An ecclesiastical region () is a formally organised geographical group of
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
s,
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
s or
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es, without a proper Ordinary as such, in Catholic or Protestant Churches.
Catholic Church
Apart from historical other uses, there are presently ecclesiastical regions, grouping parts of the extensive episcopate in five Catholic countries.
The equivalent 'apostolic regions' in France, created in 1961, were suppressed in 2004.
Italy
The Catholic Church in Italy is divided into 16 ecclesiastical regions. The regions mostly correspond to the 20 civil administrative regions of Italy.
#Abruzzo-Molise (joining those two administrative regions)
#Basilicata
#Calabria
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Campania
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#Emilia-Romagna
#Lazio = Latium
#Liguria
#Lombardy (Lombardia)
#Marche(s)
#Piemonte (Piedmont), including Valle d'Aosta
#Puglia (Apulia)
#Sardinia (Sardegna)
#Sicily (Sicilia)
#Tuscany (Toscana)
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Triveneto
The Triveneto (), or Tre Venezie () ( vec, Tre Venesie, german: Venetien), is a historical region of Italy. The area included what has become the three Italian regions of ''Venezia Euganea'', ''Venezia Giulia'' and ''Venezia Tridentina''. This ter ...
(i.e. Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige)
#Umbria.
Brazil
The regions -covering the federal state(s) in parenthesis- comprise the following ecclesiastical province(s) :
# Regional Norte (North) 1 (Amazonas e Roraima) : Manaus (1952)
# Regional Norte 2 (Pará e Amapá) : Belém do Pará (1906)
# Regional Nordeste (NE) 1 (Ceará) : Fortaleza (1915)
# Regional Nordeste 2 (Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte e Alagoas) : Maceió (1920), Natal (1952), Olinda e Recife (1910), Paraíba (1914)
# Regional Nordeste 3 (Bahia e Sergipe) : Aracaju (1960), Feira de Santana (2002), San Salvador di Bahia (1676), Vitória da Conquista (2002)
# Regional Nordeste 4 (Piauí) : Teresina (1952)
# Regional Nordeste 5 (Maranhão) Provincia ecclesiastica di São Luís do Maranhão (1922)
# Regional Leste (East) 1 (Rio de Janeiro) ; Niterói (1960), Rio de Janeiro (1892)
# Regional Leste 2 (Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo) : Belo Horizonte (1924), Diamantina (1917), Juiz de Fora (1962), Mariana (1906), Montes Claros (2001), Pouso Alegre (1962), Uberaba (1962), Vitória (1958)
# Regional Sul (South) 1 (São Paulo) : Aparecida (1958), Botucatu (1958), Campinas (1958), Ribeirão Preto (1958), San Paolo (1908), Sorocaba (1992)
# Regional Sul 2 (Paraná) : Cascavel (1979), Curitiba (1926), Curitiba degli Ucraini (2014), Londrina (1970), Maringá (1979)
# Regional Sul 3 (Rio Grande do Sul) : Passo Fundo (2011), Pelotas (2011), Porto Alegre (1910), Santa Maria (2011)
# Regional Sul 4 (Santa Catarina) : Florianópolis (1927)
# Regional Centro-Oeste (Center-West) (Goiás, Distrito Federal e Tocantins) : Brasília (1960), Goiânia (1956), Palmas (1996) ''and the army bishopric Ordinariato militare in Brasile (1950)''
# Regional Oeste (West) 1 (Mato Grosso do Sul) : Campo Grande (1979)
# Regional Oeste 2 (Mato Grosso) : Cuiabá (1910)
# Regional Noroeste (NW) (Rondônia, Acre e Amazonas) : Porto Velho (1982)
Canada
Four regions, each comprising several Latin provinces - Ontario and West also the ''Eastern Catholic province/eparchies'', West also a non-metropolitan Latin archdiocese :
# Ontario (Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario) : Kingston, Ottawa, Toronto, ''Ukrainian Eparchy of Toronto'', ''Chaldean Eparchy of Mar Addai off Toronto'', ''Ruthenian Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Metodius of Toronto''
# West (Assembly of Western Catholic Bishops) : Edmonton, Grouard-McLennan, Keewatin-Le Pas, Regina, Vancouver, (Latin archdiocese of) Winnipeg, ''Ukrainian province of Winnipeg''
# Atlantic (Atlantic Episcopal Assembly) : Halifax-Yarmouth, Moncton, Saint John's
# Québec (
rancophoneAssemblée des évêques catholiques du Québec) : Gatineau, Quebec, Rimouski, Montréal, Sherbrooke, ''Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montréal'', ''Melkite Eparchy of the Salvator of Montréal''
Mexico
Each region covers one or more ecclesiastical provinces :
# Sur (South) : Acapulco
# Pacífico-Sur : Antequera, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
# Norte (North) : Chihuahua
# Metropolitana (federal capital) : ''Archdiocese Ciudad Mexico (cfr. below)''
# Metro-Circundante : Tlalnepantla, Ciudad Mexico (''only suffragans in province, so excepting Ciudad Mexico itself, which constitutes its own region above)''
# Vizcaya-Pacifico : Durango
# Occidente (West) : Guadalajara
# Noroeste (NW) : Hermosillo, Tijuana
# Noreste (NE) : Monterrey
# Golfo : Jalapa
# Bajío : León, San Luis Potosí
# Don Vasco : Morelia
# Oriente (East) : Puebla de los Ángeles
# Centro (Central) : Tulancingo
# Sureste (SE) : Yucatán
United States
