Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Ragusa, Diocese of (RAGUSA, DIOCESI DI)
RAGUSA, DIOCESI di (Diocese of Ragusa). - Erected on 6 May 1950, by dismembering seven municipalities from the archdiocese of Syracuse and… -
Raigarh–Ambikapur, Diocese of (RAIGARH-AMBIKAPUR, DIOCESI DI)
RAIGARH–AMBIKAPUR, DIOCESE OF. - Erected on 13 Dec. 1951, it is located in north-eastern India with the civil districts of R. and Surguja,… -
Rajaburi, Apostolic Vicariate of (RAJABURI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RAJABURI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is situated on the Gulf of Siam and consists of five civil provinces, of which, originally, three… -
Raleigh, Diocese of (RALEIGH, DIOCESI DI)
RALEIGH, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of North Carolina (United States of America). The diocese of R. comprises the entire… -
Rancagua, Diocese of (RANCAGUA, DIOCESI DI)
RANCAGUA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the civil provinces of O'Higgins and Colchagua, Chile (South America). The diocese covers a… -
Ranchi, Diocese of (RANCHI, DIOCESI DI)
RANCHI, Diocese of. - More often called the mission of Chota Nagpur from the name of one of its principal regions, it was detached from the… -
Raphoe, Diocese of (RAPHOE, DIOCESI DI)
RAPHOE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the north-west of Ireland. It comprises most of County Donegal, in the ecclesiastical province of… -
Rapid City, Diocese of (RAPID CITY, DIOCESI DI)
RAPID CITY, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of South Dakota (U. S. A.). Suffragan of St. Paul. It covers a territory of 43,000… -
Ravenna, Archdiocese of (RAVENNA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
RAVENNA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Romagna. As a metropolitan see it still has the dioceses of Bertinoro, Cervia, Cesena, Comacchio, Forlì,… -
Rawalpindi, Diocese of (RAWALPINDI, DIOCESI DI)
RAWALPINDI, Diocese of. - It derives from the apostolic prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir, erected on July 6, 1887 with territory… -
Recanati, Diocese of (RECANATI, DIOCESI DI)
RECANATI, Diocese of. - City in the province of Macerata. The diocese extends partly in the province of Macerata and partly in that of… -
Regensburg (Ratisbona), Diocese of (RATISBONA (REGENSBURG), DIOCESI DI)
REGENSBURG (RATISBONA), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Germany, suffragan of Munich and Freising. It has an area of 12,193 sq km with a… -
Reggio Calabria, Archdiocese of (REGGIO CALABRIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REGGIO CALABRIA, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the province of the same name. It has an area of about 660 sq. km., with… -
Reggio Emilia, Diocese of (REGGIO EMILIA, DIOCESI DI)
REGGIO EMILIA, DIOCESE OF. - It extends over 1982 sq km and counts 349,000 Catholics out of 349,500 inhabitants: 450 churches, 256… -
Regina, Archdiocese of (REGINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REGINA, Archdiocese of. - In the southeastern part of the province of Saskatchewan (Canada). The Catholic population is 69,889. There are… -
Reims, Archdiocese of (REIMS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
REIMS, ARCHDIOCESE of - Archdiocese and capital city of the department of the Marne, on the right bank of the Vesle; it is surrounded by… -
Reno, Diocese Of (RENO, DIOCESI DI)
RENO, Diocese Of. - City and diocese in the State of Nevada (U. S. A.). The diocese of R. covers a territory of 110,829 sq. miles and the… -
Resistencia, Diocese of (RESISTENCIA, DIOCESI DI)
RESISTENCIA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the territory of Chaco and Formosa in Argentina. It has an area of 172,173 sq. km. with a… -
Reunion (Saint-Denis), Diocese of (RÉUNION (SAINT-DENIS), DIOCESI DI)
RÉUNION (SAINT-DENIS), DIOCESE of - The diocese of R. published his Tavole cronologiche e sincrone della storia fiorentina (Florence 1841;… -
Reyes, Apostolic Vicariate of (REYES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
REYES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in Bolivia and was erected on September 1, 1942, with territory detached from the apostolic… -
Ribeirão Preto, Diocese of (REBEIRÃO PRETO, DIOCESI DI)
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo, in the state of the same name, in Brazil. It has an area of 26,547… -
Richmond, Diocese of (RICHMOND, DIOCESI DI)
RICHMOND, Diocese of. - A diocese and city in the State of Virginia (U.S.A.). A suffragan of Baltimore, it has an area of 34,008 square… -
Rieti, Diocese of (RIETI, DIOCESI DI)
RIETI, DIOCESE of. In Latium and in the Abruzzi, in the province of R., it borders on the dioceses of Terni, Sabina and Poggio Mirteto,… -
