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The following is a current list of Roman Catholic archdioceses ordered by country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...

 and continent
Continent
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.

Many smaller countries, and those with small Roman Catholic populations, lack large umbrella archdioceses and have immediately subject vicariates
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...

, diocese
Diocese
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...

s, ordinariates, apostolic exarchates, prelatures, apostolic administrations, and prefectures (all of which may also exist in countries with one or more archdioceses).

Africa

  • Algeria
    Algeria
    Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

     - Alger
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger
    The Archdiocese of Alger or Algiers is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.-History:* August 10, 1838: Established as Diocese of Algiers from Diocese of Islas Canarias in Spain...

  • Angola
    Angola
    Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

     - Huambo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo
    The Archdiocese of Huambo is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady in Huambo.-History:...

    , Luanda
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
    The Archdiocese of Luanda is the oldest Roman Catholic bishopric in Angola and the direct descendant of the Diocese of Angola e Congo, founded in 1596. It was elevated to its current form on 4 September 1940. It is based in the capital, Luanda...

    , Lubango
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango
    The Archdiocese of Lubango is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lubango in Angola. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of St...

    , Malanje, Saurímo
  • Benin
    Benin
    Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

     - Cotonou
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou
    The Archdiocese of Cotonou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.-History:* 1883.06.26: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria...

    , Parakou
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Parakou
    The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.-History:* 1948.05.13: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Parakou from the Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey, Niger...

  • Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

     - Bobo-Dioulasso
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso
    The Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.-History:* December 15, 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bobo-Dioulasso from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bamako, Mali and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou*...

    , Koupéla
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla
    The Archdiocese of Koupéla is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Koupéla in Burkina Faso.-History:* 1956.02.20: Established as Diocese of Koupéla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ouagadougou...

    , Ouagadougou
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou
    The Archdiocese of Ouagadougou is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.-History:*1921.07.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Ouagadougou from the Apostolic Vicariate of French Sudan in Mali...

  • Burundi
    Burundi
    Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

     - Bujumbura, Gitega
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega
    The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.-History:* 1912.12.12: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza in Tanzania...

  • Cameroon
    Cameroon
    Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

     - Bamenda
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamenda in Cameroon.-History:* August 13, 1970: Established as Diocese of Bamenda from the Diocese of Buéa...

    , Bertoua
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bertoua is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bertoua in Cameroon.-History:* 1983.03.17: Established as Diocese of Bertoua from the Diocese of Doumé...

    , Douala
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda, he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop...

    , Garoua
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Garoua in Cameroon.-History:* 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua from the Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban...

    , Yaoundé
  • Central African Republic
    Central African Republic
    The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

     - Bangui
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic. The see is currently sede vacante.-History:...

  • Chad
    Chad
    Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

     - N'Djaména
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djamena
    The Archdiocese of N'Djaména is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of N’Djaména in Chad.-History:* 1947.01.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy from:**Apostolic Prefecture of Berbérati, Central African Republic...

  • Congo
    Republic of the Congo
    The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

     - Brazzaville
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.-History:...

  • Democratic Republic of Congo - Bukavu, Kananga, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Mbandaka-Bikoro
  • Côte d'Ivoire
    Côte d'Ivoire
    The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

     - Abidjan, Bouaké, Gagnoa, Korhogo
  • Equatorial Guinea
    Equatorial Guinea
    Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...

     - Malabo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malabo is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.-History:* 1855.10.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas and Senegambia in Gabon*...

  • Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

     - Addis Abeba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Abeba
    The Archdiocese of Addis Ababa is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.-History:* 1839: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia...

  • Gabon
    Gabon
    Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...

     - Libreville
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Libreville is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Libreville in Gabon.-History:* January 22, 1842: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Two Guineas and Senegambia from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal and the Diocese of Tomé in São Tomé and...

  • Ghana
    Ghana
    Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

     - Accra, Cape Coast
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast
    The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Cape Coast in Ghana. The Archdiocese has been generous in supplying priests for underserved areas of the United States; for example, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas in the Victoria,...

    , Kumasi, Tamale
  • Guinea
    Guinea
    Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

     - Conakry
  • Kenya
    Kenya
    Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

     - Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Nyeri
  • Lesotho
    Lesotho
    Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

     - Maseru
  • Liberia
    Liberia
    Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

     - Monrovia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia
    The Archdiocese of Monrovia is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Monrovia, Liberia. It follows the Latin Rite. It was elevated to an archdiocese in December 1981. It was initially established as the Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia in 1903, being separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone...

  • Madagascar
    Madagascar
    The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

     - Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toliara
  • Malawi
    Malawi
    The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

     - Blantyre
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre
    The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.The Cathedral Church of the Archdiocese is the Limbe Cathedral of Our Lady....

    , Lilongwe
  • Mali
    Mali
    Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

     - Bamako
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bamako in Mali.-History:* 1868: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan* 1891: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan...

  • Morocco
    Morocco
    Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

     - Rabat
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Morocco. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Rabat on July 2, 1923 by Pope Pius XI, and promoted to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on September 14, 1955.The...

    , Tanger
  • Mozambique
    Mozambique
    Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

     - Beira, Maputo, Nampula
  • Namibia
    Namibia
    Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

     - Windhoek
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

     - Abuja
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.-History:* 6 November 1981: Established as Mission sui iuris of Abuja from the Diocese of Minna...

    , Benin City
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.-History:* 1884.05.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon...

    , Calabar
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabar is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Calabar in Nigeria.-History:...

    , Ibadan, Jos
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jos is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Jos in Nigeria.- History :* 1934.04.09: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jos from the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nigeria...

    , Kaduna, Lagos, Onitsha, Owerri
  • Rwanda
    Rwanda
    Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

     - Kigali
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kigali is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected from the Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the suffragan sees of Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Kabgayi,...

  • Senegal
    Senegal
    Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

     - Dakar
  • Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

     - Freetown and Bo
  • South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

     - Bloemfontein, Cape Town
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa...

    , Durban, Pretoria
  • Sudan
    Sudan
    Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

     - Juba, Khartoum
  • United Republic of Tanzania - Arusha
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.-History:* March 1, 1963: Established as Diocese of Arusha from the Diocese of Moshi...

    , Dar-es-Salaam
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. It was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar by Pope Leo XIII on November 16, 1887, and promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar...

    , Mwanza
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.-History:* 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan...

    , Songea
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.-History:* November 12, 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam...

    , Tabora
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.-History:* January 11, 1887: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Unianyembé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika...

  • Togo
    Togo
    Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

     - Lomé
  • Uganda
    Uganda
    Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

     - Gulu, Kampala
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
    The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.-History:The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes:...

