Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
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Aachen, Diocese of (AQUISGRANA (AACHEN), DIOCESI DI)
AACHEN, DIOCESE. — In western Germany; it has 1,152,490 Catholics, 504 parishes, with 967 secular priests and 190 regulars. The city itself… -
Aberdeen, Diocese of (ABERDEEN, DIOCESI DI)
ABERDEEN, Diocese of. - Located in Scotland (Great Britain), it is a suffragan of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh and comprises northern… -
Acerenza and Matera, Archdiocese of (ACERENZA E MATERA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ACERENZA AND MATERA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A. rises on the ruins of Acheruntia, called "celsa" by Horace (Carm., III, 4, 13-16). Because of its… -
Acerra, Diocese of (ACERRA, DIOCESI DI)
ACERRA, Diocese of. - In the Campanian region, in the province of Naples, suffragan of the same. It occupies the territory situated between… -
Achonry, Diocese of (ACHONRY, DIOCESI DI)
ACHONRY, Diocese of. - In Eire (Ireland). The name derives from the Gaelic Achadh Chonnaire, that is "field of Connaire". The origin of the… -
Acireale, Diocese of (ACIREALE, DIOCESI DI)
ACIREALE, Diocese of. - City located in eastern Sicily, 16 km. from Catania. In its present location it dates back to the early 14th… -
Acquapendente, Diocese of (ACQUAPENDENTE, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUAPENDENTE, Diocese of. - In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, situated in the northeastern part of the region. It borders on Umbria… -
Acquaviva, Diocese of (ACQUAVIVA, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUAVIVA, Diocese of. - In the Roman synod of 465 and in those following down to 502 there appear respectively two bishops, Paul and… -
Acqui, Diocese of (ACQUI, DIOCESI DI)
ACQUI, Diocese of. - City in Piedmont, on the Bormida, a tributary of the Po, in the upper Monferrato. It is the ancient Aquae Statiellae,… -
Adelaide, Archdiocese Of (ADELAIDE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ADELAIDE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It has its center at A., capital of the province of the same name in South Australia, and now counts two… -
Adria, Diocese of (ADRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ADRIA, Diocese of. - A., now 22 km. from the open sea, had a very active port in the period of the Roman republic; and until the 10th… -
Aechae, Diocese of (AECAE, DIOCESI DI)
AECHAE, Diocese of. - This center arose in the land of the Daunians, in Capitanata, on the Via Traiana which, branching off from Benevento,… -
Agen, Diocese of (AGEN, DIOCESI DI)
AGEN, Diocese of. - City of southern France in Languedoc, situated on the Garonne river, at its confluence with the Masse; it is the… -
Agrigento, Diocese of (AGRIGENTO, DIOCESI DI)
AGRIGENTO, Diocese of. - In southern Sicily, it is a suffragan see of Monreale, called Girgenti until 1927; today it has about 28,000… -
Aguas Calientes, Diocese of (AGUAS CALIENTES, DIOCESI DI)
AGUAS CALIENTES, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Mexico (state of Aguas Calientes), suffragan of Guadalajara. The city, whose name derives… -
Aire, Diocese of (AIRE, DIOCESI DI)
AIRE, Diocese of. - Bishopric of southern France, suffragan of the metropolis of Auch. Its territory is the department of the Landes with… -
Aix, Archdiocese of (AIX, ARCIDIOCESI D')
AIX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A French metropolitan see city, in Provence, Aix is the oldest Latin colony in Gaul, founded around the year 120… -
Ajaccio, Diocese of (AJACCIO, DIOCESI DI)
AJACCIO, Diocese of. - In Corsica, suffragan of Aix. The principal city of the island, A. is the capital of Corsica. From a testimony of… -
Ajmer, Diocese of (AJMER, DIOCESI DI)
AJMER, Diocese of. - In India, it is a suffragan of Agra and is entrusted to the Capuchins of the province of Paris. It was erected in 1913… -
Alajuela, Diocese of (ALAJUELA, DIOCESI DI)
ALAJUELA, Diocese of. - In the republic of Costa Rica, suffragan of San José de Costa Rica, erected on 12 Feb. 1921 by Benedict XV. The… -
Alatri, Diocese of (ALATRI, DIOCESI DI)
ALATRI, Diocese of. - In southern Lazio, in the province of Frosinone. The see, A., rises on a hill of the Ernici group, near the banks of… -
Alba, Diocese of (ALBA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA, Diocese of. - City of Piedmont, capital of the Langhe, in the province of Cuneo, on a fertile plain at the confluence of the Cherasco… -
Alba Iulia, Diocese of (ALBA JULIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA IULIA, Diocese of. - Romanian city, in Transylvania. In Romanian Alba Iulia (from the medieval Latin Alba Iulia: the Weissenburg of… -
Albano, Diocese of (ALBANO, DIOCESI DI)
ALBANO, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Rome, it is one of the six suburbicarian sees held by a cardinal of the order of… -
Albany, Diocese of (ALBANY, DIOCESI DI)
ALBANY, Diocese of. - In the United States of America, state of New York, suffragan of the archdiocese of New York. Erected on 23 Apr.… -
