List of Catholic dioceses in the United States

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Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the United States. White borders demarcate Latin Church dioceses, and black borders demarcate Latin Church provinces. US Catholic Dioceses and Names.png
Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the United States. White borders demarcate Latin Church dioceses, and black borders demarcate Latin Church provinces.

The Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of the United States which include both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Roman Rite and other Latin liturgical rites, and various other dioceses, primarily the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches, which employ various Eastern Christian rites and traditions, and which are in full communion with the Pope in Rome. The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA is not a metropolitan diocese. The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, with territory that extends over the United States and Canada, was established on January 1, 2012, for former Anglicans who join the Catholic Church. [1]

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The Catholic Church in the United States has a total of 196 particular churches in the 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands: 33 territorial archdioceses, 144 territorial dioceses, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (serving members of the US Armed Forces and Diplomatic Corps, and those in facilities of the Veterans Administration and their dependents), and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (serving Catholics who were formerly Anglicans) within the Latin Church; and two archeparchies and 16 eparchies in the Eastern Catholic Churches.

There are several other dioceses whose territories cover the United States' unincorporated territories. Puerto Rico has one ecclesiastical province comprising an archdiocese and five dioceses, which together form the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference, which is separate from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [2] The dioceses that encompass American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam are part of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.

Terminology

The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch. The pastor of an ordinariate is an "ordinary" (which is a term also used generically for the pastor of any particular church) and may be either a bishop if celibate or a priest if married, but he holds the same power of governance of his ordinariate that an episcopal ordinary has in his diocese in either case; Pope Benedict XVI deliberately instituted this provision to permit married, former Anglican bishops who come into full communion with the Catholic Church along with many of their congregants to accede to office while respecting sensitivities in ecumenical relations with the Eastern Orthodox Churches, which also maintain a celibate episcopacy. The pastor of each particular church is, ex officio, a full member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Auxiliary and retired bishops are also members of the Conference but have no vote.

In the United States, each archbishop is also the metropolitan bishop of an ecclesiastical province that encompasses several adjacent dioceses. Likewise, each archeparch is also the metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province that encompasses all of the eparchies of the same sui iuris particular church in the United States. Most provincial and diocesan boundaries conform to state, county, borough (in Alaska), or parish (in Louisiana) political boundaries. [3] The sui iuris Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the US has an ecclesiastical province consisting of an archeparchy and three eparchies, and the sui iuris Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church has an ecclesiastical province consisting of an archeparchy and three eparchies; the boundaries of these jurisdictions also generally conform to those of states. Most of the remaining eparchies are national in territory, but two particular churches, namely the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, are international, encompassing all of the United States and Canada; their pastors also are ex officio members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB).

In the Roman Rite, (arch)dioceses customarily take the name of the city of the (arch)bishop's cathedra, denominated the "see". A few dioceses bear the names of two cities, variously reflecting a shift in the major center of population, e.g., the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; future plan to divide a diocese, e.g., the former Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas; union of two former dioceses, e.g., the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph; political expedience, e.g., the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis; or a perceived need for some episcopal functions to be accessible to residents of another part of the diocesan territory, e.g., the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Some of the sui iuris particular churches also follow this custom, while others denominated their jurisdictions after saints or other religious titles.

In the Catholic Church, there are many bishops who do not govern dioceses:

When a diocese is suppressed or when the diocesan see is transferred to another location, the title of the former see becomes available for assignment to a titular bishop or, in the case of an archdiocese, a titular archbishop or an archbishop ad personam. The Vatican resurrected the names of many former sees of the United States in the 1990s, as indicated by the table of former dioceses toward the end of this article.

Territorial provinces and dioceses

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

MapDioceseCoat of Arms

Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage–Juneau

Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage-Juneau map.png Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau.svg
Diocese of Fairbanks Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fairbanks.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta

Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta map.png Archdiocese of Atlanta Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.svg
Diocese of Charleston Coat of arms of the Diocese of Charleston.svg
Diocese of Charlotte Coat of arms of the Diocese of Charlotte.svg
Diocese of Raleigh Coat of arms of the Diocese of Raleigh.svg
Diocese of Savannah Coat of arms of the Diocese of Savannah.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore

Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore map.png Archdiocese of Baltimore Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.svg
Diocese of Arlington Coat of arms of the Diocese of Arlington.svg
Diocese of Richmond Coat of arms of the Diocese of Richmond.svg
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston Coat of arms of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.svg
Diocese of Wilmington Coat of arms of the Diocese of Wilmington.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Boston