Riga, Archdiocese of (RIGA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
RIGA, Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of Latvia on the banks of the Daugava. It has an area of 64,000 sq km with a… -
Rimini, Diocese of (RIMINI, DIOCESI DI)
RIMINI, Diocese of. - It is bounded on the east by the Foglia, on the west by the Rubicon. It has 228 secular priests, 48 religious, 136… -
Riobamba (Bolívar), Diocese of (RIOBAMBA (BOLIVAR), DIOCESI DI)
RIOBAMBA (BOLÍVAR), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese east-northeast of Guayaquil (Ecuador, South America). The diocese covers a territory of… -
Rio Cuarto, Diocese of (RIO CUARTO, DIOCESI DI)
RIO CUARTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of Cordoba (Argentina). It has an area of 54,300 sq km with a population of… -
Rio Preto, Diocese of (RIO PRETO, DIOCESI DI)
RIO PRETO, Diocese of. - Suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo, in the state of the same name (Brazil). It has an area of 37,500 sq km… -
Ripatransone, Diocese of (RIPATRANSONE, DIOCESI DI)
RIPATRANSONE, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Ascoli Piceno, from which it is 48 km. distant, 9 km. from the sea, at an altitude of 508… -
Rochester, Diocese of (ROCHESTER, DIOCESI DI)
ROCHESTER, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of New York (U.S.A.). A suffragan of New York, it has an area of 7,081 miles, with… -
Rockford, Diocese of (ROCKFORD, DIOCESI DI)
ROCKFORD, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Illinois (U.S.A.) The area of the diocese, a suffragan of Chicago, is 6,475 square… -
Rockhampton, Diocese of (ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESI DI)
ROCKHAMPTON, DIOCESE OF. - Located in the State of Queensland (Australia), it was erected on 29 Dec. 1882 with territory detached from the… -
Rodez, Diocese of (RODEZ, DIOCESI DI)
RODEZ, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Aveyron (France). The diocese extends over the ancient region of Rouergue and… -
Rosario, Diocese of (ROSARIO, DIOCESI DI)
ROSARIO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of S. Fé in Argentina. It has an area of 27,437.30 sq km with a population of… -
Roseau, Diocese of (ROSEAU, DIOCESI DI)
ROSEAU, Diocese of. - Located in the Lesser Antilles, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Port of Spain and comprises almost all the… -
Rosnavia (Slovak: Rožňava, Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau), Diocese of (ROSNAVIA (SLOV. ROŽŠAVA, UNGH. ROŽŠNÝO, TED. ROSENAU), DIOCESI DI)
ROSNAVIA (Slovak: Rožňava, Hungarian: Rozsnyó, German: Rosenau), Diocese of. - In Czechoslovakia; in 1927 the entire diocese, with its… -
Rossano, Diocese of (ROSSANO, DIOCESI DI)
ROSSANO, Diocese of. - The city of R., in the province of Cosenza, rises on the extreme eastern spurs of the Sila, facing the Ionian Sea,… -
Ross, Diocese of (ROSS, DIOCESI DI)
ROSS, Diocese of. - Diocese in County Cork in the south of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and in the civil… -
Rottenburg, Diocese of (ROTTENBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
ROTTENBURG, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Württemberg in Germany. It has an area of 19,155 sq. km. with a population of 3,316,865… -
Rouen, Archdiocese of (ROUEN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ROUEN, Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese, capital of the department of Seine-Inférieure in France; the diocese has the same area as… -
Rural Dean (VICARIO FORANEO)
RURAL DEAN. - He is the immediate executive collaborator of the bishop in a specific diocesan district, composed of several parishes and… -
Ruremunda, Diocese of (RUREMONDA, DIOCESI DI)
RUREMONDA, DIOCESE of - Suffragan of Utrecht; it coincides with the civil province of Dutch Limburg with an area of 2,205 sq km and 684,105… -
Ruteng, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUTENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RUTENG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On March 8, 1951, the entire territory of the apostolic vicariate of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)… -
Ruvo Diocese (RUVO, DIOCESI DI)
RUVO DIOCESE. - City and diocese in the province of Bari, of whose metropolitan see it has always remained a suffragan. R. has an area of… -
Rwanda, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUANDA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RWANDA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located at the northern end of Lake Tanganyika, it is under Belgian mandate and administratively united… -