    , Mbarara, Tororo
  • Zambia
    Zambia
    Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

     - Kasama, Lusaka
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka in Zambia covers an area of 64,000 km² . As of 2004, of the 3.3 million citizens in the area, 736,194 are members of the Catholic Church...

  • Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

     - Bulawayo, Harare

Central America

  • Antilles
    Antilles
    The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

     - Castries, Fort-de-France
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese comprises the entirety of the former French dependency of Martinique...

    , Kingston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The Archdiocese encompasses the larger portion of the island of Jamaica, and the capital of Kingston...

    , Nassau
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nassau is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the islands of the former British dependency of the Bahamas...

    , Port of Spain
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain 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...

  • Costa Rica
    Costa Rica
    Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

     - San José de Costa Rica
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Alajuela, Cartago, Ciudad Quesada, Limón, Puntarenas, San Isidro de El General and Tilarán.The see was elevated to an archdiocese on 16 February 1921.-Ordinaries:*Anselmo...

  • Cuba
    Cuba
    The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

     - Camagüey
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Camagüey is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara.-Ordinaries:*Valentín Zubizarreta-Unamunsaga, O.C.D...

    , San Cristóbal de la Habana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana is one of three Catholic Archdioceses in Cuba.-History:Erected originally as Santiago de Cuba, this Latin Rite or Roman Rite diocese was erected as the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba on 10 September 1787 by Pope Pius VI...

    , Santiago de Cuba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Holguín and Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo....

  • Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
    The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

     - Santiago de los Caballeros
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese 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 Macorís.The see was elevated to an archdiocese on 14 February 1994.-Ordinaries:*Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito *Roque...

    , Santo Domingo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, in the Dominican Republic. It is responsible for the dioceses of Baní, Barahona, Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, San Juan de la Maguana and San Pedro de Macorís.The see was elevated to an archdiocese on 12...

  • El Salvador
    El Salvador
    El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

     - San Salvador
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador
    The Archdiocese of San Salvador is the chief ecclesiastical division of El Salvador, serving the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador, and surrounding region. The current archbishop of San Salvador is Msgr. José Luis Escobar Alas...

  • Guatemala
    Guatemala
    Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

     - Guatemala
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Escuintla, Jalapa, Santa Rosa de Lima, Verapaz, Cobán and Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. It was elevated on 16 December 1743...

    , Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán is a metropolitan archdiocese in Guatemala. It was erected on 27 July 1921 as the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, and elevated and renamed to Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán on 13 February 1996...

  • Haïti
    Haiti
    Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

     - Cap-Haïtien
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Fort-Liberté, Hinche, Les Gonaïves and Port-de-Paix...

    , Port-au-Prince
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes....

  • Honduras
    Honduras
    Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

     - Tegucigalpa
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa is a metropolitan see in Honduras. It was elevated as the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa on 2 February 1916.-Ordinaries:*Alfonso de Talavera, O.S.H....

  • Nicaragua
    Nicaragua
    Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

     - Managua
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.-Ordinaries:...

  • Panama
    Panama
    Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

     - Panamá
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Chitré, Colón-Kuna Yala, David, Penonomé and Santiago de Veraguas, as well as the Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro...

  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

     (U.S.)     - San Juan de Puerto Rico
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States...


North America


  • Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

     -
    Metropolitan archdioceses: Edmonton
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in the Province of Alberta. Its suffragan dioceses are Calgary and Saint Paul. Historically, the archdiocese was preceded by the Diocese of St Albert which was erected in 1871. In 1912 the present archdiocese was erected...

    , Gatineau
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau is situated in the province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Amos, Mont-Laurier and Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Roger Ébacher....

    , Grouard-McLennan
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the northwest section of the Province of Alberta, the boundaries of which are, on the north the 60th parallel north, separating it from the...

    , Halifax
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Nova Scotia and includes the suffragan dioceses of Antigonish, Charlottetown, and Yarmouth...

    , Keewatin-Le Pas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes parts of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and has the suffragan dioceses of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson, Labrador City-Schefferville, and the Moosonee...

    , Kingston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Canada that includes part of the Province of Ontario and includes the suffragan dioceses of Alexandria-Cornwall, Peterborough, and Sault Sainte Marie....

    , Moncton
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of New Brunswick and includes the suffragan dioceses of Bathurst, Edmundston, and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is currently led by Archbishop André Richard.As of 2004, the archdiocese...

    , Montréal
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. The Archbishop of Montréal is Metropolitan of a province that includes the suffragan dioceses of Joliette, Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, and Valleyfield...

    , Ottawa
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario and includes the suffragan dioceses of Hearst, Pembroke, and the Timmins. It is currently led by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast....

    , Québec
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
    The Archdiocese of Québec is the oldest Catholic see in the New World north of Mexico. The archdiocese was founded as the Apostolic Vicariate of New France in 1658 and was elevated to a Diocese in 1674 and an Archdiocese in 1819...

    , Regina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as far north as the 30th township, or about 51°30' lat, that includes the suffragan dioceses of Prince-Albert, and Saskatoon...

    , Rimouski
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau, and the Gaspé. It is led by Archbishop Pierre-Andre Fournier....

    , Saint-Boniface
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Manitoba. It is currently led by Archbishop Albert LeGatt....

    , St. John's
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....

    , Sherbrooke
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is currently led by Archbishop André Gaumond....

    , Toronto (Latin)
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
    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...

    , Vancouver
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of British Columbia. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province which includes the suffragan dioceses of Kamloops, Nelson, Prince George, and Victoria...

    , Winnipeg (Ukrainian)
    Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
    The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy for the country of Canada, and includes the suffragan eparchies of Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, and Toronto...

    Immediately subject to the Holy See: Winnipeg (Latin)
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Manitoba. It is currently led by Archbishop James Weisgerber...

  • Mexico
    Mexico
    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

     - Acapulco, Antequera
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption....

    , Chihuahua
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico.-Early history:Erected in 1891 from the Diocese of Durango, the diocese consisted of the State of Chihuahua in its entirety...

    , Durango
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Culiacán, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.-Early history:...

    , Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Jalapa
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jalapa
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jalapa is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico, based in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Orizaba, Papantla, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tuxpan and Veracruz....

    , León
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of León
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of León is an ecclesiastical territory or Metropolitan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the Mexican city of León, Guanajuato. It currently covers an area of 41,940 km², and has a population of 6,500,000, including the states of Guanajuato and...

    , México
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Atlacomulco, Cuernavaca, Toluca and Tenancingo. It was elevated on February 12, 1546....

    , Monterrey, Morelia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, responsible for the dioceses of Apatzingan, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Tacámbaro and Zamora...

    , Puebla de los Angeles, San Luis Potosí
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Centred on the city of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Ciudad Valles, Matehuala and Zacatecas.-Ordinaries:...