Alba Regia, Diocese of (ALBA REALE, DIOCESI DI)
ALBA REGIA, Diocese of. - In Hungarian Székesfehérvár, in German Stuhlweissenburg. The city was the residence of the kings of Hungary for… -
Albenga, Diocese of (ALBENGA, DIOCESI DI)
ALBENGA, Diocese of. - It is the ancient Album Ingaunum or Albinganum, situated on the Gulf of Genoa (Riviera di Ponente). Capital of the… -
Aleppo
ALEPPO. - City of northern Syria, not far from Antioch, formerly called Hallob, in Greek Χαλυβών, and by Seleucus Nicator (312-281 B.C.)… -
Aleria, Diocese of (ALERIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALERIA, Diocese of. - Ancient bishopric of Corsica, which took its name from an ancient city, formerly a Phocaean colony, situated on the… -
Ales e Terralba, Diocese of (ALES E TERRALBA, DIOCESI DI)
ALES E TERRALBA, Diocese of. - In Sardinia; a suffragan of Oristano, from the second half of the 6th century. The first see was Usellis,… -
Alessandria, Diocese of (ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESE OF. - In Piedmont, at the confluence of the Bormida and the Tanaro, in a strategic position of great importance. A.… -
Alghero, Diocese of (ALGHERO, DIOCESI DI)
ALGHERO, DIOCESI di. - City of northwestern Sardinia, in the province of Sassari. It arose at the beginning of the 12th century and was… -
Algiers, Archdiocese of (ALGERI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ALGIERS, Archdiocese of. - Capital city of Algeria, situated on the coast of Mediterranean Africa, on the site of ancient Icosium. Occupied… -
Alife, Diocese of (ALIFE, DIOCESI DI)
ALIFE, Diocese of. - In the Campanian region, in the province of Benevento, suffragan of Benevento. It has 19 parishes, 32 diocesan priests… -
Allahabad, Diocese of (ALLAHABAD, DIOCESI DI)
ALLAHABAD, Diocese of. - City of northern India, capital of the district and of the region of the same name. Its position at the confluence… -
Almería, Diocese of (ALMERIA, DIOCESI DI)
ALMERÍA, Diocese of. - In Spain, situated in the territory of the province of the same name, suffragan of Granada. Within its limits was… -
Altoona, Diocese of (ALTOONA, DIOCESI DI)
ALTOONA, Diocese of. - In Pennsylvania (United States), suffragan of Philadelphia. Erected on 30 May 1901, A. comprises the eight counties… -
Amadia (Amadijah), Diocese of (AMADIA (AMADIJAH), DIOCESI DI)
AMADIA (AMADIJAH), DIOCESE OF. - A residential Chaldean diocese, in Kurdistan, suffragan of Babylon of the Chaldeans. When A. was Nestorian… -
Amargosa, Diocese of (AMARGOSA, DIOCESI DI)
AMARGOSA, Diocese of. - In the state of Bahia (Brazil), suffragan of S. Salvatore della Bahia, from which it was separated on 10 May 1941,… -
Amarillo, Diocese of (AMARILLO, DIOCESI DI)
AMARILLO, Diocese of. - In Texas (United States), suffragan of San Antonio. Erected on 3 Aug. 1926, it comprises seventy counties of Texas.… -
Amazzoni (Manáos), Diocese of (AMAZZONI (MANÁOS), DIOCESI DI)
AMAZZONI (MANÁOS), DIOCESE OF. - In the state of Amazonas (Brazil), which is the largest of the Brazilian states (1,826,000 sq. km.), but… -
Ambato (Ambaten), Diocese of (AMBATO (AMBATEN), DIOCESI DI)
AMBATO (AMBATEN), DIOCESE OF. - In Ecuador, suffragan of the metropolitan see of Quito (v.). It was erected on 28 February 1948. BIBL.:… -
Amelia, Diocese of (AMELIA, DIOCESI DI)
AMELIA, Diocese of. - In the Umbrian region, in the province of Terni, bordering on the dioceses of Todi to the north, Spoleto to the east,… -
Amiens, Diocese of (AMIENS, DIOCESI DI)
AMIENS, Diocese of. - In northern France, suffragan of Reims. It comprises the entire territory of the department of the Somme (6,277 sq.… -
Amos, Diocese of (AMOS, DIOCESI DI)
AMOS, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Québec (Canada), suffragan of Québec. Established as a parish in 1915 in Abitibi, a colonization… -
Ampurias And Temple, Diocese Of (AMPURIAS E TEMPIO, DIOCESI DI)
AMPURIAS AND TEMPLE, Diocese Of. - In Sardinia, in the province of Sassari. It embraces the north-eastern territory of the island, roughly… -
Anagni, Diocese of (ANAGNI, DIOCESI DI)
ANAGNI, Diocese of. - A small city of southern Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, 50 km. from Rome, A. is the seat of a bishopric… -
Ancona and Numana, Archdiocese of (ANCONA E NUMANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANCONA AND NUMANA, Archdiocese of. - The most important city of the Marches, on a bend of the Adriatic coast formed by Mount Conero, A. has… -
Andria, Diocese of (ANDRIA, DIOCESI DI)
ANDRIA, Diocese of. - In Apulia, with an area of 1250 sq km, it extends over three municipalities in the province of Bari, and one in the… -
Angelopolis, Archdiocese of (ANGELOPOLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANGELOPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It is the oldest diocese in Mexico, having been erected by Clement VII with the bull Devotionis tuae on 13… -
Angers, Diocese of (ANGERS, DIOCESI DI)
ANGERS, Diocese of. — In western France, a suffragan of Tours, with its see in the city of A., the capital of the department of… -
Anglona e Tursi, Diocese of (ANGLONA E TURSI, DIOCESI DI)
