Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Santiago De Chile, Archdiocese Of (SANTIAGO DEL CHILE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital city and archdiocese of the Republic of Chile, in South America. Over an area of 16,987 sq km… -
Santiago de Compostela, Archdiocese of (SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELLA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELLA, ARCHDIOCESE of - The great censer - Santiago, Cathedral. -
Santiago De Cuba (Saint Jacobus), Diocese Of (SANTIAGO DI CUBA (SAN JACOBUS), DIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Saint Jacobus), Diocese Of. - In the easternmost part of the island of that name in the Antilles, at the entrance to the… -
Santiago del Estero, Diocese of (SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, DIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of the Argentine Republic in the department of the same name. The diocese has an area… -
Santiago (Saint James) of Compostela (of Galicia), Archdiocese of (SANTIAGO (SAN GIACOMO) DI COMPOSTELLA (DI GALIZIA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO (Saint James) of Compostela (of Galicia), Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese of Spain, situated in the extreme north-western… -
Santo Domingo, Archdiocese Of (SANTO DOMINGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTO DOMINGO, ARCHDIOCESE of - Mausoleum of Columbus in Ciudad Trujillo, capital of the Dominican Republic. and it continues for persons… -
Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo), Archdiocese of (SANTO DOMINGO (CIUDAD TRUJILLO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTO DOMINGO (Ciudad Trujillo), Archdiocese of. - An archdiocese in the Antilles, one of the oldest sees in the Americas, embracing the… -
Santorini (Thera), Diocese of (SANTORINO (TIERA), DIOCESI DI)
SANTORINI (THERA), DIOCESE OF. - Bishopric of the island of the same name in the Aegean Sea, founded as early as the 4th century. After the… -
Santos, Diocese Of (SANTOS, DIOCESI DI)
SANTOS, Diocese Of. - Suffragan of São Paulo, in the state of the same name, in Brazil. It has an area of 18,999 sq km and a population of… -
San Vincenzo, Diocese Of (SAN VINCENZO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN VINCENZO, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of S. Salvador, in the state of the same name (Central America). It was erected on 18 Dec. 1943. It… -
Sanyuan, Diocese of (SANYŪAN, DIOCESI DI)
SANYUAN, Diocese of. - In the center of the province of Shensi, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on Nov. 1,… -
São Luís de Cáceres, Diocese of (SAN LUIGI DE CACERES (SÃO LUIZ DE C.), DIOCESI DI)
SÃO LUÍS DE CÁCERES, DIOCESE OF. - In the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, suffragan of the archdiocese of Cuiabá. Its area is 300,000 sq. km.… -
São Luís de Maranhão, Archdiocese of (SAN LUIGI DEL MARAGNANO (SÃO LUIZ DE MARANHÃO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SÃO LUÍS DE MARANHÃO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the State of Maranhão, in Brazil. It is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the… -
São Paulo, Archdiocese of Brazil (SAN PAOLO DEL BRASILE (SÃO PAULO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SÃO PAULO, ARCHDIOCESE OF BRAZIL. - In the State of São Paulo, in Brazil. It is the metropolis of an ecclesiastical province that embraces… -
São Paulo de Almeirim, Diocese of (SAN PAOLO DELL'ALBERTA, DIOCESI DI)
SÃO PAULO DE ALMEIRIM, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Alberta (Canada). The first mission at S. P. was established by… -
São Salvador da Bahia, Archdiocese of (SAN SALVATORE DELLA BAIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SÃO SALVADOR DA BAHIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It is the primatial see of the country and the… -
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Archdiocese of (SAN SEBASTIANO DE RIO DE JANEIRO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SÃO SEBASTIÃO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the federal district of Brazil. It is the head of the ecclesiastical province of the… -
Sappa, Diocese of (SAPPA, DIOCESI DI)
SAPPA, Diocese of. - In northern Albania, suffragan of Scutari. It was erected in 1062 (?) by Alexander II. The first bishop of whom there… -
Saragossa (Zaragoza), Archdiocese of (SARAGOZZA (ZARAGOZA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SARAGOZZA (ZARAGOZA), ARCHDIOCESE of - Metropolitan city and archdiocese of Aragon (Spain), situated in the civil province of the same name… -
Sarajevo (Vrhbosna), Archdiocese of (SARAJEVO (VRHBOSNA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SARAJEVO (Vrhbosna), Archdiocese of. - It is located in Yugoslavia and comprises part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the acts of the… -
Sarsina, Diocese of (SARSINA, DIOCESI DI)
SARSINA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Forlì; suffragan of Ravenna, in Romagna. It has an area of 620 sq km and a… -
Saskatoon, Diocese of (SASKATOON, DIOCESI DI)
