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"diocese" Definitions
  1. (in the Christian Church) a district for which a bishop is responsibleTopics Religion and festivalsc2
"diocese" Synonyms
bishopric see benefice district episcopate jurisdiction parish prelacy episcopacy primacy archbishopric archdiocese bishopdom bishophood particular Church ward division constituency department quarter zone area canton community electorate precinct section territory region neighborhood(US) neighbourhood(UK) locality sector More

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The Paterson Diocese had 28 clerics on its list, the Camden Diocese listed 57 clerics, the Trenton Diocese had 30 and the Metuchen Diocese listed 11 clergy.
Joseph, the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and the Diocese of Jefferson City.
In the Brooklyn diocese, independent administrators will evaluate claims and determine compensation, the diocese said.
The Metuchen diocese sent the priest to therapy, and then transferred him to another diocese.
The diocese has more than 70 congregations in southeastern lower Michigan, according to the diocese.
A New York US Attorney subpoenaed the Buffalo diocese in June, according to diocese spokesperson Kathy Spangler.
The Diocese of Springfield also cast doubt on the report's accuracy "because it said the whereabouts of several diocese priests were unknown, even though the diocese has confirmed their deaths," per the Tribune.
"The diocese cooperated fully with the law enforcement investigation," the Allentown Diocese said in a statement on Tuesday.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — She has watched as diocese after diocese has identified Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing children.
The report lists 33 names under the San Jose Diocese, 95 under the Oakland Diocese, and 135 under San Francisco.
Until now, responses to accusations of sexual abuse have differed widely from country to country, and even from diocese to diocese.
Carolyn Erstad, a spokeswoman for the diocese, denied on Wednesday that the diocese had received any allegations about Father Prochaski in 1991.
New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907retrieved: 10 January 2018, gives as suffragans the diocese of Alife, Ariano, diocese of Ascoli and Cerignola, Avellino, diocese of Boiano, diocese of Bovino, diocese of Larino, diocese of Lucera, diocese of San Severo, Sant' Agata de' Goti, diocese of Telese, and diocese of Termoli.
Its suffragans are the Diocese of Carpi, Diocese of Fidenza, Diocese of Parma, Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, and Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla.
Diocese of Antipolo 4\. Diocese of Parañaque 5\. Diocese of Novaliches 5\. Diocese of Caloocan 6\.
Four Episcopal Titular bishoprics : Diocese of Chełm, Diocese of Pomezania, Diocese of Sejny, Diocese of Wigry.
Diocese of Alaminos, Pangasinan 3\. Diocese of Abra, Bangued Central Luzon Cluster: 1\. Diocese of Tarlac 2\. Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga 3\. Diocese of Malolos 4\. Diocese of Iba, Zambales 5\. Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija 6\. Diocese of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija 7\. Diocese of Balanga, Bataan Southern Luzon Cluster & Bicol Region: 1\. Diocese of Lucena 2\. Diocese of Gumaca, Quezon 3\. Diocese of Legazpi 4\. Archdiocese of Caceres, Naga Visayas Cluster: 1\.
Diocese of Pannonia in 300 AD Diocese of Illyricum (Diocese of Pannonia) in 400 AD The Diocese of Pannonia (, lit. "Diocese of the Pannonias"), from 395 known as the Diocese of Illyricum, was a diocese of the Late Roman Empire. The seat of the vicarius (governor of the diocese) was Sirmium.
Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 28, 2016 Suffragans include the Diocese of Albenga-Imperia, Diocese of Chiavari, Diocese of La Spezia- Sarzana-Brugnato, Diocese of Savona-Noli, Diocese of Tortona, and Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo.
The Archdiocese has 7 suffragan dioceses and archdioceses: Archdiocese of Albi, Archdiocese of Auch, Diocese of Cahors, Diocese of Montauban, Diocese of Pamiers, Diocese of Rodez, Diocese of Tarbes- et-Lourdes.
Osimo Cathedral The Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in 1725 from a merger of the Diocese of Osimo and the Diocese of Cingoli. In 1986 it merged with the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino, the Diocese of Recanati and the Diocese of San Severino to form the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia."Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The diocese was divided between: diocese of Carcassonne (to which the bishopric was formally attached) the diocese of Toulouse and the diocese of Perpignan.
The Diocese of Trincomalee was created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Diocese of Jaffna. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967. On 19 December 1975 parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee on 3 July 2012 after parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Diocese of Batticaloa.
The Diocese of Santa Clara is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. Originally erected as part of the Diocese of Cienfuegos in 1903, the parent diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara in 1971. Finally in 1995 the parent diocese was split to form the Diocese of Cienfuegos and the Diocese of Santa Clara.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Anagni-Alatri (), in Lazio, has existed since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Alatri was united to the historical Diocese of Anagni. The diocese is a suffragan of the Diocese of Rome."Diocese of Anagni-Alatri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Erected in 1960, as the Diocese of Lyallpur, the diocese was created from the Diocese of Multan. The new diocese comprised the civil districts of Faisalabad (formerly Lyallpur), Sahiwal and Jhang. In 1977, the name of the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Faisalabad. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Lutsk was first erected in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria o Łuck. After the victory of Napoleon, the diocese was united with the diocese of Zytomir and Zytomirsk, into the diocese of Lutzk, Zhitomir and Kamenetz. Finally, in 1925, the diocese of Lutsk was restored and the Diocese of Zytomir was split off."Diocese of Lutsk" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
Diocese On the Niger is the mother diocese (oldest diocese) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). It is one of 10 Anglican dioceses in the Province of Niger within the Church of Nigeria. The diocese was created in 1864 as the Diocese of Western Equatorial Africa. In 1920 the Diocese of Equatorial West Africa was divided into two: an eastern part (the continuing Diocese, now named the Diocese on the Niger) and a western part (a new Diocese, named the Diocese of Lagos).
In 1909, the Straits Settlements was separated from to form its own diocese and the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak. In 1949, the diocese was again renamed the Diocese of Borneo. In 1962, the diocese was divided into the Diocese of Jesselton and the Diocese of Kuching. The Diocese of Jesselton was renamed the Diocese of Sabah in 1968 after the renaming of the Jesselton to Kota Kinabalu and to reflect the new political situation after the formation of Malaysia.
As of late March 2019, the following diocesan administrations had been registered within the OCU′s jurisdiction: # Vinnytsia-Tulchyn diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Vinnytsia-Bar diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Vinnytsia-Bratslav diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Volodymyr-Volynski diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Dnipropetrovsk diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Donetsk diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Zhytomyr-Ovruch diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Zakarpattia diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Zaporizhia diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Mykolaiv diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Odesa diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Rivne diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Rivne-Volyn diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Kharkiv diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Cherkasy diocese of the UOC (OCU) # Chernihiv diocese of the UOC (OCU) According to the information presented by Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine in December 2019, the total number of the dioceses in the OCU stood at 44.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba () is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Riobamba, Ecuador. This diocese was erected on 29 December 1862 as the Diocese of Bolivar () from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca. On 25 August 1955, it was renamed the Diocese of Riobamba. The diocese is currently led by Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz.
This diocese was part of the Outside Kerala (Bahyakerala) diocese earlier. The present diocese of Calcutta came into existence in 1979.A Brief History of the Diocese of Calcutta The Diocese celebrated its silver jubilee in 2004.
In 1962, the Diocese was again divided into the Diocese of Jesselton (later Diocese of Sabah) which included Labuan, and the Diocese of Kuching which included Brunei.
The southern section of the state of Illinois split from Chicago diocese in 1853, becoming the Diocese of Quincy. The Quincy diocese was renamed the Diocese of Alton in 1857, and eventually became Diocese of Springfield. The Diocese of Peoria was established in 1877 from another territorial split from the Chicago diocese. From 1844 to 1879, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Chicago held the title Bishop of Chicago.
Subdivision of the diocese The Italian Catholic Diocese of Orvieto-Todi (), in central Italy, was created in 1986 when the historical Diocese of Orvieto was united to the Diocese of Todi. This diocese is directly subject to the Holy See."Diocese of Orvieto-Todi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
This arrangement continued until the division of the Diocese of Borneo into the Diocese of Kuching and the Diocese of Jesselton (renamed the Diocese of Sabah in 1968).
In 1955, the Vicariate was elevated to a full diocese. In 1961, the diocese would be again subdivided, and the diocese of Taunggyi, the future Archdiocese of Taunggyi established. Finally in 1996, the diocese was renamed to the diocese of Taungngu. The diocese is currently suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taunggyi.
Diocese of West Malaysia is an Anglican diocese which covers the entire West Malaysia. The Diocese of West Malaysia (DWM) was founded on 8 April 1970, as DWM together with Diocese of Singapore split from Diocese of Singapore and Malaya. As a result, Diocese of Singapore and Malaya was dissolved.
The Diocese of Lebombo (pt. Diocese Anglicana dos Libombos) is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It is one of the three Anglican dioceses of Mozambique. This diocese is the most southerly of the three, the others being the Diocese of Niassa and the Diocese of Nampula.
Diocese of Singapore and Malaya was an Anglican diocese which covered Singapore and West Malaysia (which was also called Malaya). It was renamed from Diocese of Singapore on 6 February 1960. On 8 April 1970, the diocese was dissolved and split into Diocese of Singapore and Diocese of West Malaysia.
The Diocese of Modigliana was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy. In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Faenza to create the Diocese of Faenza- Modigliana.
Faenza Cathedral The Diocese of Faenza was a Roman Catholic diocese in central Italy. In 1986 it was merged with the diocese of Modigliana to create the Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana."Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Valva (Latin: Dioecesis Valvensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese. In the 13th Century, it was united with the Diocese of Sulmona to form the Diocese of Valva e Sulmona."Diocese of Valva" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
On 13 December 1951, it was established as Diocese of Raigarh–Ambikapur from the Diocese of Nagpur and Diocese of Ranchi. Later, on 10 November 1977, it was renamed as Diocese of Raigarh when the Diocese of Ambikapur was erected.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (Latin: Dioecesis Evriensis–Corbiliensis-Exonensis; French: Diocèse d'Evry–Corbeil-Essonnes) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. In 1988, the diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil- Essonnes. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.
On 8 April 1970, the diocese was dissolved and split into Diocese of Singapore and Diocese of West Malaysia.
The Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway formerly had companion links with the Episcopal Diocese of Byumba (Rwanda), the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky (ECUSA) and the Lutheran Diocese of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ario was a Latin Rite Catholic diocese in Greece."Diocese of Ario" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Ario" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio is a Roman Catholic diocese in Calabria."Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 31, 2016"Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio" GCatholic.org.
Finally, on 1 March 1977, the diocese was divided, with the southern counties of Mississippi being reorganized as the Diocese of Biloxi. Concurrently, the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson became simply the Diocese of Jackson. Since the relocation of the diocese to Jackson, the Diocese of Natchez has been maintained as a titular see.
Kottarakkara Punalur Diocese is one of the 30 dioceses of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was created after dividing the then existed Thiruvananthapuram Diocese and Kollam Diocese on 15 August 2010. The diocese was inaugurated on 23 January 2011. Yuhanon Mar Thevodoros was installed the first Metropolitan of the diocese.
Kottayam Central Diocese was created in 1982. This diocese was created by the partition of Kottayam Diocese in 1982. The diocese always under the control of Catholicos of the East (Malankara Metropolitan). During the time of Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I Kottayam diocese was divided and created this diocese in 1982 April 21.
The history of the diocese begins in 1918, when the diocese was split from the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins. At the time, the diocese comprised most of Ukraine. In May 2002, the diocese was split in three to create the Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia and the Diocese of Odessa- Simferopol.
The prefecture was established in the division of the Empire after the death of Constantine the Great in 337, and was made up of dioceses. Initially these were the Diocese of Africa, the Diocese of Italy, the Diocese of Pannonia, the Diocese of Dacia and the Diocese of Macedonia (the last two were until c. 327 united in the Diocese of Moesia). Eventually the Diocese of Italy was split in two, the Diocese of Suburbicarian Italy (Italia suburbicaria: "Italy under the City", also referred to as "Diocese of the City of Rome") and the Diocese of Annonarian Italy (Italia annonaria: "provisioning Italy").
Perpignan-Elne (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] Its territory brought together the Diocese of Elne, part of the Spanish Diocese of Urgel known as French Cerdagne, three cantons of the Diocese of Alet, and two villages of the Diocese of Narbonne. The Diocese of Elne was a suffragan of the Diocese of Narbonne until 1511. Pope Julius II made the Diocese of Elne directly subject to the Holy See in 1511, but on 22 January 1517 Pope Leo X reversed the policy, and the Diocese of Elne became again a suffragan of the Diocese of Narbonne.Gallia christiana VI (1739), Instrumenta, pp. 492-497.
Elusa, capital of the Gallic Late Roman province of Novempopulania since Emperor Diocletian split if off from Gallia Aquitania, was also made its Metropolitan Archbishopric, plausibly soon after. Eauze remained known as Elusa in the early Middle Ages. Its suffragan sees were, as attested in 506 at a council in Agde : Diocese of Auch, Diocese of Aire, Diocese of Bazas, Diocese of Dax, Diocese of Comminges, Diocese of Couserans, Diocese of Lectoure, Diocese of Lescar, Diocese of Oloron and Diocese of Tarbes. It 551 the Metropolitan hosted a synod in Euze attended by eight of his suffragans.
The Diocese of Limburg was established in 1827, during the reorganization of Catholic diocese in the course of the secularization. It was initially established as a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province Upper Rhine with its metropolitan seat in Freiburg im Breisgau. Its territory had before been under what is today the Diocese of Trier and Diocese of Mainz. The diocese, therefore, is a rather young diocese.
The Italian Catholic diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro has existed since 1983. In that year the historic diocese of Arezzo was combined with the diocese of Cortona and the diocese of Sansepolcro, the enlarged diocese being suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.
The diocese originated from the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, a diocese of the Episcopal Church. In 2008, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh split into two bodies when the majority of its parishes left the Episcopal Church to become the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.
The Diocese of Pula (Italian: Diocese of Pola) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Croatia, located in the city of Pula. In 1828, it was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Poreč to form the Archdiocese of Diocese of Poreč-Pula.
The Diocese of Bosa was a Roman Catholic diocese in Sardinia that was founded in 1612 and merged into the diocese of Alghero-Bosa in 1986."Diocese of Bosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Diocese of Bosa" GCatholic.org.
Halberstadt Cathedral The Diocese of Halberstadt was a Roman Catholic diocese () from 804 until 1648."Diocese of Halberstadt" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Halberstadt" GCatholic.org.
Danish dioceses in the middle ages The Diocese of Roskilde was formed in 1922 when the Diocese of Zealand was divided into the Diocese of Copenhagen and the Diocese of Roskilde.
The Diocese of Bovino was a Roman Catholic diocese in Apulia, southern Italy,"Diocese of Bovino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Diocese of Bovino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
The Diocese of Osnabrück is a diocese of the Catholic church in Germany;"Diocese of Osnabrück" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Osnabrück" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
Diocese of Tandag 6\. Diocese of Butuan National Capital Region Cluster: 1\. Archdiocese of Manila 2\. Diocese of Cubao 3\.
Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese was bifurcated from Tirunelveli diocese and its formed on 25 October 2003 bifurcating areas from Tirunelveli Diocese.
Cathedral and campanile, Nocera The Diocese of Nocera Umbra was a Roman Catholic diocese in Umbria, Italy.Umberto Benigni (1913), "Diocese of Nocera (Nucerinensis)," Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11 (New York 1913); retrieved 27 May 2019. In 1915 the Diocese of Nocera Umbra was united with the Diocese of Gualdo Tadino to form the Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. In 1986 this was united with the Diocese of Assisi, to become the Diocese of Assisi- Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino.
This difficulty was overcome when a letters patent was made in 1855 erecting the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak based in the British Crown Colony of Labuan. This diocese covered a large geographical area including Sarawak, British North Borneo, and the Strait Settlements. In 1909, the Diocese of Singapore was separated from the diocese and the diocese reverted to the name Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak. In 1949, the diocese was again renamed as the Diocese of Borneo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pontoise (Latin: Dioecesis Pontisarensis; French: Diocèse de Pontoise) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. the diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris. The Church Saint-Maclou became the Diocese of Pontoise's Cathedral when the diocese was created in 1966. As of 2013 the diocese had one priest for every 4,677 Catholics.
South Kerala Diocese is a diocese of the Church of South India which consists of CSI churches in Trivandrum and Kollam districts of Kerala. It is one of the biggest dioceses in the Church of South India. In April 2015 a part of the diocese was removed to form a new diocese, the Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese. In Kerala, there were until April 2015 three other CSI Dioceses viz: North Kerala Diocese, Madhya Kerala Diocese, East Kerala Diocese.
While he envisioned Des Moines as the See City for this new diocese, on May 8, 1881, the southern half of Iowa was taken from the Dubuque Diocese and formed into the new Diocese of Davenport. For just over 30 years the area that now makes up the Des Moines Diocese was part of the Diocese of Davenport. Territory was then taken from the Diocese of Davenport on August 12, 1911, to form the Diocese of Des Moines. The territory that was taken to form the Davenport Diocese is the current territory of the Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch () is a diocese of the Catholic church in the Netherlands. The modern diocese was created in 1853.Diocese Profile, Catholic-Hierarchy.org; accessed 8 April 2018.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warangal () is a diocese located in the city of Warangal in the Ecclesiastical province of Hyderabad in India.Established as Diocese of Warangal from the Diocese of Hyderabad.
The Diocese of Port Elizabeth is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1970.
On 7 June 1954 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Guanare from the Diocese of Barquisimeto and Diocese of Calabozo.
The Diocese was established as Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, split from the Diocese of Calabozo on 25 July 1992.
In 1822 the Diocese of Perpignan was re-established. In 2006 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne.
The Diocese of Matlosane (formerly the Diocese of Klerksdorp) is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded in 1990, divided from the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg. It occupies the central part of the North West province in South Africa.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia () is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento. In 1986 the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia merged to form the current diocese of Ariano Irpino- Lacedonia,"Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla (Lat: Dioecesis Badullana) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Badulla in 1972, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Kandy. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary’s church.
Malaya gained her independence from British rule in 1957. Following this, in 1960, the Diocese was renamed the Diocese of Singapore and Malaya. In 1970, the churches in West Malaysia were separated from the Diocese and reconstituted as the Diocese of West Malaysia by an Act of Parliament and the Diocese was renamed the Diocese of Singapore.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, and in 1968, the diocese was subdivided after the Diocese of Masbate separated. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Parma () has properly been called Diocese of Parma-Fontevivo since 1892."Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Parma" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the former British dependency of Barbados. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. Erected in 1970 as the Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown, the diocese was split on 23 October 1989 into the Diocese of Bridgetown and the Diocese of Kingstown.
The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand. Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Azul from the Diocese of La Plata. In 1957 territory was taken from this diocese to form the Diocese of Nueve de Julio.
The diocese was established in the early 12th century as the "Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe". It changed its name to the "Diocese of Kerry" on 20 December 1952.Diocese of Kerry. Catholic Hierarchy.
The Roman Catholic Church diocese continues as a separate diocese. A cathedral for the diocese (the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary) was consecrated in Sligo on 26 July 1874. For more on this diocese, see the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin.
Pope Pius XII elevated the Indianapolis diocese to an archdiocese in 1944, and erected two new Indiana dioceses: the Diocese of Evansville and the Diocese of Lafayette. The Diocese of Gary, Indiana, was erected in 1956. The Evansville Diocese absorbed the city of Vincennes upon its creation.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geneva was a Latin Catholic diocese in part of Switzerland and Savoy from 400 to 1801 when it merged with the Diocese of Chambéry. The merged diocese later lost Swiss territory to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.
Retrieved: 13 November 2019. On 30 September 1986, the diocese was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Arezzo and the Diocese of Cortona to form the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona- Sansepolcro. The diocese has always been a suffragan of the archbishop of Florence.Cappelletti, p. 249.
Osimo Cathedral The Diocese of Osimo was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in the seventh century and in 1725 merged with the Diocese of Cingoli to form the Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli."Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Prefecture of Illyricum was named after the former province of Illyricum. It originally included two dioceses, the Diocese of Pannonia and the Diocese of Moesia. Constantine I later split the Diocese of Moesia into two dioceses: the Diocese of Macedonia and the Diocese of Dacia.
The Italian Roman Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli (), in Apulia, has existed since 1986, when the diocese of Monopoli was united with the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bari- Bitonto."Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. In 1982, part of the diocese was separated to become the Diocese of Kundiawa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian/Weixian (, ) is a diocese located in the city of Yongnian in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. The diocese is also named Roman Catholic Diocese of Handan/Yongnian ().
Diocese of Bacolod 5\. Diocese of San Jose, Antique 6\. Diocese of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental 7\. Archdiocese of Jaro, Iloilo Mindanao Cluster: 1\.
On 13 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Oberá from the Diocese of Posadas and the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú.
The Roman Catholic Church divides East Timor into three dioceses: the Diocese of Díli, the Diocese of Baucau, and the Diocese of Maliana.
The Diocese of Sabah is an Anglican diocese which covers Sabah and Labuan in Malaysia. Founded in 1962, the see was originally part of the much larger Diocese of Labuan and its Dependencies which was established in 1855. Following the carving out of the Diocese of Singapore in 1909 from this last ecclesiastical territory, the area of the present-day Diocese fell under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Labuan & Sarawak, which was reorganised as the Diocese of Borneo in 1949. In 1962, the latter diocese was divided into two, forming the Diocese of Kuching and the Diocese of Jesselton, which was renamed the Diocese of Sabah when the capital city was given the new name of Kota Kinabalu in 1967.
After the Reformation, the diocese was replaced to a Lutheran diocese.
The Diocese of Lamego () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Portugal.
There is a prominent diocese called Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau.
Busan diocese was erected from the Diocese of Daejeon in 1974.
The Diocese of Grass Valley later became the Diocese of Sacramento.
Sweyn feared that Archbishop Adalbert of Hamburg would fill the upper ranks of Denmark's churches with Germans, so he brought Anglo-Danes over from England to keep the Danish church independent. Under the influence of Sweyn, Denmark was divided into eight dioceses around 1060.Diocese of Lund, Diocese of Odense, Diocese of Ribe, Diocese of Roskilde, Diocese of Schleswig, Diocese of Viborg, Diocese of Vestervig, and Diocese of Aarhus. He set the dioceses up by donating large tracts of land, with the Diocese of Roskilde being the highest favoured one, as he had a good relationship with Bishop Vilhelm of Roskilde.
Acceding to a proposal made by the Synod in 1964 to create smaller dioceses to provide better administration, the Diocese in 1969 approved the scheme for dividing the Diocese into three units. As a result of this division, the Central Karnataka diocese came into existence on 1 May 1970, on trifurcation of the then Mysore diocese. Under the leadership of Bishop Norman C Sargant, the Mysore Diocese was trifurcated and the Mysore Central Diocese came into being in the year 1970. When Mysore was renamed as Karnataka then the Diocese also changed its name from Mysore Central Diocese to Karnataka Central Diocese.
The second-largest church by the number of members is the Church of South India with 8 dioceses in Tamil Nadu. They are Coimbatore Diocese, Kanyakumari Diocese, Madras Diocese, Madurai-Ramnad Diocese, Thoothukudi – Nazareth Diocese, Tirunelveli Diocese, Trichy-Tanjore Diocese and the Vellore Diocese. Church of South India Synod, the highest administrative body of the Church of South India, is in Chennai. The vast majority of Christians in Tamil Nadu are either members of the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Church or the Church of South India.
The Diocese of Shreveport was canonically erected on June 16, 1986 when Pope John Paul II split the former Diocese of Alexandria–Shreveport into the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana and the Diocese of Shreveport. Prior to that, the Diocese of Alexandria was the Diocese of Natchitoches, first erected in 1853. On July 19, 2020, it was revealed that the Diocese of Shreveport was undergoing a sex abuse lawsuit involving a man who claimed the Diocese shielded a priest who sexually abused him in the 1970s.