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The dioceses of the United States are grouped into fifteen regions: fourteen of the regions (numbered I through XIV) are geographically based, for the Latin Catholic dioceses, the Eastern Catholic eparchies (dioceses) constitute the overlapping 'Region' XV.
Bishops' Region I
;Ecclesiastical province of Boston, comprising the states of
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...
,
Massachusetts
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,
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
and
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston
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Diocese of Burlington
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Diocese of Fall River
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Diocese of Manchester
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Diocese of Portland
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Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
The Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts ( la, Diœcesis Campifontis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, ...
**
Diocese of Worcester
;Ecclesiastical province of Hartford, comprising the states of
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
and
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...
, as well as
Fishers Island
Fishers Island (Pequot: ''Munnawtawkit'') is an island that is part of Southold, New York, United States at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound. About long and wide, it ...
in the state of
New York.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hartford
**
Diocese of Bridgeport
**
Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England that forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
History
It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of the Bishop of the Eas ...
**
Diocese of Providence
Bishops' Region II
;Ecclesiastical province of New York, comprising the state of
New York except for
Fishers Island
Fishers Island (Pequot: ''Munnawtawkit'') is an island that is part of Southold, New York, United States at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound. About long and wide, it ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of New York
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Diocese of Albany
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Diocese of Brooklyn
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Diocese of Buffalo
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Diocese of Ogdensburg
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Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signa ...
**
Diocese of Rockville Centre
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Diocese of Syracuse
The Diocese of Syracuse is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in New York, United States. The of Syracuse includes the territory of seven counties of Central and South Central New York State: Broome, Chena ...
Bishops' Region III
;Ecclesiastical province of Newark, comprising the state of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Newark
**
Diocese of Camden
**
Diocese of Metuchen
**
Diocese of Paterson
**
Diocese of Trenton
;Ecclesiastical province of Philadelphia, comprising the state of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia
**
Diocese of Allentown
The Diocese of Allentown ( la, Diœcesis Alanpolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The Diocese of Allentow ...
**
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
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Diocese of Erie
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Diocese of Greensburg
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Diocese of Harrisburg
**
Diocese of Pittsburgh
**
Diocese of Scranton
Bishops' Region IV
;Ecclesiastical province of Baltimore, comprising most of the state of
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
as well as the states of
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
and
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore
**
Diocese of Arlington
**
Diocese of Richmond
**
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**
Diocese of Wilmington
;Ecclesiastical province of Washington, comprising the
District of Columbia
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Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, and the
United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington
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Diocese of Saint Thomas, with see in
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie ( ), located on St. Thomas, is the capital and the largest city of the United States Virgin Islands. It was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning 'beer house' or 'beer hall' in Danish). In 1691, the town was renamed to Charlotte ...