SASKATOON, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the province of Saskatchewan in western Canada. The diocese has a population of 150,052… -
Sassari, Diocese of (SASSARI, DIOCESI DI)
SASSARI, Diocese of. - It has a population of 149,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed in 39 parishes served by 110 diocesan priests… -
Sault Ste. Marie, Diocese of (SAULT STE-MARIE, DIOCESI DI)
SAULT STE-MARIE, DIOCESE of - City and diocese in the province of Ontario, Canada. The diocese of S. S.-M., a suffragan of Kingston, was… -
Savannah-Atlanta, Diocese of (SAVANNAH-ATLANTA, DIOCESI DI)
SAVANNAH-ATLANTA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Georgia, United States of America. The diocese, which has a total… -
Savona and Noli, Diocese of (SAVONA E NOLI, DIOCESI DI)
SAVONA AND NOLI, DIOCESE OF. - Dioceses united "aeque principaliter," in the Ligurian ecclesiastical province. They have an area of 400 sq… -
Scepusio, Diocese of (SCEPUSIO, DIOCESI DI)
SCEPUSIO, DIOCESE of - Cathedral of St. Martin, which rises in the center of Spišská Kapitula (13th-14th centuries). At the bottom, the… -
Scepusio (Lat. Scepusium, Slov. Špif), Diocese of (SCEPUSIO (LAT. SCEPUSIUM, SLOV. SPIF), DIOCESI DI)
SCEPUSIO (Lat. Scepusium, Slov. Špif), Diocese of. - In Czechoslovakia. Residence at Spišská Kapitula. Statistics (1949): area 6,568 sq.… -
Scranton, Diocese of (SCRANTON, DIOCESI DI)
SCRANTON, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Pennsylvania (U.S.A.). In 1868 several dioceses were created in the United States.… -
Seattle, Diocese of (SEATTLE, DIOCESI DI)
SEATTLE, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Washington (U.S.A.). A suffragan of Portland, Oregon, the diocese of S. was first… -
Sebaste (Sebastia), Armenian Diocese of (SEBASTE (SEBASTIA), DIOCESI ARMENA DI)
SEBASTE (Sebastia), Armenian Diocese of. - Ancient capital of Armenia. It had, around 260, first a bishop; Eulalius then took part in the… -
Seckau, Diocese of (SECOVIA (SECKAU), DIOCESI DI)
SECKAU, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and abbey in Styria (Austria). I. THE DIOCESE. - The present diocese of S. has an area of 16,373 sq km with… -
Secovia, Diocese of (SECOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
SECOVIA, DIOCESE OF - Side of the church of S. Egidio, from 1786 the cathedral church, built by Frederick III (1438-60) with additions from… -
Seert, Diocese of (SEERT, DIOCESI DI)
SEERT, Diocese of. - Chaldean episcopal see in Iraq, probably already existing in the 4th century. The series of Catholic bishops begins… -
Sées (formerly Séez), Diocese of (SÉEZ (OGGI SÉES), DIOCESI DI)
SÉES (formerly Séez), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Orne in Normandy (France). It has the same boundaries as the… -
Segni, Diocese of (SEGNI, DIOCESI DI)
SEGNI, DIOCESI di [DIOCESE of]. - City and diocese in the province of Rome, 58 km. from which, at 665 m. above sea level. It has an area of… -
Segorbe, Diocese of (SEGORBE, DIOCESI DI)
SEGORBE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Spain, suffragan of Valencia, in whose civil province and that of Castellon de la Plana it is… -
Segovia, Diocese of (SEGOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
SEGOVIA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city of Spain, suffragan of Valladolid, situated almost entirely in the civil province of the same name,… -
Sena, Diocese of (SENA, DIOCESI DI)
SENA, Diocese of. - Chaldean diocese in Persia (Kurdistan). Probably already existing in the 3rd century, re-established in 1851. The… -
Sendai, Diocese of (SENDAI, DIOCESI DI)
SENDAI, Diocese of. - Located on the island of Hondo, it comprises four civil prefectures, namely: Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori.… -
Senigallia, Diocese of (SENIGALLIA, DIOCESI DI)
SENIGALLIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the Marche. It has an area of 533 sq km, with a population of 110,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Senj (Segna, Zengg), Diocese of (SEGNA (SENJ. ZENGG), DIOCESI DI)
SENJ (Segna, Zengg), Diocese of. - In Croatia (Yugoslavia); united with the diocese of Modruš; it is a suffragan of Zagreb. It has an area… -
Sens, Archdiocese of (SENS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SENS, Archdiocese of. - City in the department of the Yonne in France. It has a population of 271,685 inhabitants, of whom 25,000 are… -
Sessa Aurunca, Diocese of (SESSA AURUNCA, DIOCESI DI)
SESSA AURUNCA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Caserta. It has an area of 358 sq km with a population of 60,000… -
Seville, Archdiocese of (SIVIGLIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SEVILLE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and capital of the province of the same name in Andalusia (Spain). The archdiocese comprises, within… -
Shantou, Diocese of (SWATON (SHANTOW), DIOCESI DI)
SHANTOU, DIOCESE OF. - On the coast of the South China Sea, in the province of Kwangtung. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate under… -
