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This is a growing list of territorial
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s and ordinariates in communion with the
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. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the
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(including the eparchies of the
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). * Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of Catholic archdioceses. * Those dioceses which belong to Eastern Catholic Churches (often called "eparchies") are ''italicized'' and their
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es and proper episcopal titulature are specified after the see name. * Missionary and other special types of circumscriptions (e.g., apostolic prefectures) are also specified before the country name.


Alphabetical list of geographic dioceses


List of Personal dioceses and ordinariates

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with a cathedral see (Santa Maria della Pace ai Parioli) in Rome, ranking as bishopric'' ** '' São João Maria Vianney, the only Personal Apostolic Administration'' * '' Personal Ordinariates '' ** '' Chair of Saint Peter, for Canada and USA, with cathedral see in Houston, Texas'' ** '' Our Lady of the Southern Cross, for
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List of Lists of Catholic dioceses

* List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including episcopal conferences)


Lists of types of Catholic jurisdictions

* List of Roman Catholic archdioceses * Military ordinariate * List of Roman Catholic apostolic administrations * List of Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates * List of Eastern Catholic exarchates * List of Roman Catholic apostolic prefectures * List of Roman Catholic territorial prelatures * List of Roman Catholic missions ''sui juris''


Dioceses (or (arch)eparchies) of the Eastern Catholic Churches

* List of Armenian dioceses * List of Chaldean dioceses * Coptic Catholic dioceses * Ethiopic Catholic dioceses * Melkite Catholic dioceses * Maronite dioceses * Ruthenian dioceses *
Syro-Malabar Catholic dioceses The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholi ...
* Syriac Catholic dioceses * Ukrainian Greek Catholic dioceses


Lists of dioceses by country ''or continental region''


Europe

* List of Catholic dioceses in Albania * List of Catholic dioceses in Austria * List of Catholic dioceses in Belarus * List of Catholic dioceses in Belgium * List of Catholic dioceses in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of Catholic dioceses in Croatia * List of Catholic dioceses in the Czech Republic * List of Catholic dioceses in Great Britain (UK) * List of Catholic dioceses in France * List of Catholic dioceses in Germany * List of Catholic dioceses in Greece * List of Catholic dioceses in Hungary * List of Catholic dioceses in Ireland (including Northern Ireland, UK) *
List of Catholic dioceses in Italy The following is a list of Catholic dioceses in Italy. , the Catholic Church in Italy is divided into sixteen ecclesiastical regions. While they are similar to the 20 Regions of Italy, civil regions of the Italian state, there are some differences ...
* List of Catholic dioceses in Latvia * List of Catholic dioceses in Lithuania * List of Catholic dioceses in Montenegro * List of Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands * List of Catholic dioceses in Poland * List of Catholic dioceses in Portugal * List of Catholic dioceses in Romania * List of Catholic dioceses in Russia * List of Catholic dioceses in Serbia * List of Catholic dioceses in Slovakia * List of Catholic dioceses in Slovenia * List of Catholic dioceses in Spain * List of Catholic dioceses in Switzerland * List of Catholic dioceses in Ukraine


Asia

* List of Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh * List of Catholic dioceses in Myanmar * List of Catholic dioceses in China (includes
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) * List of Catholic dioceses in East Timor * List of Catholic dioceses in India * List of Catholic dioceses in Indonesia * List of Catholic dioceses in Iran * List of Catholic dioceses in Japan * List of Catholic dioceses in Korea *
List of Catholic dioceses in Malaysia {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2025 The Catholic Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (its two small Malay neighbors) is composed of a Latin Church hierarchy, joint in the transnational ''Episcopal Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei'', ...
* List of Catholic dioceses in Pakistan *
List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines The Catholic Church in the Philippines, Catholic dioceses in the Philippines are grouped into 16 ecclesiastical provinces, each of which comprises a metropolitan archdiocese and several suffragan dioceses and is headed by the archbishop, as th ...
* List of Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka and the Maldives *
List of Catholic dioceses in Thailand The Episcopal Conference of Thailand is composed of 2 ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by an archbishop, and 9 suffragan dioceses. Episcopal Conference of Thailand Ecclesiastical Province of Bangkok * Archdiocese of Bangkok ** Diocese of ...
* List of Catholic dioceses in Vietnam


Americas and Oceania

* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Australia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Bolivia * List of Catholic dioceses in Brazil * List of Catholic dioceses in Canada * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chile * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cuba * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Dominican Republic * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in El Salvador * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guatemala * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Haiti * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Honduras * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in New Zealand * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Nicaragua * '' List of Catholic dioceses in North America'' * '' List of Catholic dioceses in Oceania'' * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Panama * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Papua New Guinea * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Paraguay * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru * List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uruguay The Diocese, diocesan system of Christian church government in Uruguay comprises one ecclesiastical province headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 8 dioceses and 1 archdioceses, archdiocese each headed by a bishop or an ...
* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela


Africa

* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Angola * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Botswana * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Burkina Faso * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Burundi * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cameroon * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Cape Verde *
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic consists only of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of the Central African Republic, comprising a single ecclesiastical province, compos ...
* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Chad * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Republic of the Congo * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Djibouti * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Egypt * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Equatorial Guinea * List of Catholic dioceses in Ethiopia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Gabon * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Gambia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ghana * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Guinea-Bissau * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Ivory Coast * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Lesotho * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Liberia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Libya * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Madagascar * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mali * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mauritania * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mauritius * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Morocco * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mozambique * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Namibia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Niger *
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* List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Réunion * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Rwanda * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in São Tomé and Príncipe * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Senegal * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sierra Leone * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Somalia * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Africa * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Sudan * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sudan * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Swaziland * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Tanzania * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zambia


See also

* List of current patriarchs


Other Christian denominations

* List of Anglican dioceses and archdioceses *
List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses This is a list of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses currently active, grouped by national (or regional) church, and showing the titles of the bishops of those dioceses. Where relevant, the metropolitan bishop or Primate (bishop), primate is li ...
* List of Orthodox dioceses and archdioceses


Sources and external links

*
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
– lists every diocese in the Catholic Church, and their bishops throughout history. {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Dioceses (Alphabetical) *Alphabetical *Alphabetical *