Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Valleyfield, Diocese of (VALLEYFIELD, DIOCESI DI)
VALLEYFIELD, DIOCESE OF. - City in the Province of Québec (Canada). The diocese of V. covers an area of 2,221 square miles with a total… -
Vallo di Lucania, Diocese of (VALLO DI LUCANIA, DIOCESI DI)
VALLO DI LUCANIA, DIOCESE. - City and diocese in the province of Salerno. It has an area of 3000 sq km with a population of 152,000… -
Valparaíso, Diocese of (VALPARAISO, DIOCESI DI)
VALPARAÍSO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the Republic of Chile. It has an area of 4,600 sq km with 490,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Valva and Sulmona, Diocese of (VALVA E SULMONA, DIOCESI DI)
VALVA AND SULMONA, DIOCESE OF. - United sees, distinct, in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo), immediately subject to the Holy See, with… -
Vancouver, Archdiocese of (VANCOUVER, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VANCOUVER, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the western part of continental Canadian Colombia (Canada). It has an area of 119,439… -
Vannes, Diocese of (VANNES, DIOCESI DI)
VANNES, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city, capital of a prefecture in the department of Morbihan in France. Its name in Breton is Gwened. It… -
Vasto, Diocese of (VASTO, DIOCESI DI)
VASTO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Chieti. The diocese is under the perpetual administration of the archbishop of… -
Velletri, Diocese of (VELLETRI, DIOCESI DI)
VELLETRI, Diocese of. - It is one of the suburbicarian dioceses which, with the exception of the city and territory of V. included in the… -
Vellore, Diocese of (VELLORE, DIOCESI DI)
VELLORE, Diocese of. - Located in south-eastern India and erected by decree of 13 Nov. 1952 with territory detached from the archdiocese of… -
Venosa, Diocese of (VENOSA, DIOCESI DI)
VENOSA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Potenza; it has an area of 587 sq km with a population of 50,200 inhabitants, of… -
Ventimiglia, Diocese of (VENTIMIGLIA, DIOCESI DI)
VENTIMIGLIA, DIOCESE OF. - It has an area of 715.50 sq km., with 101,000 inhabitants, of whom 155 are non-Catholics. It has 82 parishes and… -
Veracruz (Residencia Jalapa), Archdiocese of (VERA CRUZ (RESIDENZA JALAPA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VERACRUZ (Residencia Jalapa), Archdiocese of. - City and archdiocese of the State of V. C. in Mexico. It has an area of 21,000 sq km with a… -
Verapaz (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of (VERA PAZ (RESIDENZA COBAN), DIOCESI DI)
VERAPAZ (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Guatemala (Central America). It has an area of 14,000 sq km with a population… -
Verapoly, Archdiocese of (VERAPOLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VERAPOLY, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Located in southwestern India, State of Cochin-Travancore. It borders the dioceses of Calicut, Coimbatore,… -
Vercelli, Archdiocese of (VERCELLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VERCELLI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It has an area of 1,658 sq km and a population of 198,500 inhabitants, divided among 139 parishes, of which 119… -
Verdun, Diocese of (VERDUN, DIOCESI DI)
VERDUN, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the department of the Meuse in France. It has an area of 6,240 sq. km. with a population… -
Veroli, Diocese of (VEROLI, DIOCESI DI)
VEROLI, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, it measures an area of 451 sq km, comprised between the dioceses of… -
Verona, Diocese of (VERONA, DIOCESI DI)
VERONA, Diocese of. - City of the Veneto, provincial capital, at the foot of the outlying hills of the Lessini, bathed by the Adige, along… -
Veszprém, Diocese of (VESZPRIMIA (VESZPRÉM), DIOCESI DI)
VESZPRÉM, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in Hungary. It has an area of 13,710 sq km with a population of 874,163 inhabitants, of whom… -
Vic, Diocese of (VICH, DIOCESI DI)
VIC, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Barcelona in Spain. It has an area of 3367 sq km with a population of 250,246… -
Vicenza, Diocese of (VICENZA, DIOCESI DI)
VICENZA, Diocese of. - The city, crossed by the Bacchiglione and the Retrone, which divides the center of ancient Berga (Berica), is the… -
Victoria, Diocese of, on Vancouver Island (VICTORIA NELL'ISOLA VANCOUVER, DIOCESI DI)
VICTORIA, DIOCESE OF, ON VANCOUVER ISLAND. - City and diocese in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 14,000 sq km… -
Viedma, Diocese of (VIEDMA, DIOCESI DI)