Sherbrooke, Archdiocese of (SHERBROOKE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SHERBROOKE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the province of Québec (Canada). The diocese has a Catholic population of 214,823… -
's-Hertogenbosch, Diocese Of Bois-le-Duc (S'HERTOGENBOSCH, BOIS-LE-DUC, DIOCESI DI)
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, DIOCESE OF BOIS-LE-DUC. - City and diocese of Holland. The city is the capital of North Brabant, a little south of the… -
Shihnan, Diocese of (SHIHNAN, DIOCESI DI)
SHIHNAN, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 14 June… -
Shillong, Diocese Of (SHILLONG, DIOCESI DI)
SHILLONG, Diocese Of. - Located in northeastern India, suffragan of Calcutta. In 1889 the apostolic prefecture of Assam was erected, its… -
Shiuzhou, Diocese of (SHIUCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
SHIUZHOU, Diocese of. - In the north-western part of the province of Kwangtung, in southern China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Shkodër (Scutari), Archdiocese of (SCUTARI (SHKODRA, SHKÖDER), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SHKODËR (Scutari), Archdiocese of. - Located in the northwestern part of Albania, of very ancient origin. The first bishop of S. whose name… -
Shohchow, Diocese of (SHOHCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
SHOHCHOW, Diocese of. - In the north-western part of the province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture… -
Shrewsbury, Diocese Of (SHREWSBURY, DIOCESI DI)
SHREWSBURY, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in England. It has a population of 1,331,706 inhabitants (1931 census), of whom 106,000 are… -
Shunking, Diocese Of (SHUNKING, DIOCESI DI)
SHUNKING, Diocese Of. - In the central part of the province of Szechwan, in central-western China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Shunteh, Diocese of (SHUNTEH, DIOCESI DI)
SHUNTEH, Diocese of. - In the south-western part of the province of Hupeh, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Sian, Archdiocese of (SIAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SIAN, Archdiocese of. - In the center of the province of Shensi, in northern China. It may be said to have been erected, under the name of… -
Siangyang, Diocese Of (SIANGYANG, DIOCESI DI)
SIANGYANG, Diocese Of. - In the northern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 25… -
Šibenik (Sebenico), Diocese of (SEBENICO (ŠIBENIK), DIOCESI DI)
ŠIBENIK (Sebenico), Diocese of. - City and diocese in northern Dalmatia, in Croatia (Yugoslavia). The diocese has an area of 3,625 sq km… -
Siena, Archdiocese of (SIENA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SIENA, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese, provincial capital in Tuscany. It has an area of 800 sq km with a population of 85,000… -
Sienhsien, Diocese of (SIENHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
SIENHSIEN, Diocese of. - In the central part of the province of Hopeh, in northern China. It was erected, under the name of apostolic… -
Sigüenza, Diocese of (SIGÜENZA, DIOCESI DI)
SIGÜENZA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Spain, suffragan of Toledo, situated in the civil province of Guadalajara and Soria and a small… -
Silva Porto, Diocese of (SILVA PORTO, DIOCESI DI)
SILVA PORTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Angola, a Portuguese possession in West Africa. It has an area of 625,440 sq km with a… -
Sinaloa, Diocese of (SINALOA, DIOCESI DI)
SINALOA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the state of the same name in Mexico (North America). Over an area of 58,488 sq km it comprises… -
Sinyang, Diocese of (SINYANG, DIOCESI DI)
SINYANG, Diocese of. - In the southeastern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 15… -
Sioux City, Diocese of (SIOUX CITY, DIOCESI DI)
SIOUX CITY, Diocese of. - Diocese and city of the State of Iowa (U.S.A.). The diocese of S. C., a suffragan of Dubuque, was created by Leo… -
Sioux Falls, Diocese of (SIOUX FALLS, DIOCESI DI)
SIOUX FALLS, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of South Dakota (U.S.A.). The diocese of S. F. (Siouxormensis) comprises the part… -
Sira, Diocese of (SIRA, DIOCESI DI)
SIRA, Diocese of. - Latin bishopric of the island of the same name since 1207. Until the Greek war of independence (1821-29) it embraced… -
Sirmium, Diocese of (SIRMIO, DIOCESI DI)
SIRMIUM, Diocese of. - In Bosnia. It has an area of 10,078 sq km with a population of 400,000 inhabitants, of whom 380,978 are Catholics,… -
Sitten, Diocese of (SION (SITTEN), DIOCESI DI)
SITTEN, Diocese of. - City and diocese, capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Its area is 5,235 sq. km. with a population of… -
Siwantze, Diocese of (SIWANTZE, DIOCESI DI)
SIWANTZE, Diocese of. - A suffragan of Suiyüan, it is located in the northern part of the civil province of Chagar (Mongolia), has an area… -
Skopje, Diocese of (SCOPIA (SKOPLJE, USKUB), DIOCESI DI)
SKOPJE, DIOCESE OF. - Immediately subject to the Holy See, and situated in southern Yugoslavia between Albania, Greece and Bulgaria. A very… -
Sobrai, Diocese of (SOBRAI, DIOCESI DI)
