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Each color represents one of the 32 Latin-rite provinces.

The following is a list of the Catholic [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|ecclesiastical provinces]] of the United States, in (1) chronological order and (2) alphabetical order. The [Catholic Church in the United States]] — including the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands — comprises 177 [Latin Rite|Latin-rite]] dioceses (led by [diocesan bishop]]s), 18 [Eastern Catholic Church|Eastern Catholic]] [[eparchy|eparchies] (led by eparchs), the [Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA|Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA]], and the [#Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter|Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter]].[1]

The 177 Latin dioceses are divided into 32 [Ecclesiastical province #Catholic Church|ecclesiastical provinces]]. Each province has a [metropolitan see|metropolitan archdiocese]] — led by an [Bishop (Catholic Church)#Metropolitan archbishop|archbishop]][2][3] — and at least one suffragan diocese. There are also two Eastern Catholic metropoliae. The four Byzantine Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with Pittsburgh as the metropolitan see, led by a metropolitan archbishop. Similarly, the four Ukrainian Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with [#Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians|Philadelphia]] as the metropolitan see. (One archbishop—that of the Archdiocese for the Military Services—is not a metropolitan.)

All active and [Bishop (Catholic Church)#Retired bishops|retired]] bishops in the United States and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands — diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary — are members of the [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] (USCCB).

In addition to the 195 dioceses, one exarchate, and one personal ordinariate, there are several dioceses in the nation's other four overseas dependencies. In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bishops in the six dioceses (one metropolitan archdiocese and five suffragan dioceses) form their own [episcopal conference]], the [Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference|Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña]].[4][5] The bishops in U.S. [insular area]]s in the [Pacific Ocean]] — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the [Episcopal conference#Oceania|Episcopal Conference of the Pacific]].

Chronological list of ecclesiastical provinces edit

  • 1808 (April 8): Province of Baltimore – see: [#Province of Baltimore]] (below)
  • 1847: Province of Saint Louis – see: [#Province of Saint Louis]] (below)
  • 1850: Province of New Orleans – see: [#Province of New Orleans]] (below)
  • 1850: Province of New York – see: [#Province of New York]] (below)
  • 1850: Province of Oregon City (now Portland) – see: [#Province of Portland]] (below)
  • 1853 (July 29): Province of San Francisco – see: [#Province of San Francisco]] (below)
  • 1875: Province of Boston – see: [#Province of Boston]] (below)
  • 1875 (February 12): Province of Philadelphia – see: [#Province of Phiiladelphia]] (below)
  • 1880 (September 10): Province of Chicago – see: [#Province of Chicago]] (below)


  • 1926 (August 3): Province of San Antonio – see: #Province of San Antonio (below)
  • 1936 (July 11): Province of Los Angeles – see: [#Province of Los Angeles]] (below)
  • 1937: Province of Newark – see: [#Province of Newark]] (below)
  • 1947 (November 15): Province of Washington (D.C.) – see: [#Province of Washington, D.C.]] (below)*18 : Province of – see: [#Province of ]] (below)
  • 1966 (January 22): Province of Anchorage – see: #Province of Anchorage (below)
  • 2004 (December): Province of Galveston-Houston – see: #Province of Galveston-Houston (below)



Alphabetical list of ecclesiastical provinces edit

For a list of each province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

Province of Anchorage edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Anchorage

The Metropolitan Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska.

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867. (The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912.) On July 27, 1894, the Apostolic Prefecture of Alaska (led by a priest) was created from the then-Diocese of Vancouver Island (now the Diocese of Victoria). On December 22, 1916, it was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska (led by a bishop, with headquarters in Fairbanks[6]).

On June 23, 1951, the Diocese of Juneau was erected, from the territory of the apostolic vicariate.

On August 8, 1962, the Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska was elevated to a diocese, as the Diocese of Fairbanks.

