Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Italian Catholic diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, in Puglia, has existed since 1986. In the year the diocese of Monopoli was united into the historic diocese of Conversano. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Conversano is the ancient Cupersanum. After the invasion of the Normans, it was for a while the seat of a duchy; later, however, it became a fief of the dukes of Atri. The first bishop whose date is certain was Hilarius, present at the Roman synod of 501. Local tradition, however, preserves the name of a previous bishop, Simplicius, who died in 492. Данное издание...

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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 Ratchaburi (Dioecesis Ratchaburensis, Thai: ) is located in western central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok. The diocese covers an area of 31,362 km , covering four of the western provinces of Thailand - Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Kanchanaburi and Samut Songkhram. As of 2001, of the 2.2 million citizen 15,246 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 17 parishes, having 71 priests altogether. 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 Pingliang is a diocese located in the city of Pingliang in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China. 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 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 Archdiocese of Agra (Latin: Agraen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Agra 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,...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique. An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church (both Latin and Eastern Catholic) and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion. In the early church, and in some modern churches, its chief city and seat is called a metropolis and its bishop is called a metropolitan. Ecclesiastical provinces first assumed a fixed form in the Eastern Roman Empire. The more important centres (e.g. Antioch for Syria, Ephesus for...

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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 Thunder Bay (erected 29 April 1952, as the Diocese of Fort William) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toronto. It was renamed on 26 February 1970. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario. Its archbishop is also the eccesiatical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. The Archbishop is Thomas Christopher Collins, with auxiliary bishops John Anthony Boissonneau, Peter Joseph Hundt, Vincent Nguyen and William McGrattan. The diocese was created in December 17,...

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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 Dili (Latin: Dilien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dili in Timor-Leste. The country's only Major Seminary, the Seminary of SS Peter and Paul is located within the Diocese. # September 4, 1940: Established as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. # On September 4, 1990 the diocese celebrated its 50th anniversary. # In 2009 the government gave US$1.5 million to two dioceses in East Timor — Dili and Baucau, which they are to receive annually “to run social programs for people”. Poverty remains a massive problem since independence...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (Latin: Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia. It was erected as the Diocese of Ljubljana by Pope Eugene IV on 6 December 1461 and was immediately subject to the Holy See from its creation until erected as an archdiocese. Its territory corresponded with the Austrian crownland of Carniola. Prior to the formation of this diocese, its area had been part of the ecclesiastical territory of the Patriarch of Aquileia since 811. In 1952, a group of communists set auxiliary bishop Anton Vovk alight with petroleum, inflicting severe burns on him. Данное издание...

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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 Vanimo is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1963 and elevated to a diocese in 1966. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea with suffragan dioceses of Aitape, Lae, Vanimo and Wewak. The Metropolitan Archbishop-elect of Madang, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, is the former Bishop of Mendi, Papua New Guinea, Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap., a native of Leoville, Kansas in the United States and a Capuchin. He succeeds Archbishop...

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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 Ondjiva (Latin: Ondiivan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Ondjiva in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. 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 diocese of Nardo-Gallipoli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. Created on January 13, 1413, it is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce. The current bishop is Domenico Caliandro. The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lecce has existed as a diocese since 1057. It has been an archdiocese since 1980, when it became the metropolitan of the archdiocese of Otranto, reversing the previous position. It was known to the ancients as Lupiae. In the time of the Normans, Lecce became the seat of a countship, some of its counts being famous, notably Tancred of Lecce, who contested with Emperor...

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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 Cumania was a Roman Catholic diocese in Hungary. The diocese was founded in 1227 with its seat in Milcov, serving the Cumans and the Teutonic Knights in the Burzenland. The diocese was destroyed during the course of the Mongol invasion of Europe in 1241. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Esztergom. 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...

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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 Chios (Latin: Dioecesis Chiensis) is a diocese located on the island of Chios in the Ecclesiastical province of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in Greece. 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...

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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 Zhengding/Chengting is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. 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 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 Diocese of Ponta Grossa is a territorial division of the Catholic Church in the state of Parana, Brazil. It was created in 1926 by Papal bull Quum in Dies Numerus of Pope Pius XI, with bula Quum in numerus. It is a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Curitiba. The fifth and current Diocesan Bishop is Bishop Sergio Arthur Braschi. It is the richest Diocese of Parana, behind the 4 archdioceses. A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a pope. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it. Papal bulls were originally issued by the pope for...

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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 Carapegua (Latin: Carapeguan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Carapegua in the Ecclesiastical province of Asuncion in Paraguay. 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 Paramaribo (erected 22 November 1817, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 12 September 1842 and to the Diocese of Paramaribo on 7 May 1958. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Hispaniae) is a metropolitan diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese encompasses the entirety of the former Spanish dependency of Trinidad, including the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. 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 Dumka (Latin: Dumkaen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dumka 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 Manila or Archdiocese of Manila is a particular church or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is also considered as the primatial see of the country. The original Diocese of Manila, the precursor to the most powerful archdiocese in Asia was canonically erected on February 6, 1579 encompassing all of the Spanish colonies in Asia and originally was a suffragan of Mexico. Over the course of Philippine history and the growth of Catholicism in the region, the Archdiocese of Manila had carved new dioceses from its territory. On August 14, 1595, Pope Clement VIII raised the diocese to the status of an archdiocese and created three new dioceses as...

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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 Itapipoca (Latin: Itapipocan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Itapipoca in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza 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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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 Valle de la Pascua (Latin: Vallispaschalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Valle de la Pascua in the Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo in Venezuela. 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....

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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 Nimes, 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. It was re-established as a separate diocese in 1821 and a Brief of 27 April 1877, grants to its bishops the right to add Alais (the modern Ales) and Uzes to their episcopal style, these two dioceses being now combined with that of Nimes. Therefore correctly it is the Diocese of Nimes, Ales and Uzes. 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. Roman Catholicism in Switzerland, organised in the six dioceses and two territorial abbeys, comprises approximately 3 million Catholics, about 42% of the Swiss population. In contrast to most Catholic dioceses, Swiss bishoprics are immediately subject to the jurisdiction of the Holy See, without any Metropolitan see. The bishops and the two territorial abbots are organised within the Swiss Bishops Conference whose chairman is the current Bishop of Basel, Kurt Koch. In the last thirty years, mainly during the conflict over the appointment of Wolfgang Haas as Bishop of Chur, there have been discussions to make a...

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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 Mpanda (Latin: Mpandan(sis)) is a diocese located in Mpanda in the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania. 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 Italian Catholic diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia is in Lazio, and has existed under this name since 1986. The diocese is directly subject to the diocese of Rome. Centumcellae was the ancient name of Civitavecchia. Catacombs have been found here. In 314 Epictetus, its bishop, was present at the Council of Arles. Another Epictetus, Bishop of Centumcellae towards the middle of the fourth century, was an Arian and a counsellor of Emperor Constantius. In 1086 the see was suppressed and Civitavecchia was united to the diocese of Toscanella, and in 1193 to the diocese of Viterbo. In 1825 Pope Leo XII...

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