List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States

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Provinces and Dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States

The following is the List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States. The Roman Catholic Church in the United States, informally known as the American Catholic Church, is comprised of 195 particular churches called dioceses led by bishops. In the United States, state counties are used to determine diocesan territories. Dioceses led by archbishops are called an archdioceses. There are 32 archdioceses whose archbishops serve as the metropolitans of 32 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the United States.

In addition to the 195 dioceses, there are several other dioceses in the nation's overseas dependencies. The United States is mainly Latin rite, but eparchies of the Eastern Rite exist in the nation. A special archdiocese was created by the Vatican for the United States military. Such bodies are also organized into ecclesiastical provinces of their own.

All bishops—diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary—are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Contents
1 Province of Anchorage
2 Province of Atlanta
3 Province of Baltimore
4 Province of Boston
5 Province of Chicago
6 Province of Cincinnati
7 Province of Denver
8 Province of Detroit
9 Province of Dubuque
10 Province of Galveston-Houston
11 Province of Hartford
12 Province of Indianapolis
13 Province of Kansas City
14 Province of Los Angeles
15 Province of Louisville
16 Province of Miami
17 Province of Milwaukee
18 Province of Mobile
19 Province of New York
20 Province of New Orleans
21 Province of Newark
22 Province of Oklahoma City
23 Province of Omaha
24 Province of Philadelphia
25 Province of Portland
26 Province of Saint Louis
27 Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
28 Province of San Antonio
29 Province of San Francisco
30 Province of Santa Fe
31 Province of Seattle
32 Province of Washington
33 Province of Agaña
34 Province of Samoa-Apia
35 Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
36 Archdiocese for the Military Services
37 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches in the United States
38 See also
39 Resources

Province of Anchorage

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The seat of the Archdiocese of Anchorage is Holy Family Cathedral.
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Holy Name Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
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The Cathedral of the Epiphany is the motherchurch of the Diocese of Sioux City.

The Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage is comprised of the state of Alaska.

Province of Atlanta

The Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta is comprised of the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Province of Baltimore

The Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore is comprised of all but five counties of the state of Maryland, and all of the states of Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia.

Province of Boston

The Ecclesiastical Province of Boston is comprised of the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Province of Chicago

The Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago is comprised of the state of Illinois.

Province of Cincinnati

The Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati is comprised of the state of Ohio.

Province of Denver

The Ecclesiastical Province of Denver is comprised of the states of Colorado and Wyoming.

Province of Detroit

The Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit is comprised of the state of Michigan.

Province of Dubuque

The Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque is comprised of the state of Iowa.

Province of Galveston-Houston

The Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston is comprised of the eastern counties of the state of Texas.

Province of Hartford

The Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford is comprised of the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Province of Indianapolis

The Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis is comprised of the state of Indiana.

Province of Kansas City

The Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City is comprised of the state of Kansas.

Province of Los Angeles

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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The Eccclesiastical Province of Los Angeles is comprised of the southern counties of the state of California.

Province of Louisville

The Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville is comprised of the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.

Province of Miami

The Ecclesiastical Province of Miami is comprised of the state of Florida.

Province of Milwaukee

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The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
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The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of New York.
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The Cathedral of Saint Louis is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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The Cathedral of San Fernando is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is the motherchurch of the Diocese of Honolulu; it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
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St. Matthew's Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Washington.
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Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Agana.
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The Cathedral of San Juan is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

The Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee is comprised of the state of Wisconsin.

Province of Mobile

The Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile is comprised of the states of Alabama and Mississippi.

Province of New York

The Ecclesiastical Province of New York is comprised of the state of New York.

Province of New Orleans

The Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans is comprised of the state of Louisiana.

Province of Newark

The Ecclesiastical Province of Newark is comprised of the state of New Jersey.

Province of Oklahoma City

The Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City is comprised of the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Province of Omaha

The Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha is comprised of the state of Nebraska.

Province of Philadelphia

The Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia is comprised of the state of Pennsylvania.

Province of Portland

The Ecclesiastical Province of Portland is comprised of the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

Province of Saint Louis

The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis is comprised of the state of Missouri.

Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is comprised of the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Province of San Antonio

The Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio is comprised of the western counties of the state of Texas.

Province of San Francisco

The Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco is comprised of the northern counties of the state of California and all of the states of Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Province of Santa Fe

The Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe is comprised of the states of Arizona and New Mexico.

Province of Seattle

The Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle is comprised of the state of Washington.

Province of Washington

The Ecclesiastical Province of Washington is comprised of the District of Columbia, five neighboring counties in Maryland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Province of Agaña

The Ecclesistical Province of Agaña is comprised of the United States overseas dependencies of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Also included are the sovereign and independent nations of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia.

Province of Samoa-Apia

The Ecclesisatical Province of Samoa-Apia is foreign to the United States but however includes as a suffragan, a single diocese that is comprised of a United States overseas dependency, American Samoa.

Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

The Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico is comprised of the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Archdiocese for the Military Services

Pope Pius XII erected an apostolic vicariate for members of the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy serving domestically and abroad. It was raised to the status of an archdiocese without being a metropolitical see. The archbishop oversees auxiliary bishops working at several military installations worldwide.

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches in the United States

  1. Province of Philadelphia (Ukrainian)
    1. Archeparchy of Philadelphia
    2. Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma
    3. Eparchy of Saint Nicolas of Chicago
    4. Eparchy of Stamford
  2. Province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
    1. Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
    2. Eparchy of Parma
    3. Eparchy of Passaic
    4. Eparchy of Van Nuys
  3. Eparchy of Newton (Melkite)
  4. Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian)
  5. Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite)
  6. Eparchy of Saint George's in Canton (Romanian)
  7. Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite)
  8. Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean)
  9. Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese)
  10. Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean)
  11. Apostolic Exarchate of the United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian)

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Resources

See also: List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States, Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands, Apostolic vicariate, Archbishop, Archdiocese, Arizona, Arkansas