On January 22, 1966, the Archdiocese of Anchorage was erected, from the territory of the Diocese of Juneau. The newly erected see was chosen as the metropolitan archdiocese of the newly formed ecclesiastical province because it was Alaska's most populous city. It contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population.[7]

Province of Atlanta edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Atlanta

The Metropolitan Province of Atlanta comprises the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Province of Baltimore edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Baltimore

The Metropolitan Province of Baltimore comprises all but five counties of the state of Maryland, and all of the states of Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. (The said five counties of Maryland are part of the Province of Washington, D.C.)


Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore#History:

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston,[2] New York,[3] Philadelphia,[4] and Bardstown (now Louisville)[5] were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. The newly established Province of Baltimore — whose metropolitan was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore — comprised all of the states and territories of the nation.

From 1808 until 1847, the entire country constituted one ecclesiastical province. As the nation's population grew and waves of Catholic immigrants came from Europe, the Holy See continued to erect new dioceses and elevate others to metropolitan archdioceses, which simultaneously became metropolitan sees of new ecclesiastical provinces.

1847

On March 3, 1868, the Diocese of Wilmington was erected from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the then-Diocese of Philadelphia, and also received the two eastern-shore counties of Virginia, thereby including the entire Delmarva Peninsula.

July 22, 1939. Archdiocese of Washington erected.[8]

renamed the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington on July 22, 1939.

On Nov. 15, 1947, O'Boyle appointed the second archbishop — and first residential archbishop — of Washington.[9]

The Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.)[10] became an independent entity, resulting in the present-day Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Province of Boston edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Boston
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Boston

The Metropolitan Province of Boston comprises the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.[10] Boston was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].[11]

Province of Chicago edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Chicago

The Metropolitan Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois.

The original Diocese of Chicago was created on November 28, 1842, and was elevated to the status of an archdiocese on September 10, 1880. On September 27, 1908, the Diocese of Rockford was broken off from the Archdiocese, and to create the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois on December 11, 1948, territory was taken from Peoria, Rockford and Chicago diocese.

Province of Cincinnati edit

 
Map of the ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati.
See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Cincinnati

The Metropolitan Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio.

Province of Denver edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Denver
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Denver

The Metropolitan Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming and those parts of Idaho and Montana that are within Yellowstone National Park (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne).

Province of Detroit edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Detroit

The Metropolitan Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan.

Province of Dubuque edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Dubuque

The Metropolitan Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa.

Province of Galveston-Houston edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Galveston-Houston

The Metropolitan Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern counties of the state of Texas.

  • Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    • The archdiocesan history began with the erection of the prefecture apostolic of Texas in 1839, thus making Galveston the "Mother Church of Texas".
    • The prefecture was elevated to a vicariate apostolic on July 10, 1841.
    • On May 4, 1847, the vicariate became the Diocese of Galveston in the Province of New Orleans
    • In 1926 the diocese was placed in the newly created Province of San Antonio.
    • On July 25, 1959, the name of the diocese was changed to Galveston-Houston.
    • in December, 2004, Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the See of Galveston-Houston to a Metropolitan See. The suffragans of the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include the dioceses of: Austin; Beaumont; Brownsville; Corpus Christi; Tyler; and Victoria in Texas.

Province of Hartford edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Hartford

The Metropolitan Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and also Fishers Island, NY.

Province of Indianapolis edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Indianapolis

The Metropolitan Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana.

Province of Kansas City edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Kansas City

The Metropolitan Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas.

Province of Los Angeles edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Los Angeles

The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern counties of the state of California.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles:
In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California. The diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mexico with its episcopal see located in Monterey, and included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern U.S. states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur).

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the Mexican government objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. Another large split occurred in 1853, when much of present-day northern California, as well as present-day Nevada and Utah, formed the Archdiocese of San Francisco; Monterey became a suffragan of the new archdiocese. In 1859 the diocese became known as the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles; the see was transferred to Los Angeles and the new Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876.