(the bishops of the diocese are members of the USCCB and have observer status in the
Antilles Episcopal Conference)
Bishops' Region V
;Ecclesiastical province of Louisville, comprising the states of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
and
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville
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Diocese of Covington
**
Diocese of Knoxville
The Diocese of Knoxville ( la, Dioecesis Knoxvillensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Tennessee. It was founded on May 27, 1988 from the eastern counties of the Diocese of Nashville. This dioces ...
**
Diocese of Lexington
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Diocese of Memphis
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Diocese of Nashville
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Diocese of Owensboro
;Ecclesiastical province of Mobile, comprising the states of
Alabama
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and
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mobile
**
Diocese of Biloxi
**
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
**
Diocese of Jackson
;Ecclesiastical province of New Orleans, comprising the state of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans
**
Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
**
Diocese of Baton Rouge
**
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
**
Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
**
Diocese of Lake Charles
**
Diocese of Shreveport
Bishops' Region VI
;Ecclesiastical province of Cincinnati, comprising the state of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati
**
Diocese of Cleveland
**
Diocese of Columbus
The Diocese of Columbus ( la, Dioecesis Columbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering 23 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The episcopal see of the diocese is situated at Columbus. The dioce ...
**
Diocese of Steubenville
**
Diocese of Toledo
**
Diocese of Youngstown
The Diocese of Youngstown ( la, Dioecesis Youngstonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church, consisting of six counties in Northeast Ohio: Mahoning County, Ohio, Mahoning, Trumbull County, Ohio, Trumbul ...
;Ecclesiastical province of Detroit, comprising the state of
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit
**
Diocese of Gaylord
**
Diocese of Grand Rapids
**
Diocese of Kalamazoo
The Diocese of Kalamazoo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan. The Diocese of Kalamazoo encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, ...
**
Diocese of Lansing
**
Diocese of Marquette
**
Diocese of Saginaw
Bishops' Region VII
;Ecclesiastical province of Chicago, comprising the state of
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago
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Diocese of Belleville
**
Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
**
Diocese of Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria ( la, Diœcesis Peoriensis, Peoria, Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the central Illinois region of the United States. The Diocese of Peoria is a suffragan diocese w ...
**
Diocese of Rockford
The Diocese of Rockford ( la, Diœcesis Rockfordiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving as the pastor of the Moth ...
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Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois ( la, Diœcesis Campifontis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the south central Illinois region of the United States. The prelate is a bishop serving ...
;Ecclesiastical province of Indianapolis, comprising the state of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis
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Diocese of Evansville
**
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**
Diocese of Gary
**
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
;Ecclesiastical province of Milwaukee, comprising the state of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milwaukee
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Diocese of Green Bay
**
Diocese of La Crosse
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse ( la, Dioecesis Crossensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese (Roman Rite) of the Catholic Church encompassing the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Cl ...
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Diocese of Madison
**
Diocese of Superior
Bishops' Region VIII
;Ecclesiastical province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, comprising the states of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
,
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
and
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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Diocese of Bismarck
The Diocese of Bismarck ( la, Dioecesis Bismarckiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in North Dakota. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop David Kagan. It is a suffragan diocese in the eccles ...
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Diocese of Crookston
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Diocese of Duluth
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Diocese of Fargo
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Diocese of New Ulm
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Diocese of Rapid City
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Diocese of Saint Cloud
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Diocese of Sioux Falls
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Diocese of Winona-Rochester
Bishops' Region IX
;Ecclesiastical province of Dubuque, comprising the state of
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque
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Diocese of Davenport
The Diocese of Davenport ( la, Diœcesis Davenportensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Roman Catholicism in the United States, Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the United States, U.S. state of Iowa ...