A year before he died the renovated church basement was named in his honor. On August 29, 1956, Pope Pius XII merged the Diocese of St. Joseph with the Diocese of Kansas City to form the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The eastern half of the St. Joseph Diocese became part of the newly established Diocese of Jefferson City and the southern half of the Diocese of Kansas City became part of the newly established Diocese of Springfield Cape Girardeau. The Diocese of Kansas City-St.
The Diocese of Mostar-Duvno also retains the episcopal tradition from the Diocese of Duvno, an antique diocese first mentioned in 591, suppressed in the 7th century and reestablished in the 14th century. The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of Mary the Mother of the Church. The diocese releases a monthly magazine Crkva na kamenu. The diocese covers area of 8.368 km sq, with 175.395 Catholics in 66 parishes of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamar was formed in 1152 out of the Diocese of Oslo. At the time of the Protestant Reformation in 1536, the Archbishop and the bishops were removed and the Diocese of Hamar once again came under the Diocese of Oslo. Mogens Lauritsson was the last Roman Catholic bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar. After separation from the Diocese of Oslo, the Lutheran Diocese of Hamar was established in 1864.
The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan is the Episcopal diocese in the northern two-thirds of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not including the greater Detroit area, which is in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The diocese is headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan. It is a relatively new diocese, having been spun off from the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 1994. There are 50 separate parishes operating within the diocese.
Troia The Diocese of Lucera-Troia () is a Roman Catholic bishopric in Apulia, in southern Italy, with its episcopal seat at Lucera Cathedral. The present diocese was formed in 1986 by combining the older diocese of Lucera with the diocese of Troia,"Diocese of Lucera-Troia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Lucera-Troi" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Ossero or Diocese of Osor (Latin: Dioecesis Arbensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the port town of Ossero on the island of Cres in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. In 1828, it was suppressed along with the Diocese of Arbe to the Diocese of Krk."Diocese of Ossero (Osor)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Ecclesiastical Province of Boston The Archdiocese of Boston is also metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical province of Boston. This means that the archbishop of Boston is the metropolitan for the province. The suffragan dioceses in the province are the Diocese of Burlington, Diocese of Fall River, Diocese of Manchester, Diocese of Portland, Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, and the Diocese of Worcester.
The diocese was founded on November 10, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII as the Diocese of Jamestown. The name of the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Fargo on April 6, 1897, and the Diocese of Jamestown was made into a titular see. It lost territory when the Diocese of Bismarck was established by Pope Pius X in 1909.
The Diocese of Castro di Sardegna (Latin: Dioecesis Castrensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Oschiri in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region of Sardinia. In 1503, it was suppressed along with the Diocese of Bisarcio and the Diocese of Ottana to form the Diocese of Alghero."Diocese of Castro (di Sardegna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac (Lat: Dioecesis Viracensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Virac, Catanduanes was established in 1974, from territory in the Diocese of Legazpi and the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres."Diocese of Virac". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Official Website.
The Diocese of Fondi or Diocese of Fundi (Latin: Dioecesis Fundana) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Fondi in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Gaeta."Diocese of Fondi (Fundi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Minas () was a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. When its last Ordinary retired in 2020, this Diocese was united with the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este to form the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas.
The Italian Catholic diocese of Isernia-Venafro () in Molise, is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. In 1852 the historic diocese of Isernia was combined with the diocese of Venafro, to form the diocese of Isernia e Venafro."Diocese of Isernia-Venafro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David m. Cheney.
The Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historic Diocese of Alife was united with the Diocese of Caiazzo. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples."Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
The diocese was created by bifurcating the western half of the Diocese of Madras and was officially formed on 26 January 1976. Vellore Diocese is predominantly rural and crosses the state boundaries of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. So Vellore Diocese can be also called a bilingual diocese.
The Diocese of Niassa (pt. Diocese Anglicana do Niassa) it is one of the three Anglican dioceses of Mozambique, part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. This diocese is geographically the central of the three, the others being the Diocese of Lebombo and the Diocese of Nampula.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Hvar (; ) is a diocese in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia."Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis" GCatholic.org.
The former Italian Catholic diocese of Alatri existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Anagni-Alatri."Diocese of Alatri" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016"Diocese of Alatri" GCatholic.org.
In 1868, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen was established with St. Ansgar's Cathedral as the seat. In 1922, the Protestant Diocese of Zealand was divided into the Diocese of Copenhagen and the Diocese of Roskilde.
The Diocese of León () is a diocese located in the city of León in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain."Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 4 December 2015"Diocese of León" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
The diocese was erected on 16 January 1971 as Diocese of Saint John's, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau (Dominica). On 1981.06.21 it was renamed as Diocese of Saint John's–Basseterre.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Missouri. The diocese is governed by Bishop Edward M. Rice.
Originally erected in the 5th century, the Diocese of Rodez lost territory when the Diocese of Vabres was created by Pope John XXII on 11 July 1317. In 1801, the diocese was suppressed and its territory split and merged with the Diocese of Cahors and the Diocese of Saint-Flour. In 1817, the diocese was restored and given jurisdiction over the ancient Diocese of Rodez, with the exception of (1) the deanery of Saint Antonin, which was incorporated with the Diocese of Montauban; (2) the ancient Diocese of Vabres; and (3) a few scattered communes of the Diocese of Cahors. It was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges until 1676,Touzery, p.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo (Latin: Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii; French: Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese is coextensive with the department of Ille et Vilaine. The Archdiocese has 8 suffragans: the Diocese of Angers, the Diocese of Laval, the Diocese of Le Mans, the Diocese of Luçon, the Diocese of Nantes, the Diocese of Quimper and Léon, the Diocese of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier, and the Diocese of Vannes. In the Middle Ages the Bishop of Rennes had the privilege of crowning the dukes of Brittany in his cathedral.
On 10 April 1961 Pope John XXIII founded the Diocese of Santiago del Estero from territory taken from the Diocese of Tucumán. It lost territory to the Diocese of Añatuya when that diocese was created in 1961.
Todi Cathedral The Italian Catholic diocese of Todi existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Orvieto-Todi."Diocese of Todi" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Todi" GCatholic.org.
The Italian Catholic diocese of Policastro, in Campania, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Teggiano-Policastro. The diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno."Diocese of Policastro" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Cartagena () is the diocese of the city of Cartagena in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain."Diocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Cartagena (en España)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palencia () is a diocese located in the city of Palencia in the ecclesiastical province of Burgos, Spain."Diocese of Palencia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Palencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
On June 20, 1975 it was renamed as Diocese of Keta–Ho. It was again renamed on December 19, 1994 as Diocese of Keta–Akatsi, having lost territories to establish Diocese of Ho and Diocese of Jasikan.
The Diocese of Aalborg is a diocese of the Church of Denmark.
The Diocese of Torreblanda () was a Roman Catholic diocese in ancient Byzacena.
The Diocese of Thiges () was a Roman Catholic diocese in ancient Byzacena.
On April 10, 1992 the diocese was renamed as Diocese of Girona.
The diocese of Hưng Hóa () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
The Diocese of Mpumalanga is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The Diocese of Mpumalanga, as the name suggests, spans the northern section of the South African province of Mpumalanga, while the Diocese of the Highveld covers the southern section. The diocese comprises four archdeaconries and 22 parishes.
The Diocese of Sulmona-Valva () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila. The diocese was created in 1818 when the Diocese of Sulmona and the Diocese of Valva were united."Diocese of Sulmona-Valva" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
Idukki Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocese was formed in 1982 with the parishes in Idukki district in Kerala. The Idukki Diocese metropolitan's bishop house named Gathsemon Aramana is situated at Chakkupallam. And H.G Dr. Mathews Mar Severios is the current metropolitan of Idukki Diocese.
The diocese of Bac Ninh () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position is vacant since June 2006. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Camagüey. The original Diocese of Cienfuegos was erected in 1903 and renamed as the Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara in 1971. That diocese was split in 1995 to form the Dioceses of Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan (Lat: Dioecesis Cabancalensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in central Philippines. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is centered in the City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental province and covers the southern part of the province. The diocese was created in 1987, when the Diocese of Bacolod was split into three dioceses. The other new diocese created is the Diocese of San Carlos, which covers the northeastern part of Negros Island and includes former parishes of the Diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental province.
The diocese has had its boundaries altered various times. From an original diocese covering the historic county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire were added in 1837 from the Diocese of Lincoln, as was the Sudbury archdeaconry in Suffolk from the Diocese of Norwich. In 1914 Bedfordshire became part of the Diocese of St Albans, and western Suffolk became part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, whilst Ely took a western part of the Diocese of Norwich. Peterborough remains the seat of the Diocese of Peterborough.
The Diocese of Ankole-Kigezi was one of five split from the Diocese of Uganda on 1 July 1960; when the Kigezi diocese was created in 1967, this diocese became Ankole (and Shalita remained in post). When this diocese was again split 10 years later, the remaining part (where Betungura continued as bishop) became known as East Ankole diocese, until 2003, when it resumed the name Diocese of Ankole (upon the erection of North Ankole diocese; Kyamugambi remained in his renamed See). The current mother church is St James's Cathedral, Ruharo (near Mbarara).
The LMA also has records of the Diocese of Southwark, the Diocese of Guilford and the south-east London part of the Diocese of Rochester.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang. It was elevated to a diocese in 1966.
The diocese came into existence from 1 April 2009 from the Madras Diocese. The Diocese was administered by the Catholicose and assisted by H.G. Abraham Mar Epiphanios, Metropolitan of Sultan Battery Diocese as the Assistant Metropolitan of Bangalore Diocese. H.G. Dr. Abraham Mar Seraphim is the first Metropolitan of the Bangalore Diocese who took in-charge on 15-08-2010. The area covered by the diocese include the state of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 3 parishes from Gulf.
Diocese of Iba The Diocese of Iba (Lat: Dioecesis Ibanae) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese began on 12 June 1955 as a territorial prelature from territory in the dioceses of San Fernando, Pampanga, and of Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1982. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando. On 17 February 2018, Rev. Msgr.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banja Luka (Serbo-Croatian: Banjalučka biskupija, Latin: Dioecesis Bania Lucensisis) a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in western Bosnia. The diocese is centred in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Erected on July 5, 1881, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna, as the Diocese of Banjaluka. In 1985, the name of the diocese was split to the current diocese of Banja Luka.
On 7 June 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Barcelona from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar. On 31 May 2018 from this Diocese was split off the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Tigre by Pope Francis.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora () is a diocese in the city of Zamora in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Zamora" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Zamora" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaén () is a diocese in the city of Jaén in the ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain."Diocese of Jaén" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Jaén" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería () is a diocese located in the city of Almería in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain."Diocese of Almería" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015"Diocese of Almería" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The diocese of Bova was a Roman Catholic diocese in Calabria in ItalyBova - Catholic Encyclopedia article from the seventh century until 1986."Diocese of Bova" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Bova" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,"Diocese of Urgell" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Urgell" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
The diocese was founded during the English Reformation on 3 September 1541 from part of the Diocese of Hereford and the Diocese of Worcester. In 1542 the Diocese of Bristol was created to cover Bristol, but on 5 October 1836 it was merged back into the Gloucester diocese, which became the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol until Bristol became an independent diocese again on 9 July 1897, whereupon the Gloucester diocese resumed the name Diocese of Gloucester. The diocese has twinning links with the dioceses of Dornakal and Karnataka Central in the Church of South India, Västerås in Sweden, El Camino Real in California, USA, and Western Tanganyika in Tanzania. It is currently supporting the work of the Diocese of Western Tanganyika to build a new high school.
The diocese is bounded by the South Australian border (the Archdiocese of Adelaide and the Diocese of Port Pirie), the Murray River (the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes) and the Southern Ocean. To the east is the Diocese of Sandhurst and the Archdiocese of Melbourne. The diocese has 52 parishes, 39 clergy and four parish leaders. The seat of the diocese is St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat.
The Diocese of Porto–Santa Rufina is a suburbicarian diocese of the Diocese of Rome and a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was formed from the union of two dioceses. The diocese of Santa Rufina was also formerly known as Silva Candida. From 1967, the diocese has had both a titular cardinal bishop, and a resident bishop who handles the diocesan business.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1893, the diocese is suffragan to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Ratnapura The current bishop is Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe, appointed in 2011.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee () was a Roman Catholic diocese that included part of the Province of Ontario. As of 2016, the diocese contained 12 parishes with no active diocesan priests, 3 religious priests, and 7,450 Catholics. It also had 3 religious brothers. On 3 December 2018, this Diocese merged with the Diocese of Hearst, to create the new Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.
The diocese of Cần Thơ () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of , and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Surigao (Lat: Dioecesis Surigensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1939, the diocese is one of the older ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. In 1978, the diocese was subdivided, and the Diocese of Tandag was split off.
At the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, the seminary welcomed 27 new men to campus. The total enrollment of 156 seminarians are studying for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 12 partner dioceses, and six religious orders. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary's partner dioceses include: Diocese of Allentown; Diocese of Arlington; Diocese of Greensburg; Diocese of Harrisburg; Diocese of Lincoln; Diocese of Raleigh; Diocese of Trenton; Diocese of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, Diocese of Steubenville; Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia; Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA; and Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The partner religious congregations and orders include: Mercedarian Friars, Vincentians, Norbertines, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, Congregation of the Oratory and Pallottines.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carcassonne and Narbonne (Latin: Dioecesis Carcassonensis et Narbonensis; French: Diocèse de Carcassonne et Narbonne) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Aude. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Montpellier. On the occasion of the Concordat of 1802, the former Diocese of Carcassonne, nearly all the old Archdiocese of Narbonne, almost the entire Diocese of Saint-Papoul, a part of the ancient Diocese of Alet and ancient Diocese of Mirepoix, and the former Diocese of Perpignan, were united to make the one Diocese of Carcassone.
The Diocese of Noli (Latin: Dioecesis Naulensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Noli of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona. In 1820, it was united with the Diocese of Savona to form the Diocese of Savona e Noli."Diocese of Noli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
On 3 March 1947, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos from territory taken from the Diocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Mercedes. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Isidro when it was created in 1957 and the Diocese of Zárate-Campana in 1976.
Tropea Catehdral The former Italian Catholic diocese of Nicotera-Tropea, in Calabria, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Mileto, to form the diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea. It was a suffragan diocese of the archbishopric of Reggio di Calabria."Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Co-cathedral in Venosa The Italian Catholic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (, ) is in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic Diocese of Melfi- Rapolla was united with the Diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo."Diocese of Melfi- Rapolla-Venosa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Diocese of Ross was a separate diocese situated in south-west Ireland. Following the Reformation, there were two dioceses. In the Church of Ireland, the diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is part of the Diocese of Cork and Ross.
The Diocese of Derry (; ) is a diocese in both the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland . It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158. The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese.
In 1969, the diocese was merged with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren, and became the Diocese of Skopje-Prizren. In 2000, they were split once again, as the portion that was formerly the diocese of Prizren became the Apostolic Administration of Prizren, and the Diocese of Skopje returned to its former name.
The Diocese of Teano-Calvi () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples. The historic Diocese of Teano and Diocese of Calvi Risorta were united in 1818, forming the diocese of Calvi e Teano."Diocese of Calvi" GCatholic.org.
The diocese of Đà Nẵng () is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri since 2006. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared January 18, 1963. The diocese covers an area of 11,690 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
The Diocese of Polignano or Diocese of Polinianum (Latin: Dioecesis Polinianensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Polignano in the province of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy, located on the Adriatic Sea. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Monopoli."Diocese of Polignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The parish of Røldal was transferred from the Diocese of Kristiansand to Bjørgvin in 1863. The Sunnmøre region was removed from the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 1983 when it, along with the regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (from the Diocese of Nidaros), were established as a separate diocese, the Diocese of Møre.
Cathedral of Narni The Italian Catholic diocese of Narni, in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the diocese of Terni."Diocese of Narni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 26, 2016"Diocese of Narni" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan () (erected 30 April 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia. Along with the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, it lost territory in 1985 to form the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas.
There are 2953 families in diocese. The diocese purchased a building in Ranni and made it the headquarters. The diocese made various charitable activities like supporting the poor and the needy of the diocese as well as the society.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca () is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain."Diocese of Cuenca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Cuenca" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solsona () is a diocese located in the city of Solsona in the Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Spain."Diocese of Solsona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Solsona" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Segovia () is a diocese located in the city of Segovia in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Segovia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Segovia" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca () is a diocese located in the city of Salamanca in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Salamanca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Salamanca" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila () is a diocese located in the city of Ávila in the Ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Ávila" GCatholic.org.
Map of the deaneries of the Bishopric of Augsburg Diocese of Augsburg is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich."Diocese of Augsburg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
In 1980, fifty parishes in the South Yorkshire region of the diocese were transferred from Leeds to the newly formed Diocese of Hallam. The parish of Howden was transferred from the Middlesbrough diocese to the Leeds diocese in 2004.
Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Northeast America is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The Diocese has jurisdiction over eastern parts of the United States and eastern parts of Canada. The diocese is headquartered at Muttontown, New York.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga () is a diocese located in the city of Málaga in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain."Diocese of Málaga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Málaga" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba () is a diocese located in the city of Córdoba in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain."Diocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Córdoba" GCatholic.org.
The diocese was formed on 1 October 1975 as Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee / Pensacolen(sis)–Tallaseien(sis) (Latin), on territories split off from the Diocese of St. Augustine and the then–Diocese of Mobile (now Metropolitan). It remains unaltered.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik (); or Ragusa () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern Croatia."Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 "Diocese of Dubrovnik" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Noto is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Siracusa. Monsignor Antonio Staglianò is the current bishop of the diocese of Noto.
The diocese of Luleå () is a Swedish diocese of the Church of Sweden.
The Diocese of Matana was founded from Bujumbura diocese on 26 August 1990.
The Rutana diocese was founded from the Diocese of Matana in August 2017.
The Diocese of Newala was founded by dividing Masasi diocese in September 2009.
The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.
Malabar Diocese publishes Sabhamitram magazine which is the official mouthpiece of the diocese.
July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Oran from the Diocese of Algiers.
25 July 1866: Established as Diocese of Constantine from the Diocese of Algiers.
In 1953, the Diocese of Kampala was renamed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja. Bishop Billington died on 6 October 1976, as Bishop Emeritus of Kampala Diocese (now Diocese of Jinja), at the age of 72 years and 3 months.
The Diocese of Vittorio Veneto () is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Italy, with capital in Vittorio Veneto. It was historically known as Diocese of Ceneda, the name being changed in 1939."Diocese of Vittorio Veneto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
He had permission to officiate in the same diocese 1960–1962, in the diocese of Salisbury 1964–1967, the diocese of Oxford from 1967 and the diocese of Wakefield from 1974. He died aged 90 years in 1989 in Scarborough.
The Italian Catholic diocese of Nuoro () is in Sardinia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cagliari. Historically it was the diocese of Galtellì until 1779, and then the diocese of Galtellì-Nuoro until 1928."Diocese of Nuoro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Šibenik (; ) is a diocese located in the city of Šibenik in the Ecclesiastical province of Split-Makarska in Croatia."Diocese of Šibenik (Knin)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Diocese of Šibenik" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam (also known as the Philippine–Vietnamese Diocese or the Filipino-Vietnamese Diocese, ), is a diocese of the Patriarchate of Moscow created on 26 February 2019, directly under the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia (PESEA).
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona () is a diocese located in the city of Girona in the Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain."Diocese of Girona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Girona" GCatholic.org.
The position of Italian Catholic diocese of Rapolla, in Basilicata, existed from the eleventh century until 1528. In that year it was united with the diocese of Melfi, to form the diocese of Melfi-Rapolla."Diocese of Rapolla" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
Adoor Kadampanad Diocese was created on 15 September 2010. Zachariahs Aprem serves as its first Metropolitan. The diocese was created mainly by the partition of Kollam Diocese. Some parishes of Thiruvananthapuram, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, and Thumpamon dioceses added to this diocese.
The diocese was formed with parishes situated in Kottayam diocese but controlled directly by Malankara Metropolitan. Malankara Metropolitan is the Metropolitan of this diocese. The head office of this diocese is in Devalokam Aramana, head office of Malankara Orthodox Church.
The diocese was canonically erected on May 28, 1974 by Pope Paul VI.Andreassi, p. 5."Diocese of Arlington" catholic-hierarchy.org. Accessed November 5, 2013. The parishes which the Diocese of Arlington comprises were ceded from the neighboring Diocese of Richmond.
On 18 September 1782 the diocese gained additional territory from Diocese of Volterra. In 1986, it was suppressed."Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 13, 2016"Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa" GCatholic.org.
The current Diocese of Seoul was founded as the Joseon (Korea) diocese, covering all the Korean peninsula, in 1889. It was split in 1965, to create Taejon diocese, at which point it became Seoul diocese. The current bishop is Peter Lee.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is bordered by the Diocese of Toledo to the north, the Diocese of Columbus to the east, the Diocese of Covington to the south, and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Diocese of Lafayette to the west.
Diocese of Singapore was an Anglican diocese which covered the Straits Settlements, Peninsular Malaya, Siam, Java, Sumatra and adjacent islands. It was consecrated on 24 August 1909. Later the diocese was renamed Diocese of Singapore and Malaya on 6 February 1960.
The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covering 2 million km² of Western Australia, north of Perth, is geographically the largest Anglican diocese in Australia and the largest land-based diocese in the world. The population of the area of about 150,000 people.Diocese of Northwest Australia The diocese has 18 parishes and three Mission to Seafarers’ ministries and the cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton.
Following expansion, Uganda became an independent province, leaving the rest of the region as the new Province of Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire. In 1975, Buye diocese was divided into two and the Diocese of Bujumbura was created. The Diocese of Gitega came into existence in 1985, followed by the Diocese of Matana in 1990. The most recent diocese to be created was the Diocese of Rumonge, created from the southern part of the Diocese of Bujumbura and comprising around 50 parishes.
The diocese of Konongo‑Mampong was created on 3 March 1995 by Pope John Paul II. It was carved out of two other dioceses, namely the diocese of Kumasi and the diocese of Sunyani. About 90% of the territory of the new diocese of Konongo- Mampong belonged to the diocese of Kumasi, which was created in 1950, having existed as a Vicariate for 18 years. The rest of the territory of the diocese belonged to the Sunyani diocese. Most Rev.
On 7 October 1975, the diocese lost territories to the Diocese of Cesena and Diocese of Forli.Acta Apostolicae Sedis Vol. 67 (Città del Vaticano 1975), p. 679.
Rayalaseema Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
P. Guillaume, in: L'épiscopat français..., pp. 250–251. Other territories were reassigned to the restored Diocese of Avignon, Diocese of Grenoble and Diocese of Valence.Fisquet, p. 17.
The Diocese of Troia (Latin: Dioecesis Troiana) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Troia in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia in southern Italy. In 1986, it was united with the Diocese of Lucera to form the Diocese of Lucera-Troia."Diocese of Troia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Montecorvino (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Corbini) was a Roman Catholic diocese located between the towns of Motta Montecorvino and Pietramontecorvino, both in the Province of Foggia. In 1433, it was united with the Diocese of Vulturara to form the Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino."Diocese of Montecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Catholic Dioceses in Bosnia and Dalmatia in the 15th century The Diocese of Korčula (also Diocese of Curzola or Diocese of Cursola) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Croatia, located in the city of Korčula. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Dubrovnik."Diocese of Korčula (Curzola, Cursola)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Catholic Dioceses in Bosnia and Dalmatia in the 15th century The Diocese of Ston (also Diocese of Stagno or Diocese of Sagona) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Croatia, located in the city of Stagno. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Dubrovnik."Diocese of Stagno (Ston)(Sagona)" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Mileto was united with the Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova."Diocese of Mileto–Nicotera–Tropea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Bishops of Kujawy (later known as bishops of Włocławek) are the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy (1133–1818), Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy–Kalisz (1818–1925) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek (from 1925)."Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Włocławek " GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kingstown () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese comprises the entirety of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Castries and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
The diocese covers 21 districts of the state of Rajasthan. Neighboring dioceses are the Diocese of Ajmer to the south, the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Diocese of Jalandhar and the Diocese of Simla- Chandigarh to the north, the Archdiocese of Agra and the Diocese of Gwalior to the east and Pakistan to the west.
