Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco de Macoris (erected 16 January 1978) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi Equitum) (erected 25 September 1953 as the Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of La Vega, Mao-Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata and San Francisco de Macoris.The see was elevated to an archdiocese on 14 February 1994. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane (Latin: Inhambanian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Inhambane in the Ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese. Данное издание не...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumla (Latin: Gumlaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Gumla in the Ecclesiastical province of Ranchi in India. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese. Данное издание не является...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar is an archdiocese located in the cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in India. An archbishop (from Greek -, chief, and , bishop) is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest (presbyter) and bishop. Accordingly, one does not become an archbishop by ordination. Episcopal sees are generally arranged in groups in which the bishop who is the ordinary of one of them has certain powers and duties of oversight over the other sees. He is known as the metropolitan archbishop of that see. In the Roman Catholic Church, canon 436 of the Code of Canon Law indicates what these powers and...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Papua New Guinea has approximately two million Roman Catholic adherents, approximately 27% of the country's total population. The country is divided into nineteen dioceses including four archdioceses. In 1995, Pope John Paul II declared Peter To Rot, a catechist and New Guinea native blessed for his martyrdom when in 1945 he refused to embrace polygamy and was killed by occupying Japanese forces. Данное издание не является...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was formerly a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in California, United States. The diocese was composed of the present dioceses of Monterey and Fresno (q.v.) The diocese was erected in 1922—split off from the former Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, and existed until 1967 when it again was split into two. The see was located in Fresno. Upon erection of the diocese, it was administered by the Bishop of Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1924, Irish-born Most Rev. John Bernard MacGinley was transferred from the Philippines to become the first bishop of...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, claiming more than a billion members. Its leader is the Pope. The Church defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity. The Catholic Church is one of the oldest continuous religious institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation. It teaches that it was founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are successors of his apostles, and that the Pope as the successor of St. Peter possesses a universal primacy. Данное издание не является оригинальным....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Church in Gibraltar is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. There are an estimated 23,000 baptised Catholics in Gibraltar, making up 86 percent of the population. Gibraltar is a single diocese led by the Bishop of Gibraltar and immediately subject to the Holy See. The present incumbent is Bishop Charles Caruana. The Bishop of Gibraltar is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar. The Rt. Rev. Ralph Heskett has been the incumbent Bishop of Gibraltar since 10 July 2010, succeeding Charles Caruana. Данное...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere (erected 23 June 1951) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quebec. A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own. In the Anglican Churches, the term applies to a bishop who is a full-time assistant to a diocesan bishop, for example, the Bishop of Jarrow is suffragan to the Bishop of Durham (the diocesan). Some Anglican suffragans are given the responsibility for a geographical area within the diocese (for example, the Bishop of Selby...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Archdiocese of Poznan (Latin: Posnanien(sis)) is one of 14 archdioceses located in Poland, with the seat located in Poznan. A Diocese is the district or see under the pastoral care of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. In some forms of Christianity, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area (as in United Methodism)/episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bishop, and bishopric to the post of being bishop. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The diocese of Volterra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Tuscany, central Italy. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa. Volterra is an ancient Etruscan town, later conquered by the Romans. In the Carolingian period it belonged to the Marquisate of Tuscany; with the approval of Henry, son of Frederick Barbarossa, the government of it afterwards passed into the hands of the bishop, until his temporal authority was suspended by the commune. In the wars or factions of the 13th century, Volterra, being Ghibelline, was continually embroiled with the Florentines, who captured it in 1254, but...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 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 Archdiocese of Mount Hagen is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Goroka, Kundiawa, Mendi and Wabag. In Roman (Latin Rite) Catholicism, a metropolitan archdiocese is an archdiocese which is the head of an ecclesiastical province. The archbishop of the archdiocese is called the metropolitan. Данное издание не...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sao Mateus (Latin: Sancti Matthaei) is a diocese located in the city of Sao Mateus in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitoria in Brazil. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his ecclesiastical province. Данное издание не...