ANGLONA E TURSI, Diocese of. - In the conciliar region of Lucania and the Salerno area, suffragan of Acerenza. Its territory extends over… -
Angoulême, Diocese of (ANGOULÈME, DIOCESI DI)
ANGOULÊME, Diocese of. - An episcopal see, suffragan of Bordeaux, A. (Engolisma) is a city of western France, on a hill washed by the… -
Angra, Diocese of (ANGRA, DIOCESI DI)
ANGRA, Diocese of. - Capital city of the Azores, with a population of about 12,000 inhabitants, A. is the seat of a diocese suffragan to… -
Anking, Archdiocese Of (ANKING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANKING, Archdiocese Of. - It is located in China, in the western part of the civil province of Anhwei; it was erected as a vicariate on 21… -
Ankwo, Diocese of (ANKWO, DIOCESI DI)
ANKWO, Diocese of. - Diocese of northern China, situated in the central part of the civil province of Hopeh (ancient Chihli). The mission,… -
Annecy, Diocese Of (ANNECY, DIOCESI DI)
ANNECY, Diocese Of. - In southeastern France, with its seat at A. (Annecium). Situated at 450 m. on the shores of the lake of the same… -
Antequera, Oaxaca, Archdiocese of (ANTEQUERA, OAXACA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANTEQUERA, OAXACA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It comprises a large part of the state of Oaxaca, in the southern region of Mexico, on the Pacific… -
Antioquia, Diocese of (ANTIOQUIA, DIOCESI DI)
ANTIOQUIA, Diocese of. - The department of A., which is the most populous in the republic of Colombia, comprises the mountainous region… -
Antivari (Antibarum; Albanian Tivari, Slav. Bar), Archdiocese Of (ANTIVARI (ANTIBURUM; ALBAN. TIVARI, SL. BAR), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ANTIVARI (Antibarum; Albanian Tivari, Slav. Bar), Archdiocese Of. - A maritime city on the border between Dalmatia and Albania, whose… -
Antofagasta, Diocese of (ANTOFAGASTA, DIOCESI DI)
ANTOFAGASTA, DIOCESE OF. - The city of A. rises in northern Chile, in a nearly desert region, but one rich in mineral resources (nitrates),… -
Aosta, Diocese of (AOSTA, DIOCESI DI)
AOSTA, Diocese of. - It comprises the entire territory of the Aosta valley (Piedmont) and has 90,000 inhabitants, 88 parishes, 140 secular… -
Aquino-Sora-Pontecorvo, Diocese of (AQUINO-SORA-PONTECORVO, DIOCESI DI)
AQUINO-SORA-PONTECORVO, DIOCESE OF. - In the province of Frosinone, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has 191,000 inhabitants,… -
Aracaju, Diocese of (ARACAJU, DIOCESI DI)
ARACAJU, DIOCESE of. - Capital of the state of Sergipe (Brazil), situated on the Atlantic about 300 km. to the northeast of Bahia, A. is… -
Arassuahy, Diocese of (ARASSUAHY, DIOCESI DI)
ARASSUAHY, DIOCESE OF. - In the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The city, which stretches over the plateaus west of the Serra do Chifre, is… -
Archdiocese of Diamantina (DIAMANTINA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF DIAMANTINA. - In Brazil, it is the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of the same name, which occupies the entire… -
Archdiocese of Modena (MODENA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF MODENA. - It is situated on the consular Via Emilia, in a fertile region, between the Secchia and Panaro rivers. It is a… -
Archdiocese of Sorrento (SORRENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARCHDIOCESE OF SORRENTO. - City and archdiocese in the province of Naples. It has an area of 133 sq km with a population of 72,320… -
Ardagh, Diocese of (ARDAGH, DIOCESI DI)
ARDAGH, Diocese of. - In central Ireland (Eire). The name derives from the Gaelic Ardachadh, "high field". In 454 St. Patrick founded a… -
Arequipa, Archdiocese of (AREQUIPA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AREQUIPA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The city of Arequipa is located in southern Peru, at 2,320 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Misti… -
Arezzo, Diocese of (AREZZO, DIOCESI DI)
AREZZO, Diocese of. - It is still today the most extensive in Tuscany, extending over 3,250 sq km of territory, which includes the upper… -
Argyll and the Isles, Diocese of (ARGYLL E ISOLE, DIOCESI DI)
ARGYLL AND THE ISLES, Diocese of. - In Scotland, a suffragan diocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh. Created around 1200, separating it from… -
Ariano, Diocese of (ARIANO, DIOCESI DI)
ARIANO, diocesi di. - In the Irpinian region, province of Avellino, suffragan of Benevento, it has 24 parishes, 44 diocesan priests and 9… -
Armagh, Archdiocese of (ARMAGH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ARMAGH, Archdiocese of. - With its seat at Armagh, a city of northern Ireland about 120 km north of Dublin, the capital of a county. The… -
Armidale, Diocese of (ARMIDALE, DIOCESI DI)
ARMIDALE, Diocese of. - In southern Australia, erected on 28 Nov. 1862, by the splitting off of the archdiocese of Sydney. The area of the… -
Arras, Diocese of (ARRAS, DIOCESI DI)
ARRAS, Diocese of. - This bishopric of northern France, a suffragan of Cambrai, is bounded by the English Channel to the north, and by the… -
Ascoli Piceno, Diocese of (ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESI DI)
ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESE OF. - A bishopric of the Marches, immediately subject to the Apostolic See from its earliest origins. Already… -
Ascoli Satriano-Cerignola, Diocese of (ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESI DI)
ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESE OF. - In Apulia, province of Foggia, suffragan of Benevento. It has 15 parishes, 57 diocesan priests and… -
Assisi, Diocese of (ASSIS, DIOCESI DI)
ASSISI, Diocese of. - In the State of São Paulo (Brazil), suffragan of São Paulo, erected on 30 Nov. 1928 with thirteen parishes from the… -
Assisi, Diocese of (ASSISI, DIOCESI DI)
ASSISI, Diocese of. - In Umbria, in the province of Perugia, it has an area of 352.17 sq km with a population of 34,653 inhabitants, all… -
Assiut, Diocese of (ASSIUT, DIOCESI DI)
ASSIUT, Diocese of. - In Egypt. Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic constitution Ex Petri cathedra, dated 10 Aug. 1947, erected the diocese of… -
Aterrado, Diocese of (ATERRADO, DIOCESI DI)
ATERRADO, Diocese of. - In the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), erected on 8 July 1918 with 16 parishes of the archdiocese of Mariana and 2… -
Auch, Archdiocese of (AUCH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AUCH, Archdiocese of. - In Gascony, on the left bank of the Gers, Auch, which today has 133,000 inhabitants, is the metropolis of the… -
Auckland, Diocese of (AUCKLAND, DIOCESI DI)
AUCKLAND, Diocese of. - In New Zealand, a diocese suffragan to Wellington, erected and entrusted to the secular clergy in 1848 with the… -
Augusta (Augsburg), Diocese of (AUGUSTA (AUGSBURG), DIOCESI DI)
AUGUSTA (Augsburg), Diocese of. - The diocese of A., the most important center of Bavaria after Munich, comprises the southwestern part of… -
Austin, Diocese Of (AUSTIN, DIOCESI DI)
AUSTIN, Diocese Of. - Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic constitution Ad animarum bonum of 15 Nov. 1947, created the new diocese of A. (Texas,… -
Autun, Diocese of (AUTUN, DIOCESI DI)
AUTUN, Diocese of. - In central-eastern France, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. The episcopal see is at A., situated on a small hill… -
Aveiro, Diocese of (AVEIRO, DIOCESI DI)
AVEIRO, Diocese of. - In Portugal, suffragan of Braga. The city of A. (on the site of ancient Talabuzza) is situated on the estuary of the… -
Avellino, Diocese of (AVELLINO, DIOCESI DI)
AVELLINO, Diocese of. - In Irpinia, in the province of A. Divided into 50 parishes, it has 124 diocesan priests and 27 regulars; 120,000… -
Aversa, Diocese of (AVERSA, DIOCESI DI)
AVERSA, Diocese of. - In the province of Naples, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has 63 parishes; 251 diocesan priests and 46… -
Avignon, Archdiocese of (AVIGNONE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
AVIGNON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City of southern France, on the Rhône, at the crossing of important natural routes and in a position easy to… -
Ávila, Diocese of (ÁVILA, DIOCESI DI)
ÁVILA, Diocese of. - In Spain, suffragan of Valladolid (1851), with its seat at Á. (Abila, Abela, Abula), a city of Old Castile, on high… -
Ayacucho, Diocese of (AYACUCHO, DIOCESI DI)
AYACUCHO, Diocese of. - In the republic of Peru, department of A., suffragan of Cuzco. It extends over the southern part of Peru, between… -
Azul, Diocese of (AZUL, DIOCESI DI)
AZUL, Diocese of. - In Argentina, suffragan of Buenos Aires, in the state of the same name, erected on 20 April 1934, with twenty-three… -
Bacolod, Diocese of (BACOLOD, DIOCESI DI)
BACOLOD, Diocese of. - On the island of western Negros (Philippines); the city has a port on the strait of Guimaras and has about 60,000… -
Badajoz, Diocese of (BADAJOZ, DIOCESI DI)
BADAJOZ, Diocese of. - In Spain, suffragan of Seville. The episcopal city is the most important in Extremadura and the capital of a vast… -
Bagnoregio, Diocese of (BAGNOREGIO, DIOCESI DI)
BAGNOREGIO, Diocese of. - In Latium, in the province of Viterbo, with an area of 300 sq km and a population of 30,000 inhabitants divided… -
Bahia Blanca, Diocese of (BAHIA BLANCA, DIOCESI DI)
BAHIA BLANCA, DIOCESE OF. - In Argentina, province of Buenos Aires. Erected on 20 April 1934 with 34 parishes: 32 in the civil province of… -
Baker City, Diocese of (BAKER CITY, DIOCESI DI)
BAKER CITY, Diocese of. - In Oregon, United States of America, suffragan of Portland. Erected on 19 June 1903 by the dismemberment of the… -
Ballarat, Diocese of (BALLARAT, DIOCESI DI)
BALLARAT, Diocese of. - In Australia, detached from the archdiocese of Melbourne and erected on 30 March 1847, as a suffragan of that see.… -
Baltimore, Archdiocese of (BALTIMORA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BALTIMORE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A metropolitan see of the United States of America, it was for the country almost the cradle of Catholicism… -
Bamberg, Archdiocese of (BAMBERGA (BAMBERG), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BAMBERG, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Bavaria; it comprises Upper Franconia, the north of Middle Franconia, part of Lower Franconia and of the… -
