Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Agliardi, Antonio
AGLIARDI, ANTONIO. - Cardinal, b. at Cologno al Serio (Bergamo) on 4 Sept. 1832, d. at Rome on 19 March 1915. From the diocesan seminary he… -
Anagnost (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader») (ANAGNÒSTE (ἈΝΓΝΏΣΤΗΣ: «LETTORE»))
ANAGNOST (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader»). - In the Eastern Church it is the cleric who reads the Holy Scriptures aloud in religious assemblies. In… -
Antistes (ANTISTITE)
ANTISTES. - From antistes, etymologically one who stands above others, hence one who presides, directs. In this sense it is used by Latin… -
Autocephalous Churches (AUTOCEFALE, CHIESE)
AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCHES. - "Autocephalous Churches" is the general name for particular Churches that do not depend on any other Church and… -
Canossa, Luigi di
CANOSSA, LUIGI di. - Cardinal, b. in Verona on 30 April 1809, d. there on 12 March 1900. Having entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in… -
Changteh, Diocese of (CHANGTEH, DIOCESI DI)
CHANGTEH, Diocese of. - It is located in China, in the civil province of Hunan. From 1879 to 1924 it was called the apostolic vicariate of… -
Chaosien, Diocese of (CHAOSIEN, DIOCESI DI)
CHAOSIEN, Diocese of. - It is located in the southwestern part of the civil province of Hopeh > (from Ch. Samaran, La C. de R. Reproduction… -
Corepiscopus (COREPISCOPO)
COREPISCOPUS. - The c., or country bishop (from χώρα = district, and ἐπίσκοπος = bishop), in ancient times governed in the East a rural… -
Exarchate of Italy (of Ravenna) (ESARCATO D'ITALIA (DI RAVENNA))
EXARCHATE OF ITALY (OF RAVENNA). - Once Italy had been restored to the Empire after the fall of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths, its… -
Hornig, Károly De
HORNIG, KÁROLY de. - Cardinal, b. in Budapest on 10 Aug. 1840, d. in Veszprem on 11 Feb. 1917. Of a noble family, after completing his… -
Jixi, Diocese of (KICHOW, DIOCESI DI)
JIXI, Diocese of. - In the eastern part of the civil province of Hupeh, in central China. Erected as a mission sui iuris, under the name of… -
Kepler, Paul Wilhelm
KEPLER, PAUL WILHELM. - Bishop, b. Sept. 28, 1852 at Schwäbisch-Gmünd, d. July 16, 1926 at Rottenburg. Ordained priest in 1875, he then… -
Nanyang, Diocese of (NANYANG, DIOCESI DI)
NANYANG, Diocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of Honan, erected on March 2, 1844, when the civil province of the same name, in central… -
Ningpo, Diocese of (NINGPO, DIOCESI DI)
NINGPO, Diocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of Chekiang, erected on 27 May 1846 and comprising the civil province of the same name, in… -
Panebianco, Antonio Maria (secular name: Niccolò), Cardinal (PANEBIANCO, ANTONIO MARIA (AL SECOLO NICCOLÒ), CARDINALE)
PANEBIANCO, Antonio Maria (secular name: Niccolò), Cardinal. - B. at Terranova di Sicilia on 23 Aug. 1808, d. at Rome on 21 Nov. 1885.… -
Periodoute (Περιόδουτεύτης, from περὶ and ἄθος; in Latin Circuitor, Circumriens) (PERIODEUTE (ΠΕΡΙΟΔΕΥΤΉΣ, DA ΠΕΡΊ E ἌΘΟΣ; IN LATINO CIRCUITOR, CIRCUMRIENS))
PERIODOUTE (Περιόδουτεύτης, from περὶ and ἄθος; in Latin Circuitor, Circumriens). - This was the name given to the traveling physician and… -
Piffl, Friedrich Gustav
PIFFL, FRIEDRICH GUSTAV. - Cardinal, b. 15 Oct. 1864 at Landskron (diocese of Königgrätz, in Bohemia), d. 21 Apr. 1932 at Vienna. In 1883… -
Prelate (Prae-Latus, Antistes, Praesul) (PRELATO (PRAE-LATUS, ANTISTES, PRAESUL))
PRELATE (Prae-Latus, Antistes, Praesul). - A person superior to others in dignity. In current canon law, in the strict sense, it designates… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Vicar General (VICARIO GENERALE)
VICAR GENERAL. - He is the priest legitimately appointed to represent the person of the bishop in the exercise of his jurisdiction… -
Villeneuve, Jean-Marie-Rodrigue
VILLENEUVE, JEAN-MARIE-RODRIGUE. - Cardinal, b. in Montreal (Canada) on 2 Nov. 1883, d. in Alhambra (California) on 17 Jan. 1947. An Oblate…