**
Diocese of Des Moines
**
Diocese of Sioux City
;Ecclesiastical province of Kansas City, comprising the state of
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
**
Diocese of Dodge City
**
Diocese of Salina
**
Diocese of Wichita
;Ecclesiastical province of Omaha, comprising the state of
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Omaha
**
Diocese of Grand Island
**
Diocese of Lincoln
;Ecclesiastical province of Saint Louis, comprising the state of
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of St. Louis
**
Diocese of Jefferson City
**
Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
**
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
Bishops' Region X
;Ecclesiastical province of Galveston-Houston, comprising the east and southeast parts of the state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
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Diocese of Austin
**
Diocese of Beaumont
**
Diocese of Brownsville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville ( la, Dioecesis Brownsvillensis, es, Diócesis de Brownsville) is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, in Texas, USA.
The ...
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Diocese of Corpus Christi
The Diocese of Corpus Christi ( la, Dioecesis Corporis Christi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Texas. It was founded on March 23, 1912, having been the Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville u ...
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Diocese of Tyler
**
Diocese of Victoria in Texas
;Ecclesiastical province of San Antonio, comprising the west and north of the state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio
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Diocese of Amarillo
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Diocese of Dallas
**
Diocese of El Paso
The Diocese of El Paso ( la, Dioecesis Elpasensis, es, Diócesis de El Paso) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in West Texas. Covering , it encompasses the Texas counties of El Paso, Brewster, Culb ...
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Diocese of Fort Worth
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Diocese of Laredo
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Diocese of Lubbock
**
Diocese of San Angelo
;Ecclesiastical province of Oklahoma City, comprising the states of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
and
Oklahoma.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
**
Diocese of Little Rock
The Diocese of Little Rock ( la, Dioecesis Petriculana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church composed of the entire U.S. state of Arkansas. It was established on November 28, 1843. The seat of the dioc ...
**
Diocese of Tulsa
;Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, comprising former Anglicans throughout the United States (and Canada).
*
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter is a special Catholic diocese for Anglican and Methodist converts in the United States and Canada. It allows these parishioners to maintain elements of Anglican liturgy and tradition in their ...
Bishops' Region XI
;Ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles, comprising the southern part of the state of
California
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.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Diocese of Fresno
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Diocese of Monterey in California
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Diocese of Orange (county, L.A.)
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Diocese of San Bernardino
The Diocese of San Bernardino ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Bernardi, es, Diócesis de San Bernardino) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Southern California. Erected by Pope Paul VI on July 14, 1978, and its jurisdiction extends ...
**
Diocese of San Diego
;Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco, comprising the northern part of the state of
California
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and the states of ''
Hawaii
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(in
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...
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Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
and
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
.
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco
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Diocese of Las Vegas, in Nevada
**
Diocese of Oakland
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Diocese of Reno
The Diocese of Reno is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern Nevada region of the United States, centered on the city of Reno. The diocese is composed of 12 counties in Nevada.
The See of Reno ...
, in Nevada
**
Diocese of Sacramento
The Diocese of Sacramento is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. The diocese's see is Sacramento, it is led by a bishop who pastors the mother church ...
**
Diocese of San Jose in California
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Diocese of Santa Rosa in California
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California ( la, Diœcesis Sanctae Rosae in California) is a diocese, or ecclesiastical territory, of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States, named in honor of S ...
**
Diocese of Stockton
**''also
Diocese of Honolulu, in
Polynesia
Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...
, i.e. in
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...
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Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah - Bishops' Region XIII'')
Bishops' Region XII
;Ecclesiastical province of Anchorage-Juneau, comprising the state of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau
**
Diocese of Fairbanks
;Ecclesiastical province of Portland in Oregon, comprising the states of
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
,
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
and
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
, ''except for the parts of Yellowstone National Park in the states of Idaho and Montana.''
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
**
Diocese of Baker
**
Diocese of Boise
**
Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
**
Diocese of Helena
The Diocese of Helena ( la, Dioecesis Helenensis) is the Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in western Montana with its cathedral located in Helena. The diocese was created from the year-old Apostolic Vicariate ...
;Ecclesiastical province of Seattle, comprising the state of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seattle
**
Diocese of Spokane
**
Diocese of Yakima
Bishops' Region XIII
;A diocese from the ecclesiastical province of San Francisco.