    , Tlalnepantla
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in Tlalnepantla, México state, It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Cuautitlán, Ecatepec, Netzahualcóyotl, Texcoco, and Valle de Chalco...

    , Tijuana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tijuana
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tijuana is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Ensenada, La Paz en la Baja California Sur, and Mexicali.-Ordinaries:...

    , Tulancingo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tulancingo is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. The Archdiocese comprises the province of Hidalgo, and the archepiscopal see is located in the Mexican city of Tulancingo...

    , Tuxtla Gutiérrez
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Tapachula...

    , Yucatán

  • United States of America - Anchorage
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising several boroughs and census areas in the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate archbishop which serves as pastor of the mother church,...

    , Atlanta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southeastern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop, who is also pastor of the mother church, the...

    , Baltimore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland...

    , Boston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It comprises several counties of the state of Massachusetts...

    , Chicago
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
    The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...

    , Cincinnati
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the southwest region of the U.S. state of Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is Most Rev...

    , Denver
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver
    The Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan and Weld in the northern part of the state. The Archdiocese's home is at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...

    , Detroit
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...

    , Dubuque
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...

    , Galveston-Houston
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston encompasses of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Galveston; Harris; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.The chancery of the diocese is located in Downtown Houston. The Archdiocese's...

    , Hartford
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford is a particular church of the Latin Rite in Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. The archdiocese includes about 700,000 Catholics, more than 500 priests, 216 parishes and almost 300 deacons. This is roughly one-half the population of...

    , Indianapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis is a division of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana on May 6, 1834, and encompassed all of Indiana as well as the eastern third of Illinois...

    , Kansas City in Kansas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth...

    , Los Angeles
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...

    , Louisville
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville consists of twenty-four counties in Central Kentucky, USA, covering . It is the seat of the Metropolitan Province of Louisville, which comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee...

    , Miami
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
    The Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States of America. Its ecclesiastic territory includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami,...

    , Milwaukee
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee
    The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States. It encompasses the City of Milwaukee, as well as the counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha, all...

    , Mobile
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile
    The Archdiocese of Mobile is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the lower 28 counties of Alabama. It is the metropolitan seat of the Province of Mobile, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of the Diocese of Biloxi, the Diocese of Jackson, and the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama...

    , Newark
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
    The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of the Catholic parishes and schools in the New Jersey counties of Bergen, Union, Hudson and Essex .-History:Originally established as the Diocese of...

    , New Orleans
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...

    , New York
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York covers New York, Bronx, and Richmond counties in New York City , as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties in New York state. There are 480 parishes...

    , Oklahoma City
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes 46 counties in western Oklahoma. The Most Reverend Paul Stagg Coakley is the current archbishop...

    , Omaha
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss...

    , Philadelphia (Latin)
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...

    , Philadelphia (Ukrainian)
    Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
    The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is the Catholic archeparchy governing all Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies and Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the United States. Its headquarters are at 827 North Franklin Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The current metropolitan is the...

    , Pittsburgh (Byzantine/Ruthenian)
    Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
    The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh is an autonomous Byzantine Rite particular church of the Catholic Church, originally serving members of the Ruthenian Catholic Church and their descendants in the United States...

    , Portland in Oregon
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland
    The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It encompasses the western part of the state of Oregon, from the summit of the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean...

    , Saint Louis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis
    The Archdiocese of St. Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that covers the City of St. Louis as well as the following Missouri counties: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste. Genevieve, St...

    , Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is led by the prelature of an archbishop which administers the archdiocese from the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis...

    , San Antonio
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...

    , San Francisco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...

    , Santa Fe
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico. While the motherchurch, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, is in the City of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in...

    , Seattle
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
    The Archdiocese of Seattle is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Seattle, the archdiocese encompasses all counties in the state west of the Cascade Range. Its cathedral is St. James Cathedral, and its present archbishop is J...

    , Washington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....

    , San Juan de Puerto Rico
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising the northeast portion of the island of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States...

    , United States Military Services
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, provides the Roman Catholic Church's pastoral and spiritual services to those serving in the United States armed forces or other federal services overseas...


South America


  • Argentina
    Argentina
    Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

     - Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Córdoba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April...

    , Corrientes
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Goya, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé...

    , La Plata
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Azul, Chascomús, Mar del Plata, Nueve de Julio, Quilmes and Zárate-Campana...

    , Mendoza
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Neuquén and San Rafael...

    , Mercedes-Luján
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján is in Argentina and is immediately subject to the Holy See...

    , Paraná
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Concordia and Gualeguaychú...

    , Resistencia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña...

    , Rosario, Salta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca...

    , San Juan de Cuyo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of La Rioja and San Luis. It was elevated to a diocese on 19 September 1834 and to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.-Ordinaries:*Justo Santa María de Oro y...

    , Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
    The Latin Rite Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Rafaela and Reconquista...

    , Tucumán
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Añatuya, Concepción and Santiago del Estero...

  • Bolivia
    Bolivia
    Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

     -Cochabamba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamaba is an archdiocese located in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.-History:* June 25, 1847: Established as Diocese of Cochabamaba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra...

    , La Paz
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz is an archdiocese located in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.-History:* July 4, 1605: Established as Diocese of La Paz in Bolivia from the Diocese of La Plata...

    , Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia...

    , Sucre
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre is an archdiocese located in the city of Sucre in Bolivia.-History:* June 27, 1552: Established as Diocese of La Plata from the Diocese of Cusco in Peru* 1609: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata...

  • Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

     - Aparecida
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aparecida is an archdiocese located in the city of Aparecida in Brazil.-History:* 19 April 1958: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté...

    , Aracajú
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracajú
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju is an archdiocese located in the city of Aracaju in Brazil.-History:* January 3, 1910: Established as Diocese of Aracaju from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia...

    , Belém do Pará
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.-History:* March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão...

    , Belo Horizonte
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte is an archdiocese located in the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil.-History:* February 11, 1921: Established as Diocese of Belo Horizonte from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana...

    , Botucatu
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu is an archdiocese located in the city of Botucatu in Brazil.-History:* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Botucatu from the Diocese of São Paulo...

    , Brasília
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília is an archdiocese located in the city of Brasília in Brazil.-History:* January 16, 1960: Established as Diocese of Brasília from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia...

    , Campinas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas is an archdiocese located in the city of Campinas in Brazil.-History:* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Campinas from the Diocese of São Paulo...

    , Campo Grande
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campo Grande is an archdiocese located in the city of Campo Grande in Brazil.-History:* June 15, 1957: Established as Diocese of Campo Grande from the Diocese of Corumbá and Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia...

    , Cascavel
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cascavel is an archdiocese located in the city of Cascavel in Brazil.-History:* May 5, 1978: Established as Diocese of Cascavel from the Diocese of Toledo* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cascavel...