Rwenzori, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUWENZORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RUWENZORI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The flowered plateau of Buamba. vigorous radial rose window embroidered like lace, with the beautiful… -
Sabina and Poggio Mirteto, Diocese of (SABINA E POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESI DI)
SABINA AND POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESE of - A suburbicarian diocese in the province of Rieti. It has 88,193 inhabitants, of whom 88,000 are… -
Sacramento, Diocese of (SACRAMENTO, DIOCESI DI)
SACRAMENTO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.); suffragan of San Francisco. It covers a territory of 53,400… -
Saginaw, Diocese of (SAGINAW, DIOCESI DI)
SAGINAW, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Michigan, U.S.A. The diocese covers an area of 10,162 sq. miles with a total… -
Saigon, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAIGON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAIGON, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises, besides several civil provinces of Cochinchina, also three provinces of Annam. It is… -
Saint Andrew and Providence, Apostolic Prefecture of (SANT'ANDREA E PROVVIDENZA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT ANDREW AND PROVIDENCE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the Caribbean Sea east of Nicaragua and comprises the islands of… -
Saint Anne de La Pocatière, Diocese of (SANT'ANNA DE LA POCATIÈRE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT ANNE DE LA POCATIÈRE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). It has a population of 87,468 inhabitants,… -
Saint Augustine, Diocese of (SANT'AGOSTINO (SAINT AUGUSTINE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT AUGUSTINE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the State of Florida (U.S.A.). The diocese today covers a territory of 46,959 sq. miles… -
Saint-Brieuc, Diocese of (SAINT-BRIEUC, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-BRIEUC, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the department of Côtes-du-Nord in France. The diocese has the same dimensions as the civil… -
Saint-Claude, Diocese of (SAINT-CLAUDE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-CLAUDE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese, seat of a subprefecture of the department of Jura in France, situated on the slopes of Mount… -
Saint Clodoald, Diocese of (SAN CLODOALDO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT CLODOALD, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Minnesota (U.S.A.), suffragan of the archdiocese of St. Paul of Minnesota.… -
Saint-Dié, Diocese of (SAINT-DIÉ, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-DIÉ, Diocese of. - Diocese and city, seat of a subprefecture in the department of the Vosges in France, situated on the banks of the… -
Saint-Flour, Diocese of (SAINT-FLOUR, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-FLOUR, Diocese of. - City and diocese, subprefecture of the department of Cantal in France. The diocese has the same boundaries as… -
Saint Francis Xavier, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the interior of the northern regions of Peru. It was erected on 11 Jan.… -
Saint-Germain de Rimouski, Archdiocese of (SAN GERMANO DI RIMOUSKI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT-GERMAIN DE RIMOUSKI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - With its seat in the city of Rimouski, province of Québec (Canada). Rimouski today covers an… -
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI MORIANA (MAURIENNE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the southern part of the department of Savoy; seat of a subprefecture. It has an… -
Saint Jérôme (Saint-Jérôme-de-Terrebonne), Diocese of (SAN GIROLAMO (SAINT JÉRÔME DE TERREBONNE), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JÉRÔME (Saint-Jérôme-de-Terrebonne), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Quebec (Canada). There are 80,078 Catholics,… -
Saint John, Diocese of Quebec (SAN GIOVANNI DI PORTORICO (SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN, DIOCESE OF QUEBEC. - City and diocese on the island of Puerto Rico, between the Antilles and the Atlantic. It has an area of… -
Saint John in Canada (Saint John), Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI NEL CANADÀ (SAINT JOHN), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN IN CANADA (SAINT JOHN), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of New Brunswick (Canada), St. John is the oldest… -