The Diocese of Mottola or Diocese of Motula (Latin: Dioecesis Motulensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Mottola in the province of Taranto in the region of Apulia in southeast Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Castellaneta."Diocese of Mottola (Motula)" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The diocese of Long Xuyên () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
The diocese of Nha Trang () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The current bishop is Joseph Võ Đức Minh, since December 4, 2009. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 9,486 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novigrad (alias Diocese of Cittanova in Italian) was a Latin rite diocese located in the city of Novigrad, Istria, Croatia until it was suppressed to the Diocese of Trieste in 1831."Diocese of Novigrad (Cittanova)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Novigrad" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Sodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England. Originally much larger, today it covers just the Isle of Man and its adjacent islets. Today, the bishop's office is in Douglas and the cathedral is in Peel. The diocese is not generally called either "Sodor diocese" or "Man diocese".
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was elevated to a diocese in 1941. Its territorial remit is Far North Queensland.
The Diocese of Erfurt is a diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The diocese was erected in 1973 as the apostolic administration of Erfurt- Meiningen, and was elevated in 1994 to the current diocese of Erfurt. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. After the former bishop Joachim Wanke resigned in 2012 the diocese was without bishop until November 2014 when Ulrich Neymeyr took office.
Cathedral of Cortona The diocese of Cortona was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, which existed from 1325 to 1986. It was immediately subject to the Holy See. In 1986 the diocese of Cortona was united with the Diocese of Sansepolcro and the Diocese of Arezzo to form the diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro. It became a suffragan (subordinate) diocese of the Metropolitan archdiocese of Florence.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti (), in Campania, Italy, has existed since 1986, when the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti was united into the historical Diocese of Telese-Cerreto Sannita. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento."Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Mackenzie River was a short-lived diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada.archive.org It was created in 1884 by splitting the Diocese of Athabasca into two, and was itself subdivided in 1891 to create the Diocese of Selkirk (later renamed Yukon). The remainder was merged into the Diocese of Arctic when the latter diocese was created in 1933.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus () is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati covering 23 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The episcopal see of the diocese is situated at Columbus. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. On October 21, 1944 the diocese lost territory when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Steubenville.
73, 127. In the postcolonialism scenario, the geographical area of the diocese was considerably reduced during the bishopric of A. B. Eliott with the formation of new dioceses in 1947 resulting in the Diocese of Krishna-Godavari, Diocese of RayalaseemaOriginally formed as Diocese of Anantapur-Kurnool and Diocese of Cuddapah until their merger into Diocese of Rayalaseema in 1950 and Diocese of Nandyal. As a result of the conversations that took place in the Church of South India Synod to further reduce the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Dornakal, the Moderator, N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel announced the bifurcation of the Diocese of Dornakal as a result of which the Diocese of Karimnagar was erected on March 12, 1978 Subsequently, the CSI-Wesley Church in Karimnagar was consecrated as a Cathedral. Prabhudass was reassigned to the Diocese of Karimnagar upon bifurcation.
Diocese of Tagbilaran, Bohol 2\. Diocese of Talibon, Bohol 3\. Archdiocese of Cebu 4\.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata () is a diocese located in Chipata in Zambia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Solwezi () is a diocese located in Solwezi in Zambia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Livingstone () is a diocese located in Livingstone in Zambia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mongu () is a diocese located in Mongu in Zambia.
The Diocese of Khahlamba is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
The territory of the former diocese is now part of the diocese of Montpellier.
The diocese is the fourth oldest diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
The diocese was established 29 December 2012 from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi.
The diocese of Kara is twinned with the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron.
Malabar Diocese was formed by bifurcating the erstwhile North Kerala Diocese in April 2015.
Diocese website, Bishops of the Diocese of New Jersey. Retrieved on July 30, 2008.
The Diocese of George is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
The Diocese of Kootenay is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. The diocese was created by a decision of the Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster in November 1899 to divide that diocese into two along the 120 degrees line of longitude. The new Diocese of Kootenay would comprise the area of the original diocese eastward of that line to the Alberta border. In 1900 the Synod of the new Diocese met in Nelson and selected St. Saviour's Church there as its cathedral.
The Anglican Diocese of Bo (Sierra Leone) is a diocese of the Church of the Province of West Africa, a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its partner diocese is Chichester, England. The current diocese, along with the Anglican Diocese of Freetown, was formed in 1981 by the partition of the previous Diocese of Sierra Leone, which had been established in 1852. The diocese of Sierra Leone, together with the dioceses of Niger, Accra, Lagos and the Diocese of Gambia and the River Pongas, had been formed, with some local resistance, into the Province of West Africa in 1951.
Diocese of Digne The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digne (Latin: Dioecesis Diniensis; French: Diocèse de Digne) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century as the Diocese of Digne, the diocese has been known as the Diocese of Digne (–Riez–Sisteron) since 1922. The diocese comprises the entire department of Alpes-de-Haute- Provence, in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The diocese used to be a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles until 2002, but is now a suffragan of Marseille.
On 1 February 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Governador Valadares from the Diocese of Araçuaí, the Diocese of Caratinga and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina.
The Diocese of Vicenza () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy."Diocese of Vicenza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Vicenza" GCatholic.org.
A large area of the diocese south of Auckland was split from the diocese on 6 March 1980 to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand.
The Diocese of Sulcis or Diocese of Sulci (Latin: Dioecesis Sulcitana) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the Sulcis region in the Province of South Sardinia. Erected in 484, it was suppressed in 1514."Diocese of Sulcis" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
In 1694, to better manage the newly converted Huguenots of the Cévennes, Louis XIV created the diocese of Alès.In 1877, the diocese d'Alès is included in the diocese de Nîmes Meyrueis became the seat of one of the Archpriest of the new diocese.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Posadas from the Diocese of Corrientes. It lost territory in 1986 when the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established and again in 2009 when the Diocese of Puerto Oberá was established.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Capaccio was an historic diocese in Campania. It was erected in the 12th Century and in 1851 became the Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo. Since 1945 it has been the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania.
The cathedral of the diocese is the church of Sacred Heart in Pekhon. The diocese covers an area of , and borders the archdiocese of Taunggyi to the north, the Diocese of Taungngu to the southwest and the Diocese of Loikaw to the south.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Pistoia () is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato. The Diocese of Prato has been separate from 1954.
The Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Spain, located in the city of Ciudad Rodrigo in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid."Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo" GCatholic.org.
Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv is a Catholic diocese of the Latin Church"Diocese of Sofia e Plovdiv" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Diocese of Sofia e Plovdiv" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli () in northern Italy, was historically the Diocese of Savona, from the tenth century. In 1820 the Diocese of Noli was united to the Diocese of Savona. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plasencia () is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, in Extremadura, western Spain."Diocese of Plasencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Plasencia" GCatholic.org.
The ecclesiastical province of Anchorage–Juneau encompasses the state of Alaska. The sole suffragan diocese is the Diocese of Fairbanks. Before the merger took effect, the Diocese of Juneau and the Diocese of Fairbanks were suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
Boulogne (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] The disappearance of the former bishopric led to a reform of sees at the Council of Trent, and the bishopric of Thérouanne was split between the Diocese of Saint-Omer, the diocese of Boulogne and the Diocese of Ypres.
The Roman Diocese Catholic of Brescia () is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy)."Diocese of Brescia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Brescia" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Treia (Latin: Dioecesis Triensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Treia in the province of Macerata in the central Marche (Italy). In 1920, it was united with the Diocese of San Severino-Marche to form the Diocese of San Severino-Treia."Diocese of Treia" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Gallese (Latin: Dioecesis Gallesina) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Gallese near the city of Viterbo in the Province of Viterbo. In 1805, it was united with the Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte to form the Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese."Diocese of Gallese" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Würzburg is a diocese of Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, and the bishop is seated at Würzburg Cathedral. Founded in 741, the diocese lost all temporal power after the Napoleonic wars. See Bishopric of Würzburg for more information about the history of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) of central Patagonia covering the Province of Chubut. The Diocese was founded in 1957 from part of the Diocese of Viedma. In 1961, its southern half became the separate Diocese of Río Gallegos. In 2009, part of the diocese became the Territorial Prelature of Esquel.
The diocese of Nepi-Sutri was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1435 by unifying the diocese of Nepi and the diocese of Sutri.Changes in Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions (Around 1400) It existed until 1986, when it was united into the current diocese of Cività Castellana."Diocese of Nepi e Sutri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Teramo-Atri () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Abruzzo, central Italy. The current extent of the diocese was established in 1949, when the historic Diocese of Teramo was combined with the Diocese of Penne-Atri, in the Abruzzo. It is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pescara- Penne."Diocese of Teramo-Atri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Diocese of Venafro was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Venafro, province of Isernia, region of Molise in the ecclesiastical province of Capua. On 1852 June 19, the diocese was suppressed and its territory and Catholic population transferred to the care of the Diocese of Isernia- Venafro."Diocese of Venafro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the entirety of the country of Dominica. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Castries, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference. The diocese of Roseau was erected in 1850.
The Portuguese Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro () has existed since 1938. In that year it was formed as territories taken from the historical diocese of Coimbra, diocese of Porto and diocese of Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.Aveiro (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized over 314,800 inhabitants.
The Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, created in 1986, when the historical Diocese of Fano was united to the Diocese of Cagli e Pergola and the Diocese of Fossombrone. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pesaro."Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The diocese of Ruvo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Apulia, southern Italy, which existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. From 1818 to 1982, it was united with the diocese of Bitonto, as the diocese of Ruvo and Bitonto."Diocese of Ruvo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Co-cathedral in Pontremoli The Italian Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara- Pontremoli () is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986 to Diocese of Massa. In 1988 it was united with the Diocese of Pontremoli.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Ratnapura in 1995, from territory in the Diocese of Galle, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. The current bishop is Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, appointed in 2007.
The Diocese of Sarno (Latin: Dioecesis Sarnensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Sarno in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of Italy. In 1818, it was united with the Diocese of Cava de' Tirreni to form the Diocese of Cava e Sarno."Diocese of Sarno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Atri (Latin: Dioecesis Hatriensis seu Atriensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Atri in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. In 1252, it was united with the Diocese of Penne to form the Diocese of Penne e Atri."Diocese of Atri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Orte (Latin: Dioecesis Hortanus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Orte in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium. In 1437, it was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Civita Castellana to form the Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte."Diocese of Orte" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
At the time of its erection it was the 31st Catholic diocese in KeralaThe Times of India: New diocese of Roman Catholic church comes up in Kerela's Palakkad and 167th in India.Catholic Bishops' Conference of India Press Release: New Diocese Erected, Bishop Appointed The diocese is almost coterminous with the Syro- Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat.
The Diocese of Vĩnh Long () is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai, since October 2015. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 6,772 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Varaždin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Croatia. The diocese is centred in the city of Varaždin. It is a new diocese, having only been erected on July 5, 1997 from the Archdiocese of Zagreb. Bishop Marko Culej was the first to be head of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanterre (Latin: Dioecesis Nemptodurensis; French: Diocèse de Nanterre) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles and the Archdiocese of Paris. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nîmes (Latin: Dioecesis Nemausensis; French: Diocèse de Nîmes) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises all of the department of Gard. It is suffragan of the Diocese of Avignon. By the Concordat of 1801 its territory was united with the Diocese of Avignon.
The history of the diocese begins in 2002, when territory from the dioceses of the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, and the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr was split off and merged. The result created two dioceses with Catholic of around 5 percent, and one diocese with only 0.4, which is one of the lowest for any diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland () is a Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of Ohio. Pope Pius IX erected the diocese April 23, 1847, in territory taken from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The diocese lost territory in 1910 when Pope Pius X erected the Diocese of Toledo, and in 1943 when Pope Pius XII erected the Diocese of Youngstown. It is currently the 17th-largest diocese in the United States by population, encompassing the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico () (erected 12 March 1870 as Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, renamed 25 February 1958) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on 5 February 1979. On 9 June 2014, Pope Francis erected the new Diocese of Izcalli with territory taken from the diocese.
Much of the parish architecture in the diocese reflects this German cultural heritage. In 1988, the southern portion of the diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese of Lexington.
On November 11, 1957, the Diocese of Altoona was renamed as the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, which made St. John Gualbert the co-cathedral of the newly designated diocese.
In 1946, the Diocese of Western Nebraska was re-absorbed into the Diocese of Nebraska. Saint Mark's in Hastings is still the Pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Nebraska.
The Diocese of Karimnagar is a diocese of Church of South India in Telangana state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
Krishna-Godavari Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andrapradesh state of India. The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
"Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016. It was created in 1986 through a merger of the diocese of Faenza and the diocese of Modigliana.
The Diocese of Lubbock was founded on was founded on June 25, 1983. Prior, the area was part of the Diocese of Amarillo and the Diocese of San Angelo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Pavlo Honcharuk is the current bishop of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo () is a diocese located in Mindelo in Cabo Verde.
The diocese was established on 29 December 2012 from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi.
Niranam Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church located at Niranam, Kerala.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán () is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.
The Diocese of False Bay is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
"Diocese of Sansepolcro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Larino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Before being an archdiocese the diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kampala.
Lorrha is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.Parishes of Killaloe Diocese.
On June 23, 1951, the diocese lost territory when the Diocese of Yakima was formed.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa () is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.
The Diocese of Chersonesus (, , also called Diocese of Korsun) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory of France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Monaco. This diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe since 28 December 2018. The current primate of the Diocese of Chersonesus is Metropolitan Anthony (Sevryuk) since 30 May 2019. The primate of the diocese of Chersonesus is also the primate of the PEWE.
Co-cathedral in Narni The diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was united to the Diocese of Terni and Narni. The latter had been in turn created in 1907, when the Diocese of Narni was united to the historical Diocese of Terni. (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops) The diocese is exempt, i.e.
The Diocese of Belluno-Feltre () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Veneto, northern Italy, organized in its current form in 1986. From 1197 to 1762, and again from 1818 to 1986, the Diocese of Belluno and the Diocese of Feltre were united under a single bishop, with the name diocese of Belluno e Feltre. The current diocese is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice."Diocese of Belluno-Feltre" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The historic diocese of Luni (earlier Luna) was united to the Diocese of Sarzana in 1465, and then to the Diocese of Brugnato in 1820, to form the current diocese; its name has been changed more than once."Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
Pope Pius IX established the Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona in 1868, taking its territory from the then Diocese of Santa Fe. The Diocese of Tucson was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII as a diocese on May 8, 1897. It lost territory thrice: on 3 March 1914 to establish the Diocese of El Paso, on 16 December 1939 to establish the Diocese of Gallup and on 28 June 1969 to establish the Diocese of Phoenix.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Viterbo () is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. From the 12th century, the official name of the diocese was the Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania. In 1986, several dioceses were combined, and the title was changed to Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania and San Martino al Monte Cimino; in 1991 the unwieldly name was shortened to "diocese of Viterbo"."Diocese of Viterbo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
In 1773, the Diocese of Syrmia and Diocese of Bosnia and Đakovo were joined into a single enlarged diocese that was named the Diocese of Bosnia-Đakovo and Syrmia. In 1918, the region was incorporated into newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known as Yugoslavia. In 1945, region of Syrmia became part of Serbia within Yugoslavia. In 1963, name of the diocese was changed to Diocese of Đakovo or Bosnia and Srijem.
The diocese of Gothenburg () is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. Since March 2018, the bishop has been Susanne Rappmann. The diocese includes the provinces of Bohuslän, Halland, and south-west parts of Västergötland. The episcopal see of the diocese is in Gothenburg Cathedral.
The Diocese of Bitetto (Latin Dioecesis Bitectensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the town of Bitetto in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli."Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Guardialfiera (Latin Dioecesis Guardiensis Alpheriae) or Diocese of Guardia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Guardialfiera in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Termoli.
The diocese was created in 1968, shortly after the independence of Swaziland and had Anthony Hunter as its first bishop, from 1968 to 1975. The diocese is twinned with the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa (Iowa, United States) and with the Episcopal Diocese of Brechin (Scotland).
After the Duchy of Lorraine also became part of France in the 18th century, the Diocese of Toul was merged with the Diocese of Nancy into the Diocese of Nancy-Toul. The Diocese of Toul belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Trier.
The Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil nadu state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India in India.The cathedral of the diocese is St. John's Cathedral at Nazareth, Tamil Nadu.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria-Cáceres () is a diocese located in the cities of Coria and Cáceres in the Ecclesiastical province of Mérida–Badajoz in Spain."Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Coria-Cáceres" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laredo (, ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Laredo, Texas. It was founded on July 3, 2000. The San Agustin Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Laredo. James Anthony Tamayo is the current bishop of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck () is a Roman Catholic diocese in North Dakota. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop David Kagan. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is Bismarck.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios () is a diocese located on the island of Chios in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece."Diocese of Chios (Scio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Chios" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santorini () is a diocese located in the city of Santorini in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece."Diocese of Santorini {Thira}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Santorini" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo () is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Lazio region (central Italy)."Diocese of Sora- Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 27, 2016"Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino" GCatholic.org.
Coat-of-arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin The Diocese and Prince- bishopric of Schwerin was a Catholic diocese in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, in Germany. The first registered bishop was ordained in the diocese in 1053, and the diocese ceased to exist in 1994.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice (Latin: Dioecesis Nicensis; French: Diocèse de Nice) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Départment of Alpes-Maritimes. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille.
The Diocese of Funen (Danish: Fyens Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, based in Odense. Current bishop of the diocese is Tine Lindhardt since 2012.
The Madurai-Ramnad Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil Nadu state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
The Diocese of Madras is a diocese of Church of South India in Tamil Nadu state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
The sanctuary at Loreto The Diocese of Loreto was a Roman Catholic diocese with see in Loreto, Italy."Diocese of Loreto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala (erected 15 December 1988 as the Diocese of Colón, renamed 13 June 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in England. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Westminster.
The Anglican Diocese of Bendigo is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers the north-western regions of the state of Victoria, roughly that part of the state north of the Great Dividing Range and west of the Goulburn River. The diocese was separated from the Diocese of Melbourne in 1902, at the same time as the creation of the dioceses of Wangaratta and Gippsland. In 1977, the Diocese of St Arnaud, which had been separated from the Diocese of Ballarat in 1926, was disbanded and merged with Bendigo.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, comprising 17 parishes, 10 in Texas and 7 in Louisiana. The movement to start a new diocese of the ACNA in the states of Texas and Louisiana begun in 2011. In June 2012, the Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast was officially approved as a diocese-in-formation at the ACNA General Assembly.Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast History, Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast Official Website On April 20, 2013, the Very Rev.
Beginning in the 1770s, the archdiocese gradually lessened in size as territory was split off to create new dioceses. Territory that was once part of the Archdiocese of Bogotá now comprises the Archdiocese of Mérida (in Venezuela), the Archdiocese of Antioquía, the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona, the Archdiocese of Tunja, the Archdiocese of Ibagué, the Diocese of Garzón, the Archdiocese of Villavicencio, and Bogotá's six suffragan sees: the Diocese of Zipaquirá, the Diocese of Girardot, the Diocese of Facatativá, the Diocese of Engativá, the Diocese of Fontibón, and the Diocese of Soacha.
During the Civil War, West Virginia separated from Virginia and in 1877 that part of the Diocese of Virginia lying within the bounds of West Virginia became the Diocese of West Virginia. In 1892, The southern part of the diocese became the Diocese of Southern Virginia, and from that diocese, another emerged (the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia) in 1919. The boundaries of the Diocese of Virginia have remained unchanged since 1892. Edward L. Bond and Joan R. Gundersen (2007), "The Episcopal Church in Virginia, 1607-2007", Virginia Magazine of History & Biography 115, no.
Pedro Suárez de Deza, Bishop Elect of Hyaguata, was reassigned to the Diocese of Concepción de la Vega; Father Alonso Manso, Bishop Elect of Magua, was reassigned to the Diocese of Puerto Rico; and Francisco Garcia de Padilla, Bishop Elect of Bayuna, was reassigned to the Diocese of Santo Domingo. The Diocese of Concepción de la Vega was canonically erected on August 8, 1511 and was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Seville. In 1527, the diocese was suppressed and merged into the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba.
The Diocese of Delhi is one of the 30 diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
"Diocese of Fiesole" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016."Diocese of Fiesole" GCatholic.org.
See Diocese of Minas, which has since united with this diocese, for bishops affiliated with it.
Most recently, the Diocese of Buhiga was erected from the Gitega diocese on 27 August 2017.
"Diocese of Segni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Segni" GCatholic.org.
"Diocese of Verona" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Verona" GCatholic.org.
The remaining part - the former diocese of Emly - was merged with Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.
Stonyhurst College is also within the diocese. In 2005, the diocese included 207 churches and chapels.
The Diocese of the Free State is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
On 24 May 2013, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Dolisie from the Diocese of Nkayi.
"Diocese of Acqui" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org.
The diocese however existed until 1964, and is now part of the Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen.
"Diocese of Todi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Todi" GCatholic.org.
Pius X erected the diocese April 15, 1910, in territory taken from the Diocese of Cleveland.
"Diocese of Acqui" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa () is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.
The ecclesiastical province was divided into the Diocese of Mananthavady and Diocese of Thalassery in 1973 and in 1986, the diocese of Thamarassery was erected. In 1995, the Thalassery diocese was uplifted as an archdiocese. In 1999, the Diocese of Belthangady was created to serve the needs of the Syriac Rite Catholics of Dakshin Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu in Karnataka.
The Diocese of Vulturara (Latin: Dioecesis Vulturariensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Vulturara (modern day Volturara Appula) in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was erected in 1059. In 1433, it was united with the Diocese of Montecorvino to form the Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino."Diocese of Vulturara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Malankara Orthodox Diocese of Southwest America, sometimes referred to as the Southwest Diocese or DS-WA is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The diocesan headquarter is located in Beasley, Texas a suburban city, 40 miles from downtown Houston, Texas. The Southwest Diocese covers several churches in the U.S. states, and Canada."Parishes." Diocese of South-West America.
In 1802, with the German mediatisation, the political principality of the diocese was dissolved, but the diocese itself remained. Prince-Bishop Adalbert von Harstall remained the bishop of the diocese until his death in 1814. After his death the diocese was overseen by an administrator rather than a bishop. The borders of the diocese were altered by papal bulls in 1821 and 1827.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of the province including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan."Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc.
The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.III, London, Charles Knight, 1847, p.362 This made it the third wealthiest diocese in England after Canterbury and Durham. Essex formed part of the diocese until 1846 when the county became part of the Diocese of Rochester (and later changed again to the Diocese of St Albans and is now in the Diocese of Chelmsford).
The new Bishop of Langres governed 360 parishes of the old Diocese of Langres, 70 of the old Diocese of Châlons, 13 of the old Diocese of Besançon, 13 of the old Diocese of Troyes and 94 of the old Diocese of Toul. For the legends concerning the Apostolic origin of the See of Langres and the mission of St. Benignus see Dijon.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. The current Bishop is Harold Anthony Perera, who was appointed in 2009.
On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969. The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.
Co-Cathedral in Sarsina The Italian Catholic Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina in Emilia Romagna was created on September 30, 1986, after the Diocese of Sarsina was united with the historic Diocese of Cesena as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia."Diocese of Cesena-Sarsina" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Cesena- Sarsina" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Apulia, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year, the territorial prelature of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti was united with the diocese of Gravina. The present diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto."Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
The diocese of Phú Cường () is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. Since 2012 the bishop of the diocese has been Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước.Catholic Hierarchy Directory The diocese in its present form was founded on October 14, 1965. By 2013, the diocese of Phú Cường had about 141,239 Catholics (4.8% of the population), 161 priests and 96 parishes.