    , Cuiabá
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuiabá in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...

    , Curitiba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba is an archdiocese located in the city of Curitiba in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Curitiba from the Diocese of São Paulo...

    , Diamantina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina is an archdiocese located in the city of in Brazil.-History:* June 6, 1854: Established as Diocese of Diamantina from the Diocese of Mariana* June 28, 1917: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina...

    , Feira de Santana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil.-History:* July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia...

    , Florianópolis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florianópolis is an archdiocese located in the city of Florianópolis in Brazil.-History:* March 19, 1908: Established as Diocese of Santa Caterina from the Diocese of Curitiba...

    , Fortaleza
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza is an archdiocese located in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil.-History:On June 6, 1854, it was established by Pope Pius IX, as the Diocese of Ceará from the Diocese of Olinda. Formerly a part of the Diocese of Pernambuco, the district was erected into a...

    , Goiânia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia is an archdiocese located in the city of Goiânia in Brazil.-History:* March 26, 1956: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás-Leadership:...

    , Juiz de Fora
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora is an archdiocese located in the city of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1924: Established as Diocese of Juiz de Fora from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana...

    , Londrina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Londrina is an archdiocese located in the city of Londrina in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Londrina from the Diocese of Jacarezinho...

    , Maceió
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió is an archdiocese located in the city of Maceió in Brazil.-History:* July 2, 1900: Established as Diocese of Alagôas from the Diocese of Olinda* August 25, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Maceió...

    , Manaus
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus is an archdiocese located in the city of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Amazonas from the Diocese of Belém do Pará...

    , Mariana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana is an archdiocese located in the city of Mariana in Brazil.-History:* December 6, 1745: Established as Diocese of Mariana from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...

    , Maringá
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maringá is an archdiocese located in the city of Maringá in Brazil.-History:* February 1, 1956: Established as Diocese of Maringá from the Diocese of Jacarezinho...

    , Montes Claros
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros is an archdiocese located in the city of Montes Claros in Brazil.-History:* December 10, 1910: Established as Diocese of Montes Claros from the Diocese of Diamantina...

    , Natal
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal is an archdiocese located in the city of Natal in Brazil.-History:* December 29, 1909: Established as the Diocese of Natal from the Diocese of Paraíba...

    , Niterói
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói is an archdiocese located in the city of Niterói in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Niterói from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro...

    , Olinda e Recife
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is an archdiocese located in the cities of Olinda and Recife in Brazil.-History:* 1614: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco from the Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos...

    , Palmas
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas is an archdiocese located in the city of Palmas in Brazil.-History:* March 27, 1996: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palmas from the Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Porto Nacional...

    , Paraíba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba is an archdiocese located in the city of João Pessoa in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Paraíba from the Diocese of Olinda...

    , Passo Fundo, Pelotas, Porto Alegre
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Alegre is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. It was erected as the Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1848, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius...

    , Porto Velho
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho is an archdiocese located in the city of Porto Velho in Brazil.-History:* 1925.05.01: Established as Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho from the Diocese of Amazonas and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres...

    , Pouso Alegre
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is an archdiocese located in the city of Pouso Alegre in Brazil.-History:* August 4, 1900: Established as Diocese of Pouso Alegre from the Diocese of Mariana...

    , Ribeirão Preto
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto is an archdiocese located in the city of Ribeirão Preto in Brazil.-History:* June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Ribeirão Preto from the Diocese of São Paulo...

    , Santa Maria, São Luís do Maranhão
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão is an archdiocese located in the city of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.-History:* August 30, 1677: Established as Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão from the Diocese of Olinda...

    , São Paulo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
    The Archdiocese of São Paulo is a major see in the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Diocese of São Paulo was erected by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 December 1745. It became an Archdiocese on 7 June 1908...

    , São Salvador da Bahia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
    The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil...

    , São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Sorocaba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba is an archdiocese located in the city of Sorocaba in Brazil.-History:* July 4, 1924: Established as Diocese of Sorocaba from the Diocese of Botucatu, Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté...

    , Teresina
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Teresina is an archdiocese located in the city of Teresina in Brazil.-History:* February 20, 1902: Established as Diocese of Piaui from the Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão* December 16, 1944: Renamed as Diocese of Teresina...

    , Uberaba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Uberaba is an archdiocese located in the city of Uberaba in Brazil.-History:* September 29, 1907: Established as Diocese of Uberaba from the Diocese of Goiás* April 14, 1962: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Uberaba...

    , Vitória
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.-History:* November 15, 1895: Established as Diocese of Espírito Santo from the Diocese of Niterói...

    , Vitória da Conquista
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.-History:* July 27, 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa...

  • Chile
    Chile
    Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

     - Antofagasta, Concepción
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción is an archdiocese located in the city of Concepción in Chile.-History:* March 22, 1563: Established as Diocese of La Imperial from the Diocese of Santiago de Chile* 1603: Renamed as Diocese of Concepción...

    , La Serena, Puerto Montt
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puerto Montt
    The Archdiocese of Puerto Montt is a Metropolitan See of the Roman Catholic church, in Chile. Its suffragan dioceses are: Osorno, San Carlos de Ancud and Punta Arenas. The current archbishop is Mgr. Cristián Caro Cordero...

    , Santiago de Chile
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile. The current Archbishop is Ricardo Ezzati Andrello...

  • Colombia
    Colombia
    Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

     - Barranquilla
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.-History:* 7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena...

    , Bogotá
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia. It was founded as the Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada on 11 September 1562...

    , Bucaramanga, Cali
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali is an archdiocese located in the city of Cali in Colombia.-History:* June 7, 1910: Established as Diocese of Cali from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán...

    , Cartagena, Ibagué, Manizales, Medellín, Nueva Pamplona, Popayán, Santa Fe de Antioquía
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.-History:* 1804.08.31: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Popayán and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada*...

    , Tunja, Villavicencio
  • Ecuador
    Ecuador
    Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

     - Cuenca
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. Erected as the Diocese of Cuenca from territory of the Diocese of Quito on July 1, 1786, it was elevated to archdiocese status on April 9, 1957....

    , Guayaquil
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.-Leadership:Bishops of Guayaquil*Francisco Xavier de Garaycos *Tomás Aguirre...

    , Portoviejo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.-Special churches:*Minor Basilicas:...

    , Quito
  • Paraguay
    Paraguay
    Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

     - Asunción
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Asunción is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was erected it as the Diocese of Paraguay by Pope Paul III on July 1, 1547, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on...

  • Peru
    Peru
    Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

     - Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancayo, Lima
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul III on ...

