List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
This list of the Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of the United States includes not only dioceses of the Latin or Western Church, using the Roman Rite, but also various dioceses, mainly the eparchies (dioceses) of the Eastern Catholic Churches of various (Byzantine and other) rites which are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, is not a metropolitan see. The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter was established on January 1, 2012, for former Anglicans to join the Catholic Church.[1]
The Catholic Church in the United States comprises 195 particular churches, of which the 194 dioceses and one apostolic exarchate[2] are each led by a bishop. In the United States, state, counties or county equivalents are used to determine boundaries of most territorial dioceses.[3] There are also nationwide or large area dioceses defined by rite for many Eastern Catholics. In addition to the 195 territorial dioceses and exarchate, there is the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, which ministers to Catholics serving in the military or diplomatic corps and their dependents. Dioceses led by archbishops are called archdioceses. There are 32 archdioceses whose archbishops serve as the metropolitans of 32 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the United States.
In addition to the 195 dioceses and the single exarchate whose bishops are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), there are several other dioceses in the nation's unincorporated territories (i.e., in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands).
The United States Catholic population is mainly of the Latin Church, but eparchies and archeparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches exist in the nation. These particular Churches are also organized into ecclesiastical provinces of their own or are exempt dioceses, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See.
Dioceses and archdioceses are normally named by the city in which the bishop or archbishop has his seat. The diocese may take in a much wider area: e.g., the Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark for Syrian Rite Catholics actually serves all Syrian Catholics in the entire United States and Canada; the Diocese of Albany serves not just the city of Albany, NY, but also a large portion of central New York State.
All Catholic bishops from the United States and the U. S. Virgin Islands—whether diocesan, coadjutor, or auxiliary; Latin Rite or Eastern Rite—are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops from Puerto Rico form the Episcopal Conference of Puerto Rico,[4] while bishops in the overseas dependencies in the Pacific Ocean are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses
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Military Archdiocese
Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents, employees of the U.S. Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in government service overseas, including the nation's diplomatic corps and their dependents — both Latin and Eastern — are served by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, a non-metropolitan archdiocese (that is, without suffragan dioceses forming a territorial province with it). It is led by an archbishop, who is assisted by -presently three- auxiliary bishops.
Eastern Catholic dioceses
Province of Philadelphia (Ukrainian)
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States is organized into a metropolia (or province) consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies.
| Metropolia | Metropolia Map | Eparchy |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia |  |
Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
| Eparchy of Chicago | ||
| Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma | ||
| Eparchy of Stamford | ||
Province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
The Ruthenian Catholic Church in the United States is organized into the sui iuris Province of Pittsburgh, consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies. The eparchies also serve the faithful of other Byzantine Rite Churches without established hierarchies in the United States, namely those of the Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Russian, and Slovakian Byzantine Catholic Churches.
| Metropolia | Metropolia Map | Eparchy |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh |  |
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh |
| Eparchy of Parma | ||
| Eparchy of Passaic | ||
| Eparchy of Phoenix | ||
Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See
The following particular churches of various Eastern Rites are not suffragan to Metropolitan sees, but are instead exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, while they remain part of their respective patriarchal, major archiepiscopal or other rite- & tradition-specific particular Churches.
Personal Ordinariate (Anglican use)
Under the provisions of Anglicanorum Coetibus, issued in 2009, an effort was underway to establish a personal ordinariate, or diocese, in the United States. The ordinariate was formed for former Anglicans, including members from the Episcopal Church, Continuing Anglican churches and Anglican Use parishes. The world's first such ordinariate is the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham of England and Wales. The personal ordinariate for the United States, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, was established on January 1, 2012 in accordance with the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus of Pope Benedict XVI.[1]
Former US Dioceses
| Diocese | Cathedral | History | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Allegheny | St. Peter's Church | •1876.01.11: Established as Diocese of Allegheny from Diocese of Pittsburgh •1889.07.01: Suppressed to Diocese of Pittsburgh •1971: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Allegheny |
[5] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Alton | Church of Sts. Peter and Paul | •1857.01.09: Established as Diocese of Alton from the suppressed Diocese of Quincy •1887.01.07: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Belleville •1923.10.26: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Springfield in Illinois •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Alton |
[6] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown | Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral | •1808.04.08: Established as Diocese of Bardstown from Diocese of Baltimore •1821.06.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Cincinnati •1834.05.06: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Vincennes •1837.07.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Nashville •1841.02.13: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Louisville •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Bardstown |
[7] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Both Californias | •1840.04.27: Established as Diocese of Both Californias from the Diocese of Sonora •1849.11.20: Suppressed to establish the Diocese of Monterey •1996: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of California |
[8][9] | |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | •1887.08.02: Established as Diocese of Concordia from Diocese of Leavenworth •1944.12.23: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Salina •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Concordia |
[10] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Grass Valley | St. Patrick Church | •1860.09.27: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Marysville from Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco •1868.03.22: Promoted as Diocese of Grass Valley •1886.05.28: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Sacramento •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Grass Valley |