VIEDMA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Río Negro (Argentina). It has an area of 691,679 sq km with a population of… -
Vienna (Wien, Lat. Vindobona), Archdiocese of (VIENNA (WIEN, LAT. VINDOBONA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
VIENNA (WIEN, Lat. Vindobona), ARCHDIOCESE of. - Metropolitan see and capital of the Austrian Republic. The territory of the archdiocese… -
Vigevano, Diocese of (VIGEVANO, DIOCESI DI)
VIGEVANO, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Pavia, suffragan of Vercelli. It has an area of 1509 sq km with a population of… -
Vijayapuram, Diocese of (VIJAYAPURAM, DIOCESI DI)
VIJAYAPURAM, DIOCESE OF. - In the south-western part of India, it borders on the dioceses of Quilon, Madura, Coimbatore, Verapoly, Cochin… -
Vijayawada, Diocese of (VIJAYAVADA, DIOCESI DI)
VIJAYAWADA, Diocese of. - After India obtained independence, on 15 Aug. 1947, some Indian cities changed their names: thus Bezwada (v.)… -
Vilkaviškis, Diocese of (VILKAVIŠKIS, DIOCESI DI)
VILKAVIŠKIS, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the Republic of Lithuania. It has an area of 12,000 sq. km. with a population of 365,000… -
Villa Reale, Diocese of (VILLA REALE, DIOCESI DI)
VILLA REALE, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the province of Trás-os-Montes, in Portugal. It has an area of 4,273.20 sq km and a… -
Villarrica, Diocese of (VILLARRICA, DIOCESI DI)
VILLARRICA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the Republic of Paraguay (South America). The territory extends over 78,049 sq. km., with a… -
Visakhapatnam, Diocese of (VISAKHAPATNAM, DIOCESI DI)
VISAKHAPATNAM, DIOCESE OF. - Its territory, which extends across south-central India, was already part of the diocese of Mylapore from… -
Viseu (Vizeu), Diocese of (VISEU (VIZEU), DIOCESI DI)
VISEU (Vizeu), Diocese of. - In the province of Beira-Alta, in Portugal. It has an area of 3,400 sq km and a population of 300,500… -
Viterbo, Diocese of (VITERBO, DIOCESI DI)
VITERBO, DIOCESI di (Diocese of Viterbo). - Located in Lazio, in the province of V., it has united with it the diocese of Tuscania (v.),… -
Vitoria, Diocese of (VITORIA, DIOCESI DI)
VITORIA, Diocese of.- Diocese and capital city in the province of Alava. The diocese has an area of 3,364 sq km with a population of… -
Vittorio Veneto, Diocese of (VITTORIO VENETO, DIOCESI DI)
VITTORIO VENETO, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Treviso on the southern slope of the Belluno Prealps; the city is… -
Viviers, Diocese of (VIVIERS, DIOCESI DI)
VIVIERS, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the department of Ardèche (France). It has an area of 5,527 sq km with a population of 232,000… -
Vladivostok, Diocese of (VLADIVOSTOK, DIOCESI DI)
VLADIVOSTOK, DIOCESE OF. - Dependent on the Pontifical Commission for Russia. Together with Siberia it was detached from the diocese of… -
Volterra, Diocese of (VOLTERRA, DIOCESI DI)
VOLTERRA, Diocese of. - City in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany, and a diocese included in the provinces of Pisa, Livorno, Grosseto,… -
Wagga Wagga, Diocese of (WAGGA-WAGGA, DIOCESI DI)
WAGGA WAGGA, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of New South Wales (Australia). The territory first belonged to the archdiocese of… -
Wanhsien, Diocese of (WANHSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
WANHSIEN, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the province of Szechwan, in central-western China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Warangal, Diocese of (WARANGAL, DIOCESI DI)
WARANGAL, Diocese of. - Erected by decree of the S. Congr. de Prop. Fide of 8 Jan. 1953, by detachment from the Indian diocese of Hyderabad… -
Warmia (Ermland), Diocese of (WARMIA (ERMLAND), DIOCESI DI)
WARMIA (ERMLAND), DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in East Prussia, today in Poland. It has an area of 23,344 sq km with a population of… -
Warsaw (Warszawa), Archdiocese of (VARSAVIA (WARSZAWA), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
WARSAW (Warszawa), Archdiocese of. - Archdiocese and capital city of Poland. It has an area of 12,400 sq. km., with a population of… -
Washington, Archdiocese of (WASHINGTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
WASHINGTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the District of Columbia (United States of America). W. covers an area of 2,104… -
Waterford and Lismore, Diocese of (WATERFORD E LISMORE, DIOCESI DI)
WATERFORD AND LISMORE, Diocese of. - Located in the south-east of Ireland in the civil province of Munster and in the ecclesiastical… -