    , Piura, Trujillo
  • Uruguay
    Uruguay
    Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

     - Montevideo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.Erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo in 1830, the vicariate was promoted to the Diocese of Montevideo on July 13, 1878...

  • Venezuela
    Venezuela
    Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

     - Barquisimeto, Calabozo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calabozo
    The Archdiocese of Calabozo is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Venezuela. It was a diocese until 1995.The Roman Catholic diocese of Calabozo, embracing the section of Guárico and portions of the sections of Apure, Zamora, Portuguesa, Cojedes and Guzman Blanco, was created 7 March 1863 by Pius IX...

    , Caracas Santiago de Venezuela
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas , is an ecclesiastical territory over which it exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction, the Archbishop of Caracas, as a representative of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela. It was founded as the Diocese of Caracas on June 20, 1637, and was...

    , Ciudad Bolívar, Coro, Cumaná, Maracaibo, Mérida, Valencia en Venezuela

Asia


  • Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

     - Dhaka
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh. It was erected it as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal by Pope Pius IX in 1850, promoted to the rank of a diocese on September 1, 1886, and renamed as...

  • China, People's Republic of
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

     - Anking, Canton, Changsha, Chungking, Foochow, Hangchow, Hankow, Kaifeng, Kunming o Yünnan, Kweyang, Lanchow, Mukden o Fengtien, Nanchang, Nanking
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanking is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in China. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanking in 1659 by Pope Alexander VII, and promoted to a diocese by Pope Alexander VIII on April 10, 1690...

    , Nanning, Peking, Sian, Suiyüan, Taiyüan, Tsinan

  • Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

     - Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

  • India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

     - Agra, Bangalore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangalore is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Diocese of Bangalore on February 13, 1940 by Pope Pius XII, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on September 19, 1953,...

    , Bhopal, Bombay
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in India. The archdiocese has been a metropolitan see since the time it was elevated by Pope Leo XIII on September 1, 1886. The ecclesiastical province of Bombay includes the suffragan dioceses of Nashik,...

    , Calcutta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in India. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal in 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI, and renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal in 1850 by Gregory's...

    , Changanassery, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Eranakulam-Angamaly, Gandhinagar, Goa and Daman, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Kottayam, Madras and Mylapore, Madurai, Nagpur, Patna, Pondicherry and Cuddalore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India. The Archdiocese now celebrates its 125 years of being elevatd to the status of Archdiocese.-History:...

    , Raipur, Ranchi
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi
    The Ranchi Catholic Archdiocese , with roots of activities tracing to more than 150 years, currently comprises the districts of Ranchi and Lohardaga of Jharkhand state, India...

    , Shillong, Thalassery, Thrissur, Trivandrum (Latin), Trivandrum (Malankara), Verapoly
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
    The Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly is located on the Malabar Coast in India. It became a metropolitan see in 1886. Verapoly is now officially named Varapuzha.-History:...

    , Visakhapatnam

  • Indonesia
    Indonesia
    Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

     - Ende, Jakarta, Kupang, Makassar, Medan, Merauke, Palembang, Pontianak, Samarinda, Semarang
  • Iran
    Iran
    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

     - Ispahan
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ispahan
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ispahan/Esfahan or Isfahan is an archdiocese located in the city of Isfahan in Iran.-History:The diocese was established by Italian Domincan friars on October 12, 1629 when Isfahan was the capital of the Safavid Empire...

  • Iraq
    Iraq
    Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

     - Baghdad
  • Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

     - Jerusalem
    Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
    The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the title possessed by the Latin Rite Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem. The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction for all Latin Rite Catholics in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Cyprus...

  • Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

     - Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Japan. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Japan on May 1, 1846 by Pope Gregory XVI, and its name was later changed by Pope Pius IX to the Apostolic Vicariate of...

  • Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

     - Maria Santissima in Astana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kazakhstan...

  • South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

     - Gwangju
    Archbishop of Gwangju
    The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, one of the three Metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Korea. It was first created in 1937 as an Apostolic Vicariate to be administered by a Monsignor, and was raised to the Archdiocese in 1962...

    , Seoul
    Archbishop of Seoul
    The Archdiocese of Seoul is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church comprising Seoul, South Korea...

    , Daegu
    Archbishop of Daegu
    The Archdiocese of Daegu is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.It is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an...

  • Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected as the Diocese of Kuala Lumpur by Pope Pius XII on February 25, 1955, and was elevated to the rank of a Metropolitan Archdiocese on...

    , Kota Kinabalu
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. The Archdiocese, although newly minted, has a long history slowly rising along with the catholic population all the way from a prefecture to an Archdiocese with 2 suffragans...

    , Kuching
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuching is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Malaysia. It was erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sarawak by Pope Pius XI on February 5, 1927, and was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kuching by Pope...

    ,
  • Myanmar
    Myanmar
    Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

     - Mandalay, Taunggyi, Yangon
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Myanmar. The current Archbishop of Yangon is His Excellency Charles Bo, SDB, having been appointed by John Paul II on May 24, 2003....

  • Pakistan
    Pakistan
    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

     - Karachi, Lahore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore is an archdiocese in Punjab, Pakistan.-History:It was founded as a diocese on 1 September 1886, having previously been the Vicariate of Punjab. On 23 April 1994 the diocese was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese. Fr...

  • Philippines
    Philippines
    The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

     - Nueva Caceres, Nueva Segovia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
    -Introduction:The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan....

    , Cagayan de Oro
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
    Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a metropolitan see in the island of Mindanao which comprises three civil Provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Camiguin. Today, it is headed by Archbishop Antonio J...

    , Capiz
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Capiz is the Archdiocese in the Province of Capiz, on the island of Visayas...

    , Cebu
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu is one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines that is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu...

    , Cotabato
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Cotabato is the Archdiocese in the Province of cotabato, on the island of Mindanao.-History:...

    , Davao, Jaro, Lingayen-Dagupan
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Lingayen-Dagupan is the Archdiocese in the Province of Pangasinan, on the island of Luzon. It's cathedral is St...

    , Lipa, Manila
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila
    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, currently headed by the Archbishop of Manila and it enjoys primacy over the other dioceses in...

    , Nueva Segovia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
    -Introduction:The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan....

    , Ozamis
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamis
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozámiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Ozamiz is the Archdiocese in the Province of Misamis Occidental, on the island of Mindanao.-History:...

    , Palo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo is a large administrative diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the town of Palo in Leyte province, Philippines. It was formed as a diocese on the 28th of November, 1937, and became an archdiocese in 1982, with Calbayog, Borongan, Catarman and Naval Diocese...

    , San Fernando
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando
    The Archdiocese of San Fernando is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of the Philippines. Its jurisdiction encompasses the province of Pampanga and includes the Suffragan Sees of lba , Udac and Balanga .The seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San...