Bangalore, Diocese of (BANGALORE, DIOCESI DI)
BANGALORE, Diocese of. - Suffragan of Pondichéry, entrusted to the indigenous secular clergy, and erected in 1940 with territory detached… -
Banja Luka, Diocese Of (BANJALUKA, DIOCESI DI)
BANJA LUKA, Diocese Of. - City of Bosnia (22,177 inhabitants), capital of the banate of Urbas (area 20,436 sq. km., population about… -
Barbastro, Diocese of (BARBASTRO, DIOCESI DI)
BARBASTRO, Diocese of. - In the northern part of Spain in the province of Huesca, suffragan of Saragossa. Situated on the last spurs of the… -
Barcellona, Diocese of (BARCELLONA, DIOCESI DI)
BARCELLONA, Diocese of. - Concerning the Celtiberian or Carthaginian city of B., the Barcino of the Roman era, the documents are silent… -
Bari, Archdiocese of (BARI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BARI, Archdiocese of. - In Apulia, in the province of Bari of the same name, it has about 464,000 inhabitants, 53 parishes, 245 secular… -
Barquisimeto, Diocese of (BARQUISIMETO, DIOCESI DI)
BARQUISIMETO, DIOCESE OF. - In the republic of Venezuela, State of Lara, suffragan of Santiago de Venezuela, with residence at B. Erected… -
Barra do Piraí, Diocese of (BARRA DO PIRAÍ, DIOCESI DI)
BARRA DO PIRAÍ, DIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Rio de Janeiro; erected on 4 Dec. 1922 with parishes of the diocese of Nictheroy,… -
Barra do Rio Grande, Diocese of (BARRA DO RIO GRANDE, DIOCESI DI)
BARRA DO RIO GRANDE, DIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Bahia, erected as a diocese on 20 Oct. 1913 with 19 parishes of the archdiocese of… -
Barranquilla, Diocese of (BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESI DI)
BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESE OF. - In the western part of the Republic of Colombia, department of the Atlantic, suffragan of Cartagena. The… -
Bathurst, Diocese of (BATHURST, DIOCESI DI)
BATHURST, Diocese of. - In the province of New Brunswick, in Canada, suffragan of Moncton. Erected on 8 May 1860 at Chatham as a suffragan… -
Bayonne, Diocese of (BAIONA, DIOCESI DI)
BAYONNE, Diocese of. - In southwestern France, department of the Basses-Pyrénées, suffragan of Auch. Known under the name of Lapurdum, as… -
Beauvais, Diocese of (BEAUVAIS, DIOCESI DI)
BEAUVAIS, Diocese of. - In the north-east of France, capital of the department of the Oise at the confluence of the rivers Thérain and… -
Beira, Diocese of (BEIRA, DIOCESI DI)
BEIRA, Diocese of. - In Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, with a port on the estuary of the Buzi River. It has about 25,000 inhabitants… -
Beja, Diocese of (BEJA, DIOCESI DI)
BEJA, Diocese of. - City in Portugal, in the province of Alemtejo, on a plateau at 300 m. of altitude, with ca. 15,000 inhabitants. B. was… -
Belem do Grao Para, Archdiocese of (BELÉM DO GRÃO PARÁ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELEM DO GRAO PARA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, State of Pará. City founded in 1616 on the estuary of the Pará; today it has a population… -
Belgrade (Beograd), Archdiocese of (BELGRADO (BEOGRAD), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELGRADE (Beograd), Archdiocese of. - In Yugoslavia. It has an area of 48,550 sq. km.; 60,410 faithful (of whom over 40,000 in B. itself),… -
Belleville, Diocese of (BELLEVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
BELLEVILLE, Diocese of. - In Illinois (United States of America); a suffragan diocese of Chicago. It was erected on January 7, 1887, by the… -
Belley, Diocese of (BELLEY, DIOCESI DI)
BELLEY, Diocese of. - In the department of the Ain, between the Rhône and Saône rivers. It has an area of 5,825 sq. km.; it numbers 443… -
Belluno and Feltre, Diocese of (BELLUNO E FELTRE, DIOCESI DI)
BELLUNO AND FELTRE, Diocese of. - B., a city of Venetia (about 27,000 inhabitants), is the capital of the province of the same name (3,676… -
Belo Horizonte, Archdiocese of (BELLO HORIZONTE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BELO HORIZONTE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City of Brazil, at 785 m. of altitude, at the foot of the Sierra do Espinhaço, in a healthy region full… -
Benevento, Archdiocese of (BENEVENTO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BENEVENTO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - One of the most extensive archbishoprics of southern Italy, with its seat in a city rich in history, which was… -
Bergamo, Diocese of (BERGAMO, DIOCESI DI)
BERGAMO, Diocese of. - The city is composed of two nuclei, the upper city, which is the ancient one, containing the most important… -
Berlin, Diocese of (BERLINO, DIOCESI DI)
BERLIN, Diocese of. - A name of Slavic origin, which designates the capital of the German republic and of the Prussian state. The diocese… -
Bertinoro, Diocese of (BERTINORO, DIOCESI DI)
BERTINORO, Diocese of. - In Romagna, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. It is identified with the ancient Cesubium or… -