Saint John's, Archdiocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI QUÉBEC (SAINT JEAN), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOHN'S, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). The diocese of S. J. of Q. was erected by Pius XI on 9… -
Saint Joseph, Diocese of (SAN GIUSEPPE (SAINT JOSEPH), DIOCESI DI)
SAINT JOSEPH, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). An important subject of discussion during the second… -
Saint Louis, Archdiocese of (SAN LUIGI (SAINT LOUIS), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT LOUIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). The archdiocese covers an area of 27,092 sq. miles… -
Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN LUIGI DEL SENEGAL, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT-LOUIS DU SÉNÉGAL, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On the coasts of West Africa, various missionaries succeeded one another sporadically… -
Saint Michael, Diocese of (SAN MICHELE, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT MICHAEL, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the province of the same name in El Salvador (Central America). It has an area of 11,466… -
Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Archdiocese of (SAN PAOLO DI MINNESOTA (SAINT PAUL M.), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the State of Minnesota, U.S.A. In 1849 the territories of northern… -
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of (SAN PIETRO E MIQUELON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF THE ISLANDS OF. - It comprises a small group of islands belonging to France, located… -
Saint Sebastian, Diocese of (SAN SEBASTIANO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT SEBASTIAN, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Spain. It has an area of 1,885 sq km with a population of 374,040 inhabitants, of whom… -
Saint Thomas, Diocese Of (SAN TOMMASO, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT THOMAS, Diocese Of. - Diocese and island of the same name in Portuguese Guinea (Africa). The diocese has an area of 964 sq km with a… -
Saint Thomas Of Meliapor, Diocese Of (SAN TOMMASO DI MELIAPOR, DIOCESI DI)
SAINT THOMAS OF MELIAPOR, DIOCESE OF. - In India, suffragan of Goa. It was erected in 1606 and takes its name from the place where the… -
Sakania, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAKANIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAKANIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the extreme southern corner of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Salesians, who… -
Salamanca, Diocese of (SALAMANCA, DIOCESI DI)
SALAMANCA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Spain. It has an area of 8,674 sq km with a population of 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics,… -
Salé, Diocese of (SALE, DIOCESI DI)
SALÉ, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the… -
Salem, Diocese of (SALEM, DIOCESI DI)
SALEM, Diocese of. - In southern India. The mission was begun in the southern part of the diocese by the Jesuit Roberto de Nobili, whose… -
Salerno, Archdiocese of (SALERNO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SALERNO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of Campania. It has a population of 276,950 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 164… -
Salford, Diocese of (SALFORD, DIOCESI DI)
SALFORD, Diocese of. - In England. It comprises the divisions (Hundreds) of Salford and Blackburn in the county of Lancashire. It has a… -
Salina (formerly Concordia), Diocese of (SALINA (GIÀ CONCORDIA), DIOCESI DI)
SALINA (formerly Concordia), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Kansas (United States). It comprises a territory of about… -
Salisbury, Apostolic Vicariate of (SALISBURY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SALISBURY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and originates from the "sui iuris" Mission of the Zambezi erected… -
Salmas, Diocese of (SALMAS, DIOCESI DI)
SALMAS, Diocese of. - Chaldean diocese in Persia. It had a Catholic series of bishops from 1560 to 1643, then, from 1709, it was a… -
Salta, Archdiocese of (SALTA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SALTA, ARCHDIOCESE of - City and archdiocese of the Argentine Republic, in the department of the same name. It has an area of 157,324 sq.… -
Saltillo, Diocese of (SALTILLO, DIOCESI DI)
SALTILLO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Mexico, in the State of Coahuila. It has an area of 155,000 sq km and a population of 710,000… -
Salt Lake, Diocese of (SALT LAKE, DIOCESI DI)
SALT LAKE, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Utah (U.S.A.). Suffragan of San Francisco. Today it covers a territory of 84,900… -
Salto, Diocese of (SALTO, DIOCESI DI)
SALTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in Uruguay in the department of the same name. It has an area of 65,000 sq km with a population of… -
Saluzzo, Diocese of (SALUZZO, DIOCESI DI)
SALUZZO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Cuneo, archdiocese of Turin. It extends through the upper valleys of the Maira,… -
Samarai, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAMARAI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAMARAI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the eastern region of Australian New Guinea. Erected on 13 June 1946 with territory detached from… -
Sambalpur, Diocese of (SAMBALPUR, DIOCESI DI)
SAMBALPUR, Diocese of. - Erected by decree of 14 June 1951 and constituted from the civil districts of Ganpur, Bonai and Bamra (ceded by… -
San Bonifacio, Archdiocese of (SAN BONIFACIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN BONIFACIO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Manitoba (Canada). The archdiocese of St. B. covers an area of… -
San Carlo do Pinhal, Diocese of (SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CARLO DO PINHAL, DIOCESE OF. - Suffragan of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo, in Brazil. It has an area of 17,427 sq km, with a… -
San Carlos de Ancud, Diocese of (SAN CARLO (SAN CARLOS) DE ANCUD, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CARLOS DE ANCUD, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the Republic of Chile (South America). The diocese has 99,430 Catholics out of a… -
San Cristoforo de La Habana, Archdiocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DELL'AVANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DE LA HABANA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Known by the simple name of Havana (La Habana), capital city of the Republic of Cuba (v.) in… -
San Cristoforo della Laguna, Diocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DELLA LAGUNA, DIOCESE OF. - A modern diocese in the Canary Islands, called "Nivariensis" and commonly of Tenerife from the… -
San Cristoforo di Venezuela, Diocese of (SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN CRISTOFORO DI VENEZUELA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and capital city of the department of Táchira in the Republic of Venezuela. It has an… -
Sandhurst, Diocese of (SANDHURST, DIOCESI DI)
SANDHURST, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 30 March 1874 with territory detached from… -
San Diego, Diocese of (SAN DIEGO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN DIEGO, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). The territory today comprises 35,879 square miles with a… -
Sandomiria (Sandomierz), Diocese of (SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESI DI)
SANDOMIRIA (SANDOMIERZ), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Poland. Pius VII, with the bull Ex imposita nobis of 30 June 1818, created the… -
San Felipe, Diocese of (SAN FILIPPO (SAN FELIPE), DIOCESI DI)
SAN FELIPE, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the province of Aconcagua, in the Republic of Chile (South America). It has an area of 15,000… -
San Francisco, Archdiocese of (SAN FRANCISCO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN FRANCISCO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.). S. F. today (1951) has a population of 3,031,560… -
San Giacinto, Diocese of (SAN GIACINTO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN GIACINTO, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in the province of Québec (Canada). S. G. is an industrial city located 35 miles from… -
San Giorgio di Terranova, Diocese of (SAN GIORGIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESE OF. - Located in the northern region of Colombia. On June 12, 1924 the territory was erected as an… -
San Giorgio di Terranova, Diocese of (SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Terranova, Canada. Around 1850 a population of about 2,000… -
San Giovanni di Cuyo (San Juan de Cuyo), Archdiocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI CUYO (SAN JUAN DE CUYO), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN GIOVANNI DI CUYO (San Juan de Cuyo), Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese in the province of San Juan in the Republic of Argentina.… -
San Giovanni in Fiore (SAN GIOVANNI DI TERRANOVA (SAINT JOHN'S), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SAN GIOVANNI IN FIORE. - City and archdiocese in the province of Newfoundland (Canada). The ecclesiastical province of St. John's, erected… -
San Giuseppe delle Amazzoni, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the north-eastern regions of Peru. These regions, which belonged… -