    , Tuguegarao
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Tuguegarao is a river delta city that became the seat of the Archdiocese in the Province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon....

    , Zamboanga
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga
    The Archdiocese of Zamboanga is a Catholic archdiocese in the Philippines. Its present jurisdiction includes Zamboanga City, with suffragans in Basilan , Sulu Archipelago and Zamboanga Sibugay...

  • Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

     - Singapore
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore
    The Archdiocese of Singapore is an exempt archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. Its territory includes all of Singapore. Its current archbishop is the Most Reverend Monsignor Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo, D.D., S.T.L....

  • Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

     - Colombo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. It was erected as the Diocese of Ceylon from Diocese of Cochin by Pope Gregory XVI on December 3, 1834, and renamed as the Diocese of Colombo on February 17,...

  • Taiwan
    Republic of China
    The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

     - Taipei
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on December 30, 1949, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on August 7, 1952,...

  • Thailand
    Thailand
    Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

     - Bangkok, Thare and Nonseng
  • Turkey
    Turkey
    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

     - Izmir
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Izmir
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of İzmir is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Turkey. It was erected by Pope Pius VII on March 18, 1818, without any suffragan sees that usually accompany a metropolitan archdiocese.The archdiocese's motherchurch and...

  • Vietnam
    Vietnam
    Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

     - Hanoi
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi
    Archdiocese of Hanoi is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of Roman Catholicism in Vietnam.The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960...

    , Hue
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hue
    Archdiocese of Huế is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960...

    , Ho Chi Minh City
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city
    The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the South of Vietnam. It is the biggest by population in the country....


Europe


  • Albania
    Albania
    Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

     - Shkodër-Pult, Tirana-Durrës
  • Austria
    Austria
    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

     - Salzburg, Wien
  • Belarus
    Belarus
    Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

     - Minsk-Mohilev
  • Belgium
    Belgium
    Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

     - Mechelen-Brussel
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

     - Vrhbosna
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in eastern Bosnia. Its episcopal see is the city of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was elevated to an archdiocese on July 5, 1881. The Diocese of Vrhbosna is much older...

  • Croatia
    Croatia
    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

     - Đakovo-Osijek, Rijeka, Split-Makarska, Zadar, Zagreb
    Archdiocese of Zagreb
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zagreb is the central archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Croatia, centered in the capital city Zagreb. It is the metropolitan see of Croatia, and the present archbishop is Josip Bozanić....

  • Cyprus
    Cyprus
    Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

     - Cipro (Maronite)
  • Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

     - Olomouc
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc...

    , Prague
    Archbishop of Prague
    The following is a list of bishops and archbishops of Prague. The bishopric of Prague was established in 973, and elevated to an archbishopric on 30 April 1344. The today's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague is the continual successor of the bishoprie established in 973...

  • England and Wales
    England and Wales
    England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...

     - Birmingham
    Archdiocese of Birmingham
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham is one of the principal Latin-rite Catholic administrative divisions of England and Wales in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church....

    , Cardiff
    Archdiocese of Cardiff
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church which covers the south-east portion of Wales and the county of Herefordshire in England. The Metropolitan Province of Cardiff Wales and Herefordshire therefore covers all of Wales and part of...

    , Liverpool
    Archdiocese of Liverpool
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite, of the Roman Catholic church in England. The episcopal see is the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, located in Liverpool. The Archdiocese covers the south west of the traditional county of Lancashire...

    , Southwark
    Archdiocese of Southwark
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic archdiocese in England. The Archepiscopal see is St. George's Cathedral, Southwark and is headed by the Archbishop of Southwark...

    , Westminster
  • France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Metropolitan Archdioceses: Besançon, Bordeaux, , Clermont, Dijon, Lille, Lyon, Marseille
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Marseille, is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The Archepiscopal see is in the city of Marseille, and the diocese comprises the arrondissement of Marseille, a subdivision of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in...

, Montpellier, Paris, Poitiers, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Toulouse
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toulouse, is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Haute-Garonne...

, Tours
Archdioceses: Aix, Albi, Auch, Avignon, Bourges
Archdiocese of Bourges
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bourges is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese comprises the departements of Cher and Indre in the Region of Val de Loire....

, Cambrai
Archdiocese of Cambrai
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France, comprising the arrondissements of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cambrai, Douai, and Valenciennes within the département of Nord, in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The current archbishop is...

, Chambéry-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise, Sens, Strasbourg
  • Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

     - Bamberg
    Archdiocese of Bamberg
    The Archdiocese of Bamberg is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria and is one of 27 Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany. About a third of the population is Catholic. With 15.6% this diocese has one of higher numbers of worshippers on Sunday in Germany...

    , Berlin, Freiburg im Breisgau, Hamburg, Köln, München und Freising, Paderborn
  • Greece
    Greece
    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

     - Corfu, Zakynthos and Cefalonia, Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos, Athens, Rhodes
  • Hungary
    Hungary
    Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

     - Eger
    Archdiocese of Eger
    The Archdiocese of Eger is an archdiocese in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger.-History:* 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger* August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger-Leadership:* Archbishops of Eger...

    , Esztergom-Budapest
    Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest
    The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. It represents two Hungarian cities, Esztergom and the national capital Budapest...

    , Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Veszprém
  • Ireland
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

     (including Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

    )-Armagh
    Archdiocese of Armagh (Roman Catholic)
    The Archdiocese of Armagh is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in the northern part of Ireland. According to tradition, the "Diocese of Armagh" was established by St. Patrick about 445 AD. It enjoyed a preeminance in Ireland as the most senior primatial see...

    , Cashel, Dublin, Tuam
  • Italy
    Italy
    Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

     (including Vatican City
    Vatican City
    Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

     and San Marino
    San Marino
    San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

    )
Patriarchate: Patriarchate of Venice
Patriarch of Venice
The Patriarch of Venice is the ordinary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. The bishop is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church...

Metropolitan Archdioceses: Agrigento, Ancona-Osimo, Bari-Bitonto, Benevento
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Benevento has a long history; it now has as suffragan dioceses the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, the Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, and the archdiocese of Sant'Angelo...

, Bologna
Archdiocese of Bologna
The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Roman Catholic archbishopric in northern Italy, with the archiepiscopal seat in Bologna Cathedral. The current Archbishop is Cardinal Carlo Caffarra since 2003.The archdiocese has the following suffragans:*diocese of Imola...

, Cagliari, Campobasso-Boiano, Catania, Catanzaro-Squillace, Chieti-Vasto
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto received that name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526.-History:...

, Cosenza-Bisignano
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano in Calabria has been a metropolitan see since 2001.It was combined with the diocese of Bisignano in 1979. The historical archdiocese of Cosenza, immediately subject to the Holy See, was elevated from a diocese in 1170.-External links:*...