Besançon, Archdiocese of (BESANÇON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BESANÇON, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - It extends over 11,200 sq km in the two departments of Haute-Saône and Doubs. It has 560,000 Catholics out of a… -
Béziers, Diocese of (BÉZIERS, DIOCESI DI)
BÉZIERS, Diocese of. - B., included among the territories of the province of Narbonne first in the Notitia Galliarum, is today the seat of… -
Bezwada, Diocese of (BEZWADA, DIOCESI DI)
BEZWADA, Diocese of. - In India, a suffragan of Madras, it embraces the civil districts of Kistna and West Godavari, plus three districts… -
Biella, Diocese of (BIELLA, DIOCESI DI)
BIELLA, Diocese of. - City of Piedmont, province of Vercelli, called Buiella or Bugella in documents. It was erected into a diocese by… -
Birmingham, Archdiocese of (BIRMINGHAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BIRMINGHAM, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The city is one of the most populous in England, in the county of Warwick, known especially for its… -
Bismarck, Diocese of (BISMARCK, DIOCESI DI)
BISMARCK, Diocese of. - In the State of North Dakota (United States of America), suffragan of St. Paul of Minnesota. Erected on 31 Dec.… -
Bitonto, Diocese of (BITONTO, DIOCESI DI)
BITONTO, Diocese of. - In the province of Bari. Inhabited by a Greek colony, of which traces remain in household goods and coins with the… -
Blois, Diocese of (BLOIS, DIOCESI DI)
BLOIS, Diocese of. - Capital city of the department of Loir-et-Cher on the Loire, 178 km southwest of Paris. The diocese was erected by… -
Bobbio, Diocese of (BOBBIO, DIOCESI DI)
BOBBIO, Diocese of. - In Lombardy, province of Piacenza, suffragan of Genoa. It comprises communes belonging to the provinces of Genoa,… -
Bogotá, Archdiocese of (BOGOTÁ, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOGOTÁ, Archdiocese of. - In the republic of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca. The primatial see and capital of the State, B. is… -
Boiano-Campobasso, Diocese of (BOIANO-CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI DI)
BOIANO-CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESE OF. - B., a small town at the foot of a northern spur of the Matese, in the center of ancient Samnium and of… -
Boise City, Diocese of (BOISE CITY, DIOCESI DI)
BOISE CITY, Diocese of. - In Idaho (U.S.A.), suffragan of Portland in Oregon. On 25 Aug. 1893 the apostolic vicariate of Idaho, created on… -
Bologna, Archdiocese of (BOLOGNA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOLOGNA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of the province of the same name and the principal city of one of the most fertile and history-rich… -
Bombay, Archdiocese of (BOMBAY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOMBAY, Archdiocese of. - The apostolic vicariate of B. originates from the one called of the Great Mogul, entrusted in 1696 to the… -
Bonfim, Diocese of (BONFIM, DIOCESI DI)
BONFIM, Diocese of. - In the State of Bahia (Brazil). Erected on 6 April 1933 by the bull Adaptus Christi fidelium regimini. It borders to… -
Bordeaux, Archdiocese of (BORDEAUX, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BORDEAUX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A city of southwestern France, it rises on both banks of the Garonne, near the beginning of the great Gironde… -
Bosa, Diocese of (BOSA, DIOCESI DI)
BOSA, Diocese of. - City of western Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro, in the lower valley of the Temo river, 5 km. from the sea. It is a… -
Boston, Archdiocese of (BOSTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOSTON, Archdiocese of. - City of the United States, on the Atlantic Ocean, about 375 km northeast of New York, with a wide, well-sheltered… -
Botucatú, Diocese of (BOTUCATÙ, DIOCESI DI)
BOTUCATÚ, Diocese of. - In Brazil, in the State of São Paulo. Erected on 7 June 1908 with a territory of the very vast diocese of São… -
Bourg-en-Bresse, Diocese of (BOURG-EN-BRESSE, DIOCESI DI)
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, DIOCESE OF. - Capital of the department of the Ain on the left bank of the river Reyssouze; it was erected in 1515 at the… -
Bourges, Archdiocese of (BOURGES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BOURGES, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City in central France, capital of the department of Cher; the archdiocese also extends into the department of… -
Bovino, Diocese of (BOVINO, DIOCESI DI)
BOVINO, Diocese of. - A small town in the province of Foggia, on the spur between the Cervaro valley and the Biletra valley. The long,… -
Braga, Diocese of (BRAGA, DIOCESI DI)
BRAGA, Diocese of. - In the north of Portugal, capital of a department in the province of Minho. Conquered by the Romans and called Bracara… -
Bragança, Diocese of (BRAGANÇA, DIOCESI DI)
BRAGANÇA, DIOCESE OF. - Nel Brasile, Stato di S. Paolo. La diocesi fu eretta il 24 luglio 1925 con la bolla Ad Sacram Petri sedem con 10… -
Braganza (Bragança), Diocese of (BRAGANZA (BRAGANÇA), DIOCESI DI)