Archdiocese of Boston.png Archdiocese of Boston Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Boston.svg
Diocese of Burlington Coat of arms of the Diocese of Burlington.svg
Diocese of Fall River Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fall River.svg
Diocese of Manchester Coat of arms of the Diocese of Manchester.svg
Diocese of Portland Coat of arms of the Diocese of Portland.svg
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Coat of arms of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts.svg
Diocese of Worcester Coat of arms of the Diocese of Worcester.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago

Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago map 1.png Archdiocese of Chicago Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Chicago.svg
Diocese of Belleville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Belleville.svg
Diocese of Joliet Coat of arms of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.svg
Diocese of Peoria Coat of arms of the Diocese of Peoria.svg
Diocese of Rockford Coat of arms of the Diocese of Rockford.svg
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Coat of arms of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati

Cincinnati Catholic map.png Archdiocese of Cincinnati Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.svg
Diocese of Cleveland Coat of arms of the Diocese of Cleveland.svg
Diocese of Columbus Coat of arms of the Diocese of Columbus.svg
Diocese of Steubenville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Steubenville.svg
Diocese of Toledo in Ohio Coat of arms of the Diocese of Toledo.svg
Diocese of Youngstown Coat of arms of the Diocese of Youngstown.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Denver

Ecclesiastical Province of Denver map.png Archdiocese of Denver Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Denver.svg
Diocese of Cheyenne Coat of arms of the Diocese of Cheyenne.svg
Diocese of Colorado Springs Coat of arms of the Diocese of Colorado Springs.svg
Diocese of Pueblo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Pueblo.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit

Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit map 1.png Archdiocese of Detroit Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Detroit.svg
Diocese of Gaylord Coat of arms of the Diocese of Gaylord.svg
Diocese of Grand Rapids Coat of arms of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.svg
Diocese of Kalamazoo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Kalamazoo.svg
Diocese of Lansing Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lansing.svg
Diocese of Marquette Coat of arms of the Diocese of Marquette.svg
Diocese of Saginaw Coat of arms of the Diocese of Saginaw.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque

Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque.PNG Archdiocese of Dubuque Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.svg
Diocese of Davenport Coat of arms of the Diocese of Davenport.svg
Diocese of Des Moines Coat of arms of the Diocese of Des Moines.svg
Diocese of Sioux City Coat of arms of the Diocese of Sioux City.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston

Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston map.png Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.svg
Diocese of Austin Coat of arms of the Diocese of Austin.svg
Diocese of Beaumont Coat of arms of the Diocese of Beaumont.svg
Diocese of Brownsville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Brownsville.svg
Diocese of Corpus Christi Coat of arms of the Diocese of Corpus Christi.svg
Diocese of Tyler Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tyler.svg
Diocese of Victoria Coat of arms of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford

Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford map.png Archdiocese of Hartford Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Hartford.svg
Diocese of Bridgeport Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bridgeport.svg
Diocese of Norwich Coat of arms of the Diocese of Norwich.svg
Diocese of Providence Coat of arms of the Diocese of Providence.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis

Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis map.png Archdiocese of Indianapolis Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.svg
Diocese of Evansville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Evansville.svg
Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.svg
Diocese of Gary Coat of arms of the Diocese of Gary.svg
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City

Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City.png Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.svg
Diocese of Dodge City Coat of arms of the Diocese of Dodge City.svg
Diocese of Salina Coat of arms of the Diocese of Salina.svg
Diocese of Wichita Coat of arms of the Diocese of Wichita.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas

Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas.png Archdiocese of Las Vegas Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas.svg
Diocese of Reno Coat of arms of the Diocese of Reno.svg
Diocese of Salt Lake City Coat of arms of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles

Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles map.png Archdiocese of Los Angeles Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.svg
Diocese of Fresno Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fresno.svg
Diocese of Monterey Coat of arms of the Diocese of Monterey in California.svg
Diocese of Orange Coat of arms of the Diocese of Orange.svg
Diocese of San Bernardino Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Bernardino.svg
Diocese of San Diego Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Diego.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville

Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville map.png Archdiocese of Louisville Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Louisville.svg
Diocese of Covington Coat of arms of the Diocese of Covington.svg
Diocese of Knoxville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Knoxville.svg
Diocese of Lexington Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lexington.svg
Diocese of Memphis Coat of arms of the Diocese of Memphis.svg
Diocese of Nashville Coat of arms of the Diocese of Nashville.svg
Diocese of Owensboro Coat of arms of the Diocese of Owensboro.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Miami

Ecclesiastical Province of Miami map.png Archdiocese of Miami Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Miami.svg
Diocese of Orlando Coat of arms of the Diocese of Orlando.svg
Diocese of Palm Beach Coat of arms of the Diocese of Palm Beach.svg
Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee Coat of arms of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.svg
Diocese of St. Augustine Coat of arms of the Diocese of St. Augustine.svg
Diocese of St. Petersburg Coat of arms of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg.svg
Diocese of Venice in Florida Coat of arms of the Diocese of Venice in Florida.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee

Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee map 1.png Archdiocese of Milwaukee Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.svg
Diocese of Green Bay Coat of arms of the Diocese of Green Bay.svg
Diocese of La Crosse Coat of arms of the Diocese of La Crosse.svg
Diocese of Madison Coat of arms of the Diocese of Madison.svg
Diocese of Superior Coat of arms of the Diocese of Superior.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile

Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile map.png Archdiocese of Mobile Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Mobile.svg
Diocese of Biloxi Coat of arms of the Diocese of Biloxi.svg
Diocese of Birmingham Coat of arms of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.svg
Diocese of Jackson Coat of arms of the Diocese of Jackson.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans

Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans map.png Archdiocese of New Orleans Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.svg
Diocese of Alexandria Coat of arms of the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana.svg
Diocese of Baton Rouge Coat of arms of the Diocese of Baton Rouge.svg
Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux Coat of arms of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.svg
Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana.svg
Diocese of Lake Charles Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lake Charles.svg
Diocese of Shreveport Coat of arms of the Diocese of Shreveport.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of New York

Ecclesiastical Province of New York map.png Archdiocese of New York Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New York.svg
Diocese of Albany Coat of arms of the Diocese of Albany.svg
Diocese of Brooklyn Coat of arms of the Diocese of Brooklyn.svg
Diocese of Buffalo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Buffalo.svg
Diocese of Ogdensburg Coat of arms of the Diocese of Ogdensburg.svg
Diocese of Rochester Coat of arms of the Diocese of Rochester.svg
Diocese of Rockville Centre Coat of arms of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.svg
Diocese of Syracuse Coat of arms of the Diocese of Syracuse.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Newark

Ecclesiastical Province of Newark map.png Archdiocese of Newark Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Newark.svg
Diocese of Camden Coat of arms of the Diocese of Camden.svg
Diocese of Metuchen Coat of arms of the Diocese of Metuchen.svg
Diocese of Paterson Coat of arms of the Diocese of Paterson.svg
Diocese of Trenton Coat of arms of the Diocese of Trenton.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City

Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City map.png Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.svg
Diocese of Little Rock Coat of arms of the Diocese of Little Rock.svg
Diocese of Tulsa Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tulsa.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha

Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha.png Archdiocese of Omaha Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Omaha.svg
Diocese of Grand Island Coat of arms of the Diocese of Grand Island.svg
Diocese of Lincoln Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lincoln.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia

Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia.svg Archdiocese of Philadelphia Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.svg
Diocese of Allentown Coat of arms of the Diocese of Allentown.svg
Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown Coat of arms of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.svg
Diocese of Erie Coat of arms of the Diocese of Erie.svg
Diocese of Greensburg Coat of arms of the Diocese of Greensburg.svg
Diocese of Harrisburg Coat of arms of the Diocese of Harrisburg.svg
Diocese of Pittsburgh Coat of arms of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.svg
Diocese of Scranton Coat of arms of the Diocese of Scranton.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Portland

Ecclesiastical Province of Portland map.png Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.svg
Diocese of Baker Coat of arms of the Diocese of Baker.svg
Diocese of Boise Coat of arms of the Diocese of Boise.svg
Diocese of Great Falls–Billings Coat of arms of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings.svg
Diocese of Helena Coat of arms of the Diocese of Helena.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of St. Louis

