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Theological College (Catholic University Of America)
Theological College is the national Catholic diocesan seminary for the Latin Church in the United States. The school was founded in 1917 and is located in Washington, D.C. It is affiliated with the Catholic University of America and is owned and administered by priests of the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice. It is located near the campus of CUA, across from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and close to other Brookland-area Catholic institutions such as Capuchin College, the house of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and the Dominican House of Studies. The larger neighborhood is for this reason referred to as "Little Rome". History In 1889, priests belonging to the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice were asked to administer the divinity college of the Catholic University of America. In 1917, they began building their own seminary next to the university. The Sulpician Seminary was first run as an extension of Saint Mary Semin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country at 2.84 million residents. The city is also part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which had a population of 9.97 million in 2020. Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851. Though not located under the jurisdiction of any county in the state, it forms part of the central Maryland region together with the surrounding county that shares its name. The land that is present-day Baltimore was used as hunting ground by Paleo-Indians. In the early 1600s, the Susquehannock began to hunt there. People from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe and established the Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of New York
The Archdiocese of New York () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the State of New York. It encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island in New York City and the counties of Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess, Orange County, New York, Orange, Putnam County, New York, Putnam, Rockland County, New York, Rockland, Sullivan County, New York, Sullivan, Ulster County, New York, Ulster, and Westchester County, New York, Westchester to the north of the city. It does not include the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn or Queens, which form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Diocese of Brooklyn; however, the Diocese of Brooklyn is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of New York. The Archdiocese of New York is the second-largest diocese in the United States by population, encompassing 296 parishes that serve around 2.8 million Catholics, in addition to hundreds of Catholic schools, hospitals and chari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Memphis
The Diocese of Memphis () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Tennessee in the United States. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis. The Diocese of Memphis is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky. Statistics The Diocese of Memphis consists of all the Tennessee counties that are west of the Tennessee River. The parishes and missions are split into two deaneries: * The Memphis Deanery includes the 28 parishes in Shelby County. * The Jackson Deanery encompasses the 15 parishes and five missions in the other 20 counties in the diocese. History 1800 to 1970 In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Bardstown, a huge diocese in the American South and Midwest. The new state of Tennessee was part of this diocese. Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Nashville in 1837, taking all of Tennesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Louisville
The Archdiocese of Louisville () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the Catholic Church in central Kentucky in the United States. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Kentucky. The archdiocese is the seat of the metropolitan see of the province of Louisville, which encompasses the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. The archdiocese is the second-oldest diocese west of the Appalachian Mountains, after the Archdiocese of New Orleans. , the archbishop of Louisville is Shelton Fabre. Statistics The Archdiocese of Louisville as of 2023 contained 24 counties covering . As of 2018, the archdiocese had a Catholic population of approximately 200,000. The archdiocese operated 110 parishes and missions staffed by 126 diocesan priests, 139 permanent deacons, 56 religious institute priests, nine extern priests, 42 religious brothers, and 380 religious sisters. The archdiocese had 48 Catholic elementa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Lafayette In Louisiana
The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana ( Latin: ''Dioecesis Lafayettensis'', ) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. The diocese was erected by the Vatican in 1918, and its current bishop is J. Douglas Deshotel. Covering St. Landry, Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes with exception to Morgan City of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux), the diocese is divided into four deaneries. History 1700 to 1918 During the mid-1700s, when Louisiana was part of the Spanish Empire, Catholic settlers from Spain, France, and Germany started arriving in the Lafayette area. Starting in 1755, they were joined by numerous French Acadians whom the British had expelled from their homes in present-day Nova Scotia. The following are the first Catholic parishes in the area: * St. Martinville, 1756 * St. Landry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Little Rock
The Diocese of Little Rock () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church for Arkansas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. The Diocese of Little Rock was established on November 28, 1843. The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Andrew (Little Rock, Arkansas), Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. History 1800 to 1843 After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the present-day area of Arkansas was transferred from France to the United States. At that time, the area was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas, a vast diocese covering most of the region. The US Government established the Arkansas Territory in 1819. The first Catholic missionary in Arkansas was the diocesan bishop, Louis William Valentine Dubourg, Louis Dubourg, who visited the Osage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Fort Worth
The Diocese of Fort Worth () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in North Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. The Diocese of Fort Worth was erected on August 9, 1969. As of 2023, the bishop is Michael Fors Olson. Description The Diocese of Fort Worth contains the following counties with a total area of 23,950 mi2: Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young. As of 2023, the diocese had a Catholic population exceeding 1,200,000 in 92 parishes, served by 132 priests, 106 deacons, and 48 sisters. History Name changes The Fort Worth area has been under several different Catholic jurisdictions since 1841: * Prefecture Apostolic of Texas (1841 to 1847) * Vicariate Apostolic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maronite Catholic Eparchy Of Our Lady Of Lebanon Of Los Angeles
The Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (), is a Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church eparchy of the Catholic Church headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with jurisdiction over the Maronite faithful in the western and central United States. In conformity with the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO), the Eparchy is under the direct jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff. In 2013 there were 52,300 baptized. It is currently ruled by eparch Abdallah Elias Zaidan, MLM. Territory and statistics The eparchy includes the faithful of the Maronite Church in thirty-four western, central and southern states of the United States of America. With a decree from the Sacred Congregation of the Eastern Churches, dated July 10, 2001, the see of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon was transferred to St. Louis, Missouri, with St. Raymond Church, in St. Louis, elevated to the rank of Co-Cathedral., [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Dallas
The Diocese of Dallas () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in North Texas in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The diocese was founded on July 15, 1890. The mother church is the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe (Dallas, Texas), National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dallas. Since 2016, the bishop is Edward J. Burns. Statistics As of 2021, the Diocese of Dallas had a Catholic population exceeding 1.3 million in 69 parishes. It was served by 230 priests (146 diocesan, 84 religious), 177 permanent deacons, 66 female religious, and 108 male religious. The diocese comprises nine counties in the state of Texas: Collin County, Texas, Collin, Dallas County, Texas, Dallas, Ellis County, Texas, Ellis, Fannin County, Texas, Fannin, Grayson County, Texas, Grayson, Hunt County, Texas, Hunt, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, Navarro County, Texas, Navarro and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Corpus Christi
The Diocese of Corpus Christi () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southern Texas in the United States. The Diocese of Corpus Christi is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. History 1690 to 1912 The first Catholic mission in Texas, then part of the Spanish Empire, was San Francisco de los Tejas. It was founded by the Franciscan priest, Reverend Damián Massanet, in 1690 in the Weches area. The priests left the mission after three years, then established a second mission, Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas. near present-day Alto in 1716. In 1839, after the 1836 founding of the Texas Republic, Pope Gregory XVI erected the prefecture apostolic of Texas, covering its present-day area. The prefecture was elevated to a vicariate apostolic in 1846, the year that Texas became an American state. In 1874, Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Brown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Charleston
The Diocese of Charleston () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the state of South Carolina in the United States. Currently, the diocese consists of 96 parishes and 21 missions, with Charleston as its see city. As of 2023, the bishop of Charleston is Jacques Fabre-Jeune. The Diocese of Charleston is the seventh-oldest Catholic diocese in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. History 1700 to 1820 Before and during the American Revolutionary War, the Catholics in all of the British colonies in America were under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of the London District in England. However, in 1716 the colonial assembly in the Province of South Carolina had banned Catholics from the colony out of fear they would conspire with the Spanish Empire. A few French Catholic refugees had arrived in 1756 after the British expelled them from the former French colony of Acadia. With the passa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