BRAGANZA (BRAGANÇA), DIOCESE OF. - Ancient city of Portugal, in the province of Trás-os-Montes, at 685 m. of altitude on a hill that… -
Breda, Diocese of (BREDA, DIOCESI DI)
BREDA, Diocese of. - In Holland, suffragan of Utrecht. It occupies the western part of the civil province of North Brabant and the southern… -
Brema-Amburgo, Ancient Diocese of (BREMA-AMBURGO, ANTICA DIOCESI DI)
BREMEN-HAMBURG, ANCIENT DIOCESE OF. - In the year 780 Charlemagne entrusted to the Anglo-Saxon missionary Willehad the region between the… -
Brentwood, Diocese of (BRENTWOOD, DIOCESI DI)
BRENTWOOD, Diocese of. - In England, county of Essex (northeast of London), erected on 22 March 1917 as a suffragan of Westminster. The… -
Brescia, Diocese of (BRESCIA, DIOCESI DI)
BRESCIA, Diocese of. - A city of the Cenomani, later a Roman colony (Brixia), it has notable monuments and inscriptions from the first… -
Breslavia (Vratislavia, Wrocław, Breslau), Archdiocese of (BRESLAVIA (LAT. VRATISLAVIA, POLACCO WRÓCLAW, TED. BRESLAU), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BRESLAVIA (Vratislavia, Wrocław, Breslau), Archdiocese of. - Now in Poland. Capital of Silesia and metropolitan see. I. FORMATION… -
Bressanone, Diocese of (BRESSANONE, DIOCESI DI)
BRESSANONE, Diocese of. - In Alto Adige, in the province of Bolzano. The city, at 560 m., lies in a sunny basin where the Rienza joins the… -
Brindisi, Archdiocese of (BRINDISI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BRINDISI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - B., a city of Apulia, is situated at the bottom of a deep inlet, which presents two branches inland: the… -
Brisbane, Archdiocese of (BRISBANE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BRISBANE, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The circumscription, erected as a diocese suffragan to Sydney (Australia) on 12 April 1859, was elevated on 10… -
Brno (Brünn), Diocese of (BRNO (BRŮNN), DIOCESI DI)
BRNO (Brünn), Diocese of. - Capital of Moravia (Czechoslovakia), area 10,370 sq. km., pop. 1,259,613, of whom 1,113,189 are Catholics; it… -
Brooklyn, Diocese of (BROOKLYN, DIOCESI DI)
BROOKLYN, Diocese of. - In the State of New York (United States of A.); a suffragan diocese of New York. Erected on 29 July 1853 by the… -
Bruges, Diocese of (BRUGES, DIOCESI DI)
BRUGES, Diocese of. - In Belgium, a suffragan of Malines. The historic city of B. had no episcopal see at the time of its political and… -
Budějovice (Budweis), Diocese of (BUDÉ JOVICE (BUDWEIS), DIOCESI DI)
BUDĚJOVICE (BUDWEIS), DIOCESE OF. - City of Czechoslovakia, the most important in southern Bohemia, founded in the second half of the 13th… -
Buenos Aires, Archdiocese of (BUENOS AIRES, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
BUENOS AIRES, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Capital of Argentina, B. A. was founded in 1536 by Pedro de Mendoza and rebuilt in 1580 by Juan de Garay… -
Buffalo, Diocese of (BUFFALO, DIOCESI DI)
BUFFALO, Diocese of. - In the State of New York, of which it is a suffragan diocese. Separated on 23 April 1847 from this diocese, from… -
Burgos, Diocese of (BURGOS, DIOCESI DI)
BURGOS, Diocese of. - In Old Castile (Spain). Once the Greek or Roman origin of the city of B. has been dismissed as unfounded, one must… -
Burlington, Diocese of (BURLINGTON, DIOCESI DI)
BURLINGTON, Diocese of. - In the State of Vermont, thus named by Samuel de Champlain, south of Canada. In 1666 a Sulpician priest came from… -
Cadiz and Ceuta, Diocese of (CADICE E CEUTA, DIOCESI DI)
CADIZ AND CEUTA, Diocese of. - Cadiz is a very ancient maritime city on the Atlantic, founded around 140 B.C. by the Phoenicians, who… -
Caetité, Diocese of (CAETITÉ, DIOCESI DI)
CAETITÉ, Diocese of. - In the State of Bahia (Brazil), a suffragan of San Salvador, it occupies the central-southern part of that State,… -
Cafelandia, Diocese of (CAFELANDIA, DIOCESI DI)
CAFELANDIA, Diocese of. - In the republic of Brazil, State of S. Paulo, suffragan of S. Paulo. It was erected by Pius XI with the bull Ea… -
Cagayan, Diocese of (CAGAYAN, DIOCESI DI)
CAGAYAN, Diocese of. - A city in the Philippines in the province of Eastern Misamis, it is the seat of the diocese of the same name, a… -
Cagliari, Archdiocese of (CAGLIARI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CAGLIARI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The principal city of Sardinia with about 60,000 inhabitants, situated on the southern coast, the capital of a… -
Cagli e Pergola, Diocese of (CAGLI E PERGOLA, DIOCESI DI)
CAGLI E PERGOLA, Diocese of. - In the Marche, in the province of Pesaro, suffragan of Urbino. The ancient Callium, perhaps derived from a… -
Cahors, Diocese of (CAHORS, DIOCESI DI)
CAHORS, Diocese of. - In France, capital of the department of Lot, on the peninsula formed by the river Lot. It is a suffragan of Albi.… -
Caicò, Diocese of (CAICÒ, DIOCESI DI)
CAICÒ, Diocese of. - In the State of Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, suffragan of Paraíba, situated in the central-southern part of the… -
Cairns, Diocese of (CAIRNS, DIOCESI DI)
CAIRNS, Diocese of. - City in the province of Queensland in Australia and suffragan diocese of Brisbane. Its territory, which comprises a… -