[11] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamestown | St. James Church | •1889.11.10: Established as Diocese of Jamestown from Apostolic Vicariate of Dakota •1897.04.06: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Fargo •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Jamestown |
[12] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Kearney | •1912.03.08: Established as Diocese of Kearney from Diocese of Omaha •1917.04.11: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Grand Island •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Kearney |
[13] | |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Lead | St. Patrick’s Church | •1902.08.04: Established as Diocese of Lead from Diocese of Sioux Falls •1930.08.01: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Rapid City •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Lead |
[14] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth | Church of the Immaculate Conception | •1850.07.19: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains from Diocese of New Orleans •1857.01.06: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska •1857: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kansas •1877.05.22: Promoted as Diocese of Leavenworth •1887.08.02: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Wichita and Diocese of Concordia •1891.05.29: Renamed as Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas •1897.03.05: Renamed as Diocese of Leavenworth •1947.05.10: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Kansas City •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Leavenworth |
[15] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Natchez | St. Mary Basilica | •1826.07.18: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Mississippi from Diocese of Louisiana •1837.07.28: Promoted as Diocese of Natchez •1956.12.18: Renamed as Diocese of Natchez–Jackson •1977.03.01: Suppressed as Titular Episcopal See of Natchez to establish Diocese of Biloxi and Diocese of Jackson |
[16] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Natchitoches | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | •1853.07.29: Established as Diocese of Natchitoches from Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans •1910.08.06: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Alexandria •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Natchitoches |
[17] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Nesqually | Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater | •1850.05.31: Established as Diocese of Nesqually from Diocese of Walla Walla •1853.07.29: Gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Walla Walla •1907.09.11: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Seattle •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Nesqually |
[18] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Oregon City | St. John the Apostle Church | •1843.12.01: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Oregon from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore and Archdiocese of Québec •1846.07.24: Promoted as Diocese of Oregon City, lost territory to establish Diocese of Vancouver Island and Diocese of Walla Walla •1850.07.29: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oregon City •1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Idaho and Montana •1894: Gained territory from Diocese of Vancouver Island •1903.06.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Baker City •1928.09.26: Suppressed to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon •1996: Restored as Titular Metropolitan See of Oregon City |
[19] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Quincy | •1853.07.29: Established as Diocese of Quincy from Diocese of Chicago •1857.01.09: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Alton •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Quincy |
[20] | |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie | Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral | •1853.07.29: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Michigan from Diocese of Detroit •1857.01.09: Promoted as Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie •1865.10.23: Renamed as Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette •1937.01.03: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Marquette •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Sault Sainte Marie •1996: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan |
[21] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Vincennes | Basilica of St. Francis Xavier | •1834.05.06: Established as Diocese of Vincennes from Diocese of Bardstown •1857.01.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Fort Wayne •1898.03.28: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Indianapolis •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Vincennes |
[22] |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Walla Walla | •1846.07.24: Established as Diocese of Walla Walla from Apostolic Vicariate of Oregon •1850.05.31: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Nesqually •1853.07.29: Suppressed to establish Diocese of Nesqually •1971: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Walla Walla |
[23] | |
See also
- Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States (including ecclesiastical provinces)
- Provincial boundary lines in the U.S.
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of basilicas#North American & Central American Basilicas
- Category:Roman Catholic churches in the United States (including sub-categories for shrines, cathedrals, and former churches) – churches are listed by state, territory, or district.
- Nunciature to the United States
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in North America#Episcopal Conference of the United States of America
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
Footnotes
- 1 2 Cardinal Levada, William (January 1, 2012). "Decree of Erection of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter" (PDF). Holy See.
- ↑ On July 14, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI erected an apostolic exarchate (similar to an apostolic vicariate in the Latin Church) — the Syro-Malankara Catholic Exarchate in the United States — for Syro-Malankara Catholics in the United States. Although not the same as an eparchy (diocese), an exarchate is still led by a bishop.
- ↑ For exceptions, see Provincial Boundary Lines.
- ↑ Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.). GCatholic.org website. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Allegheny". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Alton". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Bardstown". GCatholic.org.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Both Californias". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "California". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Concordia". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Grass Valley". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Jamestown". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Kearney". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Lead". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Leavenworth". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Natchez". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Nachitoches". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Nesqually". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Oregon City". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Quincy". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Sault Sainte Marie". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Vincennes". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Walla Walla". GCatholic.org. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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