Weihwei, Diocese of (WEIHWEI, DIOCESI DI)
WEIHWEI, Diocese of. - In the northern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate under the… -
Wellington, Archdiocese of (WELLINGTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
WELLINGTON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is located in the southern part of New Zealand and originally formed part of the vicariate of Western… -
Westminster, Archdiocese of (WESTMINSTER, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
WESTMINSTER, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese with its seat in London, England, created in 1850. It comprises the London counties north of the… -
Wheeling, Diocese of (WHEELING, DIOCESI DI)
WHEELING, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of West Virginia (United States of America). The diocese of W., which covers a… -
Wichita, Diocese of (WICHITA, DIOCESI DI)
WICHITA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Kansas and in the ecclesiastical province of St. Louis (United States of America).… -
Wilcannia-Forbes, Diocese of (WILCANNIA-FORBES, DIOCESI DI)
WILCANNIA-FORBES, Diocese of. - It is located in the western zone of the State of New South Wales. It was erected under the name of W. on… -
Wilmington, Diocese of (WILMINGTON, DIOCESI DI)
WILMINGTON, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. The diocese was erected by Pius IX on 3 March 1868 and today… -
Winnipeg, Archdiocese of (WINNIPEG, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
WINNIPEG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Archdiocese and city in the province of Manitoba (Canada). The archdiocese covers a territory situated in the… -
Winona, Diocese of (WINONA, DIOCESI DI)
WINONA, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the ecclesiastical province of St. Paul and in the State of Minnesota (U.S.A.). In 1952 the… -
Wollongong, Diocese of (WOLLONGONG, DIOCESI DI)
WOLLONGONG, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of New South Wales in Australia. It was erected on 15 Nov. 1951 with territory… -
Worcester, Diocese of (WORCESTER, DIOCESI DI)
WORCESTER, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Massachusetts. The diocese of W., a suffragan of Boston, was erected by Pius XII,… -
Wuchang, Diocese of (WUCHANG, DIOCESI DI)
WUCHANG, Diocese of. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Wuchow, Diocese of (WUCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
WUCHOW, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the province of Kwangsi, in central-southern China. It was erected as a mission sui iuris on… -
Wuhu, Diocese of (WUHU, DIOCESI DI)
WUHU, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected on 8 Aug. 1921 under the name of… -
Würzburg (Herbipolis), Diocese of (WÜRZBURG (HERBIPOLIS), DIOCESI DI)
WÜRZBURG (Herbipolis), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Germany. It has an area of 11,018 sq km with a population of 1,480,624, of whom… -
Xining, Diocese of (TSINING, DIOCESI DI)
XINING, Diocese of. - Situated on the borders of the two provinces of Suiyuan and Chahar in Mongolia, it has an area of 40,000 sq km and a… -
Yakima, Diocese of (YAKIMA, DIOCESI DI)
YAKIMA, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Washington (U.S.A.). It has an area of 17,787 sq. miles with a population of 295,841… -
Yangku, Diocese Of (YANGKU, DIOCESI DI)
YANGKU, Diocese Of. - In the central-western part of the province of Shantung (northern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture on 13… -
Yenan, Diocese Of (YENAN, DIOCESI DI)
YENAN, Diocese Of. - It comprises the northern part of the province of Shensi (northern China). Erected, under the name of apostolic… -
Yenchow, Diocese Of (YENCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
YENCHOW, Diocese Of. - In the central-southern part of the province of Shantung (northern China). It was erected, under the name of… -
Yenki, Diocese Of (YENKI, DIOCESI DI)
YENKI, Diocese Of. - It is located in the eastern part of Manchuria and comprises the entire civil prefecture of the same name, divided… -
Ying-Kow, Diocese Of (YING-KOW, DIOCESI DI)
YING-KOW, Diocese Of. - Located in the southern part of Manchuria (northern China), it comprises eight civil prefectures, namely Haishan,… -
Yokohama, Diocese Of (YOKOHAMA, DIOCESI DI)
YOKOHAMA, Diocese Of. - Situated in the central-eastern part of the large island of Hondo (Japan), it comprises four civil prefectures,… -
Youngstown, Diocese of (YOUNGSTOWN, DIOCESI DI)
YOUNGSTOWN, Diocese of. - Diocese and city in the State of Ohio (U.S.A.). It was erected by the apostolic constitution Ad animarum bonum by… -
