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Shunsen, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHUNSEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHUNSEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central-eastern part of Korea and covers an area of 26,265 sq km, with a… -
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… -
Siangtan, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SIANGTAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SIANGTAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the central-eastern part of the province of Hunan, in central China. It was erected on 1 July 1937… -
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… -
Sibundoy, Apostolic Vicariate Of (SIBUNDOY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SIBUNDOY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 8 February 1951, from the apostolic vicariate of Caquetá (v.) in Colombia the region… -
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… -
Sining, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINING, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the entire civil province of Tsinghai or Kokonor, in central-western China. It was erected,… -
Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINKIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINKIANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the civil province of the same name, also called Chinese Turkestan or Eastern Turkestan,… -
Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINSIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINKIANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with 12… -
Sintang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINTANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINTANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the whole and only the civil province of the same name, in the central part of what was… -
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… -
Solomon Islands Northern Apostolic Vicariate (SALOMONE SETTENTRIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
SOLOMON ISLANDS NORTHERN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - It comprises the islands of Bougainville, Choiseul, Shortland and Buka with the few… -
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… -
Southern Solomon Islands, Apostolic Vicariate of the (SALOMONE MERIDIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, Apostolic Vicariate of the. - It is part of central Melanesia. On 27 July 1897 the apostolic prefecture of the… -
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… -
Stanleyville, Apostolic Vicariate of (STANLEYVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
STANLEYVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is situated in the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo. It was erected as an apostolic… -
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… -
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin of Marañón, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAN GABRIELE DELL'ADDOLORATA DI MARAÑON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ST. GABRIEL OF THE SORROWFUL VIRGIN OF MARAÑÓN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the northern regions of Peru. In 1912 the Passionists… -
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… -
Subiaco
SUBIACO. - A small town in the province of Rome and a nullius abbey immediately subject to the Holy See. Subiaco is situated at 408 m.… -
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… -
Suez
SUEZ. - The apostolic vicariate of the Suez Canal has been called, since 27 January 1951, the apostolic vicariate of Port Said, after the… -
Suifu, Apostolic Prefecture of (SUIHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SUIFU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected on 17 June 1937 with… -
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… -
Sukabumi, Apostolic Prefecture of (SUKABUMI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SUKABUMI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the western part of the island of Java (Indonesia), it comprises the civil prefecture of… -
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… -
Surabaya, Apostolic Vicariate of (SURABAIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SURABAIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Located in the eastern part of the island of Java, Indonesia, it comprises the civil districts of S.,… -
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… -
Swaziland, Apostolic Vicariate of (SWAZILAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SWAZILAND, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In South African territory under British protection, enclosed between the Transvaal and Mozambique.… -
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… -
Tabora, Apostolic Vicariate of (TABORA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TABORA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-western part of the territory of Tanganyika and is entrusted to the Society… -
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… -
Tahiti, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (TAHITI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
TAHITI, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands. - It is located in eastern Oceania and comprises all the islands of the French Establishments… -
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… -
Taichung, Apostolic Prefecture of (TAICHUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TAICHUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The apostolic prefecture of the island of Formosa was erected on July 13, 1913. On Dec. 30, 1949 it… -
Taiku, Apostolic Vicariate of (TAIKU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TAIKU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southeastern part of Korea, it has an area of 31,293 sq km and a population of 6,400,000… -
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… -
Taktika (TAKTIKÁ)
TAKTIKA. - The expression, deriving from the word taxis (= ordo), was applied to the lists of civil and ecclesiastical dignities (Notitiae… -
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),… -
Tamatave, Vicariate Apostolic of (TAMATAVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TAMATAVE, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - On the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar. On July 17, 1832, Fr. Henri de Solages, apostolic… -
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… -
Tananarive, Vicariate Apostolic of (TANANARIVE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TANANARIVE, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the central part of Madagascar. After various unsuccessful attempts made under Queen… -