SOBRAI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Ceará, in Brazil. It has an area of 48,200 sq km with a population of 783,981… -
Soissons, Diocese of (SOISSONS, DIOCESI DI)
SOISSONS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of the Aisne in France. S. is the ancient Noviodunum, center of the tribe of the… -
Solsona, Diocese of (SOLSONA, DIOCESI DI)
SOLSONA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Spain. It extends through the civil provinces of Lerida and Barcelona with an area of 4,000 sq… -
Sonora, Diocese of (SONORA, DIOCESI DI)
SONORA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the state of the same name in Mexico (North America). It has an area of 180,000 sq km with a… -
Soochow, Diocese of (SOOCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
SOOCHOW, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Kiangsu, in central-eastern China. It was erected on 9 June 1949 from 5… -
Spalato (Split), Diocese of (SPALATO (SPLIT), DIOCESI DI)
SPALATO (SPLIT), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Croatia (Yugoslavia). The diocese has an area of 3,668 sq. km. with a population of… -
Speyer (Spira), Diocese of (SPIRA (SPEYER), DIOCESI DI)
SPEYER (SPIRA), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Germany in the Palatinate. It has an area of 5,964 sq km with a population of 1,218,165… -
Spokane, Diocese of (SPOKANE, DIOCESI DI)
SPOKANE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Washington (United States). The diocese of S. (Spokanensis) was erected by Pope… -
Spoleto, Archdiocese of (SPOLETO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SPOLETO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The archdiocese of S. comprises a vast territory situated in the provinces of Perugia, Terni and Rieti; it… -
Springfield-Illinois, Diocese of (SPRINGFIELD-ILLINOIS, DIOCESI DI)
SPRINGFIELD-ILLINOIS, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city of the State of Illinois (U.S.A.). The present diocese of S. was created by Pius IX on… -
Squillace, Diocese of (SQUILLACE, DIOCESI DI)
SQUILLACE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro. It has an area of over 960 sq km, with a population of 124,452… -
St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Diocese of (SANT'ANDREA E EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
ST. ANDREWS AND EDINBURGH, Diocese of. - In Scotland, it comprises the counties of Edinburgh, Berwick, Haddington, Lothians, Peebles,… -
Stanisław Poli, Diocese of the Ruthenians (Ukrainian: Stanislaviv) (STANISLAO POLI, DIOCESI DEI RUTENI (UCRAINO: STANISLAVIV))
STANISŁAW POLI, Diocese of the Ruthenians (Ukrainian: Stanislaviv). - It was formerly in Poland (Galicia), now in Ukraine (USSR), a… -
Steubenville, Diocese of (STEUBENVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
STEUBENVILLE, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Ohio, U.S.A. The diocese covers an area of 5,913 square miles with a total… -
Strasbourg, Diocese of (STRASBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
STRASBOURG, Diocese of. - Diocese and city situated in France at the confluence of the Bruche and the Ill, between the Vosges and the… -
Suanhwa, Diocese of (SÜANHWA, DIOCESI DI)
SUANHWA, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Chahar in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 10 May… -
Suchow, Diocese of (SUCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
SUCHOW, Diocese of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Kiangsu, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Sucre, Archdiocese of (SUCRE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SUCRE, Archdiocese of. - Capital city of the department of Chuquisaca and archdiocese in Bolivia (South America). It has an area of 50,875… -
Suifu, Diocese of (SUIFU, DIOCESI DI)
SUIFU, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Szechwan, in central-western China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Suiyuan, Archdiocese of (SUIYUAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SUIYUAN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Located in the central part of Inner Mongolia, it comprises nine subprefectures of the civil province of S. and… -
Superior, Diocese of (SUPERIOR, DIOCESI DI)
SUPERIOR, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Wisconsin (United States). The diocese of S. was erected on 3 May 1905 by the… -
Surigao, Diocese of (SURIGAO, DIOCESI DI)
SURIGAO, DIOCESE of - City and diocese of the province of Surigao and Agusan in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 29,770 sq. km.… -
Susa, Diocese of (SUSA, DIOCESI DI)
SUSA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Piedmont, in the valley of the same name, in the province of Turin. The present diocese comprises… -
Sutri, Diocese of (SUTRI, DIOCESI DI)
SUTRI, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, it is united with that of Nepi (v.). S., of Etruscan origin, called "Sutrium" by… -
Sydney, Archdiocese of (SYDNEY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SYDNEY, Archdiocese of. - It is located on the eastern coast of the State of New South Wales in Australia (v.). After the first… -
