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Diocese Of Maxita
The Diocese of Maxita (Massita in curiate Italian) is a bishopric in Algeria. It was a Roman Catholic Church diocese in the Roman province of Africa Proconsulare. History Maxita is located in the region of Al-Asnam, Algeria. It is an ancient Christian episcopal see in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, suffragan of the Metropolitan of its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae. It ''may'' have been centered on the unrecorded basilica discovered at Al Asnam, but was to fade. Only one bishop is known from antiquity: Felix (Italian: Felice), who was among the Catholic prelates summoned to the Council of Carthage (484) by the Arian Vandal king Huneric. Titular see The diocese of Maxita (the Italian Curiate form being Massita) was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric, of the lowest (episcopal) rank. It has had the following, near-consecutive incumbents : * Romeo Roy Blanchette † (8 Feb 1965 Appointed – 19 July 1966 Appointed, Bishop of Joli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Boise
The Diocese of Boise ( la, Diœcesis Xylopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northwestern U.S., encompassing the entire state of Idaho. It is led by Bishop Peter F. Christensen, whose seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Archdiocese of Portland. History Eighteenth and nineteenth century The first Catholics to arrive in the territory that would eventually become the Diocese of Boise were French-Canadian fur trappers in the mid-eighteenth century. That remained the sole Catholic contact in the area until 1815, when 19 Iroquois migrated into Idaho from eastern Canada. These Iroquois had the rudiments of Catholic belief, and apparently spoke of the need for "black robes" to show the way to heaven. Thereafter, for the next twenty-five years, mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Driscoll
Michael Patrick Driscoll (August 8, 1939 – October 24, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the seventh Bishop of Boise. He retired on August 8, 2014. Early life and ministry Michael Driscoll was born in Long Beach, California. As a child, he would pretend to celebrate Mass, giving Necco candy wafers as communion to his younger siblings. He attended St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, and was ordained to the priesthood by James Cardinal McIntyre on May 1, 1965. He did pastoral work in Los Angeles and Burbank, and earned a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California in 1973. He served as Chancellor (1976–1987), Vicar for Religious and for Charities, and Vicar General in the Diocese of Orange. Episcopal career On December 19, 1989, Driscoll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and Titular Bishop of ''Maxita'' by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on March 6, 1990, from Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Francisco De Macorís
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Francisci de Macoris) (erected 16 January 1978) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. Bishops ;Ordinaries * Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (16 January 1978 – 15 November 1981) * Jesús María de Jesús Moya (20 April 1984 – 31 May 2012) * Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo (31 May 2012 – 15 May 2021) * Ramón Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera (15 May 2021 – present) ;Other priests of this diocese who became bishops *Julio César Corniel Amaro Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: * Julio (given name) * Julio (surname) * Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation a ..., appointed Bishop of Puerto Plata in 2005 * Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas, appointed Bishop of Barahona in 2015 * Francisco Ozoria Acosta, appointed Archbishop of Santo Dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús María De Jesús Moya
Jesus ( AD 30 or 33) was a Jewish preacher and religious leader who most Christians believe to be the incarnation of God and Muslims believe was a prophet. Jesus may also refer to: People Religious figures * Elymas Bar-Jesus, a Jew in the ''Acts of the Apostles'', chapter 13, who opposed the missionary Paul on Cyprus * Jesus Barabbas (Matthew 27:16–17 margin), pardoned criminal * Jesus Justus (Colossians 4:11), Christian in Rome mentioned by Paul Other people with the name * Jesus (name), as given name and surname, derived from the Latin name ''Iesus'' and the Greek ('). * Jesus ben Ananias (died ), Jewish nationalist mentioned by Josephus * Jesus Ben Sira (), religious writer, author of the Book of Sirach * Jesus Christ Allin or GG Allin (1956–1993), American punk rock musician * Jesús González Díaz (born 1994), simply known as Jesús, Spanish footballer * Jesús Malverde, legendary Mexican bandit-saint * Jesús Rodríguez (other) * Gabriel Jesus (born 1997), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Biloxi
The Diocese of Biloxi is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses 17 counties in south Mississippi. It was erected on March 1, 1977, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson. The Diocese of Biloxi is a suffragan diocese the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile, though for its first three years the diocese was in the province of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the diocese's cathedral. History Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Biloxi, with territory taken from the Diocese of Natches-Jackson on 1 March 1977. On 29 July 1980, Pope John Paul II elevated the Diocese of Mobile to a metropolitan archdiocese and designated the Diocese of Biloxi as a suffragan of the new metropolitan see. On December 16, 2016, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Roger Morin's resignation and ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lawson Howze
Joseph Lawson Edward Howze (born Lawson Edward Howze, August 30, 1923 – January 9, 2019) was an African-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Biloxi from 1977 to 2001, and was the first Black Catholic bishop of a US diocese. Early life Howze was born in Daphne, Alabama. He was the oldest of four children born to Albert Otis Howze Sr. and Helen Lawson Howze. His mother died when he was five. He had six siblings in total. He grew up with neighbors who were Catholic and attributed his Catholicism to that influence. He attended kindergarten at Most Pure Heart of Mary School in Mobile. He was later transferred to the segregated public schools of Mobile, graduating from Mobile County Secondary School in 1944. Howze originally aspired to become a doctor and studied chemistry, biology, and physics. He graduated from Alabama State Branch Junior College in 1946. In 1948 he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Alabama State University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Middlesbrough
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire. The Bishop's See is in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, at St Mary's Cathedral. History The diocese was created on 20 December 1878, when the then Diocese of Beverley, which covered the whole of Yorkshire, was divided into the Diocese of Middlesbrough, covering the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the north of the River Ouse, and the Diocese of Leeds, covering the West Riding of Yorkshire and those parishes in the City of York to the south of the River Ouse. In 1982 the two York parishes south of the River Ouse were ceded to the Diocese of Middlesbrough to unite the City of York under one bishop. The parish of Howden was transferred from Middlesbrough to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gerard McClean
John Gerard McClean (24 September 1914 – 28 August 1978) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Middlesbrough from 1967 to 1978. Born in Redcar, Yorkshire on 24 September 1914, he was ordained to the priesthood on 22 March 1942. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough and Titular Bishop of ''Maxita'' on 10 December 1966. His consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ... to the Episcopate took place on 24 February 1967, the principal consecrator was Bishop George Brunner of Middlesbrough, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop James Cunningham of Hexham and Newcastle and Bishop William Wheeler of Leeds. On Bishop Brunner's retirement, McClean automatically succeeded as the Bishop of the Dioces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Joliet
The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois ( la, Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the state of Illinois in the United States. The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Archdiocese of Chicago. The mother church is the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. The current bishop of Joliet is Ronald Aldon Hicks, Ronald Hicks. Territory The Diocese of Joliet comprises the Joliet, Illinois, City of Joliet in Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ... and its surrounding counties: DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Ford County, Illinois, Ford, Grundy County, Illinois, Grundy, Iroquois County, Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