*
Diocese of Salt Lake City
;Ecclesiastical province of Denver, comprising the states of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
and
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
, as well as the parts of
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowst ...
in the states of
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
and
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Denver
**
Diocese of Cheyenne
**
Diocese of Colorado Springs
**
Diocese of Pueblo
;Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe, comprising the states of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
and
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
.
*
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe ( la, Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali, link=no, es, Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe, link=no) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in ...
**
Diocese of Gallup
**
Diocese of Las Cruces
The Diocese of Las Cruces ( la, Dioecesis Las Cruces, es, Diócesis de Las Cruces) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States, comprising the 10 southern counties i ...
**
Diocese of Phoenix
**
Diocese of Tucson
Bishops' Region XIV
;Ecclesiastical province of Miami, comprising the state of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami
**
Diocese of Orlando
The Diocese of Orlando ( la, Dioecesis Orlandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Florida. It encompasses about spanning Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, and S ...
**
Diocese of Palm Beach
The Diocese of Palm Beach ( la, Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Que ...
**
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
**
Diocese of St. Augustine
The Diocese of St. Augustine is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church, located in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, covering much of North Florida, including t ...
**
Diocese of Saint Petersburg
The Diocese of Saint Petersburg ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Petri in Florida) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Florida. It comprises , encompassing Pinellas County, Pinellas, Hillsborough County, Florida, ...
**
Diocese of Venice in Florida
;Ecclesiastical province of Atlanta, comprising the states of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
, and
South Carolina
)'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
.
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Atlanta
**
Diocese of Charleston
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in the Southern United States that comprises the entire state of South Carolina. Currently, the diocese consists of 96 parishes an ...
**
Diocese of Charlotte
**
Diocese of Raleigh
**
Diocese of Savannah
Bishops' "Region" XV - Eastern Catholic Eparchies and Archeparchies
''This is not a geographical region and it does not consist of ecclesiastical provinces. Instead, it consists exclusively of US branches of various, generally Europe or Asia-based, particular Eastern Catholic Churches. See the
Eastern Catholic Churches section (below) for their particular hierarchies.''
: ''Antiochian rites ''
;''
Maronite Church
The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. Th ...
''
* ''
Eparchy of Brooklyn (NYC, New York)''
* ''
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (St. Louis, Missouri)''
;''
Syriac Catholic Church''
* ''
Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark''
;''
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church''
* ''
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States of America and Canada''
: ''Armenian rite ''
;''
Armenian Catholic Church
, native_name_lang = hy
, image = St Elie - St Gregory Armenian Catholic Cathedral.jpg
, imagewidth = 260px
, alt =
, caption = Cathedral of Saint Elias and Saint Gregory the Illuminat ...
''
* ''
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York ''
: ''Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) rites ''
;''
Melkite Greek Catholic Church''
*''
Eparchy of Newton''
;''
Romanian Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church may refer to:
* Catholic Church in Romania, including both Latin and Eastern Catholics
* Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (an Eastern Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite, in full communion with the Churc ...
''
*''
Eparchy of St. George's in Canton for Romanians''
;''
Ruthenian Catholic Church''
''Ecclesiastical province of the
Ruthenian Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh''
*''
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh''
**''
Eparchy of Parma''
**''
Eparchy of Passaic''
**''
Holy Protection of Mary Eparchy of Phoenix''
;''
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
, native_name_lang = uk
, caption_background =
, image = StGeorgeCathedral Lviv.JPG
, imagewidth =
, type = Particular church (sui iuris)
, alt =
, caption = St. George's ...
, the only one whose chief passed to America''
''Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia''
*''
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia''
**''
Eparchy of Saint Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians''
**''
Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma''
**''
Eparchy of Stamford''
: ''Syro-Oriental Rites ''
;''
Chaldean Catholic Church''
* ''
Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego''
* ''
Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit''
;''
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church''
* ''
St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago''
References
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Sources and external links
Teilkirchenverbände (Cann. 431 – 459)in the
1983 ''Codex Iuris Canonici''
Italian ecclesiastical regions(in Italian) on official Website in Italian o
Catholic Church in ItalyFour ecclesiastical regions in Provostry Kaliningrad