Syracuse, Archdiocese of (SIRACUSA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SYRACUSE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of eastern Sicily. It has an area of 1,200 sq km and 224,000 inhabitants, almost all… -
Syracuse, Diocese of (SYRACUSE, DIOCESI DI)
SYRACUSE, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the State of New York (United States). The diocese was erected by Leo XIII on 20 Nov. 1886. The… -
Szepingkai, Diocese of (SZEPINGKAI, DIOCESI DI)
SZEPINGKAI, DIOCESE OF. - Located in the western part of Manchuria, it has an area of 126,921 sq km and a population of 3,000,000… -
Szombathely, Diocese of (SABARIA (SZOMBATHELY), DIOCESI DI)
SZOMBATHELY, DIOCESE OF. - In western Hungary, founded in 1777 by Maria Theresa and erected by Pope Pius VI. Area 4,707 sq. km.; population… -
Tabasco, Diocese of (TABASCO, DIOCESI DI)
TABASCO, Diocese of. - City on the Gulf of Mexico coast and diocese of the State of T. in the Republic of Mexico. It has an area of 30,680… -
Tacámbaro, Diocese of (TACÁMBARO, DIOCESI DI)
TACÁMBARO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the district of Mexico, in the State of Michoacán (Republic of Mexico). It has an area of… -
Tacna, Diocese of (TACNA, DIOCESI DI)
TACNA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the Republic of Peru. It has an area of 27,122 sq km with a population of 125,000 inhabitants, of… -
Tagbilaran, Diocese of (TAGBILARAN, DIOCESI DI)
TAGBILARAN, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of Bohol in the Philippine Islands. It has an area of 3,976 sq km with a… -
Taichow, Diocese of (TAICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
TAICHOW, Diocese of. - In the central-eastern part of the province of Chekiang, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Taipei, Archdiocese of (TAIPEH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TAIPEI, Archdiocese of. - Located in the northern part of the island of Formosa, erected on 30 Dec. 1949 with the rank of apostolic… -
Taiyüan, Archdiocese of (TAIYŪAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TAIYÜAN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the center of the province of Shansi, in northern China: it is the mother mission of all the missions of… -
Talca, Diocese of (TALCA, DIOCESI DI)
TALCA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the republic of Chile, in South America. The diocese extends through the civil provinces of Talca… -
Tali, Diocese of (TALI, DIOCESI DI)
TALI, Diocese of. - In the western part of the province of Yunnan, in southern China. It was erected as a sui iuris mission, with 33 civil… -
Tamale, Diocese of (TAMALE, DIOCESI DI)
TAMALE, Diocese of. - Located in the northern part of the Gold Coast, entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers),… -
Tamaulipas (formerly Ciudad Victoria), Diocese of (TAMAULIPAS (GIÀ CIUDAD VICTORIA), DIOCESI DI)
TAMAULIPAS (formerly Ciudad Victoria), Diocese of. - City and diocese of the state of the same name in the department of Monterrey… -
Taming, Diocese of (TAMING, DIOCESI DI)
TAMING, Diocese of. - At the southern extremity of the province of Hopeh, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Tanjore, Diocese of (TANJORE, DIOCESI DI)
TANJORE, Diocese of. - Located in south-eastern India. By decree of the S. Congr. of Propaganda Fide of 13 Nov. 1952, the diocese of St.… -
Tarantasia, Diocese of (TARANTASIA, DIOCESI DI)
TARANTASIA, Diocese of. - In the department of Savoy (France) with the episcopal residence at Moutiers. The diocese extends over more than… -
Taranto, Archdiocese of (TARANTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TARANTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in southern Italy (Apulia). It has an area of… -
Tarazona, Diocese of (TARAZONA, DIOCESI DI)
TARAZONA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the provinces of Saragossa and Navarre in Spain. It has an area of 4,713 sq km with a… -
Tarbes and Lourdes, Diocese of (TARBES E LOURDES DIOCESI DI)
TARBES AND LOURDES, Diocese of. - City and diocese, seat of the department of Hautes-Pyrénées (southwestern France), situated on the left… -
Tarija, Diocese of (TARIJA, DIOCESI DI)
TARIJA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Bolivia (South America). It has an area of 24,786 sq km and a population of 96,000 inhabitants,… -
Tarnów, Diocese of (TARNOVIA, DIOCESI DI)
TARNÓW, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Poland. It has an area of 9,025 sq km with a population of 982,000 inhabitants, of whom 979,800… -
Tarquinia (formerly Corneto Tarquinia) and Civitavecchia, Diocese of (TARQUINIA (GIÀ CORNETO TARQUINIA) E CIVITAVECCHIA, DIOCESI DI)
TARQUINIA (formerly CORNETO TARQUINIA) and CIVITAVECCHIA, DIOCESE of. - A diocese and two small towns, the first in the province of… -
Tarragona, Archdiocese of (TARRAGONA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TARRAGONA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Metropolitan see and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 2,394 sq km… -