San José de Costa Rica, Diocese of (SAN GIUSEPPE DI COSTARICA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN JOSÉ DE COSTA RICA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese, capital of Costa Rica in Central America. It has an area of 13,000 sq km with a… -
Sankt Pölten (Saint Hippolytus), Diocese of (SANT'IPPOLITO (SANKT PÖLTEN), DIOCESI DI)
SANKT PÖLTEN (Saint Hippolytus), Diocese of. - City and diocese in western Lower Austria, suffragan of Vienna. The diocese has an area of… -
San Luis, Diocese of Argentina (SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) DI ARGENTINA, DIOCESI DI)
SAN LUIS, DIOCESE OF ARGENTINA. - City and diocese of the province of the same name in the Argentine Republic. It has an area of 70,000 sq… -
San Luis Potosí, Diocese of (SAN LUIGI (SAN LUIS) POTOSI, DIOCESI DI)
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and capital city of the state of the same name in Mexico. Over an area of 12,000 sq km it has a… -
San Marco Argentano e Bisignano, Diocese of (SAN MARCO ARGENTANO E BISIGNANO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN MARCO ARGENTANO E BISIGNANO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Cosenza (Calabria), dependent on the metropolitan see of… -
San Martino al Monte Cimino
SAN MARTINO AL MONTE CIMINO. - A "nullius" abbey founded in the 13th century, in the province of Viterbo. As early as 838 there is record… -
San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN MICHELE DE SUCUMBIOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAN MIGUEL DE SUCUMBÍOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the north-eastern regions of Ecuador and entrusted to the Discalced… -
San Miniato, Diocese of (SAN MINIATO, DIOCESI DI)
SAN MINIATO, Diocese of. - A city of Tuscany, a diocese since 1622; suffragan of Florence. Its territory, which extends over hilly and flat… -
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Diocese of (SAN NICOLA DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESI DI)
SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS ARROYOS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina, about which no statistical data… -
San Pedro Sula, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAN PEDRO SULA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAN PEDRO SULA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern part of Honduras (v.). It was erected by decree of the S. Congr. of… -
San Salvador, Diocese of (SAN SALVATORE (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESI DI)
SAN SALVADOR (SAN SALVADOR), DIOCESE. - City and diocese, capital of the Republic of El Salvador in Central America. It has an area of… -
Sansepolcro, Diocese of (SAN SEPOLCRO, DIOCESI DI)
SANSEPOLCRO, DIOCESE OF. - In Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo. The diocese of Borgo S. S. has an area of 2160 sq km with a population of… -
San Severino (Septempeda), Diocese of (SAN SEVERINO (SEPTEMPEDA), DIOCESI DI)
SAN SEVERINO (Septempeda), Diocese of. - City and diocese in the Marches, province of Macerata, on the right bank of the Potenza river. It… -
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Diocese of (SANTA CROCE DELLA SIERRA (SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA), DIOCESI DI)
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of the State of S. Cruz in Bolivia (South America). The diocese comprises the… -
Santa Fe, Archdiocese of (SANTA FÉ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTA FE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the State of New Mexico (U.S.A.). In 1598, Juan de Onate took possession of New Mexico… -
Sant'Agata dei Goti, Diocese of (SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESI DI)
SANT'AGATA DEI GOTI, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Benevento. It has an area of 50 sq km with a population of 38,000… -
Sant'Alessandro di Orosci
SANT'ALESSANDRO DI OROSCI. - An abbey nullius immediately subject to the Holy See, located in the interior of northern Albania among the… -
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice di Belmont
SANTA MARIA AUSILIATRICE DI BELMONT. - A Benedictine nullius abbey, popularly known as the "Abbey of Belmont." On August 1, 1875, a… -
Santa Maria, Diocese of (SANTA MARIA, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA MARIA, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. It has an area of 71,313 sq km with a… -
Santa Marta, Diocese of (SANTA MARTA, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA MARTA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of northern Colombia, capital of the department of Magdalena (South America). It has an area of… -