On June 1, 1922 the diocese split again, this time into the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego; Bishop John Joseph Cantwell, who had previously been Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, became bishop of the Los Angeles-San Diego diocese, which comprised the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. On July 11, 1936 the diocese was elevated to become the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with John Joseph Cantwell as its first archbishop; concurrently, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties were split to form the suffragan Diocese of San Diego, and the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was transferred to become a suffragan of the new archdiocese. On March 24, 1976 Orange County was split to form the Diocese of Orange, establishing the archdiocese's present-day territory consisting of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

In addition to the dioceses of Monterey, Orange, and San Diego, the archdiocese's present-day suffragan dioceses are Fresno (split from the Diocese of Monterey in 1967) and San Bernardino (split from the Diocese of San Diego in 1978).


Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California:
In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California; Monterey was chosen as the see city, although Mission Santa Barbara served as the pro-cathedral. This vast diocese included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern US states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM, was the first bishop of the diocese, which was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City.

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the government of Mexico objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro-cathedral of the American diocese. In 1853 the diocese was split again, creating the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and Monterey was transferred to be a suffragan of the new archdiocese.

In 1859, the diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, due to the growth of the City of Los Angeles. The diocese was split in 1922 to form the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1936 the diocese again changed metropolitan bishops, becoming a suffragan of the newly erected Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The latest territorial change for the diocese came in 1967, when it was split again, to form the present dioceses of Monterey and Fresno.

Province of Louisville edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Louisville

The Metropolitan Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.[12] Louisville was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].[13]

Province of Miami edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Miami

The Metropolitan Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida.

Province of Milwaukee edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Milwaukee

The Metropolitan Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin.

Province of Mobile edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Mobile

The Metropolitan Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi.

Province of New Orleans edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of New Orleans

The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana.

  • The Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas was erected on April 25, 1793.
    • In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
    • John Carroll (1805–1812) – as apostolic administrator The Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (and bishop — later archbishop — of Baltimore)
    • Bp Dubourg (?) moved see to St. Louis (from New Orleans)
    • In 1830, the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas was re-named the Diocese of New Orleans.
    • A History of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: 1803-1835. Archdiocese of New Orleans official website.
      • The 1803 Louisiana Purchase incorporated most of the Diocese of Louisiana into the United States; its boundaries were further clarified when Louisiana was admitted to the Union as a state in 1812. The city successfully defended itself against the English attack in 1814-1815. The city's women gathered at the Ursuline Convent to pray before the statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor as the enemy advanced. An annual Mass commemorating the Battle of New Orleans victory is still celebrated at the Ursuline Convent.
      • The diocese was divided twice during this period. In 1826, the Diocese of St. Louis was created, encompassing the northern part of the diocese. In 1829, the Diocese of Mobile was established. By 1830, the Diocese of New Orleans, as it was now known, was reduced in size to present-day Louisiana and Mississippi.
      • The period following the Louisiana Purchase has been called the low-point of Louisiana Catholicism. It was a period of lack of clear ecclesiastical authority, confusion, scarcity of priests and religious, uncertainty about the Church's future, scandalous moral laxity, frequent anti-clericalism among post-revolutionary French immigrants, and widespread indifference.
      • In 1815, Bishop Louis William DuBourg was named Louisiana's bishop. DuBourg's successor, Bishop Joseph Rosati, chose St. Louis as his diocese and administered New Orleans from there for more than three years. Not until 1829 was the frail young Vincentian priest, Leo de Neckère, named Bishop of New Orleans.

Province of New York edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New York
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of New York

The Metropolitan Province of New York comprises the state of New York, except Fishers Island (in Suffolk County), which is part of the Diocese of Norwich (in the Province of Hartford).

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.[14] New York was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].[15]

Province of Newark edit

See also: [:Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Newark]]
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see [List of Catholic bishops in the United States #Province of Newark]]

The [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|Metropolitan Province]] of Newark comprises the state of [New Jersey]].