, Fermo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo
The Archdiocese of Fermo is a Roman Catholic territory in northern Italy, with the episcopal see in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century and elevated to an archdiocese on 24 May 1589...

, Firenze, Foggia-Bovino, Genova, Gorizia
Archbishop of Gorizia (Görz)
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gorizia, is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Italy. The archiepiscopal see of Gorizia was founded in 1752 when the Patriarchate of Aquileia was divided. It was suppressed in 1788 and re-established in 1797 as the Diocese of...

, L'Aquila
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of L'Aquila is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It was erected as the Diocese of L'Aquila on February 20, 1257 by Pope Alexander IV, and promoted to an archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on January 19, 1876...

, Lecce
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lecce
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.-History:...

, Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Milano, Modena-Nonantola, Napoli
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded in the 1st century AD and the diocese was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century. Two of Archbishops of Naples have...

, Oristano, Palermo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo was founded as the Diocese of Palermo in the 1st Century but was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 11th century...

, Perugia-Città della Pieve, Pesaro
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pesaro
The archdiocese of Pesaro is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. Its see at Pesaro was elevated in status to archiepiscopal see in 2000. Its suffragans are the diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola and the archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado.-History:The...

, Pescara-Penne
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne
The archdiocese of Pescara-Penne was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy. It was created in 1982, by a name change and elevation in rank from the diocese of Penne e Pescara. That was in turn created in 1949, when the historic diocese of Penne-Atri was split up, with Atri...

, Pisa
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pisa
The Archdiocese of Pisa is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It was founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 April 1092, by Pope Urban II. Its mother church is the Cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo...

, Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo
The archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the diocese of Muro Lucano was united into the archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, which had been elevated to an archdiocese in 1973,...

, Ravenna-Cervia, Reggio Calabria-Bova, Roma
Diocese of Rome
The Diocese of Rome is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Rome, Italy. The bishop of Rome is the Pope, who is the Supreme Pontiff and leader of the Catholic Church...

, Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Sassari
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari
The Archdiocese of Sassari is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1073....

, Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, Siracusa, Taranto, Turin
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Turin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515, by Pope Leo X. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist...

, Trento, Udine, Vercelli
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
The Archdiocese of Vercelli is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which form the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont. The archbishop's seat is in Vercelli Cathedral...

Archdioceses: Acerenza, Amalfi–Cava de' Tirreni, Brindisi-Ostuni, Camerino-San Severino Marche, Capua
Archdiocese of Capua
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ecclesiastical province. Its see is in Capua, in Campania near Naples.-History:According to the tradition, Christianity was first...

, Crotone-Santa Severina, Ferrara-Comacchio, Gaeta, Lanciano-Ortona, Lucca
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lucca dates back as a diocese to the 1st century; it became an archdiocese in 1726. It has no suffragan dioceses, and is directly subject to the Holy See.-History:...

, Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Matera-Irsina, Monreale, Otranto, Rossano-Cariati, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Spoleto-Norcia, Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado
  • Latvia
    Latvia
    Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

     - Riga
  • Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

     - Vaduz
    Archdiocese of Vaduz
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz encompasses the territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein.-History:The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum on 1997-12-02. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of...

  • Lithuania
    Lithuania
    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

     - Kaunas, Vilnius
  • Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
    Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

     - Luxembourg
  • Malta
    Malta
    Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

     - Malta
    Archdiocese of Malta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Malta. The former Diocese of Malta was elevated to archdiocese on January 1, 1944...

  • Monaco
    Monaco
    Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

     - Monaco
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Monaco. It was erected as the Diocese of Monaco by Pope Leo XIII on March 15, 1887, and was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on July 30, 1981.The...

  • Montenegro
    Montenegro
    Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

     - Bar
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro. It is centred in the city of Bar . It was erected as a diocese in the 9th century and elevated to an archdiocese in 1089...

  • Netherlands
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

     - Utrecht
  • Poland
    Poland
    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

     - Białystok, Częstochowa, Gdańsk, Gniezno, Katowice, Kraków, Łódź, Lublin, Poznań, Przemyśl, Przemyśl–Warsaw (Ukrainian)
    Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemysl–Warsaw
    The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw is an archeparchy located in the cities of Przemyśl and Warsaw in Poland.-History:In 1087 the Eparchy of Przemyśl was established....

    , Szczecin-Kamień, Warmia, Warszawa, Wrocław
  • Portugal
    Portugal
    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

Patriarchate: Patriarchal See of Lisbon
Patriarch of Lisbon
The Patriarch of Lisbon is an honorary title possessed by the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lisbon.The first patriarch of Lisbon was D. Tomás de Almeida, who was appointed in 1716 by Pope Clement XI...

Archdioceses: Braga, Évora
  • Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

     - Bucharest
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest, Romania was established on 27 April 1883. There had been a Catholic presence in the city since at least the 18th century, but it was only in 1847 that Bishop Josephus Molajoni was able to establish his residence there...

    , Alba Iulia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia is an archdiocese in Transylvania, Romania. It was established as the Diocese of Transylvania in 1009 by Stephen I of Hungary and was renamed as the Diocese of Alba Iulia on 22 March 1932...

    , Făgăraş and Alba Iulia (Romanian Rite
    Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
    The Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic is an Eastern Catholic Church which is in full union with the Roman Catholic Church. It is ranked as a Major Archiepiscopal Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite in the Romanian language....

    )
  • Russian Federation - Mother of God at Moscow
  • Scotland
    Scotland
    Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

     - Glasgow
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow
    The Archdiocese of Glasgow is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. Glasgow first became an archbishopric in 1492, eventually securing the dioceses of Galloway, Argyll and the Isles as suffragans....

    , Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
  • Serbia
    Serbia
    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

     - Belgrade
  • Slovakia
    Slovakia
    The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

     - Bratislava, Trnava, Košice, Prešov (Ruthenian)
    Archeparchy of Prešov
    The Archeparchy of Prešov is an archeparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of the Prešov Region. It has the suffragans of: Eparchy of Košice and Eparchy of Bratislava. As of 2004 it had 136,593 Greek Catholic faithful. and its seat is in Prešov.-History:The eparchy...

  • Slovenia
    Slovenia
    Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

     - Ljubljana
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana 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...

    , Maribor
  • Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     - Barcelona
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona
    The Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southeastern Spain and the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Barcelona which includes the suffragan dioceses of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Terrassa....

    , Burgos, Granada, Madrid
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid was founded on 7 March 1885 by Pope Leo XIII. Initially, the territory that now makes up the Archdiocese was part of the Archdiocese of Toledo. It was raised to the level of an Archdiocese on 25 March 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II gave the...