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in south-western France. It was probably created in the 3rd century AD. The current Archbishop is Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau. On September 16, 2002, as part of the reshuffling of the map of the French ecclesiastical provinces, the diocese of Montpellier (, Lodeve, Beziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres) ceased to be a suffragan of Avignon and was elevated to archdiocese and metropolitan of a new ecclesiatical province, with the dioceses of Carcassonne, Mende, Nimes (-Uzes e Ales) and Perpignan-Elne as suffragans. Данное издание не является...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlaxcala (erected 23 May 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles. The Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla (in Latin Archidioecesis Angelorum) is the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico. It was established on October 13, 1525 as the diocese of Tlaxcala and retained that name until it was elevated to an archdiocese in 1903. In 1959 a new Diocese of Tlaxcala was created and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla. A separate diocese for Mexico City was created in 1530 and replaced Seville, Spain as Tlaxcala's...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The diocese of Thai Binh (Latin, Dioecesis de Thai Binh) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam. The bishop is Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Sang, since 1990. On July 25, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI selected Monsignor Pierre Nguyen Van De to be bishop upon Nguyen Van Sang's retirement. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 2,200 km , and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004, the diocese of Thai Binh had about 116,399 believers (4.1% of the population), 42 priests and 64 parishes. Данное издание не...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helsinki is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church based in Helsinki, which comprises the whole of Finland. The diocese is divided into seven parishes, including Oulu which covers almost all of the northern part of Finland. The current Roman Catholic Bishop of Helsinki is Teemu Sippo, S.C.I., the first ethnic Finn to hold the office since its reestablishment after the Reformation (previous bishops included three Dutch and a Pole). Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gikongoro (Latin: Ghikongoroen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Gikongoro in the Ecclesiastical province of Kigali in Rwanda. The diocese is home to the parish of Kibeho, where there were reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary throughout the 1980s. A shrine celebrating the apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho now stands at the site and serves as a place of pilgrimage. The diocese also includes large Catholic parishes at Kaduha and Cyanika. Gikongoro was historically the poorest province in Rwanda. Gikongoro is now part of South Province. Данное издание не...

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Roman Catholicism in practiced by about 4.6% of Singapore's populace, or about 210,000 people. Roman Catholicism is practiced by people of Chinese (including Peranakan) and Eurasian descent, along with a Filipino, Indian and European minority. Roman Catholicism in Singapore has its roots from the Portuguese established Diocese of Malacca soon after Affonso de Albuquerque's conquest of Malacca in 1511. It is believed that the first Roman Catholic priest set foot in British Singapore in 1821 to attend to the needs of the growing community comprised largely of Europeans and some Chinese; however, it is probable that there had been Portuguese missionaries operating out of Malacca in Singapore during the Portuguese period, 1511-1641, prior to...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a Metropolitan See subject to the Metropolitan See of Manila. Its direct jurisdiction encompasses the province of Camarines Sur. The Diocese of Nueva Caceres was established as the suffragan of Manila on August 14, 1595. This was by virtue of the Papal Bull “Super specula militantis ecclesiae” issued by Clement VIII. The diocese extended over the provinces of Camarines and Albay as far as and including the islands of Ticao, Masbate, Burias and Catanduanes; the province of Tayabas as far as and including Lucban; and, in the contracosta of Mauban to Binangonan, Polo, Baler and Casiguran....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are about 50,000 (4%) Catholics in Jamaica, which is divided into three dioceses, including one archdiocese: * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mandeville * Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay The Missionaries of the Poor monastic order originated in Kingston, Jamaica. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marilia (Latin: Marilien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Marilia in the Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu in Brazil. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese. Данное издание не является...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca (Latin: Conchen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cuenca in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese. Данное издание не является...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome. Approximately 56% (9,486,960) of the population profess the Catholic faith - the large number due largely to Angola's status as a former Portuguese colony. There are 19 dioceses, including 3 archdioceses. All the bishops are members of the regional Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome. The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world largest Christian church, claiming over a billion members around the world. Its spiritual head is the...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio do Sul (Latin: Rivi Australis) is a diocese located in the city of Rio do Sul in the Ecclesiastical province of Florianopolis in Brazil. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese. Данное издание не...

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