
Niangara, Apostolic Vicariate of (NIANGARA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NIANGARA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Dominicans, erected as an apostolic… -
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… -
Niigata, Apostolic Prefecture Of (NIIGATA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NIIGATA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northwestern part of the island of Hondo (central Japan). It comprises three civil provinces:…