    , Mérida-Badajoz, Oviedo, Pamplona y Tudela, Santiago de Compostela
    Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
    The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela , established by Pope Calixtus II in 1120, is one of the five districts in which the Catholic Church divides Galicia in North-western Spain....

    , Seville
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville
    The Archdiocese of Seville is part of the Catholic Church in Seville, Spain. The Diocese of Seville was founded in the 3rd century. It was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 4th century. The current Archbishop is Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina...

    , Tarragona
    Archdiocese of Tarragona
    The Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...

    , Toledo
    Archdiocese of Toledo
    This is a list of Bishops and Archbishops of Toledo . They are also the Primates of Spain. It was, according to tradition established in the 1st century by St. James the Great and was elevated to an archdiocese in 313 after the Edict of Milan. The incumbent Archbishop also bears the title Primate...

    , Valencia
    Archdiocese of Valencia
    The Archdiocese of Valencia is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Valencia, having Metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of...

    , Valladolid, Zaragoza
    Archdiocese of Zaragoza
    The Archdiocese of Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza , part of the autonomous community of Aragón...

    , West Indies (ext.)
  • Ukraine
    Ukraine
    Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

     - Kyiv-Halych (Ukrainian rite), Lviv (Latin rite), Lviv (Ukrainian rite)

Oceania


  • Australia
    Australia
    Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

     - Adelaide, Brisbane
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia....

    , Canberra (and Goulburn)
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of CanberraGoulburn is a Latin rite archdiocese located in the Australian Capital Territory and the South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Monaro and South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia...

    , Hobart
    Archdiocese of Hobart
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Hobart and covering Tasmania, Australia....

    , Melbourne
    Archdiocese of Melbourne
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Erected initially in 1847 as the Diocese of Melbourne, a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Sydney, the diocese was elevated in 1874 as an archdiocese of the...

    , Perth
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Perth and covering the Greater Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Peel, and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia....

    , Sydney
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Erected in 1842 and directly responsible to the Holy See, the Archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore,...

  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

     - Wellington
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
    The Latin Rite Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington is the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Zealand. Catholics number about 83,214 . Parishes number 47 parishes and the archdiocese extends over central New Zealand between Levin and Masterton in the north to Kaikoura to Westport in the...

  • Pacific
    Pacific Ocean
    The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

     - Agaña, Nouméa
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in New Caledonia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Port-Vila and Wallis et Futuna.-Ordinaries:*Guillaume Douarre, S. M. *Pierre Rougeyron, S. M....

    , Papeete
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in French Polynesia. It is responsible for the suffragan diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata.-Ordinaries:*Florentin-Étienne Jaussen *Marie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC....

    , Samoa-Apia
    Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia consists of the Independent State of Samoa. The origins of the archdiocese stem from the August 20, 1850, canonical erection by the Holy See of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary...

    , Suva
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Fiji. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Rarotonga and Tarawa and Nauru.-Ordinaries:*Jean-Baptiste Breheret, S. M. *Julien Vidal, S. M....

  • Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

     - Madang
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang
    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...

    , Mount Hagen
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
    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.-Archbishops of Mount Hagen:*George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D....

    , Port Moresby
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port Moresby is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Alotau-Sideia, Bereina, Daru-Kiunga and Kerema.-Ordinaries:*Louis-André Navarre...

    , Rabaul
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Papua New Guinea. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Bougainville, Kavieng and Kimbe.-Past Ordinaries:* Gerardo Vesters, M.S.C....

  • Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

     - Honiara
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Solomon Islands. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Auki and Gizo.-Ordinaries:*Julien Vidal, S. M. *Jean-Ephrem Bertreux, S. M....


Historical/titular archdioceses

  • Bremen
    Archbishopric of Bremen
    The Archdiocese of Bremen was a historical Roman Catholic diocese and formed from 1180 to 1648 an ecclesiastical state , named Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen within the Holy Roman Empire...

  • Caesarea
    Archbishop of Caesarea
    The Archbishop of Caesarea was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the Crusades. The Bishop of Caesarea became metropolitan of Palestine in the early 3rd century but after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 he was subordinate to the Patriarch of Jerusalem...

  • Carthage
    Patriarchate of Carthage
    This is a list of bishops and archbishops of Carthage, often referred to as Primate proconsular Africa, Numidia, Mauritania and Tripolitania. Until the seventh century, the bishops are recognized by the Orthodox Church and The Roman Church as their own....

  • Esztergom
    Archdiocese of Esztergom
    The archbishopric of Esztergom was a historical diocese created in 1000 under Stephen I of Hungary largely on the territory of Upper Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon, its territory was reduced to its present-day extent and it became the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest on 31 May 1993...

  • Magdeburg
    Archbishopric of Magdeburg
    The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic archdiocese and Prince-Bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Magdeburg on the Elbe River....

  • Mainz
    Archbishopric of Mainz
    The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...

  • Nazareth
    Archbishop of Nazareth
    The Archbishop of Nazareth was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the crusades.The ancient diocese was located at Scythopolis, known as Bethsan to the crusaders. It was the metropolis of Palaestina Secunda. After Nazareth was captured following the First Crusade,...

  • Petra
    Archbishop of Petra
    The Archbishop of Petra was established during the Crusader era and served the diocese of Palaestrina III, the Oultrejordain area, and traditionally included St...

  • Regensburg
  • Trier
    Archbishopric of Trier
    The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...

  • Tyre
    Archbishop of Tyre
    The Archbishop of Tyre was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the Crusades and was established to serve the Roman Catholic members of the diocese....


See also


  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
  • List of Roman Catholic military dioceses
    Military ordinariate
    A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, of Latin or Eastern Rite, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation....

  • List of Roman Catholic apostolic administrations
    Apostolic Administrator
    An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...

  • List of Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates
    Apostolic vicariate
    An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...

  • List of Eastern Catholic exarchates
  • List of Roman Catholic apostolic prefectures
    Apostolic prefect
    An apostolic prefect is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a missionary area where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese....

  • List of Roman Catholic territorial prelatures
    Territorial Prelate
    A territorial prelate is, in Catholic usage, a prelate whose geographic jurisdiction, called territorial prelature, does not belong to any diocese and is considered a particular church....

  • List of Roman Catholic missions sui juris
    Mission sui iuris
    A mission sui iuris, or in Latin missio sui iuris, also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Roman Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction in an area with very few Catholics, often desolate or remote....

  • Diplomatic missions of the Holy See
    Diplomatic missions of the Holy See
    This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Holy See. Since the fifth century, long before the founding of the Vatican City State in 1929, papal envoys have represented the Holy See to foreign potentates...

  • List of Anglican dioceses and archdioceses
  • List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses
  • List of Orthodox dioceses and archdioceses
  • Patriarch
    Patriarch
    Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...