Tatung, Diocese of (TATUNG, DIOCESI DI)
TATUNG, Diocese of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Taubaté, Diocese of (TAUBATÉ, DIOCESI DI)
TAUBATÉ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of São Paulo, in Brazil. It has an area of 10,050 sq km, with a population of 397,954… -
Tegucigalpa, Archdiocese of (TEGUCIGALPA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TEGUCIGALPA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the Republic of Honduras (Central America). It comprises the departments of Yoro,… -
Tehuantepec, Diocese of (TEHUANTEPEC, DIOCESI DI)
TEHUANTEPEC, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Oaxaca (Mexico). It has an area of 60,000 sq km, with a population of 550,000… -
Telesia (Cerreto Sannita), Diocese of (TELESE (CERRETO SANNITA), DIOCESI DI)
TELESIA (Cerreto Sannita), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Benevento, with an area of over 414 sq. km.; it has a… -
Telšiai, Diocese of (TELSIAI, DIOCESI DI)
TELŠIAI, Diocese of. — City and diocese in the Republic of Lithuania. It has an area of 15,000 sq. km., with a population of 401,306… -
Temuco, Diocese of (TEMUCO, DIOCESI DI)
TEMUCO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of Malleco and part of that of Cautin in Chile (South America). It has an area of… -
Tepic, Diocese of (TEPIC, DIOCESI DI)
TEPIC, Diocese of. - City and diocese of Mexico in the State of Nayarit, which comprises the entire territory of Nayarit and some parishes… -
Teramo and Atri, Diocese of (TERAMO E ATRI, DIOCESI DI)
TERAMO AND ATRI, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of T. in Abruzzo; the episcopal residence is at T.; immediately subject to… -
Teresina, Diocese of (TERESINA, DIOCESI DI)
TERESINA, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of São Luís do Maranhão, in the State of Piauí, in Brazil. It has an area of 53,000 sq km, with a… -
Termoli, Diocese of (TERMOLI, DIOCESI DI)
TERMOLI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Campobasso in Molise. It has an area of 800 sq km with a population of 65,000… -
Terni and Narni, Diocese of (TERNI E NARNI, DIOCESI DI)
TERNI AND NARNI, DIOCESE OF. - United but distinct sees, immediately subject to the Holy See. Terni is a provincial capital city in Umbria,… -
Terracina, Priverno and Sezze, Diocese of (TERRACINA, PRIVERNO E SEZZE, DIOCESI DI)
TERRACINA, PRIVERNO AND SEZZE, DIOCESE OF. - In Lazio, in the province of Latina, immediately subject to the Holy See. T. has an area of… -
Teruel, Diocese of (TERUEL, DIOCESI DI)
TERUEL, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 6,200 sq km with a population… -
Tianjin, Diocese of (TIENTSIN, DIOCESI DI)
TIANJIN, Diocese of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Hopeh, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It was erected as an apostolic… -
Timișoara, Diocese of (TIMISOARA, DIOCESI DI)
TIMIȘOARA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Romania. It has an area of 24,755 sq km with a population of 1,300,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Timmins, Diocese of (TIMMINS, DIOCESI DI)
TIMMINS, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the northern part of the provinces of Ontario and Québec (Canada). Today the diocese of T. has a… -
Tingzhou, Diocese of (TINGCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
TINGZHOU, Diocese of. - In the southwestern part of the province of Fukien, in southern China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Tiraspol, Diocese of (TIRASPOL, DIOCESI DI)
TIRASPOL, DIOCESE of - Suffragan of Mohilew, it comprises southern Russia from the Dniester almost to the Ural River. The diocese was… -
Tiruchirapally, Diocese of (TIRUCHIRAPALLY, DIOCESI DI)
TIRUCHIRAPALLY, DIOCESE OF. - It is located in south-eastern India and borders on the dioceses of Madhurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Kumbakonam,… -
Tivoli, Diocese of (TIVOLI, DIOCESI DI)
TIVOLI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Rome. The diocese has an area of 620 sq km with a population of 70,000… -
Todi, Diocese of (TODI DIOCESI DI)
TODI, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Perugia. It has a population of 60,500 inhabitants, of whom 60,000 are Catholics,… -
Tokyo, Archdiocese of (TOKYO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TOKYO, Archdiocese of. - Located in the central-western part of the island of Hondo, it comprises the two civil prefectures of T. and… -
Toledo, Archdiocese of (TOLEDO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TOLEDO, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 26,802 sq km with a… -
Toledo in America, Diocese of (TOLEDO IN AMERICA, DIOCESI DI)
TOLEDO IN AMERICA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the ecclesiastical province of Cincinnati (U.S.A.). The diocese was created by Pope… -
Tolentino, Diocese of (TOLENTINO, DIOCESI DI)
TOLENTINO, Diocese of. - In the province of Macerata, at 217 m. above sea level, on the left bank of the Chienti. Over an area of more than… -
Toowoomba, Diocese of (TOOWOOMBA, DIOCESI DI)