It took two years before Christianssand was established as the new cathedral city. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Christianssand (). On 1 January 1925, the Diocese of Kristiansand was divided and all of the diocese located in Rogaland county was moved to the newly re-established Diocese of Stavanger and the cathedral in Stavanger regained its place as the seat of a bishop.
The new Tromsø Cathedral was completed in 1864. The name of the diocese was changed to Hålogaland bispedømme in 1918. When Svalbard became part of Norway in 1920, it also became a part of this diocese. In 1952, the Diocese of Hålogaland was split into two: the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland county) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland (Troms, Finnmark, and Svalbard).
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen () is a Roman Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The diocese was created in 1847 from the territory of the episcopal see of Chur-St. Gallen. Much of the territory had earlier been part of the Diocese of Konstanz. The St Gallen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the see of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi (Latin: Dioecesis Legazpiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. It constitutes the entire province of Albay in the Philippines. The diocese was erected in 1951, carved from territory of the Archdiocese of Cáceres, to which it is a suffragan. In 1974, the diocese was partitioned to form the Diocese of Virac.
The Diocese of Nicopolis building in Rousse The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopolis is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Rite, which includes the whole northern part of Bulgaria. The seat of the episcopal see is in Rousse, although the diocese is named after Nikopol. The diocese is immediately subject of the Holy See. The last bishop was Petko Christov.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengde () is a diocese located in the city of Chengde in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. It was erected as diocese of Chengde on 22 September 2018, taken of parts of the territories of the Diocese of Jehol and of the Diocese of Chifeng. It was the first diocese to be erected after the China-Vatican agreement of 22 September 2018, the first new Roman Catholic diocese in China since 1949 and the first change to the Catholic hierarchy in China since 1951. The boundaries of the diocese are equal to those of the civil prefecture-level city of Chengde in Hebei province.
Originally erected in the 4th century as the diocese of Syrmia, the diocese was united with the Diocese of Bosnia in July 1773, when it was named the Diocese of Bosnia or Ðakovo and Srijem (Bosniensis seu Diacovensis et Sirmiensis). In 1963, the diocese was renamed to the diocese of Đakovo or Bosnia and Srijem (Diacovensis seu Bosnensis et Sirmiensis). It was elevated to an Archdiocese on July 18, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI, renamed to the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek and the new Diocese of Srijem was split off, and made a suffragan. The new Archdiocese also received the Diocese of Požega, as its second suffragan.
Rural Legends In 1968 a new diocese, the Diocese of the Northern Territory based in Darwin, was created out of the Diocese of Carpentaria and, in 1996, the remaining part of the Carpentaria diocese merged with the Diocese of North Queensland. As part of the merger negotiations, an assistant bishop within that diocese was elected to oversee the Torres Strait Region. However, unrest persisted and the islanders campaigned for an independent Torres Strait diocese. In 1997, some Anglicans in the Torres Strait region of the former diocese were received into the Traditional Anglican Communion (a Continuing Anglican body) and formed themselves into the Church of Torres Strait.
Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand (, also Australian and New Zealand Diocese) is the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in Australia and New Zealand headquartered in Sydney.
On 16 June 1986, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú from the Diocese of Posadas. It lost territory in 2009 when the Diocese of Oberá was established.
Fausto Tardelli is the current Bishop of the Diocese of Pistoia in Roman Catholic church."Diocese of Pistoia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016"Diocese of Pistoia" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.
Nandyal Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India. The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India in India.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Incheon, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Andong, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trebinje–Mrkan () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Herzegovina. It is the oldest and smallest Catholic diocese of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A church of the diocese in the village Niem. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bouar () is a diocese in Bouar in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
On 29 November 1801 it gained territory from the Diocese of Basel (Switzerland), Diocese of Metz and Diocese of Speyer (Spiers, Germany). On 25 February 1803 it lost territory to the Diocese of Konstanz, on 26 April 1808 it gained territory from the same and in 1815 lost territory to that Diocese of Konstanz. In 1871 the bulk of the diocese became part of German Empire, while small fringes remained with France. On 10 July 1874 Strasbourg diocese, with its diocesan ambit reconfined to the borders of then German Alsace, gaining territory from the Diocese of Saint-Dié, and losing territory to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon, and it became an exempt diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See instead of part of any ecclesiastical province.
The original Diocese of Boston was canonically erected on April 8, 1808 by Pope Pius VII. It took its territories from the larger historic Diocese of Baltimore and consisted of the states of Connecticut, (future) Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. In the nineteenth century, as Catholicism grew exponentially in New England, the Diocese of Boston was carved into smaller new dioceses: on November 28, 1843, Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Hartford; Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Burlington and the Diocese of Portland on July 29, 1853, the Diocese of Springfield on June 14, 1870, and the Diocese of Providence on February 16, 1872. On February 12, 1875, Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to the rank of an archdiocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor (; Serbo-Croatian: Kotorska biskupija) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Bay of Kotor area in Montenegro."Diocese of Kotor (Cattaro)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Kotor" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. It was the Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este until, on March 2, 2020, the Diocese of Minas was united with it.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Trier, in English traditionally known by its French name of Treves, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Germany."Diocese of Trier" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Trier" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trivento () is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan archdiocese of Campobasso- Boiano, in the ecclesiastical region of Abruzzo-Molise, southern Italy."Diocese of Trivento" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 6 June 2017"Diocese of Trivento" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
His father, Frank W. Creighton, was the second missionary bishop of the Diocese of Mexico, sixth bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, and a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Long Island. His son, Michael W. Creighton, was the ninth bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.
Others are Kottayam, Kandanadu, Angamali, Niranam, Thumpamon, Kochi. In initial time there were more than 30 churches in diocese. Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II(Sabha Thejus) was the first Metropolitan of Kollam Diocese. Parumala Thirumeni led the diocese along with his Niranam diocese after this time.
On 24 March 1976 he was appointed to the Diocese of Ariano, as well as the Diocese of Lacedonia. Agnozzi became bishop of the Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia when the Ariano and Lacedonia dioceses were consolidated in 1986, retiring from diocese on 11 June 1988.
The Diocese of Mthatha is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Before 2006 it was known as the Diocese of St John's, and earlier still as that of Kaffraria. The diocese currently has 96 parishes.
The Diocese of Milos or Diocese of Melos () was a Roman Catholic diocese located on the volcanic Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. In 1700, it was suppressed."Diocese of Milos (Melos)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Lansing May 22, 1937 by taking territory from the Archdiocese of Detroit. In July 1971, Pope Paul VI separated territory from the Lansing Diocese and territory from the Diocese of Grand Rapids to form the new Diocese of Kalamazoo.
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the Church of England in Ceylon.
The Diocese of Recife, led by Bishop Robinson Cavalcanti, withdrew from IEAB in 2005, due to their disagreement with the national church policies on homosexuality. The diocese renamed itself as Anglican Church- Diocese of Recife and joined the Global South realignment movement as an extraprovincial diocese.
The Diocese of Riverina is one of 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers 37% of New South Wales, including the Riverina and the far west of the state. The diocese was established in 1884 when the Diocese of Goulburn was divided.
That same year, Howe was elected bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. The original Diocese of Central Pennsylvania was the predecessor diocese of the current Diocese of Bethlehem, and as a result, he is counted as first bishop of Bethlehem as well.The Diocese of Pennsylvania was divided in 1871, with the western portion named Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and Reading made the see city, overseen by Bishop Howe. The see was moved to Bethlehem in 1890.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino () is a Roman Catholic diocese centered in San Bernardino, California. It was founded on July 14, 1978, and comprises San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Diocese of San Bernardino used to be part of the Diocese of San Diego. The diocese has 91 parishes, 7 missions and 5 chapels in its territory, and it is considered a home mission diocese; its cathedral is Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino.
The Anglican Diocese of Gambia and the Rio Pongas was founded in 1935. John Daly was the first bishop of the new diocese. In 1951 five West African Anglican dioceses, including the Diocese of Gambia, were formed into the Church of the Province of West Africa. In 1985 from the Diocese of Gambia was separated the Diocese of Guinea and now the jurisdiction of Anglican Diocese of Gambia comprises the Republics of the Gambia, Senegal, and Cape Verde.
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (TEC) with canonical jurisdiction in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Initially part of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, it was designated a Missionary District in 1892, and became a separate diocese in 1895 as the Episcopal Diocese of Marquette. The diocese is one of the smallest, in number of congregants, in the Episcopal Church. It is headquartered in Marquette, Michigan.
From 1802 to 1841, the diocese was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris, shifting away from the Archdiocese of Cambrai, after Napoleon dissolved the massive Archdiocese. After the defeat of Napoleon, the Napoleonic Concordat united the diocese of Arras, diocese of Saint-Omer and diocese of Boulogne together in one much larger diocese. Unlike most of the other dioceses immediately restored, it was not until 1841 that the diocese returned as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cambrai.
On 2 March 2013, the diocesan synod voted in favour of proposals to abolish the diocese in order to create a larger Leeds diocese;Thinking Anglicans – proposed new diocese for West Yorkshire (Accessed 4 March 2013) the proposal was approved on 8 July 2013 by the General SynodThe Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales and the scheme was enacted, dissolving Bradford diocese and creating Leeds diocese, on 20 April.
La Laguna Cathedral The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (), also called Diocese of Tenerife or Diocese Nivariense, is a diocese located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands in the Ecclesiastical province of Sevilla in Spain. The diocese includes the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The bishop of this diocese is Bernardo Álvarez Afonso.
Terracina Cathedral The Italian Catholic Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze- Priverno (), in Lazio, has existed under this name since 1986. It is the historic Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, whose existence was confirmed by Pope Honorius III in 1217, as a joining of the Diocese of Terracina with the Diocese of Priverno and the Diocese of Sezze under a single bishop. It is immediately subject to the Holy See."Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze- Priverno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
On 2 March 2013, the diocesan synod voted against proposals to abolish the diocese in order to create a larger Leeds diocese;Thinking Anglicans – proposed new diocese for West Yorkshire (Accessed 4 March 2013) the proposal was approved on 8 July 2013 by the General SynodThe Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales and came into force on 20 April, at which point Wakefield diocese ceased and Leeds diocese started.
Some years later, to aid the mission work of the church and oversight, the Anglican Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman was established in 1911. This was repeated again in 1950 with the formation of the Anglican Diocese of Lesotho (then, Basutoland) and in 1952, with the founding of the Anglican Diocese of Matabeleland. In 2003 the diocese changed its name to the Diocese of the Free State. The seat of the diocese is in Bloemfontein in South Africa.
It seems that it was for these reasons that Rome named the new diocese the "Konongo- Mampong Diocese". On 28 December 2007 the Diocese of Techiman was erected from the Sunyani and Konongo-Mampong Dioceses. The following parishes were taken from Konongo-Mampong and given to the new diocese of Techiman: Yeji, Atebubu, Kwame Danso and Prang. Governance The diocese has established or constituted certain councils, commissions and committees to assist the Bishop in governing the entire diocese.
The Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (Lat: Dioecesis Islamabadensis- Ravalpindensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan. There is anecdotal evidience that St. Thomas the Apostle passed through Taxila (in this diocese) on his way to India in the first century AD. The diocese has a long history, as it was originally erected in 1887, as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir. The prefecture was erected from the Diocese of Lahore. In 1947, the Apostolic prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, and renamed the diocese of Rawalpindi. In 1952, Kashmir was lost to the diocese, and a new diocese created from territory in Rawalpindi and Lahore to create the Apostolic Prefecture of Kashmir and Jammu. In 1979, the name was changed to the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi.
The Diocese of Cephalonia and Zakynthos (, ) was Roman Catholic diocese located on the Ionian Island of Cephalonia. It was suppressed in 1919."Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
On April 17, 1891, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakodate was carved out of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan. On March 9, 1936 the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Sendai.
The Diocese of Batticaloa was created on 3 July 2012 from parts of the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa. First and oldest church of this diocese is Church of Our Lady of Presentation.
The Bishops of Regensburg (Ratisbon) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany."Diocese of Regensburg" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Regensburg" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Lucknow is an Anglican diocese of Church of North India headquartered in the city of Allahabad. The jurisdiction of the diocese mainly covers the Eastern side of Uttar Pradesh.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Gubbio () is in the province of Perugia, in Umbria, central Italy."Diocese of Gubbio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Gubbio" GCatholic.org.
The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee () is a diocese in the Province of Miami, both in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is St. Michael the Archangel.
The diocese of Civita Castellana is immediately subject to the Holy See (the Papacy)."Diocese of Civita Castellana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Civita Castellana" GCatholic.org.
In 1973, the long-anticipated creation of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego occurred, by dividing the large Los Angeles diocese. In 1985, St. Paul's became the cathedral of the new diocese.
The former Roman Catholic diocese of Viborg, in Denmark existed from 1065 to the Protestant Reformation."Diocese of Viborg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Viborg" GCatholic.org.
The Anglican Diocese of Harare is a diocese of the Church of the Province of Central Africa. The Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland was formed in 1891The Times, Wednesday, Nov 04, 1891; pg. 4; Issue 33473; col E The SPCK has given £1,000 to aid a new Rhodesian diocese and its first bishop was George Knight- Bruce.Details of the life of Bishop Knight-Bruce He was succeeded by William Gaul (1895–1907), formerly Rector of St Cyprian's Church in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Small in stature, Gaul styled himself “the smallest bishop with the largest Diocese in Christendom.”Williams, Alpheus F. (1948) Some dreams come true; p. 388 In 1915 the diocese became the Diocese of Southern Rhodesia Welch, Pamela J. (2005) ‘Church and Settler: a Study in the History of the Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1925’, London: University of London until 1952 when it reverted to the Diocese of Mashonaland. The diocese was known as the Diocese of Harare and Mashonaland, until changing his name to Diocese of Harare.
On December 4, 1922 it was established as the Diocese of Campos from the Diocese of Niterói.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto is an Argentinian diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Rosario.
On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Neuquén from the Diocese of Viedma.
The Diocese of Dacia Felix (; ) is the Romanian Orthodox diocese of the Romanians of Serbia (including Vlachs).
On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná.
On 23 July 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Cabimas from the Diocese of Maracaibo.
On 9 June 2014 Pope Francis established the diocese from territory taken from the Diocese of Cuautitlán.
Until 1783 the monastery was in the Diocese of Passau, afterwards in the Diocese of St. Pölten.
As the Church continued to expand, the Diocese was renamed to "Diocese of North America and Europe".
In 2009, the Diocese of New York and New Jersey was re-established as a separate diocese.
The diocese of Northeast America came into existence in 2009 by dividing the then existed American Diocese.
On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavelica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.
On 22 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Gamboma from the Diocese of Owando.
Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. The three dioceses have church fellowship.Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto () is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido () is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caraguatatuba () is a diocese located in the city of Caraguatatuba in Brazil.
The Diocese of Rio Grande (, ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Rio Grande in the Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas in Brazil. The Diocese was estabilished from the Diocese of Pelotas in 1971 and is located at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Rio Grande.
The Diocese of Monteverde (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Viridis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Monteverde in the province of Avellino in Southern Italy. In 1718, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia."Diocese of Monteverde" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Diocese of Šiauliai (Latin: Dioecesis Siauliensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese of Lithuania. The current bishop is Eugenijus Bartulis (since 1997). The diocese in present structure and territory was established on May 27, 1997. The diocese covers an area of , and is a suffragate of the Archdiocese of Kaunas.
The Diocese of Caledonia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. Early missionary leaders who served in this diocese include William Ridley and James Benjamin McCullagh. In 1977 the diocese published The Nishga Liturgy for Nisga'a Anglicans.
The Diocese of Des Moines () is the Roman Catholic diocese for the southwestern quarter of the U.S. state of Iowa. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The See city for the diocese is Des Moines. The cathedral parish for the diocese is St. Ambrose.
Former diocese of Lacedonia (at right) The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia (Laquedonia, Cedonia), a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia."Diocese of Lacedonia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dragonara (Latin: Dioecesis Dragonariensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Torremaggiore in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was established as a diocese in 1039."Diocese of Dragonara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun (; ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Besançon, the diocese corresponds to the department of Meuse in the Region of Lorraine. The diocese is subdivided into 577 parishes.
The Diocese of Jaca is an episcopal see in the northeastern Spanish province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela."Diocese of Jacao" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 30, 2016"Diocese of Jaca" GCatholic.org.
Parish church of San Catervo, Tolentino The Diocese of Tolentino was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy in the fifth century and early sixth century. The name of the diocese was revived, and its territory added to the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino in 1586 by Pope Sixtus V.
Dornakal Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Telangana state of India.The diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India in India.The diocese mainly covers the pastorates in Warangal, Nalgonda, East Godavari and Khammam districts and also has churches in Odissha state.
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.S. J. Sampath Kumar, Genesis growth and activities of Rayalaseema diocese of church of south India a historico social study, Sri Krishna Deva Raya University, Anantapur, 2002.
The united diocese includes virtually all of County Carlow, most of County Kildare and parts of counties Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow.Kildare and Leighlin Diocese: The Diocese. Retrieved on 9 September 2009. The largest towns in the diocese are Carlow, Edenderry, Kildare, Naas, Newbridge, Portarlington and Portlaoise.
Solano County was added to the diocese. He focused on the development of high schools throughout the diocese. He initiated a fund drive to ease costs, build new schools, expand religious education programs, and build a home for the aged.The Diocese of Sacramento enjoys a rich history... , diocese-sacramento.
The Diocese of Torcello or Diocese of Turris (Latin: Dioecesis Torcellanus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Torcello in the province of Venice in northeastern Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Patriarchate of Venice."Diocese of Torcello (Turris)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
On August 6, 1902 Saint Pius X established the diocese as the Diocese of Lead. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The name of the diocese was changed by Pope Pius XI on August 1, 1930 when the see city was transferred to Rapid City.
The Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, () is the Roman Catholic diocese for the southwest corner of Wisconsin. It comprises Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, LaFayette, Marquette, Rock, and Sauk counties. The area of the diocese is approximately . The Metropolitan for the diocese is the Archbishop of Milwaukee.
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Oulu, completed in 1957 The Diocese of Helsinki has the most members, over 28,000. The Diocese of Helsinki is the seat of the archbishop. The diocese is divided into eight parishes, with 50 priests. The main church of the diocese is Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville () is a Roman Catholic diocese covering thirteen counties in southeastern Ohio. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Jeffrey Monforton. The seat for the diocese is Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville.
Diocese of Des Moines in red This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines. The diocese includes more than 80 churches located throughout southwestern Iowa. The cathedral church of the diocese is St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1887, initially as the Diocese of Grafton, and then changed to the current name in 1900. The diocese cover the North Coast region of New South Wales in Australia.
The Diocese of Salpi or Diocese of Salapia (Latin: Dioecesis Salpensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the Italian town of Salpi in Daunia near Cerignola and Manfredonia. In 1547, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Trani."Diocese of Salpi (Salapia)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
On 4 August 1900, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana. Blessed John XXIII elevated the diocese to the a Metropolitan Archdiocese on 14 April 1962.
Since to this diocese were submitted all new lands discovered by Portuguese in America, it became, for some years, the biggest Catholic diocese in the world. Diocese do Funchal (official site in Portuguese).
The Diocese of Natal is in the region of Natal, South Africa, the diocese has its northern boundary at the Tugela River. The episcopal leader of the diocese is the bishop of Natal.
A 19th-century map of the diocese of Dunblane and its surrounding dioceses. Abernethy, although physically separate from most of the rest of the diocese of Dunblane, was nevertheless part of that diocese.
The Diocese of Tirhan was an East Syriac diocese of the Church of the East, within the central ecclesiastical Province of the Patriarch. The diocese is attested between the sixth and fourteenth centuries.
The Diocese of Alessandria () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the diocese of Vercelli."Diocese of Alessandria (della Paglia)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Our Lady of Peace is a parish within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie. There are 39 parishes within the Diocese of Erie. The Diocese also has 15 Catholic schools within Erie County.
The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Catalonia, Spain."Diocese of Tortosa" Catholic–Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Tortosa" GCatholic.org.
The arrondissement of Grasse was separated from the Diocese of Fréjus in 1886, and given to Nice, which thereafter united the three former dioceses of Nice, diocese of Grasse and diocese of Vence.
Ecclesiastical province of Juba with the territory of the diocese of Torit The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torit () is a diocese located in Torit in the Ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daru-Kiunga is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby. It was erected Prefecture Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.
In 2009 the Diocese of Grahamstown was divided and the Diocese of Ukhahlamba sprung from that division. The current bishop of the diocese is The Right Reverend Moses Madywabe. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St Michael and All Angels in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The Very Reverend Siyabonga Sibeko is the second dean of the diocese and the rector of the cathedral parish.
Ampurias The Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. Until 1986 it was known as Diocese of Ampurias e Tempio. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sassari It had borne that name since 1506, when it was combined with the diocese of Tempio, previously being simply the diocese of Ampurias."Diocese of Tempio- Ampurias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Diocese of Saskatoon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada. Its territory is a band across the middle of the province of Saskatchewan.Map showing diocese location It was separated from the Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan in 1933. The motto of the diocese is Sursum Corda - Lift up your hearts, a phrase from the service of Holy Communion.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst–Moonosee () was erected on 3 December 2018 through the unification of the Diocese of Hearst and the Diocese of Moosonee. The Diocese of Hearst evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario erected on 18 April 1919. The Diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920.
On 18 December 1965 it became the Diocese of Bangnokhuek. On 21 October 1966 it was renamed Diocese of Ratburi. On 26 June 1969 the Diocese of Surat Thani was split off from the diocese (a fellow suffragan of Bangkok), which continued to be run by Salesians, while the remainder, again renamed Diocese of Ratchaburi, was since then under the responsibility of native priests.
The first reference to clergy is as far back as 1160, when the parish was in the Diocese of York. In 1836, the parish was transferred into the Diocese of Ripon, before moved again into the Diocese of Bradford, in 1919. In 2014, it was moved into the newer Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales. This, in turn, became the Diocese of Leeds in April 2016.
The diocesan boundaries remained the same. Over time, however, the diocese was reduced in size. The parish of Eidfjord was transferred to the neighboring Diocese of Bjørgvin in 1630. The regions of Valdres and Hallingdal were transferred to the Diocese of Oslo in 1631, but in exchange, the Diocese of Oslo had to give the upper part of Telemark and transfer that to the Diocese of Stavanger.
1144, column a: 'Cyprus and the Gulf (Bishop in) [emphasis in original]. is the Ordinary of the diocese. In every part of the diocese, except in Cyprus and Iraq, the congregations are largely expatriate, with many Christians from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and the African continent. The diocese is linked with the Diocese of Exeter in England and the Diocese of Thika in Kenya.
James J. Kane designed it in the Gothic Revival style. St. Patrick's was elevated to a co-cathedral in 1953 when Pope Pius XII changed the name of the Diocese of Dallas to the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth. Pope Paul VI divided the diocese and created the Diocese of Fort Worth on August 22, 1969. St. Patrick's was retained as the cathedral for the new diocese.
The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.
Erected in 1891 from the Diocese of Durango, the diocese consisted of the State of Chihuahua in its entirety. The Durango Diocese had been erected in 1620 as the diocese for the entire northern area of New Spain and is considered a mother diocese: Sonora, St Louis, New Mexico and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
John Barrett Kerfoot was the first bishop of the diocese, which then included 24 counties and 28 parishes. In 1910 approval was granted for the division of the Diocese of Pittsburgh into two dioceses, and the northern part became the Diocese of Erie (now the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania). The Diocese of Pittsburgh took its current shape, covering the eleven counties of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Before the Archdiocese of Indianapolis was erected in 1944, the episcopal see passed through three other ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Diocese of Quebec, Canada, until 1789; the Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1789 to 1808; and the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, from 1808 to 1834. The archdiocese was the Diocese of Vincennes from 1834 to 1898, and the Diocese of Indianapolis from 1898 to 1944.