Ecclesiastical Province of St. Louis.png Archdiocese of St. Louis Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.svg
Diocese of Jefferson City Coat of arms of the Diocese of Jefferson City.svg
Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph Coat of arms of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.svg
Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau Coat of arms of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Ecclesiastical Prov. of St. Paul & Mpls map 1.png Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.svg
Diocese of Bismarck Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bismarck.svg
Diocese of Crookston Coat of arms of the Diocese of Crookston.svg
Diocese of Duluth Coat of arms of the Diocese of Duluth.svg
Diocese of Fargo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fargo.svg
Diocese of New Ulm Coat of arms of the Diocese of New Ulm.svg
Diocese of Rapid City Coat of arms of the Diocese of Rapid City.svg
Diocese of Saint Cloud Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Saint Cloud.svg
Diocese of Sioux Falls Coat of arms of the Diocese of Sioux Falls.svg
Diocese of Winona–Rochester Coat of arms of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio

Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio map.png Archdiocese of San Antonio Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.svg
Diocese of Amarillo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Amarillo.svg
Diocese of Dallas Coat of arms of the Diocese of Dallas.svg
Diocese of El Paso Coat of arms of the Diocese of El Paso.svg
Diocese of Fort Worth Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fort Worth.svg
Diocese of Laredo Coat of arms of the Diocese of Laredo.svg
Diocese of Lubbock Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lubbock.svg
Diocese of San Angelo Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Angelo.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco

Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco map.png Archdiocese of San Francisco Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.svg
Diocese of Honolulu Coat of arms of the Diocese of Honolulu.svg
Diocese of Oakland Coat of arms of the Diocese of Oakland.svg
Diocese of Sacramento Coat of arms of the Diocese of Sacramento.svg
Diocese of San Jose Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Jose in California.svg
Diocese of Santa Rosa Coat of arms of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.svg
Diocese of Stockton Coat of arms of the Diocese of Stockton.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe

Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe map.png Archdiocese of Santa Fe Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.svg
Diocese of Gallup Coat of arms of the Diocese of Gallup.svg
Diocese of Las Cruces Coat of arms of the Diocese of Las Cruces.svg
Diocese of Phoenix Coat of arms of the Diocese of Phoenix.svg
Diocese of Tucson Coat of arms of the Diocese of Tucson.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle

Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle map.png Archdiocese of Seattle Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Seattle.svg
Diocese of Spokane Coat of arms of the Diocese of Spokane.svg
Diocese of Yakima Coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Washington

Ecclesiastical Province of Washington map.png Archdiocese of Washington Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Washington.svg
Diocese of Saint Thomas Coat of arms of the Diocese of Saint Thomas.svg

Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference

MapDioceseCoat of Arms

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan

Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan map.png Archdiocese of San Juan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, PR.jpg
Diocese of Arecibo Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo, PR.jpg
Diocese of Caguas Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas, PR.jpg
Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, PR.jpg
Diocese of Mayagüez Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayaguez, PR.jpg
Diocese of Ponce Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce, PR.jpg

Episcopal Conference of the Pacific

MapDioceseCoat of Arms

Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña

Archdiocese of Agana map.png Archdiocese of Agaña Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agana.svg
Diocese of Chalan Kanoa map.png Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Roman Catholic of Chalan Kanoa.svg

Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa–Apia

Catholic dioceses of the Samoa Islands.png Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago.jpg

    Military archdiocese

    Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their dependents, employees of the US Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in civil service overseas, including the Nation's diplomatic corps and their dependents, both Catholics of the Latin Church and Eastern Churches, are served by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. An archbishop leads it who is presently assisted by four auxiliary bishops. Its status as an "archdiocese" is merely honorary. In 1986, Pope John Paul II amended the juridical organization of military chaplaincies from "military vicariates" to "military ordinariates", [4] the head of which was likened to a diocesan bishop. The Ordinary of the Archdiocese of the Military Services is usually granted the personal title of "Archbishop", although this is not a requisite of the office.

    Eastern Catholic eparchies

    Province of Philadelphia (Ukrainian)

    The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States is organized into a metropolia (province) comprising a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies.