Yüanling, Diocese of (YÜANLING, DIOCESI DI)
YÜANLING, Diocese of. - In the western part of the province of Hunan (central China). Apostolic prefecture, under the name of Shenchow, on… -
Yucatán, Archdiocese of (YUCATAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
YUCATÁN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese in the state of the same name in Mexico (North America). It has an area of 52,000 sq km… -
Yükiang, Diocese of (YÜKIANG, DIOCESI DI)
YÜKIANG, Diocese of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Kiangsi (central China). It was erected as an apostolic vicariate,… -
Yungkia, Diocese Of (YUNGKIA, DIOCESI DI)
YUNGKIA, Diocese Of. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Chekiang (central China). It was erected as a diocese, suffragan of… -
Yungnien, Diocese of (YUNGNIEN, DIOCESI DI)
YUNGNIEN, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the province of Hopeh (northern China). It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 24 May… -
Yungping, Diocese Of (YUNGPING, DIOCESI DI)
YUNGPING, Diocese Of. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Hopeh (northern China). It was erected, under the name of Eastern… -
Yütsze, Diocese Of (YÜTZE, DIOCESI DI)
YÜTSZE, Diocese Of. - In the central-eastern part of the province of Shansi (northern China). Apostolic prefecture on 7 June 1931 with ten… -
Zacapa, Diocese Of (ZACAPA, DIOCESI DI)
ZACAPA, Diocese Of. - City and diocese of Guatemala that comprises the civil provinces of Z., Chiquimula and Izabal. It has an area of… -
Zacatecas, Diocese Of (ZACATECAS, DIOCESI DI)
ZACATECAS, Diocese Of. - City and diocese of the state of the same name (Mexico). It has an area of 57,637 sq km with a population of… -
Zagabria (Zagreb), Archdiocese of (ZAGABRIA (ZAGREB), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ZAGREB, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of Croatia and archdiocese. Over an area of 22,795.5 sq. km., it has 2,353,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Zahleh and Furzol of the Melkites, Diocese of (ZAHLEH E FURZOL DEI MELKITI, DIOCESI DI)
ZAHLEH AND FURZOL OF THE MELKITES, Diocese of. - In Lebanon; the see was formerly at F. but in 1774 it was transferred to Z. The Catholic… -
Zaku and Zakho of the Chaldeans, Diocese of (ZAKU E ZAKHO DEI CALDEI, DIOCESI DI)
ZAKU AND ZAKHO OF THE CHALDEANS, Diocese of. - In Iraq. The name and title of the diocese are recent. It originated in 1850 from the… -
Zamboanga, Diocese of (ZAMBOANGA, DIOCESI DI)
ZAMBOANGA, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the department of Cebu on the island of Mindanao (Philippines). It has an area of 15,990 sq km… -
Zamora, Diocese of (ZAMORA, DIOCESI DI)
ZAMORA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Spain. It has an area of 12,000 sq km with a population… -
Zaozhou, Diocese of (TSAOCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
ZAOZHOU, Diocese of. - In the south-western part of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate… -
Zara (Zadar), Archdiocese of (ZARA (ZADAR), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ZARA (ZADAR), ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and archdiocese of northern Dalmatia in Croatia (Yugoslavia). It has 2,989 sq km, with a population of… -
Zhengding, Diocese of (CHENGTING, DIOCESI DI)
ZHENGDING, Diocese of. - After the diocese of Beijing was suppressed in 1856, by a brief of 3 May of that same year three apostolic… -
Zhucheng (Chowtsun), Diocese of (CHOWTSUN, DIOCESI DI)
CHOWTSUN, DIOCESE of. - It is located in China in the north-central part of the civil province of Shantung. Erected, under the name of… -
Zipaquirá, Diocese of (ZIPAQUIRÁ, DIOCESI DI)
ZIPAQUIRÁ, Diocese of. - City and diocese of the Department of Cundinamarca in Colombia (South America). It has an area of 12,500 sq km… -
Zulia, Diocese of (ZULIA, DIOCESI DI)
ZULIA, Diocese of. - Diocese and capital city of the state of the same name in Venezuela (South America). The residence is at Maracaibo. It… -
Zytomyr (Żytomierz), Diocese of (ZYTOMIR (ŻYTOMIERZ), DIOCESI DI)
ZYTOMYR (ŻYTOMIERZ), DIOCESE OF. - Founded in 1321 and then united with Luck (v. LUCEORIA) on 8 Aug. 1798, divided again on 28 Oct. 1925… -
Łódź (Lódź), Diocese of (LODZ (LŌDZ), DIOCESI DI)
ŁÓDŹ (Lódź), Diocese of. - In Poland, founded in 1920. Suffragan of Warsaw; the first bishop was Wincenty Tymieniecki. > LOGGIA - L. of the… -
Łomża (Łomża), Diocese of (LOMZA (LOMŻA), DIOCESI DI)
ŁOMŻA (Łomża), Diocese of. - Founded on 10 February 1925 in Poland, suffragan of Wilna. First bishop: Romuald Jalbrzykowski, future…