The diocese covers the entire province of Laguna. It is bordered southwest by the Archdiocese of Lipa in Batangas, north by the Diocese of Antipolo in Rizal and the Laguna de Bay, west by the Diocese of Imus in Cavite, east by the Prelature of Infanta and southeast by the Diocese of Lucena in Quezon, and northwest by the Diocese of Parañaque in Metro Manila.
The archdiocese was disbanded in 1801, and re-established as the Diocese of Tarentaise. This diocese was united with the diocese of Chambéry and diocese of St-Jean-de- Maurienne to form the diocese of Chambéry, Maurienne and Tarentaise. Today, the town has a small historic center with narrow streets surrounding Saint- Pierre cathedral. It hosted the TV display for the 1992 Winter Olympics.
The history of the diocese begins in 2002, when the diocese of Odessa-Simferopol was erected from the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi. The diocese's "basic work" began about the time of the Fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Auxiliary bishop Pyl described the diocese in 2014 as “missionary territory” with “many challenges.” He reported that there were about 64 priests and 3,000 faithful in the diocese.
Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Zakho is a diocese of the Chaldean Church in the second half of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century. The diocese of Zakho was merged with the Chaldean diocese of Amadiya in 1987.Fiey, POCN, 144; Wilmshurst, EOCE, 108–9 In December 2001, a new bishop was consecrated. In July 2013, Zakho was suppressed to the Diocese of Amadiyah.
On 2 July 1962, the Diocese of Jamshedpur was created. Then in 1968, the Diocese of Patna and Bhagalpur and the Prefecture of Balasore were made suffragans of Ranchi Archdiocese. Again on 5 June 1971 the Diocese of Daltonganj, comprising the civil districts of Hazaribagh (which itself became a diocese on 12 May 1995), and Palamau was carved out of the Archdiocese of Ranchi. In 1980, Muzaffarpur Diocese was formed from a part of Patna Diocese and made suffragan of Ranchi.
Neighboring dioceses are the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman to the south, the Diocese of Belgaum to the southeast, to the east the Diocese of Poona, to the north the Archdiocese of Bombay, and to the west is the Arabian Sea. The total population in the diocese is 5,365,706, of which 29,794 are Catholic. The diocese is divided into 19 parishes. Bishop Alwyn Anthony Fernandes Barreto, is the first Bishop of the Diocese and has served all his life for the Diocese.
The Udupi diocese is the 9th in the province, 14th diocese in the state and 166th diocese in the country and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore (Latin: Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state.
It was merged with the Diocese of Washington in 2005 as the Diocese of Washington and New York. It was restored as a separate diocese in 2009, with Metropolitan Jonah, who remained bishop of the Washington diocese, as Locum tenens. After the reinstatement of the diocese, meetings were held to prepare for the election of a new hierarch. Eventually, Fr. Michael Dahulich was chosen, who was then consecrated the following spring and who remains the current bishop of the diocese.
The Anglican Diocese of Yukon is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada. It comprises 14 congregations serving 24 communities in the Yukon and parts of northern British Columbia.Diocesan website The Diocese was formed in 1891 when the Diocese of Mackenzie River, at that time in the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land, was divided into two. Originally the Diocese of Selkirk, the name of the diocese was changed to Yukon in 1907.
The bishopric was established on August 6, 1910 as the Diocese of Alexandria, named after its new see Alexandria, Louisiana, on the territory of the suppressed Diocese of Natchitoches (founded in 1853). The first Bishop of was Augustus Marie Martin. On October 18, 1976, it was renamed the Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport. On June 16, 1986, when the northern Louisiana portion of the territory was separated to form the new Diocese of Shreveport, the diocese was again renamed the Diocese of Alexandria.
The Diocese of Saldanha Bay is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The diocese was founded on 10 December 2005 and is based in the territory of the Diocese of Cape Town. Previously the area was served by a Regional Bishop of Saldanha within the Diocese of Cape Town, one of whom was Justus Marcus. The Diocese was the first in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa to approve of the blessing of same-sex civil unions.
Growth, time, and distance led to the erection of a third Wisconsin diocese. The Diocese of Eau Claire was created from counties of both the Diocese of Milwaukee and Diocese of Fond du Lac in 1928. On October 22, 2011, the Diocese of Fond du Lac and the Diocese of Eau Claire voted to "junction" into one diocese.Merger of Two Episcopal Dioceses However, Russell Jacobus, Bishop of Fond du Lac, withheld consent because of the closeness and irregularities of the vote.
By the middle of the 18th century in the diocese acted in 31 monasteries. Belgorod diocese bordered on the Metropolitan of Kiev and the Kiev diocese within the province in the west and south-west to the east within the Azov province it coexisted with the Voronezh diocese in the upper basin of the Don. In this part Belgorod Diocese existed until the last quarter of the 18th century. Belgorod Diocese of reform in 1764 was attributed to the third class.
The Madhya Kerala Diocese is one of the twenty-four dioceses of the Church of South India (commonly referred as CSI) (successor of the Church of England) covering the central part of Kerala. When the Church of South India was formed on 27 September 1947 the diocese was called the Diocese of Central Travancore. It was a part of the erstwhile Anglican Diocese of Travancore and Cochin founded in 1879. The Diocese was later renamed as Diocese of Madhya Kerala.
Embrun Cathedral The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Embrun was located in southeastern France, in the mountains of the Maritime Alps, on a route that led from Gap by way of Briançon to Turin. It had as suffragans the Diocese of Digne, Diocese of Antibes and Grasse, Diocese of Vence, Diocese of Glandèves, Diocese of Senez and Diocese of Nice. Its see was the Cathedral of Nôtre Dame in Embrun. The former French Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Embrun was suppressed after the French Revolution.
The Diocese of UmzimvubuContact Details is a relatively new Diocese created out of a portion of the former St John's See. It came into existence in 1991Details of formation and is currently vacant after the ousting of bishop Mlibo Ngewu. The Diocese of Umzimvubu sits on the border of Kwazulu Natal and The Eastern Cape, located in the northern area of the former homeland of the Transkei. Historically the Diocese, along with the Diocese of Mthatha, formed the larger Diocese of St John's.
The Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida in 1922 became the Diocese of South Florida.Cushman, Joseph D., Jr., A Goodly Heritage: The Episcopal Church in Florida, 1821-1892, Gainesville: University of Florida Press (1965) p.ix. The diocese named its residence for retired clergy and others in Davenport, Florida after the first bishop. In 1969, the Diocese of South Florida was split into three dioceses as follows: the Diocese of Central Florida, the Diocese of Southeast Florida and the Diocese of Southwest Florida.
Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Cincinnati on 19 June 1821, in territory taken from the Diocese of Bardstown. The diocese originally included the entire state of Ohio as well as the Michigan Territory. At the time, it included several thousand Native American Catholics as well as European settlers. The diocese lost territory on 8 March 1833, when Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Detroit and again on 23 April 1847, when Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Cleveland.
The current diocese was created as a result of the division of the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego. The Diocese of San Diego was established on July 11, 1936, at which time it included San Diego County, Imperial County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County; the remainder of the former diocese then became the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In 1978, the Diocese of San Diego was itself divided, with Riverside County and San Bernardino County becoming the Diocese of San Bernardino. Currently, the Diocese of San Diego includes 99 parishes and 16 missions, serving San Diego County and Imperial County.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena () is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines with the seat in Lucena City. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese was erected in 1950 from the Archdiocese of Lipa to become a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese. In 1977, the Diocese of Boac, which covers the parishes in the island-province of Marinduque, was created and separated from Lucena. In 1984, the Diocese of Lucena was further divided with the creation of the Diocese of Gumaca, which covers the municipalities of Quezon province east of Gumaca, Quezon.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Civita(-Tempio) was a Latin Catholic bishopric in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia (Tyrrhenian Sea, southwestern Italy). It was heir to the ancient diocese of Pausania or Phausania () (6th to 8th? century), restored in 1070 as the Diocese of Gallura, in 1113 renamed after its episcopal seat as the Diocese of Civita. In 1839 it was renamed as Diocese of Civita–Tempio, until its formal suppression in 1986, when it was merged into the Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias (effectively absorbing the Diocese of Ampurias, with which it had been held in personal union since 1506).
The basilica interior The history of St. Francis Xavier parish is closely tied to development of the Catholic Church in Indiana—the parish has ties to six Roman Catholic dioceses in North America: the Diocese of Quebec, Canada, the Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, the Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana. After St. Francis Xavier's establishment as an early Jesuit mission in the seventeenth century, it became the seat of the Diocese of Vincennes in the nineteenth century, and achieved its present-day status as a basilica in 1970.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph was an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern part of the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on March 3, 1868, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Its first bishop was John Joseph Hogan. On July 2, 1956, the diocese lost territory to the newly erected Diocese of Jefferson City and the Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau. On that date it was united to the Diocese of Kansas City, which was renamed the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph.
A portion of the Diocese of Mid- America was combined with portions of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid- Atlantic and the Diocese of the Southeast to form the Missionary Diocese of the Central States. Another portion of the Diocese of Mid-America was also split off to help form the Diocese of the West. The Reformed Episcopal Church took part in the Anglican realignment movement that led to the birth of the Anglican Church of North America, of which it was a founding member. The then six jurisdictions, including the Diocese of Mid-America, were in their original founding dioceses.
The Diocese of Quelimane was established on 6 October 1954, with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá () is a diocese located in the city of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bissau () is a diocese located in the city of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago del Estero () is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Tucumán.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola () is a diocese located in Ndola, the third largest city in Zambia.
The Diocese of Haderslev (Danish: Haderslev Stift) is a diocese of the Church of Denmark, established in 1922.
The Diocese of Añatuya () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky founded on January 14, 1988.
On 24 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maturín from the Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar.
When the Des Moines Diocese was established, Saint Ambrose Parish church became the cathedral for the new diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacău () was a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite in Moldavia, (present Romania).
The diocese was created when the Diocese of Pistoia- Prato was split by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
The church was the ecclesiastical seat of the diocese of Apt, until the diocese was dissolved in 1801.
The region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang () is a diocese located in the city of Yuncheng in Shanxi, China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo () is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway.
From the erection of the diocese until its closure in 1992 the Diocese of Kalamazoo hosted Nazareth College.
Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen Listed by County, Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Accessed December 15, 2019.
The Diocese of Nasik is a diocese of Church of North India headquartered in the city of Nashik.
The Diocese of Dili was divided to create the diocese.Pope Benedict XVI erects new diocese in East Timor.
The Diocese of Uromi is to its north and the Diocese of Warri borders it on the south.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau () is a diocese located in the city of Baucau in Timor-Leste.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Banjul () is a diocese located in the city of Banjul in the Gambia.
A suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese.
The Diocese of Salisbury. "The History of the Diocese" . Church of England (Salisbury), 2015. Accessed 3 Jan 2015.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxtepec () is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca in Mexico.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano () is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, in Mexico.
The first Roman Catholic churches in the current territory of the Diocese of San Diego were two of the twenty-one "California Missions" (Mission San Diego de Alcala and Mission San Luis Rey de Francia). The area was first included in a diocese in 1840, with the creation of the Diocese of Both Californias (serving the entirety of the Mexican colonial provinces of Baja California and Alta California). After the conquest of Alta California by the United States, that diocese was divided, with the American portion becoming the Diocese of Monterey, later renamed the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles. In 1922, the diocese was again divided, with the southern portion becoming the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego.
Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee spanned the entire state until 1982, when it began a long-considered partition based on the State of Tennessee's three Grand Divisions. The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee was created in 1982, with St. Mary's retained as its cathedral church. The Continuing Diocese of Tennessee was again split in 1985 when the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee was formed. Each of the three realigned dioceses retained an important legacy of the old statewide body: West Tennessee had St. Mary's Cathedral; the diocese in Middle Tennessee retained the name "Diocese of Tennessee" and the status as the Episcopal Church's sixteenth diocese; and the East Tennessee diocese welcomed Bishop William Evan Sanders, eighth bishop of Tennessee, as its own first bishop.
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America currently has 111 dioceses. When the church was founded in 1785, it only had nine. These were: #Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts #Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut #Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania #Episcopal Diocese of Virginia #Episcopal Diocese of New York #Episcopal Diocese of Maryland #Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey #Episcopal Diocese of Delaware #Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina They are represented by the nine white crosses arranged in a St. Andrew's Cross on a blue field (canton) on the Church arms and flag. The rest of the flag is a red St. George’s Cross on a white field reminiscent of the former national flag of the old Kingdom of England before the first Act of Union in 1706/1707 uniting England and Scotland.
Diocese building Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, the mother church of the Diocese of Providence The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence () is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius IX on February 17, 1872 and originally comprised the entire state of Rhode Island and the counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts. On March 12, 1904, those four counties were separated from the Diocese of Providence to form the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, leaving the Diocese of Providence with just the state of Rhode Island. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hartford and a part of the ecclesiastical province that includes that archdiocese and the suffragan dioceses of Bridgeport and Norwich.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huajuapan de León () (erected 25 April 1902 as the Diocese of Mixtecas, renamed on 13 November 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles.
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Cumaná from the Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana. Blessed John Paul II elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on 16 May 1992.
In 1952, the old Diocese of Hålogaland (which covered all of Northern Norway) was split into two: the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland county) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland (Troms, Finnmark, and Svalbard).
The Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan has served as the seat of the diocese since the formation of the diocese. Currently, the Aragatsotn diocese has 29 churches and 9 chapels under its jurisdiction.
The Diocese is bounded on the north by the Diocese of Quilon, on the east by the Ghats, on the west by the Arabian Sea and on the south by the Diocese of Kottar.
The Diocese of Bangor is a diocese of the Church in Wales in North West Wales. The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and the western part of Montgomeryshire.
The Diocese of Alaska () is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).Diocese of Alaska. Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in Alaska. The diocesan chancery is located in Anchorage.
The present boundaries of the diocese were established on 17 August 1982 when the New Mexico portion of the diocese was split off to form part of the newly created Diocese of Las Cruces.
Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. Retrieved 15 June 2015. The Mission Diocese recognises the Book of Concord as an accurate teaching of biblical doctrine.Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. Retrieved: 15 June 2015.
The Diocese of Chiron or Diocese of Chersonissos (Latin: Dioecesis Chersonesus) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Chersonissos in the north of Crete, bordering the Aegean Sea."Diocese of Chiron" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla () (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa. In 1962, it lost territory to form the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the Diocese of Veracruz. It also lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Coatzacoalcos.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala () (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, which was itself officially named the Diocese of Tlaxcala until 1903. The present Diocese of Tlaxcala was erected from territory of that archdiocese and the adjacent Archdiocese of Mexico.
The Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Latin: Dioecesis Casalensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont."Diocese of Casale Monferrato" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 30, 2016"Diocese of Casale Monferrato" GCatholic.org.
The Tver diocese separated from the Polotsk diocese at the Grand Prince Yaroslav Yaroslavich no later than 1271. In 1589, it installed an Archdiocese. Until 1928, it was called the Diocese of Tver and Kashin. From 1928 to 1943 and from 1950 to 1990, it was the Kalinin and Kashin diocese.
Co-cathedral in Ferentino The Italian Catholic Diocese of Frosinone-Veroli- Ferentino() has existed since 1986. In that year, the Diocese of Ferentino was united into the Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone; which was the name of the historic Diocese of Veroli from 1956. It is immediately subject to the Holy See.
Co-cathedral in Policastro Bussentino The Italian Latin Catholic Diocese of (Diano-)Teggiano-Policastro (), in Campania, has existed since 1850, under its present name since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Diano-Teggiano was united with the diocese of Policastro."Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Pope Benedict XV by a Decree on 10 September 1919 divided the Diocese of Allahabad into two. The Diocese of Patna was thus created. The Prefecture of Bettiah- Nepal was annexed to the new diocese. The Holy See entrusted Patna diocese to American Missouri Province of the Society of Jesus.
The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remainder, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. After sixty years, the Diocese of Bristol was "reconstituted" on 7 July 1897, but with different boundaries.
The Diocese of San Angelo (, ) is a Catholic diocese of the Roman Rite covering 29 counties throughout Central and West Texas. It was founded on October 16, 1961. The diocese is a suffragan diocese overseen by the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. On December 12, 2013, Pope Francis named Msgr.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo () is a Roman Catholic diocese in the American state of North Dakota. Fargo is the episcopal see of the diocese. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The Cathedral parish of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Mary.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm () is a Roman Catholic diocese in western Minnesota, United States. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop John M. LeVoir. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The See city for the diocese is New Ulm.
From 1923 to 1993 it was part of the Diocese of Copenhagen. In 1980 a bishop was appointed for Greenland on behalf of the Bishop of Copenhagen. The Diocese was only re-established in 1993 when it was renamed as the Diocese of Greenland, independent from the Diocese of Copenhagen.
He took possession of his diocese by Procurator, and never visited the diocese in the next thirty years. He remembered the diocese, however, in his Testament. B. Hauréau, Gallia christiana, XVI (Paris 1865), p. 643.
David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Segni" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The Cardinal-Bishop is now the titular bishop of the diocese, while the diocesan bishop administers the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda () is a diocese located in the city of Guaranda in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito. It was erected on 29 December 1957 from territory from the Diocese of Riobamba.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Panevėžys () is a diocese located in the city of Panevėžys in the Ecclesiastical province of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Samogitia.
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is a diocese of the Episcopal Church covering 19 counties in northeastern New York state. It was created in 1868 from a division of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
The Vicariate became the Diocese of Corpus Christi in 1912. On July 10, 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Brownsville from Corpus Christi and Immaculate Conception became the cathedral for the new diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kundiawa is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea. It was erected in 1982, having been separated from the Diocese of Goroka.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche () (erected 24 March 1895) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco () (erected 25 May 1880) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Texcoco () (erected 30 April 1960) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl () (erected 5 February 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teotihuacan () (erected 3 December 2008) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tenancingo () (erected 26 November 2009) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of México.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coatzacoalcos () (erected 14 March 1984) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba () (erected 15 April 2000) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Xalapa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuxpan () (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz () (erected 9 June 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atlacomulco () (erected 3 November 1984) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of México.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo () (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro () (erected 26 July 1913) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora () (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes () (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán () (erected 28 January 1961) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati (Latin: Dioecesis Matiensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
On 16 May 1972 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela from Diocese of Valencia.
On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Guarenas from the Diocese of Los Teques.
On 12 July 1997 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Punto Fijo from the Diocese of Coro.
The bishops of the diocese came predominantly from the eastern end of the diocese, right down until the reformation.
The Diocese of Trincomalee () is a Roman Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Noel Emmanuel.
After the Reformation, Värmland was made part of the Diocese of Mariestad, later transferred to Karlstad (Diocese of Karlstad).
On 26 July 1992, the Holy See transferred Prakash from the Diocese of Kadapa to the Diocese of Vijayawada.
Bishop Antony, bishop of the Diocese of Ireland, Scotland and North East England. The diocese was established in 1995.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penonomé (erected 18 December 1993) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitré (erected 21 July 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machiques () is a diocese located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo in Venezuela.
The Diocese of Bomadi () is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Bomadi, Delta State in Nigeria.
It is also part of the parish of Youghalarra in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.Parishes of Killaloe Diocese.
The diocese was erected on 25 April 2018, when it was split off from the Diocese of Chiang Mai.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Constantine (, ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran (, ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.
"Diocese of Acerra" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016. The diocese has one priest for every 2,436 Catholics.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fez was a short-lived (c. 1225 - 1237) Roman Catholic diocese in Fez, Morocco.
The Diocese of Kuopio is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Doba () is a diocese in Doba in the Ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goré () is a diocese in Goré in the Ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lai () is a diocese in Lai in the ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moundou () is a diocese in Moundou in the Ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sarh () is a diocese in Sarh in the Ecclesiastical province of N'Djamena in Chad.
The Diocese of Sigtuna formally ceased at latest when the Diocese of Uppsala was elevated to archbishopric in 1164.
On August 10, 1974, the name of the diocese was changed to Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau; and it was changed again on December 3, 1975 to the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau. On September 10, 1982, the diocese was elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese taking the name of the See city, Apia. Simultaneously, the Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago was created from a portion of the former Diocese of Samoa Tokelau and made suffragan to the metropolitan see of Apia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belley–Ars (Latin: Dioecesis Bellicensis–Arsensis; French: Diocèse de Belley–Ars) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the diocese was renamed in 1988 from the former Diocese of Belley to the Diocese of Belley–Ars. Coextensive with the civil department of Ain, in the Region of Rhône-Alpes, the diocese is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Lyon. The seat of the bishop is at Belley Cathedral.
Moûtiers Cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tarentaise. The Archdiocese of Tarentaise () was a Roman Catholic diocese and archdiocese in France, with its see in Moûtiers, in the Tarentaise Valley in Savoie. It was established as a diocese in the 5th century, elevated to archdiocese in 794, and disbanded in 1801. The diocese of Tarentaise was again formed in 1825, and united with the diocese of Chambéry and diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to form the Archdiocese of Chambéry, Maurienne and Tarentaise in 1966.
The roots of the Diocese of Eau Claire began in 1822 when the Oneida Indians, removing from New York state, settled near Green Bay. The first annual council of the Diocese of Wisconsin met in Milwaukee in 1847. In 1874, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church erected the Diocese of Fond du Lac from the Fond du Lac Deanery of the Diocese of Wisconsin. The remaining counties continued as the Diocese of Wisconsin until 1888, when it was renamed the Diocese of Milwaukee.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto () in the Marche, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Montalto was united into the Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto, which was the renamed historical Diocese of Ripatransone (as of 1983). The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone- Montalto has been a suffragan see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo since 1680."Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
On 1 January 1925, the Diocese of Kristiansand was divided and all of the diocese located in Rogaland county was moved to the newly re-established Diocese of Stavanger and the Stavanger Cathedral regained its place as the seat of a bishop. The Diocese of Agder continued to serve the counties of Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, and Telemark, although its name "Diocese of Agder" continued to be used until 2005 when the name "Telemark" was added to fully reflect the areas included in the diocese.
The Diocese of Bradford is a former Church of England diocese within the Province of York. The Diocese covered the area of the City of Bradford, Craven district and the former Sedbergh Rural District now in Cumbria. The seat of the episcopal see was Bradford Cathedral and the bishop was the diocesan Bishop of Bradford. The diocese was founded on 25 November 1919 from part of the Diocese of Ripon and dissolved in the creation of the Diocese of Leeds on 20 April 2014.
On September 10, 1880, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Its first bishop was John Joseph Hogan. On July 2, 1956, the diocese incorporated part of the territory of the Diocese of Saint Joseph, which had been established by Pope Pius IX on March 3, 1868. On the same date in 1956 part of the Diocese of Kansas City's territory went to establish the Diocese of Jefferson City and the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.
In 1861 the name of the Hexham diocese was changed to Hexham and Newcastle. In 1878 Beverley was divided into the two new dioceses, that of Leeds and that of Middlesbrough, the original diocese becoming extinct. The Diocese of Portsmouth was formed in 1882 by the division of the Diocese of Southwark into the Dioceses of Southwark and Portsmouth. In 1895 the Diocese of Newport and Menevia was divided into the Diocese of Newport (later becoming, in 1916, the Archdiocese of Cardiff) and that of Menevia.
The Anglican Diocese of Newcastle in Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is located in the state of New South Wales. It is centred in the city of Newcastle and extends along the state's coast from Woy Woy to Laurieton and inland to Merriwa and Murrurundi. The diocese was founded from the Diocese of Australia by letters patent of 25 June 1847.
John Ford, the Bishop suffragan of Plymouth in the Church of England's Diocese of Exeter, was installed as the new bishop on 6 December 2013."New Bishop for Diocese of The Murray" , Diocese of The Murray website. He retired in May 2019 and the Reverend Keith Dalby was elected as his successor. The Diocese of The Murray is a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic diocese that does not ordain women to the priesthood.