  • [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]

Province of Oklahoma City edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Oklahoma City

The Metropolitan Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Province of Omaha edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Omaha

The Metropolitan Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska.

Province of Philadelphia edit

 
Diocesan map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia.
See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see [List of Catholic bishops in the United States]]

The [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|Metropolitan Province]] of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania.

  • [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]]
  • [Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton]]

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (moved to Louisville in 1841) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the then–Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.[16] On March 3, 1868, the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington (Del.) were erected from the territory of the then–Diocese of Philadelphia.[17] Philadelphia was raised to a metropolitan archiepiscopal see on February 12, 1875,[17] with Harrisburg and Scranton as suffragan dioceses.

Later, the dioceses of Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh were established.

In 1960 or 1961, the Diocese of Allentown was erected from the territory of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Province of Portland edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Portland
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Portland

The Metropolitan Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon, except those parts of Idaho and Montana that are within Yellowstone National Park (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne).

in 1850, the Diocese of Oregon City (now Portland) was raised to an archdiocese.

Province of Saint Louis edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Saint Louis

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri.

In 1847, the then-Diocese of Saint Louis was elevated to an archdiocese and metropolitan see of the new Province of Saint Louis.

Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis edit

 
Diocesan map of the Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis comprises the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Province of San Antonio edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of San Antonio

The Metropolitan Province of San Antonio comprises the western counties of the state of Texas.

The province was erected on August 3, 1926, with the Archdiocese of San Antonio as metropolitan see and the following suffragan dioceses: .

In 1959, the Diocese of Galveston re-named the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.

Province of San Francisco edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of San Francisco

The Metropolitan Province of San Francisco comprises the northern counties of the state of California and all of the states of Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles:
In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California. The diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mexico with its episcopal see located in Monterey, and included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern U.S. states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur).

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the Mexican government objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. Another large split occurred in 1853, when much of present-day northern California, as well as present-day Nevada and Utah, formed the Archdiocese of San Francisco; Monterey became a suffragan of the new archdiocese. In 1859 the diocese became known as the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles; the see was transferred to Los Angeles and the new Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876.


Diocese of Grass Valley re Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville.


On June 1, 1922 the diocese split again, this time into the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego; Bishop John Joseph Cantwell, who had previously been Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, became bishop of the Los Angeles-San Diego diocese, which comprised the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. On July 11, 1936 the diocese was elevated to become the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with John Joseph Cantwell as its first archbishop; concurrently, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties were split to form the suffragan Diocese of San Diego, and the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was transferred to become a suffragan of the new archdiocese. On March 24, 1976 Orange County was split to form the Diocese of Orange, establishing the archdiocese's present-day territory consisting of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

In addition to the dioceses of Monterey, Orange, and San Diego, the archdiocese's present-day suffragan dioceses are Fresno (split from the Diocese of Monterey in 1967) and San Bernardino (split from the Diocese of San Diego in 1978).


Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California:
In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California; Monterey was chosen as the see city, although Mission Santa Barbara served as the pro-cathedral. This vast diocese included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern US states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM, was the first bishop of the diocese, which was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City.

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the government of Mexico objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro-cathedral of the American diocese. In 1853 the diocese was split again, creating the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and Monterey was transferred to be a suffragan of the new archdiocese.

In 1859, the diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, due to the growth of the City of Los Angeles. The diocese was split in 1922 to form the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1936 the diocese again changed metropolitan bishops, becoming a suffragan of the newly erected Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The latest territorial change for the diocese came in 1967, when it was split again, to form the present dioceses of Monterey and Fresno.

Province of Santa Fe edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Santa Fe

The Metropolitan Province of Santa Fe comprises the states of Arizona and New Mexico.

Province of Seattle edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Seattle

The Metropolitan Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington.

On December 17, 1913, the Diocese of Spokane was erected from the Diocese of Seattle.

Province of Washington, D.C. edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Washington
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Province of Washington, D.C.