Cajamarca, Diocese of (CAJAMARCA, DIOCESI DI)
CAJAMARCA, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Peru, department of C., suffragan of Trujillo. Erected on 5 April 1908, it comprises the… -
Cajazeiras, Diocese of (CAJAZEIRAS, DIOCESI DI)
CAJAZEIRAS, Diocese of. - Republic of Brazil, State of Parahyba do Norte. Erected by Pius X on 6 February 1914 with the bull Maius… -
Cajazzo, Diocese of (CAJAZZO, DIOCESI DI)
CAJAZZO, Diocese of. - On the border between Molise and Campania. C. is the ancient Calatia, a city of Oscan origin occupied successively… -
Calabozo, Diocese of (CALABOZO, DIOCESI DI)
CALABOZO, Diocese of. - In the republic of Venezuela, State of Guárico, suffragan of Santiago del Venezuela. Founded on 7 March 1863, it… -
Calahorra and La Calzada, Diocese of (CALAHORRA E LA CALZADA, DIOCESI DI)
CALAHORRA AND LA CALZADA, Diocese of. - C. is a city in northern Spain in Old Castile, in the province of Logroño, and the seat of a… -
Calbayog, Diocese of (CALBAYOG, DIOCESI DI)
CALBAYOG, Diocese of. - City in the province of Samar in the Philippine Islands, and seat of the diocese suffragan of the Name of Jesus… -
Calcutta, Archdiocese of (CALCUTTA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CALCUTTA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The archdiocese of C. is made up of the western part of the ancient apostolic vicariate of Bengal (1834),… -
Calgary, Diocese of (CALGARY, DIOCESI DI)
CALGARY, Diocese of. - City in the province of Alberta in Canada and suffragan diocese of Edmonton (formerly St. Albert), comprising the… -
Calicut, Diocese of (CALICUT, DIOCESI DI)
CALICUT, Diocese of. - It is a suffragan diocese of Bombay in India: it comprises almost all of Malabar with an area of 8,500 km², and a… -
Cali, Diocese of (CALI, DIOCESI DI)
CALI, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Colombia, department of Valle del Cauca, suffragan of Popayán. Erected by Pius X on 7 June 1910, it… -
Caltagirone, Diocese of (CALTAGIRONE, DIOCESI DI)
CALTAGIRONE, DIOCESE OF. - City of eastern Sicily. The Saracens called it Qal'at al-gīrān, that is, castle of the Caves. The diocese… -
Caltanissetta, Diocese of (CALTANISSETTA, DIOCESI DI)
CALTANISSETTA, DIOCESI di. - In Sicily, erected by Gregory XVI (25 May 1844) with jurisdiction over 17 municipalities, until then forming… -
Calvi and Teano, Diocese of (CALVI E TEANO, DIOCESI DI)
CALVI AND TEANO, Diocese of. - Dioceses of Campania, united aequae et principaliter in 1818 with episcopal residence in T. Area 447.4 sq… -
Camagüey, Diocese of (CAMAGÜEY, DIOCESI DI)
CAMAGÜEY, Diocese of. - City in the province of C. on the island of Cuba, and a diocese suffragan of Santiago de Cuba. It comprises the… -
Cambrai, Archdiocese of (CAMBRAI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CAMBRAI, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - Situated on the left bank of the Scheldt, C. was, along with Tournai and Bavay, the capital of the country of… -
Camden, Diocese of (CAMDEN, DIOCESI DI)
CAMDEN, Diocese of. - In the State of New Jersey (U.S.A.), a suffragan of Newark, it comprises the counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May,… -
Camerino, Archdiocese of (CAMERINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CAMERINO, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In the Marches, in the province of Macerata. Reliable documents make known that the episcopal see was certainly… -
Campagna, Diocese of (CAMPAGNA, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPAGNA, Diocese of. - In the province of Salerno, C. rises on the southern slopes of the Monti Picentini, in a gorge crossed by the… -
Campanha, Diocese of (CAMPANHA, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPANHA, Diocese of. - In Brazil, located in the southern part of the State of Minas Geraes, suffragan of the archdiocese of Marianna.… -
Campeche, Diocese of (CAMPECHE, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPECHE, Diocese of. - In the Republic of Mexico, erected by Leo XIII on 2 Dec. 1895 with the constitution Praedecessorum nostrorum,… -
Campina Grande, Diocese of (CAMPINA GRANDE, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPINA GRANDE, DIOCESE OF. - In Brazil, in the State of Paraíba. Erected in May 1949, by dismemberment of the archdiocese of Paraíba do… -
Campinas, Diocese of (CAMPINAS, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPINAS, Diocese of. - In the State of São Paulo (Brazil), suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo. It has a territory of 6,999 sq km,… -
Campos, Diocese of (CAMPOS, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPOS, Diocese of. - In the northern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, suffragan of the archdiocese of St. Sebastian of Rio de… -
Canberra-Goulburn, Archdiocese of (CANBERRA-GOULBURN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
CANBERRA-GOULBURN, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - In Australia until 1948 the archdiocese of C. G. was simply a diocese with its seat at Goulburn. It…