It borders on the Diocese of Suifu 敘府 (its suffragan), Diocese of Shunqing 順慶, Diocese of Wanxian 萬縣 (its suffragan), Diocese of Shinan 施南, Diocese of Yuanling 沅陵, Apostolic Prefecture of Shiqian 石阡 and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guiyang 貴陽. In 1950, it pastorally served 37,608 Catholic (.3%) on 135,187 Square Miles in 42 parishes with 85 diocesan priests and 120 religious (only 6 male).
At the 34th Convention of the diocese, in January 2003, the diocese kicked off From Strength to Strength - a campaign to fund the new vision approved in 2000. In 2004, at the 35th Convention, the diocese became a member of the Anglican Communion Network, a decision which was reversed when the diocese withdrew from the Network in 2008. The diocese comprises five deaneries: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan (Lat: Dioecesis Multanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan. The diocese is located in the southern Punjab in a central part of Pakistan. The total population of the diocese is about 7.5 million, out of which Christians are about 200,000. The diocese of Multan covers an area of 100,705 km² and comprises the following civil boundaries.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a Diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela. It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The Diocese has had no jurisdictional changes.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1960, from territory in the Diocese of Calbayog, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Borongan was created on October 22, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop of Borongan.
The Diocese of St Andrews was founded in 906 and was raised to an archdiocese in 1465. Throughout the Scottish Reformation the diocese continued under the auspices of moderate, Episcopalian reformers. From 1704 until 1726, the archbishopric was vacant, until it was recreated as the Diocese of Fife. In 1842, the diocese, no longer an archdiocese, was moved back to St Andrews and united with the Diocese of Dunkeld and Dunblane.
The Diocese of Iowa developed relationships with Companion Dioceses during Bishop Righter's episcopate. In 1975 it initiated an informal relationship with the Diocese of the Central Philippines but the connection lapsed. In 1983 Righter appointed a Companion Diocese Committee and it developed a relationship with the Diocese of Brechin in Scotland. In 1990 another link was developed between the Dioceses of Iowa and Brechin with the Diocese of Swaziland in Africa.
The Diocese of Montemarano (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Marani) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montemarano in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It was erected in 1059, and was a member of the ecclesiastical province of Benevento. In 1818, the diocese was suppressed, and its territory and Catholic population was assigned to the Diocese of Nusco."Diocese of Montemarano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The diocese covers the Krishna Godavari areas of Andhra Pradesh state. The headquarters of the diocese is at Machilipatnam.The Krishna-Godavari diocese is one of the largest diocese in Andhra Pradesh extending from Ongole District in the south through Srikakulam District in the northern part of Andhra Pradesh. The current bishop of the diocese is T. George Cornelius who is the new bishop of K.G.Diocese Church of South India.
The Diocese of Kalamazoo is a Roman Catholic diocese in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan. The Diocese of Kalamazoo encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes, 13 missions, 75 priests, and 36 deacons. The Diocese operates 3 high schools, 2 middle schools and 17 grade schools, serving more than 3,000 students throughout the same.
There are more than seventy parishes and schools in the diocese. The diocese is involved in many national and international missionary outreach programs. The principal offices of the diocese are at the Diocesan House, which is, along with the cathedral church, located on the former site of Saint Mary's Episcopal College for Women. The diocese divided in 1983, the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth was formed from the division.
The Diocese of Gualdo Tadino (Latin: Dioecesis Tadinensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Gualdo Tadino in the province of Perugia in northeastern Umbria, on the lower flanks of Mt. Penna, a mountain of the Apennines. In 1915, it was united with the Diocese of Nocera Umbra to form the Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino."Diocese of Gualdo Tadino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The diocese in the Cyclades was first established in 1330 as the Diocese of Ceo, part of the Venetian Duchy of Naxos, on the island of Kea. In 1600, the bishopric was moved from Kea to Kythnos, and the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Thermia. Ordinaries of the diocese observed Roman Rite. In 1650, the Cyclades were conquered by the Ottoman Empire and the diocese's activities were suppressed.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Western Pennsylvania established on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 188 parishes and 225 churches in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 632,138 as of 2016. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. As of July 2018, the diocese had 202 active priests.
The diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng () is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam's Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng provinces. Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri (vn) was appointed in 2016 as the diocese's bishop. The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. The diocese covers an area of 17,815 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
The diocese of Phan Thiêt () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. On 25 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI selected Monsignor Joseph Vũ Duy Thống as bishop, who served until his death in 2017. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared 30 January 1975. The diocese covers an area of 7,854 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
Fr.Julius Adelakun was consecrated the auxiliary Bishop of the diocese on 11 February 1973. On 3 March 1995 the Diocese of Osogbo was established from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo. On 14 March 1995,the Diocese of Osogbo was carved out of Oyo diocese, with Bishop Gabriel Abegunrin appointed as the first Bishop. Bishop Adelakun formally moved his seat to Oyo and was canonically installed there on 30 April 1995.
The Convocation of the West, formerly the Diocese of the West, is a convocation member of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, as a former Reformed Episcopal Church diocese, also a part of the Anglican Church in North America. It has 10 congregations in six states: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Washington. On April 6, 2016, the diocese transitioned to a convocation within the Missionary Diocese of All Saints.
The new diocese was created from parts of the Diocese of Gloucester and the Diocese of Bath and Wells; Bristol had been, before the Reformation, and the erection of Gloucester diocese, part of the Diocese of Worcester. Paul Bush, (died 1558) a former royal household chaplain, was created the first Bishop of Bristol.Nicholls & Taylor "Bristol Past & Present" 3vols. 1881 The new cathedral was dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
The Diocese of Hólar is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland. The Bishop of Hólar is one of two suffragan bishops to the Bishop of Iceland. The Diocese of Hólar existed between 1106 and 1801 when it was amalgamated into the Diocese of Iceland under the leadership of the Bishop of Iceland. In 1909 the diocese was revived as a titular see of the Church of Iceland.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Concordia was the diocesan cathedral. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia in America (its present title as a titular see) was founded on August 2, 1887 by Pope Leo XIII.New Advent-Diocese of Concordia On December 23, 1947, at inception, the Diocese was renamed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina. In 1995, the Diocese of Concordia was restored as a titular see.GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of North Queensland was established in 1879 from that part of the Diocese of Sydney lying north of 22°S latitude in the State of Queensland. In 1900 the Diocese of Carpentaria was formed from part of the northern area of the diocese, but in 1996 this action was reversed.
The Diocese of Frigento (Latin: Dioecesis Frequentina) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Frigento in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. In 1466, it was united with the Diocese of Avellino to form the Diocese of Avellino e Frigento. It was restored as a Titular Episcopal See in 1970.
The Diocese of Ottawa is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The diocese was established on April 7, 1896. In June 2016, the diocese announced that it would allow legal same-gender marriages.
The former Italian Catholic diocese of Bisignano, in Calabria, existed from the eighth century until 1818. In that year it was united with the diocese of San Marco, to create the diocese of San Marco e Bisignano. More recently, Bisignano passed to the archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano."Diocese of Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The diocese was erected in 1960, from parts of both the Diocese of Salto and the Diocese of San José de Mayo. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montevideo. Its see is at the Cathedral of Mercedes. The current bishop is Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, who was appointed in 1995.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gizo is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 from the Vicariates Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands and Southern Solomon Islands. In 1966, it was elevated to a diocese and was renamed as the Diocese of Gizo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mawlamyine (Lat: Diocesis Maulamyinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. The diocese was erected in 1993, from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Yangon. The first and only bishop of the diocese is Raymond Saw Po Ray, appointed in 1993.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace () is in Calabria. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova. Historically it was the Diocese of Gerace, becoming in 1954 the Diocese of Gerace-Locri and taking the current name in 1986."Diocese of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
However, after Cardinal Colonna died on 26 September 1508, Pope Julius II reactivated the diocese of Città Ducale on 16 October 1508. The diocese was suppressed on 27 June 1818, but its territory did not return to the diocese of Rieti; it was given instead to the diocese of L'Aquila.Ughelli I, p. 604.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás () is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in the city of Goiás in the Ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia in Brazil."Diocese of Goiás" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017"Diocese of Goiás" GCatholic.org.
In 1861, the Bahamas became a separate diocese, and, in 1891, the same happened to Belize. During the 1960s, the Cayman Islands were added, and, in 2001, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Jamaica & the Cayman Islands. Today, the diocese is part of the Church in the Province of the West Indies.
The St. Xavier's Church is a Roman Catholic Church run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Neyyattinkara. Diocese of Neyyattinkara was formed on 5 November 1996 and prior to the formation of Diocese of Neyyattinkara, St.Xavier's Church Peyad was under the control of Metropolitan Arch Diocese of Thiruvananthapuram.The church follows Latin Rite.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi (Lat: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu (Lat: Dioecesis Hsinchuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei. The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessano () was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Alessano, in the province of Lecce, part of Apulia region of south-east Italy. On 28 June 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Ugento."Diocese of Alessano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica The Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica (Latin: Dioecesis Suboticana, , , , Bunjevac: Subotička biskupija) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Serbia. It is subject to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade. The Diocese is centered in the city of Subotica. Slavko Večerin currently serves as bishop.
The southern half became the Diocese of Newport and Menevia and the northern half became part of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.Titular Episcopal See of Newport. GCatholic. Retrieved 3 May 2010. In 1895, the diocese lost territory on the creation of the Vicariate Apostolic of Wales, which became the diocese of Menevia in 1898.
Co-cathedral in Larino The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino () has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano."Diocese of Termoli-Larino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Diocese of Termia or Diocese of Thermae or Diocese of Thermia (Latin: Dioecesis Thermiensis seu Firminiensis) was a Latin Catholic crusader bishopric located in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea "Diocese of Termia (Thermae)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Cea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
St. Mary's Church in Lincoln was the first cathedral The diocese was established on August 2, 1887, by Pope Leo XIII from the territory taken from the Diocese of Omaha."Brief History of the Diocese of Lincoln". Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 2015-03-19. Archived 2015-03-19 at Wayback Machine.
Montefiascone Cathedral The diocese of Montefiascone (Latin Name: Faliscodunensis o Montis Falisci) was a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It was created from the diocese of Bagnorea in 1369. In 1986 was united into the diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino."Diocese of Montefiascone" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Évreux (Latin: Dioecesis Ebroicensis; French: Diocèse d'Evreux) is a Roman Catholic diocese in France. The diocese comprises the department of Eure within the Region of Normandy. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and the current bishop is Christian Nourrichard, who was appointed in 2006.
The original jurisdiction was renamed as the Diocese of Zanzibar & Tanga. In 2001 the mainland links were finally ended, and it is now known as the Diocese of Zanzibar. The diocese includes parishioners on the neighbouring island of Pemba. Ten bishops have served in the diocese from 1892 to the present day.
In 1671 the area was established as the Diocese of Baalbek. It was renamed as the Diocese of Baalbek e Zahlé on August 4, 1977 and again to Diocese of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar on June 9, 1990, when it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Zahlé. The Bishop is Hanna Rahme.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Colorado. The diocese was created on November 15, 1941. It encompasses the southern half of Colorado, from Utah to the west, to Kansas in the east. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo is the seat of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itanagar (Dioecesis Itanagarensis) in India was created on 7 December 2005 by splitting it from the Diocese of Tezpur. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guwahati. Its first bishop was John Thomas Kattrukudiyil. The St. Joseph's church in Itanagar is the cathedral of the diocese.
The Diocese of Nemosia (Latin: Dioecesis Nimociensis seu Limosiensis) or Diocese of Limasol was a Roman Catholic diocese in Cyprus, located in the city of Limassol. It was suppressed in the 16th century"Diocese of Nemosia (Limasol)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus.
The Diocese of Helsinki (; ) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and the seat of the Bishop of Helsinki. Its cathedral is Helsinki Cathedral. The Diocese was established in 1959 by dividing the Diocese of Tampere. It covers only 1% of the country's territory, but contains 10% of its population.
Diocese of Metuchen in red This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. The diocese covers the New Jersey counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen, New Jersey.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba in Mexico () is a diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Córdoba, Veracruz. It was established on 15 April 2000. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jalapa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: Diocesis Patheinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. The current bishop of the diocese is John Hsane Hgyi, appointed in 2003.
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Vaison The Ancient Diocese of Vaison (Lat. dioecesis Vasionensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, suppressed in 1801, with its territory transferred to the diocese of Avignon.Georges Goyau (1914). Volume 16.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia () is in Lazio, and has existed under this name since 1986. The diocese is directly subject to the Holy See."Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The new united diocese was renamed as the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe and brought under the authority of the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe. It has since become commonly known as the Diocese in Europe.
The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo."Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vilkaviškis () is a diocese located in the city of Vilkaviškis in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaunas in Lithuania. It was established on April 4, 1926 from the Diocese of Łomża, Poland.
Sarlat Cathedral The French Catholic diocese of Sarlat existed from 1317 to 1801. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801. Its territory passed to the diocese of Angoulême.David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy: Diocese of Sarlat.
The Diocese of Oulu () is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The diocese was first founded in the town of Kuopio in 1851, but the episcopal see was moved to Oulu in 1900.
He was consecrated bishop on July 15, 2017, as twelfth bishop of North Carolina, after the election of his predecessor, Michael Bruce Curry, as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The bishop suffragan of the diocese is Anne Hodges-Copple. Other bishops who have served the diocese since 1980 are Robert W. Estill (ninth bishop of the diocese), the late Robert C. Johnson (tenth bishop of the diocese), the late Frank Vest (suffragan bishop of the diocese who subsequently became bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia), the late Huntington Williams, Jr. (retired suffragan bishop), J. Gary Gloster (retired suffragan bishop), William Gregg (retired assistant bishop and previously the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon), the late Alfred C. Marble, Jr. (retired assisting bishop and previously the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi), and Peter James Lee (formerly provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia). Congregations in the diocese vary from conservative to liberal and from low church to high church, but the diocese itself is generally considered moderate and is highly supportive of the Episcopal Church.
On 29 November 1801, the Bull Qui Christi Domini, of Pope Pius VII abolished all the dioceses of France and then restored most of them along the lines of the pre- Revolutionary system, but with the boundaries established by the Constitutional Church, which approximated the boundaries of the new French civil departments. The diocese of Bayonne gained territories from the suppressed Diocese of Aire, Diocese of Dax, Diocese of Lescar, Diocese of Lombez, Diocese of Oloron, the Diocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, and Diocese of Tarbes, which Pope Pius chose not to revive. Bayonne was a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Toulouse from 1802 to 1822. After two decades, it was realized that the territory assigned to Bayonne in 1801 was too large for efficient administration by one bishop, and since Catholicism was making progress in Gascony against Protestantism, the diocese of Bayonne was subdivided on 6 October 1822, and it lost territory to the reestablished Diocese of Tarbes.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland.
The city is the episcopal see of both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mthatha and the Anglican Diocese of Mthatha.
The National Catholic Diocese in America (1905 - ) was an Old Catholic diocese in the United States for non-Polish Slavs.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Katiola () is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Korhogo in Côte d'Ivoire.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita () is a diocese located in Geita in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma () is a diocese located in Musoma in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga () is a diocese located in Shinyanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga () is a diocese located in Sumbawanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda () is a diocese located in Mpanda in the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kahama () is a diocese located in Kahama in the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe () is a diocese located in Njombe in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa () is a diocese located in Iringa in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi () is a diocese located in Lindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbinga () is a diocese located in Mbinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mtwara () is a diocese located in Mtwara in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
Since 2015, he has held Permission to Officiate in both the Diocese of Oxford and in the Diocese of London.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Victoria () (erected 21 December 1964) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
The Diocese of Batticaloa () is a Roman Catholic diocese for south-eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Joseph Ponniah.
Bombay Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church located at The Orthodox Church Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
On 12 October 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela from the Diocese of Mérida.
The Diocese of Killaloe ( ) may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland (Anglican) diocese, in Ireland.
In 1414 a metropolitan see was moved from Halych to Lviv. Diocese of Halicz was merged with diocese of Lwow.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango (erected 30 December 1987) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate (erected 31 May 1986) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca (erected 5 May 1987) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
The diocese of Kabwe (in Latin: Dioecesis Kabvensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in Kabwe, Zambia.
Deaneries in the Diocese of Worcester , Diocese of Worcester, UK. The current Archdeacon of Worcester is the Venerable Robert Jones.
On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baní () (erected 8 November 1986) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona () (erected 24 April 1976) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo.
Diocese of Sarsenterum (Latin: Dioecesis Sarsenterensis) was a Latin Roman Catholic diocese in the area of present Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The "Diocese of Baker City" was established on June 19, 1903, and renamed "Diocese of Baker" on February 16, 1952.
He was not replaced as the diocese was suppressed and merged into the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba in 1527.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uíje () is a diocese located in Uíje in the Ecclesiastical province of Malanje in Angola.
Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Acqui" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Acqui" GCatholic.org.
It was established on May 20, 1991 as Diocese of Yokadouma, on territory split off from the Diocese of Bertoua.
The Catholic Diocese of Wiawso () is a diocese located in Wiawso in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana.
The Anglican Diocese of Armidale is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia located in the state of New South Wales. As the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale, it was created (from the Diocese of Newcastle) by letters patent in 1863.1877 legislation When the Anglican Diocese of Grafton was split off in 1914, the remaining portion was renamed Armidale, retaining its legal continuity and its incumbent bishop. Once relatively Anglo-Catholic in its liturgical and theological leanings, since the mid-20th century the diocese has leant more towards the Diocese of Sydney and its particular form of Evangelical teaching and liturgy. The diocese is theologically conservative and holds to the traditional Anglican beliefs on human sexuality, disapproving same-sex unions.
At the 2019 Missions Conference and Synod Bishop Dobbs encouraged the diocese (then CANA East) to remain a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America and establish a ministry partner relationship with the Church of Nigeria (anglican Communion). As a result, the diocese changed its name to the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word. The diocese became a diocese of ACNA in 2013. Bishop Dobbs said to the synod, I believe that the best way forward for our diocese is to continue, with as little change as possible, as a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America (which we already are) and to request (under the new arrangement) that we become a ministry partner with the Church of Nigeria.
In 2012, due to disputes over theology and authority, the standing committee of the Diocese of South Carolina voted to withdraw the entire diocese from The Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and become an autonomous Anglican diocese, joining the Anglican Church in North America in June 2017. The Episcopal Church maintained that an Episcopal diocese cannot withdraw itself from the national church. There is therefore a dispute over which South Carolina diocese is the successor to the diocese that was one of the original nine. The South Carolina entity which currently operates as a still constituent part of the ECUSA uses the name "Episcopal Church in South Carolina"; the diocese which withdrew is called the "Anglican Diocese of South Carolina".
Joanna Susan Penberthy (born 1960) is a Welsh Anglican bishop. Since November 2016, she has served as the Bishop of St Davids in the Church in Wales. She was the first woman to become a bishop in the Church in Wales, when she was consecrated a bishop on 21 January 2017. She has ministered in the Church of England and the Church in Wales: she has served as a deaconess in the Diocese of Durham and the Diocese of Llandaff, as a deacon in the Diocese of Llandaff, the Diocese of St Asaph, and the Diocese of St Davids, and as a priest in the Diocese of St Davids, the Diocese of Bath and Wells, and the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.
The Diocese of Povardarie, also known as the Vardar Diocese, is a diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. It covers the municipalities: Veles, Kavadarci, Negotino, Valandovo, Bogdanci, Demir Kapija and Gevgelija. It is headed by Metropolitan Agatangel.
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Río Cuarto from the Diocese of Córdoba. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto on 12 July 1995.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża () is a diocese located in the city of Łomża in the Ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland. The minor basilica Bazylika pw. Nawiedzenia Matki Bożej in Sejny is within the diocese.
The Diocese of Sagone was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, located in the city of Sagone, Corsica. In 1801, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Ajaccio."Diocese of Sagone (Sagona)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Urdanetensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1985 from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The Diocese of Novara () is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.Novara - Catholic Encyclopedia articleOfficial website It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli."Diocese of Novara" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India was created out of the Diocese of Nellore, 1940. Msgr Thomas Pothacamury was its First Bishop. The present bishop of the diocese is the Most Rev. Bhagaiah Chinnabathini.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja () is a diocese located in the city of Loja in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. It was erected on 29 December 1862 from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca.
D, D.D. (Diocese of Novaliches) ::: 1973–1985 Msgr. Sabino Vengco, HP, STh.D (Diocese of Malolos) ::: 1985–1987 Fr. Edwin Agapay, STh.L (†) (Prelature of Infanta') ::: 1987–1989 Fr. Gerardo Giovanni Tapiador, SSL (Diocese of Novaliches) ::: 1989–1992 Msgr.
The bishopric dates from 1014. On 30 September 1986, the Diocese was suppressed and merged with Archdiocese of Genoa. Since 1989, Bobbio has been united with the Diocese of Piacenza to form the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio.
The diocese of Connor was one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111.How was the Diocese of Connor created? . Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor. Retrieved on 27 August 2009.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Lodi () has existed since the fourth century, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan."Diocese of Lodi" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Lodi" GCatholic.org.
Erie is geographically the largest diocese in Pennsylvania, covering . Erie diocese covers 13 counties in Northwestern Pennsylvania. About 220,000 Catholics (74,000 families) reside in the diocese. They educate 14,000 children and youth in their religious education programs.
The Diocese of Cardica (Latin: Dioecesis Cardicensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Cardica in the Thessaly region of Greece. In 1389, it was suppressed."Diocese of Cardica" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
As of December 31, 2008, Jowai diocese had 72,000 baptized Catholics, representing 26 percent of all 295,229 people in the territory. The diocese had 12 parishes and 20 mission stations. The diocese recorded 600 baptisms in 2008.
ABS-CBN News Channel. Retrieved on 2013-10-19. The two diocese in Bohol (Diocese of Tagbilaran and Diocese of Talibon both under the Archdiocese of Cebu) plans to restore all the churches destroyed by the earthquake.
The Diocese of Antwerp is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was restored in 1961. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is the Cathedral of Our Lady.
The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. In 1859, the diocese became known as the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles; the see was transferred to Los Angeles in 1876. In 1922, the diocese split again, and Orange County became part of the newly erected Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, which became the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1936. Orange County remained part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles until March 24, 1976, when Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Orange.
On 21 June 1531, the first Diocese of Coro was established by Pope Clement VII, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. That diocese was suppressed on 20 June 1637 and its territory used to establish the Diocese of Caracas (now Metropolitan). On 14 August 1867 Pope Pius IX restored it shortly as the Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto from the suppressed Diocese of Barquisimeto, joining both titles. Coro was once again suppressed as a see and title when the diocese's name and see were changed back to the Diocese of Barquisimeto on 22 October 1869.
Lincolnshire Echo — Thousands attend emotional farewell to the Bishop of Lincoln (Accessed 18 June 2016) The dioceses of Oxford and Peterborough were created in 1541 out of parts of the diocese, which left the diocese with two disconnected fragments, north and south. In 1837 the southern part was transferred to other dioceses: Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire to the Diocese of Ely, Hertfordshire to the Diocese of Rochester and Buckinghamshire to the Diocese of Oxford. Also in 1837 the county of Leicestershire was transferred from Lincoln to Peterborough (and became the independent Diocese of Leicester in 1927). The Archdeaconry of Nottingham was transferred to the Lincoln diocese at the same time.
Later in 1851, at the request of the Bishop of Cebu, the Augustinian Recollect Fathers took over the spiritual care of the Parish and up to the time the diocesan clergy again took over. Then when the Diocese of Jaro was erected in 1865, Tanjay as part of Negros became part of the Diocese (since the whole island was made part of the new Diocese). And then, when the Diocese of Bacolod was erected in 1933, again, Tanjay became part of this new Diocese (since Oriental Negros and Siquijor were made part of the new Diocese). And in 1955, Tanjay became part of the Diocese of Dumaguete.