TOOWOOMBA, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the State of Queensland (Australia). It was erected with territory detached from the… -
Toronto, Archdiocese of (TORONTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TORONTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the province of Ontario (Canada). The ecclesiastical province is made up of the dioceses… -
Tororo, Archdiocese of (TORORO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TORORO, Archdiocese of. - It is located in the southeastern part of Uganda, north of Lake Victoria, and is entrusted to the Society of St.… -
Tortona, Diocese of (TORTONA, DIOCESI DI)
TORTONA, Diocese of. - City in the province of Alessandria, in Piedmont. It has an area of 2,120 sq km with a population of 280,000… -
Tortosa, Diocese of (TORTOSA, DIOCESI DI)
TORTOSA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the civil province of Tarragona in Spain. Over an area of 8,709 sq km it has a population of… -
Toulouse, Archdiocese of (TOLOSA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TOULOUSE, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It has an area of 6,302 sq km with a… -
Tournai (Doornijk), Diocese of (TOURNAI (DOORNIJK), DIOCESI DI)
TOURNAI (DOORNIJK), DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and district capital city in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, situated on the banks of the… -
Tours, Archdiocese of (TOURS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TOURS, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of the department of Indre-et-Loire in France. It has an area of over 6,116 sq km,… -
Townsville, Diocese of (TOWNSVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
TOWNSVILLE, Diocese of. - It is located in the central-northern region of the State of Queensland (Australia). It was erected, with… -
Trani, Archdiocese of (TRANI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TRANI, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese in the province of Bari. Over an area of about 670 sq km it has a population of 223,175… -
Trapani, Diocese of (TRAPANI, DIOCESI DI)
TRAPANI, Diocese of. - Diocese and provincial capital city in western Sicily. It has an area of about 1090 sq. km., with a population of… -
Trebinje (Trebigne, Tribunia), Diocese of (TREBIGNE (TRIBUNIA, TREBINJE), DIOCESI DI)
TREBIGNE (Tribunia, TREBINJE), DIOCESE of - In southern Herzegovina (Croatia). Its territory comprises 3,861 sq km with 25,126 faithful… -
Trento, Archdiocese of (TRENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TRENTO, Archdiocese of. - Provincial capital city and, since 1946, of the Trentino-Alto Adige region. The archdiocese comprises the… -
Trenton, Diocese of (TRENTON, DIOCESI DI)
TRENTON, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of New York (U.S.A.). The diocese was erected on 15 July 1881 as a suffragan of New… -
Treviso, Diocese of (TREVISO, DIOCESI DI)
TREVISO, Diocese of. - The city of T. is the capital of the province of the same name (pop. 29,377); the diocese is a suffragan of the… -
Tricarico, Diocese of (TRICARICO, DIOCESI DI)
TRICARICO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Matera in southern Italy. It has an area of over 1315 sq km with a population… -
Trier (Trevi), Diocese of (TREVIRI (TRIER), DIOCESI DI)
TRIER (TREVI), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in western Germany. It has an area of 12,870 sq km with a population of 2,101,324… -
Trieste and Capodistria, Diocese of (TRIESTE E CAPODISTRIA, DIOCESI DI)
TRIESTE AND CAPODISTRIA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the Free Territory of T. The part of the diocese located in Italy has an area of… -
Trincomalee, Diocese of (TRINCOMALIE, DIOCESI DI)
TRINCOMALEE, DIOCESE OF. - It is located on the island of Ceylon. On 3 Dec. 1838 the vicariate of Ceylon was erected: later, on 17 Feb.… -
Trivandrum of the Latins, Diocese of (TRIVANDRUM DEI LATINI, DIOCESI DI)
TRIVANDRUM OF THE LATINS, Diocese of. - Located in south-western India, it borders on the Arabian Sea and on the dioceses of Quilon, Madura… -
Trivento, Diocese of (TRIVENTO, DIOCESI DI)
TRIVENTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Campobasso. It has an area of 1500 sq km with a population of 98,300… -
Troia, Diocese of (TROIA, DIOCESI DI)
TROIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Foggia. It has a population of 31,004 inhabitants, almost all Catholics,… -
Trois-Rivières, Diocese of (TROIS-RIVIÈRES, DIOCESI DI)
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the province of Québec (Canada, North America). The diocese of T. R., which covers a… -
Tropea, Diocese of (TROPEA, DIOCESI DI)
TROPEA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Catanzaro, united from 1818 aeque principaliter to the diocese of Nicotera (v.… -
Troyes, Diocese of (TROYES, DIOCESI DI)
TROYES, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of the Aube, formerly the capital of Champagne, through which the… -
Trujillo, Archdiocese of (TRUJILLO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TRUJILLO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and capital city of the department of La Libertad and of the province of the same name in Peru. It… -