Sant'Anna, Diocese of (SANT'ANNA, DIOCESI DI)
SANT'ANNA, Diocese of. - City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of S. Vincente, Cabañas, La Paz, Cuscatlán, Chalatenango, S.… -
Sant'Antonio, Archdiocese of (SANT'ANTONIO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANT'ANTONIO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of the State of Texas, U.S.A. The archdiocese of S. A. comprises the whole State of… -
Santa Rosa de Copán, Diocese of (SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese comprising the civil provinces of Santa Bárbara, Copán, Lempira, Ocotepeque and… -
Santa Rosa de Osos, Diocese of (SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESI DI)
SANTA ROSA DE OSOS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Colombia in the department of Antioquia (South America). It has an area of 31,400 sq.… -
Santa Severina, Archdiocese of (SANTA SEVERINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
SANTA SEVERINA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the province of Catanzaro (Calabria). It has an area of 800 sq km, with a… -
Santiago de Cape Verde, Diocese of (SANTIAGO DI CAPO VERDE, DIOCESI DI)
SANTIAGO DE CAPE VERDE, DIOCESE OF. - On the island of Cape Verde in Africa, a Portuguese colony. It has an area of 4,033.37 sq km and a… -
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… -
Sapporo, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAPPORO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAPPORO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the large island of Hokkaidō in northern Japan, it comprises the whole of it with an area of… -
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… -
Sarawak, Apostolic Prefecture of (SARAWAK, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SARAWAK, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the southwestern part of British Borneo. The territories of S., Brunei, North Borneo… -
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… -
Sassandra, Apostolic Vicariate of (SASSANDRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SASSANDRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southwestern part of the Ivory Coast. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on… -
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,… -
Semarang, Apostolic Vicariate of (SEMARANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SEMARANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the central part of the island of Java (Indonesia), it comprises the civil districts of… -
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… -
Seoul (Sŏul), Apostolic Vicariate of (SEUL (SÖUL), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SEUL (SÖUL), APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Located in the southwestern region of Korea, it has an area of 71,820 sq. km. and a population of… -
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… -
Seychelles (Port Victoria), Diocese of (SEYCHELLES (PORT VICTORIA), DIOCESI DI)
SEYCHELLES (Port Victoria), Diocese of. - It comprises all the islands of the S. archipelago. They are located in the Indian Ocean to the… -
Shanghai, Diocese Of (SHANGHAI, DIOCESI DI)
SHANGHAI, Diocese Of. - In central-eastern China, on the coast of the civil province of Kiangsu: it takes its name from the famous city… -
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… -
Shaowu, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHAOWU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHAOWU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northwestern part of the province of Fukien, in southern China. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Shasi, Apostolic Prefecture of (SHASI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHASI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with… -
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… -
Shihtsien, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHIHTSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHIHTSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the eastern part of the province of Kweichow, in central-southern China. It was erected as a… -
Shikoku, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHIKOKU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHIKOKU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated on the island of the same name, it comprises four civil provinces, namely Kagawa, Tokushima,… -
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… -
Shirē (SHIRÈ)
SHIRĒ. - It is the region comprising the southern part of the British protectorate of Nyasaland. Until May 1952 the apostolic vicariate of… -
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…