The Diocese in Europe (short form for The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe) is a diocese of the Church of England. It was originally formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Gibraltar. It is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England and the largest diocese in the Anglican Communion, covering some one-sixth of the Earth's landmass, including Morocco, Europe (excluding the British Isles), Turkey, Mongolia and the territory of the former Soviet Union. The diocese is attached to the Church of England Province of Canterbury and is headed by the Bishop in Europe, who is assisted by the Suffragan Bishop in Europe.
The diocese was canonically erected on July 3, 1850, by Pope Pius IX, taking its territories from the Diocese of Charleston, including all of Georgia and a large portion of Florida.The Archdiocese of Atlanta: A history, Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe, Archdiocese of Atlanta, 2006. Originally, the Diocese of Savannah, therefore, was created from the Diocese of Charleston; and the Diocese of Charleston originated from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland. Pope Pius XI changed the ecclesiastical territory's name of the Diocese of Savannah to become the conjoined Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta on January 5, 1937, to reflect the growth of Catholicism in the state.
Fesch was Napoleon's uncle. the terms included the suppression of the Dioceses of Saintes and Luçon, which was carried out on 29 November 1801. The entire territory of the former Diocese of Saintes, except for the part in Charente belonging to the Diocese of Angoulême, and the entire Diocese of Luçon, were added to the Diocese of La Rochelle. In 1821 a see was again established at Luçon, and had under its jurisdiction, aside from the former Diocese of Luçon, almost the entire former Diocese of Maillezais; so that Maillezais, once transferred to La Rochelle, no longer belongs to the diocese, now known as La Rochelle et Saintes.
The origin of Araratian Pontifical Diocese dates back the beginning of the 4th century. With the Christianzation of Armenia, Saint Gregory the Illuminator established the Catholicosate of All Armenians in Vagharshapat, as well as the Araratian Pontifical Diocese and appointed Bishop Albianus as the first primate vicar of the newly-founded diocese. The name of the diocese is derived from Mount Ararat; the symbol of the Armenian nation. At first, the diocese included the territories of Ararat plain, Nakhijevan, Kotayk and the western territories of Lake Sevan. It is believed that the diocese was commonly known as the Diocese of Yerevan between the 15th and 19th centuries.
On May 31, 1850, Pope Pius IX created the Diocese of Nesqually out of the defunct Walla Walla diocese. The episcopal see was subsequently moved to Seattle, and the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Seattle in 1907. With a growing population in Spokane and other areas of Eastern Washington, church leadership in Seattle realized that a new diocese needed to be formed, and the Diocese of Spokane was canonically erected by Pope Pius X on December 17, 1913. The diocese's first bishop was Augustine Francis Schinner, the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin, of which he was also the inaugural bishop.
The Diocese of Sorres or Diocese of Sorra (Latin: Dioecesis Sorrensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the village of Borutta in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia, Italy. Erected in the 11th century, it was suppressed in 1503 to the Archdiocese of Sassari."Diocese of Sorres (Sorra)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in eastern Washington and North Idaho, United States. Its office and cathedral seat are in Spokane, Washington. The current bishop is Gretchen Rehberg, the first woman to lead the Diocese. The Diocese of Spokane started as a missionary district in the mid-1860s.
Since 1980 the diocese has closed and consolidated thirteen parishes. The diocese of Asti maintains web pages listing the parishes in the diocese with mailing addresses.Diocesi di Asti, Ente e Parrochie; retrieved: 2018-02-04. For a listing of parishes by province and commune see List of parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asti.
Some of the parishes are San Francisco, San Jose, Modesto, Turlock, Ceres, Seattle, and Sacramento. # Diocese of Western USA-South – jurisdiction includes parishes in Arizona and southern California. # Diocese of Canada – includes the territory of Toronto, Windsor, Hamilton and all Canada. # Diocese of Erbil # Diocese of Victoria and New Zealand – includes Melbourne and New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh () is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this Diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal.
Before the Diocese of Vincennes was erected in 1834 its territory passed through three ecclesiastical jurisdictions: the Diocese of Quebec, Canada, until 1789; the Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, 1789 to 1808; and the Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, 1808 to 1834.Alerding and Chatard, p. 29, 50-60, and 81-83.Godecker, p. 162-64.
Retrieved on 2014-12-14. On February 16, 1963, the diocese was created from territories from both Diocese of San Fernando and the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga. Enrique V. Macaraeg is the current bishop whose appointment was made on March 31, 2016.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City () is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the US state of Iowa. The diocese comprises 24 counties in northwestern Iowa, and it covers an area of . The See city for the diocese is Sioux City. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Diocese of New Jersey currently has a total of 141 congregations. The diocese is under the jurisdiction of William H. Stokes, Bishop of New Jersey, whose seat is at Trinity Cathedral, Trenton. The largest parish in the diocese is Trinity Church, Princeton. The diocese had 53,000 members in 2003 and 43,000 in 2013.
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Yoro (Latin: Dioecesis Yorensis) covers the department Yoro in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese.
The Diocese of Thanh Hóa () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2018 is Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường. Of the three million persons living in its area about 3% are Roman Catholics. The diocese covers an area of 11,168 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hà Nôi.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadishu () is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. The area of the diocese coincides with that of the country. It is the only diocese in Somalia. The see has been vacant since the assassination of the last bishop, Salvatore Colombo, in 1989.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this Diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal.
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Hakha (, ) is located in the Chin State and the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Mandalay. The diocese was created on November 21, 1992 by splitting off the territory from the archdiocese of Mandalay. The diocese covers an area of 27,516 km².
In 1859 the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles. Shortly afterwards, Amat named him Vicar General of the diocese, based in Los Angeles. On 29 May 1873, Pope Pius IX named him coadjutor bishop of the diocese, and titular bishop of Mosynopolis. Amat consecrated him a bishop on August 3, 1873.
The Diocese of Rockville Centre was split off from the Diocese of Brooklyn April 6, 1957. St. Agnes Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Walter P. Kellenberg, former Bishop of Ogdensburg served as first bishop of the diocese from 1957 to 1976. He founded the diocese's Catholic Charities office in 1957.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe () is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe."Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 3, 2017"Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe" GCatholic.org.
The Diocese of Asolo (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Novae Italian: Diocesi di Asolo) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Asolo in the Veneto Region of Northern Italy. In 969, it was suppressed"Diocese of Asolo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016 and united with the Diocese of Treviso.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas () (erected 19 March 1539 as the Diocese of Chiapas, renamed 27 October 1964) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Its see is in San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas."Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales The new diocese was created on Easter Day, 20 April 2014, becoming the first new diocese in the Church of England since 1929 and the largest diocese in England by area, covering and 2.3million people, served by 656 churches.
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on April 13, 1982. Its territory was taken from the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Diocese of Galveston-Houston and the Diocese of Corpus Christi. On December 29, 2004 the diocese was transferred from the province of San Antonio to the newly established Province of Galveston-Houston.
Interior of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Texas. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler is its mother church. The Diocese of Tyler is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
The Diocese of Kyiv and Chernihiv or Diocese of Kyiv–Černihiv () was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the city of Kyiv in the north central part of Ukraine on the Dnieper River."Diocese of Kyiv and Chernihiv (Kijów and Czernihow)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016"Diocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr" GCatholic.org.
Diocese of Cleveland in red This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. The diocese covers Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne in northeastern Ohio. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland.
The Spanish-Portuguese diocese (SPD) () or Diocese of Madrid and Lisbon (, ) is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) created on 28 December 2018. The diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe. The primate of the SPD is Nestor (Sirotenko) who holds the title of "Archbishop of Madrid and Lisbon".
The Diocese of Central Solomons is one of the nine current dioceses of the Anglican Church of Melanesia. The diocese was inaugurated on 4 May 1997, erected from part of the Diocese of Central Melanesia. The cathedral was and remains Christ the King Cathedral, Tulagi. The Central Solomons diocese was divided on 23 June 2013, in order to erect the new Diocese of Guadalcanal by decision of the Anglican Church of Melanesia General Synod; Rennell and Bellona moved to the new diocese while the Nggela and Savo remained.
The diocese of Luçon was reestablished in principle in the Concordat of 11 June 1817, but difficulties between the King, his Legislative Assembly (which refused to ratify the Concordat), and the Pope, postponed the implementation until 1821.Société bibliographique (France) (1907), L'épiscopat français..., p. 221. The Diocese of Luçon thereafter comprised the territory of the ancient diocese (minus a few parishes incorporated in the Diocese of Nantes); and almost all the former Diocese of Maillezais, which was permanently suppressed. In 1856 the diocese of Luçon became involved in an international scandal.
On 25 March 1992 Warmia was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese and given two new suffragans, the Diocese of Ełk and the Diocese of Elbląg. The Diocese of Ełk comprised territory taken from the dioceses of Warmia and Łomża. The Diocese of Elbląg comprised territory taken from Warmia and the former dioceses of Culm (now Diocese of Pelplin) and Gdańsk (now Archdiocese of Gdańsk). Today the see comprises an area of 12,000 km² with 694,000 Catholics, 33 deans, 260 church districts, 422 diocese priests, 124 order priests, and 244 order nuns.
The diocese, named for the historic El Camino Real, the King's Highway, was created from the Episcopal Diocese of California in 1980. The youngest Episcopal diocese in California, El Camino Real's cathedral, Trinity Cathedral in San Jose, built in 1863, is the oldest Episcopal cathedral in the state. Bishop Richard L. Shimpfky resigned in March 2004 and the diocese was administered from 2005 until 2007 by Assisting Bishop Sylvestre Romero-Palma, formerly the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Belize. On 10 November 2007, Mary Gray-Reeves was consecrated third bishop of the diocese.
The Diocese of Fulda has helped trained a number of seminarians and priests for the diocese of Idah. The women of the Fulda diocese and other groups within Germany have continued to support different missionary projects of the entire diocese. Specifically the Catholic Women Organization (C.W.O.) of Idah diocese and the diocese of Fulda, Catholic women has a long lasting relationship due to the efforts of Bishop Obot, enabling the fostering of such collaboration between the older and younger church in a missionary spirit of faith enrichment, material empowerment and relational wellbeing.
The Diocese of Vincennes (in Latin, Vincennapolis), the first Roman Catholic diocese in Indiana, was erected 6 May 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI. Its initial ecclesiastical jurisdiction encompassed Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois. In 1843 the Diocese of Chicago was erected from the Illinois portion of the diocese, and in 1857 Diocese of Fort Wayne was erected from the northern half of Indiana. The seat of the episcopal see was transferred from Vincennes, Indiana, to Indianapolis, and on 28 March 1898 it became the Diocese of Indianapolis.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian (Lat: Dioecesis Pagadianensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created on November 12, 1971, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. With the ceding of the municipality of Margosatubig of the Ipil Prelature to the Diocese of Pagadian in January 1995, the diocese now has 24 parishes under its jurisdiction. The catholic Christian population covered by the diocese is now 711,244 that comprises 72% of the total population of the area of about 2,860 square kilometers.
The cathedral of Montalto, dedicated to the Virgin Mary The Diocese of Montalto (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Alti) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montalto delle Marche in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Le Marche. The diocese was erected in 1586 by Pope Sixtus V (Felice Peretti di Montalto), a native of the town. The diocese was suppressed in 1986, and its territory was assigned to a new entity, called the Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto."Diocese of Montalto (delle Marche)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The diocese was founded as one of the eight missionary diocese created in Northern Nigeria at the start of the Decade of Evangelism.Anglican Diocese of Makurdi at the Anglican Communion Website Makurdi was the centre of the southern archdeaconry of the Diocese of Jos and is the capital of Benue State. The diocese was founded on 24 September 1990 with the enthronement of Nathan Nyitar Inyom (the then-archdeacon) as the first Bishop of Makurdi. The staff of the diocese were five other clergy and evangelists and congregations in thirty-one churches.
Map of the dioceses of the Church of England showing Salisbury Diocese in red The Diocese of Salisbury is a Church of England diocese in the south of England, within the ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of Dorset (excepting the deaneries of Bournemouth and Christchurch, which fall within the Diocese of Winchester), and most of Wiltshire (excepting a part in the north and Swindon). The diocese is led by the Bishop of Salisbury (Nick Holtam) and the diocesan synod. The bishop's seat is at Salisbury Cathedral.
St. Vincent Center, the Diocesan Pastoral Center Before 1881, the Diocese of Dubuque's territory comprised the entire state of Iowa. Previous divisions had taken territory outside the state of Iowa from the Diocese to give to other newly created Dioceses. Eventually, Bishop John Hennessy became convinced that the Dubuque Diocese should be further divided, with the Dubuque Diocese covering the northern half of the state, and the southern half covered by a new diocese. Hennessy felt that the See of this new Diocese should have been located at Des Moines, Iowa.
The former Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, built in 1906 in Duluth, Minnesota The Episcopal Diocese of Duluth was a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The diocese was created as the Missionary District of Duluth in 1895 as a result of the division of the Diocese of Minnesota. The Missionary District was reconstituted as a diocese at its twelfth annual convocation on June 19, 1907.Journal of the Twelfth Annual Convocation of the Missionary District of Duluth and the organization of Diocese of Duluth Duluth : F. H. Lunsberry & Co., p.
To provide territory to support the apparatus of a diocese, the already existing diocese of Recanati was suppressed, and its territory was transferred to the new diocese of Loreto. The cathedral of Recanati was demoted to the status of collegiate church. Bishop Galeazzo Moroni, the Bishop of Recanati who was also Bishop of Macerata, was released from his connection to the diocese of Recanati. To compensate the diocese of Macerata for the loss of Recanati, it was united with the newly (re-)created Diocese of Tolentino on 10 December 1586.
Former names: Diocese of California (or Diocese of Two Californias or Diocese of Both Californias) 1840-1850, Diocese of Monterey 1850-1859, Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles 1859-1922, Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego 1922-1936. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles (, ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Based in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and its present archbishop is José Horacio Gómez.
The diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles in 1859, and the episcopal see was moved to Los Angeles upon the completion of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876. Los Angeles split from Monterey to become the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego in 1922. The diocese was split again in 1936 to create the Diocese of San Diego, and the Los Angeles see was elevated to an archdiocese. The archdiocese's present territory was established in 1976, when Orange County was split off to establish the Diocese of Orange.
The Diocese of Facatativá was erected on 16 March 1962 from territory of the Archdiocese of Bogotá and the Diocese of Zipaquirá. Raúl Zambrano Camader was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. In 1971, the Bishops of Zipaquirá and Facatativá agreed to transfer the parishes of La Peña, Topaipí and San Antonio de Aguilera (a rural parish of Topaipí) back to the Diocese of Zipaquirá. On 29 March 1984, the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas was erected, including territory ceded from the Diocese of Facatativá and two others.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau (; ) is an exempt (i.e. an immediate subject of the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province) Latin Rite diocese of the Catholic Church, in contrast with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, which is, de jure, part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Guangdong. The territory of the Diocese of Macau encompasses Macau, a special administrative region of China. In theory, a part of Guangdong province also belongs to the diocese, but in practice, the diocese is limited to Macau.
The cathedral of Colle The Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa (Latin: Dioecesis Collensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Colle di Val d'Elsa in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Siena. The diocese was established by Pope Clement VIII on 5 June 1592, in the bull "Cum Super Universas", with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Florence, the Archdiocese of Siena, the Diocese of Fiesole, and the Diocese of Volterra. The new diocese was made a suffragan of the metropolitanate of Florence.Cappelletti, pp. 277-282.
He was ordained a priest on 24 July 1938, appointed bishop on 22 July 1957 to the Telese o Cerreto Sannita Diocese, and consecrated on 29 September 1957. On 21 March 1984 Leonardo was appointed to the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti, then to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti when the diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita and the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti united on 29 September 1986. Leonardo retired as Bishop of Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti on 20 July 1991.
The Diocese of Sora originated in the 3rd century. On June 27, 1818, it was united with the Diocese of Aquino and Pontecorvodating from 1725; the previous diocese of Aquino had been established in the 5th century as the Diocese of Aquino, Sora and Pontecorvo, from September 30, 1986 known as the Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo. On October 23, 2014, the lands of the Benedictine territorial Abbey of Montecassino which were not part of the abbey proper were transferred by Pope Francis to this diocese. It was then renamed to its current title.
With the Concordat of 1801 the diocese was re- established covering the departments of Moselle, Ardennes, and Forêts, and was put under the Archdiocese of Besançon. In 1817 the parts of the diocese which became Prussian territory were transferred to the Diocese of Trier. In 1871 the core areas of the diocese became part of Germany, and in 1874 Metz diocese, then reconfined to the borders of the new German Lorraine department became immediately subject to the Holy See. As of 1910 there were about 533,000 Catholics living in the diocese of Metz.
Originally erected, according to legend, in the 5th century, the diocese was suppressed by the French Revolution. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802, the diocese became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours. Later, in 1850, it became suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes. The Diocese of Saint-Brieuc was formed to include: (1) the ancient diocese of the same name; (2) the greater portion of the Diocese of Tréguier; (3) a part of the old Dioceses of St. Malo, Dol, and Quimper and Léon, and (4) the parishes of the Diocese of Vannes.
Diocese of Agra is an Anglican diocese under the Church of North India. Diocese of Agra, within the Church of North India, was constituted by the decision of the Synod Executive of the Church of North India. The new Diocese thus formed comprising the western part of Uttar Pradesh was named the Diocese of Agra. The Diocese's constitution was accepted and adopted by Minutes 76/6 at the first ordinary meeting of the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Agra which held its session in St. John's College, Agra Hall, on 9 April 1976.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux (Latin: Dioecesis Meldensis; French: Diocèse de Meaux) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens until 1622, and subsequently of Archdiocese of Paris. The Concordat of 1801 gave to the Diocese of Meaux the department of Marne, but in 1821 and 1822 the territory of the department of Marne was separated from Meaux and distributed to the Diocese of Reims and the Diocese of Châlons.
The Diocese of Terlizzi (Latin: Dioecesis Terlitiensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Terlizzi the region of Apulia in southern Italy, in the province of Bari, lying to the west of the seaport of Bari on the Adriatic Sea. Erected in the 11th century, in 1749, it was united with the Diocese of Giovinazzo to form the Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi."Diocese of Terlizzi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Previous to that, it was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. The diocese lost territory in 1175, when the diocese of Alessandria was created. It lost a considerable amount of its ancient territory when the diocese of Mondovì was established in 1388 by Urban VI.Kehr, p. 170. It lost territory again when the diocese of Casale was created in 1474, and again in 1511 at the creation of the diocese of Saluzzo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Mobile, in the southern United States of America. Its ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes the northern and central parts of the state of Mississippi, an area of . It is the largest diocese, by area, in the United States east of the Mississippi River. It was formerly known as the Diocese of Natchez (1837–1956) and the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson (1956–77).
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Veszprém (, ) is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. Believed to have been established in 1009 AD by King Stephen I of Hungary, as the Diocese of Veszprém, the diocese was originally a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1992, the Diocese was elevated to an Archdiocese. The Archdiocese is the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Kaposvár and the Diocese of Szombathely.
On 13 June 1859, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Paraná from the Diocese of Buenos Aires. It lost territory to the Diocese of Santa Fe when it was created in 1897 and the Diocese of Corrientes in 1910. The Diocese of Paraná was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on 20 April 1934. It lost territory two more times when the dioceses of Gualeguaychú (1957) and Concordia (1961) were created.
McRaith Catholic Center The Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky founded on December 9, 1937. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Louisville. The diocese spans 32 counties of Western Kentucky and includes 78 parishes and two Newman Centers. The current bishop, William Medley, was the pastor of Saint Bernadette Parish of the Archdiocese of Louisville prior to his consecration which took place February 10, 2010.
The Diocese is divided into more than 150 parishes, which also include churches, schools, convents, seminaries, hospitals, and colleges. The Buffalo Diocese was established in 1847. From the Buffalo Diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was created in 1868. Bishop of Albany Edward B. Scharfenberger was named as temporary replacement for Bishop Richard Joseph Malone and apostolic administrator for the diocese by the Holy See at the Vatican on December 4, 2019.
The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of The Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of Oregon bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the Cascade Range and the Oregon-California border. Major cities in the diocese are Portland, Salem, Eugene and Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church. The seat of the diocese is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton (in ) is a Latin Church Roman Catholic diocese in southern England covering the counties of Sussex and Surrey (excluding Spelthorne, which is part of the Diocese of Westminster). The diocese was erected on 28 May 1965 by Pope Paul VI, having previously been a part of the larger Diocese of Southwark, which was elevated to an archdiocese with a new ecclesiastical province on the same date.
Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas The Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands was originally established in 1861 as the Diocese of Nassau. Retitled the Diocese of Nassau and The Bahamas in 1942, it is now known as the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is a diocese of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, a constituent province of the Anglican Communion.
The former cathedral of Boulogne (artistic reconstruction) The former French Catholic diocese of Boulogne existed from 1567 to the French Revolution. It was created after the diocese of Thérouanne was suppressed because of war damage to the see; effectively this was a renaming. The Concordat of 1801 suppressed the diocese of Boulogne, transferring its territory to the diocese of Arras.Boulogne (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] The seat was the Boulogne Cathedral, demolished in 1793.
Andrew Watson The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury. The title had first appeared as a suffragan See in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The Bishop suffragan of Guildford assisted the Bishop of Winchester in overseeing that diocese. Under George V, the Diocese of Guildford was created out of the north-eastern part of the Diocese of Winchester in 1927.
The Diocese of Kumba (Latin: Diocesis Kumbana; French: Diocèse de Kumba) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the African country of Cameroon. Headquartered in Kumba, the diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and its bishop is Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon. The diocese was created on 15 March 2016 by Pope Francis from territory in the Diocese of Buéa, and it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bamenda.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Gratiae; French: Diocèse du Havre) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1974, the episcopal see is Le Havre Cathedral in the city of Le Havre. The diocese comprises the arrondissement of Le Havre in the department of Seine-Maritime, Normandy. The diocese was created from territory of the Archdiocese of Rouen, and remains suffragan to the parent diocese.
The first church in the present-day diocese, the Church of Our Holy Saviour, Labuan was built and consecrated by the bishop on 18 December 1866. The diocese then included Anglican churches in the Labuan, North Borneo, and Sarawak. With the transfer of jurisdiction of the Anglican churches in the Straits Settlements from the Diocese of Calcutta to the diocese, it was renamed the Diocese of Labuan, Sarawak and Singapore in 1869.
On August 12, 1879 Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota from territory taken from the Diocese of Saint Paul. It lost territory on November 10, 1889 when the Diocese of Jamestown was established in North Dakota. Two days later on November 12 the Diocese of Sioux Falls was established and the vicariate was suppressed. The diocese lost territory in 1902 when the Diocese of Lead was established in western South Dakota.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was established on June 18, 1968.Orlando Diocese official website Prior to that the Central Florida area was part of the Diocese of St. Augustine. Today the diocese encompasses nine counties including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, and Sumter, a total of about The Craziest Catholic Rules You've Never Heard Of, retrieved 19 February, 2020.
The Diocese of Civita Castellana () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Nepi e Sutri was united into the Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese. The diocese of Gallese had been added to the dioceses of Civita Castellana and Orte in 1805. The name of the diocese was shortened in 1991, in accordance with recently developed Vatican policies.
The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana () is an ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church in the United States. The oldest church in the diocese is the parish church of St. Martinville, dating back to 1765. The diocese was created on January 11, 1918 from the western part of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The size of the diocese was nearly halved by the creation of the Diocese of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980.
Lesotho was originally included in the Anglican Diocese of the Free State but became an independent diocese in 1950, still with the name of Basutoland. His first bishop was John Maund, who would be in office from 1950 to 1976. Upon the independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Lesotho. The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of St Mary and St James in Maseru.