Tuam, Archdiocese of (TUAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TUAM, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in western Ireland. It has an area of 7,560 sq. miles with a population of 158,400… -
Tucson, Diocese of (TUCSON, DIOCESI DI)
TUCSON, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles, State of Arizona, U.S.A. It has a territory of 57,000… -
Tucumán, Diocese of (TUCUMAN, DIOCESI DI)
TUCUMÁN, Diocese of. - Capital city and diocese in the province of the same name in Argentina. Over an area of 27,000 sq. km. it has a… -
Tuguegarao, Diocese of (TUGUEGARAO, DIOCESI DI)
TUGUEGARAO, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon (Philippine Islands). It comprises… -
Tulancingo, Diocese of (TULANCINGO, DIOCESI DI)
TULANCINGO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Hidalgo (Mexico). It extends over an area of 20,000 sq km, with a population of… -
Tulle, Diocese of (TULLE, DIOCESI DI)
TULLE, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Corrèze, formerly of Lower Limousin in France. It has an area of 5,887… -
Tunja, Diocese of (TUNJA, DIOCESI DI)
TUNJA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the Republic of Colombia (South America). It has an area of 29,094 sq km, with a population of… -
Turin, Archdiocese of (TORINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
TURIN, Archdiocese of. - At the time of its foundation the diocese of Turin comprised the whole territory between the dioceses of Ivrea,… -
Tuscania, Diocese of (TUSCANIA, DIOCESI DI)
TUSCANIA, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, united with the diocese of Viterbo (v., also for the statistical data). T.… -
Tuticorin, Diocese of (TUTICORIN, DIOCESI DI)
TUTICORIN, Diocese of. - Located in south-eastern India, it faces the Gulf of Mannar (ancient Pescaria or Pearl Fishery Coast) in the sea… -
Tuy, Diocese of (TUY, DIOCESI DI)
TUY, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the westernmost part of Spain; suffragan of the metropolitan see of St. James of Compostela. It has… -
Uberaba, Diocese of (UBERABA, DIOCESI DI)
UBERABA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil). It has an area of 92,000 sq. km., with a population of… -
Udine, Diocese of (UDINE, DIOCESI DI)
UDINE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in eastern Venetia on the borders with Yugoslav Carniola and Austrian Carinthia. It has a population… -
Ugento, Diocese of (UGENTO, DIOCESI DI)
UGENTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Lecce. It has an area of 350 sq km with a population of 87,000 inhabitants, all… -
Umtata, Diocese of (UMTATA, DIOCESI DI)
UMTATA, Diocese of. - It is situated on the coasts of the Indian Ocean in the eastern part of the Cape Province of the Union of South… -
Urbino, Archdiocese of (URBINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
URBINO, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the province of Pesaro, in the Marche. It has an area of 465 sq km with a population of… -
Urgell, Diocese of (URGEL, DIOCESI DI)
URGELL, Diocese of. - Diocese in Spain in Catalonia, in the province of Lerida, with its residence at Seo de Urgel at 700 m. of altitude,… -
Uruguaiana, Diocese of (URUGUAIANA, DIOCESI DI)
URUGUAIANA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It has an area of 89,953 sq. km., with a… -
Utrecht, Archdiocese of (UTRECHT, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
UTRECHT, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese that coincides with the north-eastern part of the Netherlands, with 3.3 million… -
Vác (Vácz), Diocese of (VACIA (VÁCZ), DIOCESI DI)
VÁC (Vácz), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Hungary, founded, according to tradition and the concordant opinion of most historians, by… -
Valdivia, Diocese of (VALDIVIA, DIOCESI DI)
VALDIVIA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of V. and Osorno in Chile (South America). It has an area of 18,967 sq km and a… -
Valença do Brazil (Valença), Diocese of (VALENZA DEL BRASILE (VALENÇA), DIOCESI DI)
VALENÇA DO BRAZIL (VALENÇA), DIOCESE OF. - Diocese in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Episcopal residence in Marques de Valença. It… -
Valence, Diocese of (VALENCE, DIOCESI DI)
VALENCE, Diocese of. - Diocese and chief town of the prefecture of the department of Drôme in France, on the left bank of the Rhône, near… -
Valencia, Archdiocese of (VALENZA (VALENCIA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VALENZA (VALENCIA), ARCHDIOCESE of - City, capital of the province of the same name in Spain. The archdiocese has an area of 10,755 sq.… -
Valencia in Venezuela, Diocese of (VALENCIA NEL VENEZUELA, DIOCESI DI)
VALENCIA IN VENEZUELA, DIOCESE OF. - Capital city of the State of Carabobo and diocese in Venezuela (South America). Over an area of 20,650… -
Valladolid, Archdiocese of (VALLADOLID, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VALLADOLID, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. The archdiocese has an area of 2,400 sq km with a…