The Metropolitan Province of Washington, D.C., comprises the District of Columbia, five neighboring counties in Maryland,[18] and — as its only suffragan — a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of the Virgin Islands.

Nov. 15, 1947. The Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.)[10] became an independent entity,

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians edit

See also: Category:Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

The Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia consists of four eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and covers the entire United States.

Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians edit

See also: Category:Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh
For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States #Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians

The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Province of Pittsburgh is a sui iuris metropolia, traditionally linked to the Ruthenian Catholic Church. The metropolia consists of four eparchies of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church and covers the entire United States, with jurisdiction for all Ruthenian Catholics in the United States, as well as other Byzantine Rite Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country.

U.S. dioceses that are not part of a metropolitan province edit

Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A. edit

In 1939, Pope Pius XII canonically erected a military ordinariate for members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving domestically and abroad and their dependents. In 1985, Pope John Paul II elevated the ordinariate to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A. The archdiocese serves members of and others employed by the United States military, the Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in government service overseas. The jurisdiction of the Archdiocese extends to any United States government property both in the United States and abroad, including all military installations and U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions. The archbishop oversees bishops and priests working at military installations worldwide, and is assisted by auxiliary bishops.

Other Eastern Catholic eparchies and exarchate edit

The other Eastern Catholic Churches with an eparchy (diocese) or an exarchate (similar to an apostolic vicariate in the Latin Church) established in the United States are not grouped into metropoliae. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their respective sui iuris church.

Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York edit

See: Armenian Catholic Church


Chaldean Catholic Church
Maronite Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Dioceses in U.S. overseas dependencies (except U.S.V.I.) edit

Note: The Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands is part of the Province of Washington, D.C.

Province of Agaña edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Oceania#Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña

The Metropolitan Province of Agaña comprises the United States overseas dependencies of the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as Wake Island, an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the U.S. Also included are the sovereign and independent nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)

Province of Samoa-Apia edit

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Oceania#Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia

The Metropolitan Province of Samoa-Apia is foreign to the United States, but it includes — as its only suffragan — a single diocese that comprises a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of American Samoa. (The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)

Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico edit

See also: Category:Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico

The Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico comprises the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (The bishops of the province form their own episcopal conference, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña.)[20]

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ If the Ordinary of the ordinariate is not a bishop, he is still the [Hierarchy of the Catholic Church#Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law|equivalent of a diocesan bishop]] in canon law.
  2. ^ "Metropolitan". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. Volume 10. The Encyclopedia Press. 1911. pp. 244–45. Retrieved 2014-03-02. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "Canon 435-36". [Canon law (Catholic Church). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved 2009-12-06. {{cite web}}: Text "Code of Canon Law]]" ignored (help)
  4. ^ Conferencia "Episcopal Puertorriqueña (C.E.P.)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 13, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Catholic Church in Puerto Rico". Retrieved 27 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |first name= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |last name= ignored (help)
  6. ^ See: History of Fairbanks, Alaska.
  7. ^ See: Anchorage, Alaska.
  8. ^ Most Rev. Michael J. Curley. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved on 2016-11-20.
  9. ^ Archbishops of the Modern Era (1851 - 2012). Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved on 2016-11-20.
  10. ^ See: #Province of Baltimore.
  11. ^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
  12. ^ See: #Province of Baltimore.
  13. ^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville.
  14. ^ See: #Province of Baltimore.
  15. ^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
  16. ^ See: #Province of Baltimore.
  17. ^ a b A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  18. ^ The nine counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore (Delmarva Peninsula) are part of the Diocese of Wilmington (Delaware). Only Maryland's remaining nine counties and the City of Baltimore are part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. For other provinces whose territory includes portions of states whose see cities are not part of that province, see Ecclesiastical province#Provincial boundary lines.
  19. ^ See Syrian Catholic Church#Organization.
  20. ^ "Catholic Church in Puerto Rico". Retrieved 27 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |first name= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |last name= ignored (help)

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