The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington is the diocese of The Episcopal Church with jurisdiction over eastern Kentucky. It was created in 1895 from the Diocese of Kentucky which continues to have jurisdiction of the western portion of the state. The cathedral for the Diocese of Kentucky is located in Louisville. The Diocese of Lexington is in Province 4 and its cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, is in Lexington, as are the diocesan offices.
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Diocese of Funchal 1514 The diocese of Tanger was united to it, in 1570.Catholic Encyclopedia: Tingis In 1851, upon the signature of the concordat between the Holy See and Spain, the diocese of Ceuta was agreed to be suppressed, being combined into the diocese of Cádiz y CeutaCatholic Encyclopedia: Cadiz (up to then diocese of Cádiz y Algeciras). The agreement was implemented in 1879.
Danish dioceses in the Middle Ages The Diocese of Viborg is a diocese within the Danish National Church, covering the western part of central Jutland. The diocese has the highest ratio of church members in Denmark, about 85%.
The Diocese of Fulda (Latin Dioecesis Fuldensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral.
The Diocese of Bergamo () is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan."Diocese of Bergamo" Catholic- Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016"Diocese of Bergamo" GCatholic.org.
The diocese was established by Pope Sixtus V in the Bull Pro excellenti of 17 March 1586. It was merged with the Diocese of Recanati to form the Diocese of Recanati e Loreto in either 1591 or 1592.
The Most Rev. Dr. Solomon Doraiswamy was the first Indian bishop to lead the diocese. When Bishop Thorp left India, the diocese was in a state of confusion. The Tiruchirappalli Thanjavur diocese had failed to make a panel.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, directly subject to the authority of the Pope.
The parish of Innset was transferred from Diocese of Hamar to Nidaros in 1966. The regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (together with Sunnmøre from Bjørgvin) were established as a diocese of its own (Diocese of Møre) in 1983.
Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu (Inca, Mallorca, 1862 - Palma de Mallorca, 1928) was a Spanish ecclesiastic, sixth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and subsequently Diocese of Girona and Diocese of Mallorca.
Episcopal Palace of Astorga. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga () is a diocese whose seat is in the city of Astorga, in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain."Diocese of Astorga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The diocese of Phát Diệm () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position has been vacant since April 2007. However, on July 25, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI selected Rev. Joseph Nguyen Nang to head the diocese.
On 30 October 1981 Bernini was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Velletri-Segni. Bernini was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Albano on 6 April 1982 and retired from the diocese on 13 November 1999.
This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The diocese is divided into four administrative vicariates.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mukachevo () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Antal Majnek is the current bishop of the diocese. He was appointed to the See of Mukachevo in 1997.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de Chalco () (erected 8 July 2003) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
The Diocese of Nitra (; ; ) is a Roman Catholic diocese western Slovakia, with its seat in Nitra. , the bishop is Viliam Judák.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian/Wanhsíen (, ) is a diocese located in Wanxian in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela () is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian (, ) is a diocese located in Zhao County in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara () is a diocese located in Rulenge in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
Bangalore Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church also known as Indian Orthodox Church located in Bangalore, Karnataka.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares in Mexico () (erected 30 April 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey.
The diocese of Noyon was brought to an end by the French Revolution. Its territory passed to the diocese of Beauvais.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala () (erected 28 May 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí.
Yuhanon Mar Diascoros is the metropolitan of Madras Diocese and assistant metropolitan to Kottayam Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
The diocese was founded on Advent Sunday in 2005. It was carved out of the existing Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda () is a diocese located in Bunda Town in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
He returned in triumph to his diocese on 6 October 1876 and made a pastoral visit across his diocese on horseback.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tinos (and Mykonos) was a Latin suffragan diocese on some of the Aegean islands of Greece.
The combined diocese was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado. The diocese of Cagli ceased to exist.
Until 30 September 1807, the parish belonged to the diocese of Lausanne. It was then incorporated into the diocese of Besançon.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Ana (erected 11 February 1913) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India was formed on 1 May 1970 by the bifurcation of then Mysore diocese.
The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota is a diocese of the Episcopal Church with jurisdiction over the state of South Dakota.
Tirkey was ordained a priest in 1978 for the Darjeeling diocese but was incardinated in Bagdogra diocese on 14 June 1997.
The diocese of Ouesso was established from the Diocese of Owando on June 6, 1983. Its first bishop was Hervé Itoua.
The diocese was renamed the Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo in 2014 when it incorporated the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino.
The Diocese of Morocco (or Marrakesh, Spanish Marruecos) is a former Christian diocese. It is presently a Latin Catholic titular see.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (erected 11 February 1913) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente (erected 18 December 1943) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
In 1976, Bishop Kyrill and his diocese left ROCOR and joined the Orthodox Church in America, thus creating its Bulgarian Diocese.
The Diocese of Northampton lost territory (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk) on the creation of the Diocese of East Anglia in 1976.
On December 31, 1909 Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Bismarck. Its territory was taken from the Diocese of Fargo.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on March 2, 1968.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín (erected 8 January 1979) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.
Retrieved 4 December 2012. The Church is under the control of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai.List of Parishes , DIOCESE OF KUZHITHURAI.
The Diocese is linked with the Deanery of the Isle of Wight, in the Portsmouth Diocese in the Church of England.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands.
The Diocese of Melbourne has been affected by issues that have been debated in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The theological diversity of the diocese means that there is sometimes disagreement over more contentious matters. In addition, it is frequently perceived that there is a significant tension between the theologically broad Melbourne diocese and the far more conservative Sydney diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium. Comprising the whole of Belgian Limburg, the diocese was created in 1967, split from the Diocese of Liège.Catholic Hierarchy page It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is the St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt.
This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino. The diocese comprises Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the Southern California. The diocese has 91 parishes, seven missions and five chapels. The mother church for the diocese is Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino.
The Diocese of Victoria () is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Headquartered in Victoria, the diocese encompasses all of Vancouver Island and several nearby British Columbia islands. A suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, the diocese's cathedral is St. Andrew's Cathedral and its present diocesan bishop is Gary Gordon.
The cathedral in Penne was named a co-cathedral. The diocesan seminary was transferred to Pescara. These decisions left status of the diocese of Atri in question. Since the diocese of Atri was entirely in the civil province of Teramo, Atri was united aequaliter principaliter with the diocese of Teramo, forming the diocese of Teramo e Atri.
The former French Catholic diocese of Alet (Lat.: Electensis) was created in 1317 from territory formerly in the diocese of Narbonne. The diocese continued until the French Revolution when it was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801.Alet (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] Alet-les-Bains is located in south- west France, in the current department of Aude.
The Diocese of Saskatchewan is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land of the Anglican Church of Canada formed in 1874. Its headquarters are in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Diocese of Saskatoon was split off from it in 1933. The diocese encompasses the northern two-thirds of Saskatchewan and has 35 parishes and 68 congregations.
Bayonne is in the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron, with a Suffragan bishop since 2002 under the Archdiocese of Bordeaux.The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron, consulted on 9 March 2015 . Monseigneur Marc Aillet has been the bishop of this diocese since 15 October 2008. The diocese is located in Bayonne in the Place Monseigneur- Vansteenberghe.
The seat of the Diocese was transferred to Santiago de Cuba in 1522. In 1520 Pope Leo X established the short-lived Diocese of Santiago de la Florida (or "Santiago de la Tierra Florida"). In 1546 the Diocese of Santo Domingo was elevated to an Archdiocese and the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba was made suffragan to it.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos (Latin: Dioecesis Digosensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1979, the diocese was created from territory in the Archdiocese of Davao. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the archdiocese. The current bishop is Guillermo Dela Vega Afable, appointed in 2003.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw (Lat: Diocesis Loikavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, and remains a suffragan of the parent. Sotero Phamo, appointed in 1988 is the first and only bishop of the diocese.
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore. The Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer is the main church of the Diocese. The diocese is also home to the Pastoral Institute of Multan which serves the Church at a national level. On 3 October 1989, Pope John Paul II sent congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the diocese.
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Mendoza from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Rafael when it was created in 1961. At the same time, the Diocese of Mendoza was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 April 1961.
The Diocese of Coventry is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Coventry, who sits at Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, and is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Warwick. The diocese covers Coventry and Warwickshire. The diocese is divided into two archdeaconries, Warwick and Coventry.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected as a Territorial Prelature in 1958, elevation to a full diocese occurred in April 2008. The new diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo. The current bishop is Ivo Baldi Gaburri, appointed in Feb. 2004.
Co-cathedral in Guastalla The Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Reggio Emilia was united with the Diocese of Guastalla. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.
On 21 July 1779 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro. In 1798 it gained territory from the Archdiocese of Sassari. On 9 March 1803 it gained territory from the Diocese of Bosa, and lost territory to establish the Diocese of Bisarcio. On 31 December 1938 it lost territory to the Diocese of Nuoro.
Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the presiding Bishop Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes (since 2015). The diocese is divided into eight deaneries .
The Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in the cities of Orihuela and Alicante in the Ecclesiastical province of Valencia in Spain. It was established as Diocese of Orihuela from the Diocese of Cartagena in 1564, obtaining its current denomination in 1959."Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
The Diocese of Oxford is a Church of England diocese that forms part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Oxford (currently Steven Croft), and the bishop's seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. It contains more church buildings than any other diocese and has more paid clergy than any other except London.
Between 1709 and 1780 the area of the former diocese of Halberstadt formed part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony, but afterwards returning to the Northern Missions. In 1821 the area of the former diocese of Halberstadt was merged into the Diocese of Paderborn, and forms part of the modern Diocese of Magdeburg since 1994.
It was erected on 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Sololá, on territories split off from the then Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala. On 27 April 1967, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché. It was renamed Diocese of Sololá- Chimaltenango on 31 December 1996.
The SPG, SPCK. and the Colonial Bishoprics' Fund together contributed £10,000 to the creation of the diocese. Therefore in 1877 the diocese of Rangoon, subject to the diocese of Calcutta was established by Letters Patent. Jonathan Holt Titcomb, a parish priest in Winchester diocese, was elected the first Bishop of Rangoon and so appointed on 17 December 1877.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan (Lat: Dioecesis Tainanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Erected in March 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei. The diocese has not undergone any jurisdictional changes. The current bishop is Bosco Lin Chi- nan, appointed in January 2004.
In 1986 the diocese of Cava was suppressed and its territories divided. Cava de Tirreni merged with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Amalfi as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni, while the territory of the former diocese of Sarno merged with the restored diocese of Nuceria Pagani to form the diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.
The Diocese of Skara () is the oldest existing diocese in Sweden, originally a Latin bishopric of the Roman Catholic church, and since Protestant reformation a Lutheran diocese of the Church of Sweden (the former state church of Sweden), with its seat at Skara in Västergötland (Skara Cathedral). In 2014, it celebrated its 1000-year anniversary as a full diocese.
The Diocese has a Diocesan Council which governs the diocese. All the clergy of the diocese and elected laymen from the local congregations are the members of the Diocesan Council. The diocese is divided into two zones (North Zone and South Zone), each headed by a District Minister. And it is further divided into twelve District Councils.
The installation ceremony of Father Thomas Dabre as the First Bishop of the new Diocese took place at the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Papdy, on Aug. 15, 1998. On April 4, 2009 Bishop Dabre was transferred to the diocese of Poona. Archbishop Machado of Nashik diocese was transferred to the diocese of Vasai on Nov.
High altar of Perpignan Cathedral The Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan–Elne (Latin: Dioecesis Elnensis; French: Diocèse de Perpignan–Elne; Catalan: Bisbat de Perpinyà–Elna) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France."Diocese of Perpignan-Elne" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Perpignan-Elne" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belfort–Montbéliard (Latin: Dioecesis Belfortiensis–Montis Beligardi; French: Diocèse de Belfort–Montbéliard) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in November 1979, the diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Besançon and remains a suffragan of the parent diocese. The current bishop is Dominique Blanchet.
The Diocese of Boise is an ecclesiastical territory (diocese) of the Catholic Church in the northwestern U.S., encompassing the entire state of Idaho. It is led by a bishop who serves as pastor of the cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Portland.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ivrea () is in Piedmont. For a time the diocese included the territory which had once been the diocese of Aosta, suppressed in 1803 but restored in 1817. Up until 1517 Ivrea was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan; it is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin."Diocese of Ivrea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño () is a diocese located in the cities of Calahorra, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Logroño in the Ecclesiastical province of Pamplona y Tudela in Spain."Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño" Catholic- Hierarchy.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo () is a Roman Catholic diocese in Amarillo, Texas. It was founded on August 3, 1926 out of territory taken from the Diocese of Dallas and the Diocese of San Antonio on the same day that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, its metropolitan see, was elevated to metropolitan status, replacing New Orleans.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Rai (Dioecesis Chiangraiensis) is in northern Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. The diocese covers an area of 37,839 km², covering four provinces: Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae and Ngao District of the Lampang Province. The diocese is divided into 16 parishes, having 47 priests altogether.
The Diocese of Helena () is the Catholic diocese for western Montana with its cathedral located in Helena, the state capital. The diocese was erected from the year-old Vicarate of Montana on March 7, 1884, while Montana was still a territory. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Portland (Oregon), which province encompasses Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
Co-cathedral in Bertinoro The Diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Romagna, Italy. Until 1986 it was known as the Diocese of Forlì, in existence perhaps from the fourth century. In that year the Diocese of Bertinoro was united to it. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.
Kochi diocese was formed on 9 April 2015 after a special conference of the Church synod in Chennai. Kochi diocese has been carved out of erstwhile North Kerala Diocese and remaining portion was furnished into CSI Malabar diocese. CSI Immanuel Cathedral, Broadway, Ernakulam serves as its cathedral and was promulgated by CSI Moderator Most Rev. Thomas .
The diocese has 23 parishes and covers main population centres of Griffith, Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Leeton, Narrandera and Corowa. However, only 15 of the parishes have full-time clergy. In 2003 funding pressures lead the diocese to a joint funding arrangement with the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and the Diocese of Bathurst for several ministry services.
Diocese of Toledo in red This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. The diocese covers 19 counties in northwestern Ohio and includes the cities of Toledo and Sandusky. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo.
Dioces Motherwell Statistics In 2012 the diocese was served by 65 parish priests, 7 assistant priests and 13 deacons in across its 74 parishes (the number of parishes had reduced to 67 by March 2017). There are currently 35 retired priests from the diocese and 4 who reside in parishes in the diocese. The area of the diocese is .
The diocese covers an area of 5,838 km² of the territory previously belonging to the Diocese of Raigarh, in Chhattisgarh state. The see has its seat in Kunkuri, where the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary is located. The total population in the diocese is 739,780, of which 185,485 are Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 46 parishes.
The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It is centred in Hamilton, New Zealand and was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland. The Cathedral of the Diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese with its headquarters in Abakaliki, Nigeria. It was erected on 1 March 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop. There is also a Bishop and Diocese of Abakaliki in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected on 5 September 1968 by Pope John XXIII. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali.
First church in Delhi Diocese is St. Mary's Cathedral, Hauz Khas, New Delhi.Malankara Orthodox Church - Diocese of Delhi In 1968 the St.Mary's Church is consecrated by Metropolitan Mathews Mar Athanasios. In 1975 the Holy Synod establishes Diocese of Delhi.
The diocese of Marsico Nuovo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, which existed until 1818. In that year it was united into the diocese of Potenza, to form the diocese of Marsico Nuovo and Potenza.
Mor Yulios Elias is the Metropolitan of Highrange (Adimali) region, Angamali Diocese of Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church. This diocese covers regions of Angamali diocese falling in Idukki district. Mor Yulios Elias was consecrated metropolitan on 2 January 2012.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca () is a diocese located in the city of Zé Doca in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil. Until 1985, it was known as the Diocese of Cândido Mendes.
On 3 October 1093, Urban II confirmed the privileges of the diocese of Mileto, and the suppression of the diocese of TaurianaFor Tauriana, see: Lanzoni, pp. 334–336. and the diocese of Vibona.Jaffé -Loewenfeld, I, p. 672, no. 5489.
On 23 December 1121 Pope Callixtus II confirmed once again the union of the diocese of Mileto with the diocese of Tauriana and diocese of Vibona,Taccone-Gallucci, pp. 61–62, no. LVIII. Jaffé-Loewenfeld, p. 802, no. 6839.
40 The diocese reunited with the Diocese of Minnesota in 1944.A brief history of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota by Rev. Ben Scott p.2 The former cathedral in Duluth was sold to a Lutheran church in 1956.
The Diocese of East Anglia is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church covering the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Peterborough in eastern England. The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.
The Jaffna Diocese is the Church of South India diocese for northern Sri Lanka. The current bishop (known as the Bishop of Jaffna or the Bishop of the Church of South India in the Jaffna Diocese) is Daniel Thiagarajah.
On October 24, 1904, he was appointed bishop of the Natchitoches Diocese and was consecrated bishop on November 30, 1904. On August 6, 1910 the name of the Natichitoches Diocese was changed to the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1967, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
Fr. Issac finished the construction of this church. By the blessing of Salem Bishop 11.9.1972 first mass was conducted at this church. In 1997 Dharamapuri Diocese was established from Salem Diocese, since then this church serves under Dharamapuri Diocese.
Growth, time, and distance led to the erection of a third Wisconsin Diocese. The Diocese of Fond du Lac established its current boundaries when the Diocese of Eau Claire was created in out of counties of both the Diocese of Milwaukee and Diocese of Fond du Lac in 1928, immediately prior to the onset of the Great Depression. On October 22, 2011, the Diocese of Fond du Lac and the Diocese of Eau Claire voted to "junction" into one diocese but Russell Jacobus, Bishop of Fond du Lac, withheld his consent due to the closeness and irregularities of the vote.Bishop Withholds Approval to Form New DioceseJunction Not Approved Since its founding in 1875, the Diocese of Fond du Lac has seen congregations come and go, often paralleling the coming and going of the population as towns, villages and cities sprung up and sometimes disappeared with economic opportunities of the area.
The CASC did not pay for the assets the diocese gave it. By 2017, the diocese faced more than 400 potential sexual abuse lawsuits. On March 31, 2017, just weeks before the first sexual abuse trials were to begin, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from settlements in these cases. It was the 15th American diocese to file for bankruptcy in the face of sexual abuse victim lawsuits. The diocese agreed to compensate 72 individuals who had already filed suit against it, and the diocese and its insurers proposed establishing a fund to compensate known and unknown victims. Victims' attorneys and other church creditors subsequently filed suit against the diocese in January 2018, alleging that the diocese illegally triggered its bankruptcy by turning over its assets and cash to CASC and that the diocese created CASC in a fraudulent attempt to hide its assets.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza () is a diocese in the city of Dedza, in the Ecclesiastical province of Lilongwe in Malawi.
Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro 2\. Diocese of Malaybalay, Bukidnon 3\. Diocese of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur 4\. Archdiocese of Davao 5\.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese () is a diocese in the city of Kasese in the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara in Uganda.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tunduru–Masasi () is a diocese located in Tunduru–Masasi in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Same () is a diocese located in the Same District in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Piedras Negras () (erected 8 January 2003) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Monterrey, in Mexico.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tehuacán () (erected 13 January 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles.
In addition, the diocese also administers six area medical centers under the St. Elizabeth Healthcare system. The diocese also administers 28 cemeteries.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul. It was erected in 2003.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José de Mayo () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in Uruguay.
Thomas Paulsamy is the serving Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul, India. He is the second bishop of the diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines.
On 21 June 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Maracay from the Diocese of Calabozo and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas.
The Diocese of Székesfehérvár () is a diocese located in the city of Székesfehérvár in the Ecclesiastical province of Esztergom-Budapest in Hungary.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse () is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers an area of west-central Wisconsin, United States.
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.
He is art adviser to the Church of England Diocese of Oxford.Membership of the DAC. Diocese of Oxford. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
On 13 July 2008 Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne from the Diocese of Les Cayes.
The newly formed dioceses of Quincy and Springfield elected their own bishops, while McClaren's diocese was renamed the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.
"Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo- Giovinazzo-Terlizzi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016. "Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi" GCatholic.org.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales () is a suffragan diocese located in the Latin rite Ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southern Colombia.
Ahmedabad Diocese is a diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church also known as the Indian Orthodox Church located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jacarezinho () is a diocese in the city of Jacarezinho in the Ecclesiastical province of Londrina in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fukuoka (, ) is a diocese located in Fukuoka in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagasaki 長崎 in Japan.
Tenancingo was named a diocese by Pope Benedicto XVI in 2009, separating from the Toluca diocese with the Basilica named as cathedral.
The Catholic Diocese of Machakos () is a diocese located in the city of Machakos in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iquique () is a diocese located in the city of Iquique, Chile, in the ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta.
In January 2017, the Diocese of Le Mans set up policy guidelines aimed at tackling the sex abuse crisis facing the Diocese.
Retrieved July 28, 2016"Diocese of Minden" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Minden" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan () is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María (erected 2 December 1954) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.
There are 29 priests with one Cor-Episcopa and Ramban in this diocese. Teaching ministry is also a feature in this diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima (erected 27 April 1996) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
On March 18, 2014 the Diocese of Pankshin was established from territory of the Archdiocese of Jos and the Diocese of Shendam.
It remained a part of the Diocese of Oxford until 2008 when it joined Leighton Buzzard in the Diocese of St Albans.
The Diocese of Feldkirch () is a diocese located in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, in the Ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lurín () is a diocese located in the Lurín District in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.
The other dioceses in the Anglican Province of Western Australia are the Diocese of Bunbury and the Diocese of North West Australia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aitape is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang. It was established in 1952.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbaïki () is a diocese in Mbaïki in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao () is a diocese in Alindao in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic.
IN 1867, the administration of the Straits Settlements passed from the hands of the East India Company to the British Crown and in 1869, Anglican churches in the Straits Settlements was placed under the episcopal supervision of the Bishop of Labuan and her Dependencies with the diocese expanded and renamed as the Diocese of Labuan, Sarawak and Singapore. In 1909, the Straits Settlements was separated to form its own diocese, the Diocese of Singapore. With the Independence of Malaya in 1957 and by 1960, the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Singapore and Malaya. After the Independence of Singapore in 1965, Singapore was separated from the diocese and in 1970, the Diocese of West Malaysia was established with the former Bishop of Sabah, Roland Koh, being appointed as the first Bishop of West Malaysia.
The Diocese of Shigar and Beth ʿArabaye was an East Syriac diocese of the Church of the East in the metropolitan province of Nisibis, centred on the town of Sinjar. The diocese is attested between the sixth and fourteenth centuries.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of Archdiocese of Melbourne, that covers the south east of Victoria, Australia. The diocese was established in 1887. Gregory Bennet was appointed bishop of Sale on 27 June 2020.
The Diocese of Beauvais was re-established in 1822, and the Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis was created in 1851, comprising the territories of all three formerly separate dioceses. Beauvais Cathedral serves as the seat of the enlarged diocese.
The Diocese of Matelica (Latin: Dioecesis Mathelicensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Matelica in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche."Diocese of Matelica" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
The Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, existing under that name since 1979. Historically it was the Diocese of Oppido Marmertina (Oppidensis)."Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Thiruvananthapuram Diocese was formed on 1 January 1979, after the division of Kollam Diocese. At the time of formation 94 parishes were under the diocese.Formation of Diocese From 1986 onwards, the orthodox Center at Ulloor has served as the bishop house.
The Diocese of Ambositra is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ambositra and was erected on 3 June 1999. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately .
On 30 July 1308 Bishop Bernard de Castanet was transferred to the diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay. He presided over that diocese until he was named a Cardinal on 18 December 1316, and promoted to the Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto.
The diocese is currently vacant.International Bishops' Conference of St. Cyril and Methodius: Diocese of Kotor (Cattaro) About 10,000 of the 85,000 people in the territory of the diocese (approximately 12% of the total population) are Catholic, according to the Church's estimation.

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