    MetropoliaMapEparchy
    Philadelphia Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians map.png Archeparchy of Philadelphia
    Eparchy of Chicago
    Eparchy of Parma
    Eparchy of Stamford

    Province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)

    The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the United States is organized into the sui iuris Province of Pittsburgh, consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy and three suffragan eparchies. The eparchies also serve the faithful of other Byzantine Catholic Churches without established hierarchies in the United States, namely those of the Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Macedonian, Russian, and Slovakian Byzantine Catholic Churches. Since 2022, this province includes also the Slovakian Catholic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto in Canada, which was formerly part of the Slovakian Greek Catholic Church. [5]

    MetropoliaMapEparchy
    Pittsburgh Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians map.png Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
    Eparchy of Parma
    Eparchy of Passaic
    Eparchy of Phoenix
    Exarchate of Toronto (Canada)

    Eastern Catholic eparchies in the United States immediately subject to the Holy See

    The following particular Eastern Catholic Churches are not suffragan to metropolitan sees, but are instead exempt and therefore immediately subject to the Holy See, while they still remain part of their respective patriarchal, major archiepiscopal, or other rite- and tradition-specific particular churches.

    ChurchEparchy
    Chaldean Catholic Church Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
    Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego
    Maronite Church Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn
    Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
    Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton
    Syriac Catholic Church Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States
    Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago

    Eastern Catholic eparchies comprising the United States and Canada, and immediately subject to the Holy See

    Several Eastern Catholic Churches have jurisdictions that include members and congregations in both the United States and Canada.

    ChurchEparchy
    Armenian Catholic Church Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg of the US and Canada
    Romanian Catholic Church Eparchy of St George's in Canton
    Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace of the US and Canada

    Personal ordinariate (Anglican Use)

    Under the provisions of Anglicanorum Coetibus of 2009, an effort was underway to establish a personal ordinariate, or diocese, in the United States. The ordinariate was formed for former Anglicans, including members from the Episcopal Church, Continuing Anglican churches, and already Catholic Anglican Use parishes. The first such ordinariate established was the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the United Kingdom. The personal ordinariate encompassing the whole United States, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, was instituted on January 1, 2012, in accordance with Anglicanorum Coetibus . [1] It was later expanded to include Canada, and so its ordinary is admitted to the two countries' bishops' conferences.

    Ecclesiastical
    Province Map    		DioceseDiocese Coat
    of Arms
    BlankMap-USA-states-Canada-provinces.svg Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter Personal Ordinariate of the Seat of Saint Peter.svg