Tandjung-Karang, Prefecture Apostolic of (TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the southern part of the island of Sumatra. It comprises the residency of Teluk-Betung… -
Tanga, Prefecture Apostolic of (TANGA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TANGA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the northern part of Tanganyika, on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and is entrusted to… -
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.… -
Tarahumara, Prefecture Apostolic of (TARAHUMARA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TARAHUMARA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in northern Mexico and is a vast region enclosed among the high mountains of the… -
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… -
Thanh-Hoa, Apostolic Vicariate of (THANH-HOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
THANH-HOA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - It is located in Vietnam and comprises the Annamite province of T.-H. and the Laotian province of… -
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… -
Tierradentro, Apostolic Prefecture of (TIERRADENTRO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TIERRADENTRO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the center of the Cordillera of Colombia, at a great altitude. It was erected on… -
Tigray (TIGRAI)
TIGRAY. - Apostolic prefecture erected on 15 March 1937 by the apostolic constitution Quo in Aethiopiae regionibus (AAS, 29 [1937], pp.… -
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… -
Tizzani, Vincenzo
TIZZANI, VINCENZO. - Archbishop, b. in Rome on 27 June 1809, d. there on 19 Jan. 1892. A canon regular of the Lateran in Sept. 1832, after… -
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,… -
Tok-Won
TOK-WON. - Nullius abbey, located in the northeastern region of Korea; it covers an area of 3,625 sq km, with a population of approximately… -
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.… -
Tripoli, Apostolic Vicariate of (TRIPOLI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TRIPOLI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - It comprises most of Tripolitania and is entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor. Christianity flourished… -
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… -
Tshumbé, Apostolic Vicariate of (TSHUMBÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
TSHUMBÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and lies roughly between the 24th… -
Tsinchow, Diocese of (TSINCHOW, DIOCESI DI)
TSINCHOW, DIOCESE OF. - In the southern part of the province of Kansu (northwestern China). Erected as an apostolic prefecture under the… -
Tsiroanomandidy, Apostolic Prefecture of (TSIROANOMANDIDY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TSIROANOMANDIDY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central part of Madagascar. It was erected on 13 Jan. 1949, detaching its… -
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… -
Tumaco, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUMACO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUMACO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated on the southwestern coasts of Colombia. The territory was erected into a prefecture on… -
Tungchow, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUNGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the center of the province of Shensi (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui iuris on… -
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… -
Tunki, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNKI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUNKI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected on 22 February 1937… -
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… -
Ubangi Belga, Apostolic Vicariate of (UBANGI BELGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
UBANGI BELGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Located at the northwestern tip of the Belgian Congo. It is entirely contained within the limits of… -
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… -
Ubon, Apostolic Vicariate of (UBON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
UBON, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 7 May 1953, the apostolic vicariate of Tharé (v.) in Thailand was divided for the erection of… -
Ucayali, Apostolic Vicariate of (UCAYALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
UCAYALI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern region of Peru. In 1619 the evangelization of the area began through Fr.… -
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… -
Udon Thani, Apostolic Prefecture of (UDONTHANI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
UDONTHANI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of - Erected by dismemberment of the apostolic vicariate of Tharé (v.), on 7 May 1953; it comprises the… -
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… -
Umtali, Apostolic Prefecture of (UMTALI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
UMTALI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and entrusted to the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance. The… -
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… -
Upper Orinoco, Apostolic Prefecture of the (ALTO ORINOCO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')
UPPER ORINOCO, Apostolic Prefecture of the. - It is located in northeastern Venezuela, on the borders of British Guiana and Brazil. It was… -
Upper Solimões, Apostolic Prefecture of the (ALTO SOLIMÕES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')
UPPER SOLIMÕES, Apostolic Prefecture of the. - It is located in northwestern Brazil between the southern borders of Colombia and the… -
Urawa, Apostolic Prefecture of (URAWA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
URAWA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central-eastern region of the island of Hondo, northwest of Tokyo, it comprises the civil… -
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… -
Urundi, Apostolic Vicariate of (URUNDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
URUNDI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On 14 July 1949 it was divided into the two apostolic vicariates of Ngozi (v.) and Kitega (v.). -
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… -
Vacaria (VACARÍA)
VACARIA. - Nullius prelature, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). It has an area of 17,287 sq km and 145,015 inhabitants, of whom… -
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… -
Valledupar, Apostolic Vicariate of (VALLEDUPAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
VALLEDUPAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 4 Dec. 1952 the apostolic vicariate of Goajira (v.) in Colombia was divided into the two… -
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…