    Former US dioceses

    DioceseCathedralHistoryRef.
    Diocese of Allegheny St. Peter Church•1876.01.11: Established as the Diocese of Allegheny with territory from the Diocese of Pittsburgh
    •1889.07.01: Suppressed, with its territory returned to the Diocese of Pittsburgh
    •1971: Title of Bishop of Allegheny Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [6]
    Diocese of Alton Church of Sts. Peter and Paul•1853.07.29: Established as the Diocese of Quincy, with territory from the Diocese of Chicago
    •1857.01.09: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Alton
    •1887.01.07: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Belleville
    •1923.10.26: See Transferred and Title Changed to the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Alton Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [7]
    Diocese of Bardstown Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral •1808.04.08: Established as the Diocese of Bardstown with territory from the Diocese of Baltimore
    •1821.06.19: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Cincinnati
    •1834.05.06: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Vincennes
    •1837.07.28: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Nashville
    •1841.02.13: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Louisville
    •1937: Elevated to Archdiocese
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Bardstown Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [8]
    Diocese of Both Californias •1840.04.27: Established as the Diocese of Both Californias with territory from the Diocese of Sonora
    •1849.11.20: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey
    •1859: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles
    •1892: Title Changed to Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego
    •1922: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Monterrey-Fresno
    •1936: Elevated to Archdiocese; lost territory to establish the Diocese of San Diego
    •1976: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Orange
    1978: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of San Bernardino
    •1996: Title of Bishop of Both Californias Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [9] [10]
    Diocese of Concordia Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church•1887.08.02: Established as the Diocese of Concordia with territory from the Diocese of Leavenworth
    •1944.12.23: See transferred and title changed to Diocese of Salina
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Concordia Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [11]
    Diocese of Grass Valley St. Patrick Church•1860.09.27: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Marysville with territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco
    •1868.03.22: Promoted as Diocese of Grass Valley
    •1886.05.28: Title Changed to Diocese of Sacramento
    •1995: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Grass Valley    		 [12]
    Diocese of Jamestown St. James Church •1889.11.10: Established as the Diocese of Jamestown with territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dakota
    •1897.04.06: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Fargo
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Jamestown Restored as Titular Episcopal     		[13]
    Diocese of Juneau Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary •1951.06.23: Established as Diocese of Juneau from Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska
    •1966.01.22: Lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage
    •2020.05.19: Suppressed to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau    		 [14]
    Diocese of Kearney St. James Church•1912.03.08: Established as the Diocese of Kearney with territory from the Diocese of Omaha
    •1917.04.11: See transferred and title changed to Diocese of Grand Island
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Kearney Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [15]
    Diocese of Lead St. Patrick Church•1902.08.04: Established as the Diocese of Lead with territory from the Diocese of Sioux Falls
    •1930.08.01: See transferred and title changed to Diocese of Rapid City
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Lead Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [16]
    Diocese of Leavenworth Church of the Immaculate Conception•1850.07.19: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains with territory from the Archdiocese of St Louis
    •1857.01.06: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska
    •1857: Title changed to Apostolic Vicariate of Kansas
    •1877.05.22: Promoted as Diocese of Leavenworth
    •1887.08.02: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wichita and Diocese of Concordia
    •1891.05.29: Title Changed to Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas
    •1897.03.05: Title Changed to Diocese of Leavenworth
    •1947.05.10: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas
    •1952: Elevated to Archdiocese
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Leavenworth Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [17]
    Diocese of Natchez St. Mary Basilica •1826.07.18: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mississippi with territory from the Diocese of Louisiana
    •1837.07.28: Promoted as Diocese of Natchez
    •1956.12.18: Title Changed to Diocese of Natchez–Jackson
    •1977.03.01: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Natchez; lost territory to establish the Diocese of Biloxi and Diocese of Jackson
    •1977.03.01: Title of Bishop of Natchez Designated as Titular Episcopal See    		 [18]
    Diocese of Natchitoches Basilica of the Immaculate Conception •1853.07.29: Established as the Diocese of Natchitoches with territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans
    •1910.08.06: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Alexandria
    •1977: Title Changed to Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport
    •1986: Title Changed to Diocese of Alexandria; lost territory to establish the Diocese of Shreveport
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Natchitoches Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [19]
    Diocese of Nesqually Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater •1850.05.31: Established as the Diocese of Nesqually with territory from the Diocese of Walla Walla
    •1853.07.29: Gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Walla Walla
    •1907.09.11: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Seattle
    •1951: Elevated as Archdiocese of Seattle
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Nesqually Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [20]
    Diocese of Oregon City St. John the Apostle Church•1843.12.01: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Oregon with territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Baltimore and Archdiocese of Quebec
    •1846.07.24: Promoted as Diocese of Oregon City; lost territory to establish the Diocese of Vancouver Island and Diocese of Walla Walla
    •1850.07.29: Elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oregon City
    •1868.03.03: Lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Idaho and Montana
    •1894: Gained territory from the Diocese of Vancouver Island
    •1903.06.19: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Baker City
    •1928.09.26: See Transferred and Title Changed to Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
    •1996: Title of Archbishop of Oregon City Restored as Titular Metropolitan See    		 [21]
    Diocese of Quincy •1853.07.29: Established as the Diocese of Quincy with territory from the Diocese of Chicago
    •1857.01.09: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Alton
    •1887.01.07: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Belleville
    •1923.10.26: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Alton Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [22]
    Diocese of Saint Joseph •1868.03.03: Established as Diocese of Saint Joseph with territory from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis
    •1956.07.02: Suppressed, merged with the Diocese of Kansas City(Mo.) to form the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph, and lost territory to establish Diocese of Jefferson City and Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau
    Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral •1853.07.29: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Michigan with territory from the Diocese of Detroit
    •1857.01.09: Elevated as Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
    •1865.10.23: Title Changed to Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette
    •1937.01.03: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Marquette
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie Restored as Titular Episcopal See
    •1996: Title of Titular See Changed to Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan    		 [23]
    Diocese of Vincennes Basilica of St. Francis Xavier •1834.05.06: Established as the Diocese of Vincennes with territory from the Diocese of Bardstown
    •1857.01.08: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Fort Wayne
    •1898.03.28: See Transferred and Title Changed to Diocese of Indianapolis
    •1944: Elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis; lost territory to establish the Diocese of Evansville
    •1995: Title of Bishop of Vincennes Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [24]
    Diocese of Walla Walla •1846.07.24: Established as the Diocese of Walla Walla with territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Oregon
    •1850.05.31: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Nesqually
    •1853.07.29: Suppressed, with territory annexed to the Diocese of Nesqually
    •1971: Title of Bishop of Walla Walla Restored as Titular Episcopal See    		 [25]

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