How many Catholic Diocese are there in the world?

How many Catholic Diocese are there in the world?

2,248 dioceses
As of April 2020, in the Catholic Church there are 2,898 regular dioceses: 1 papal see, 9 patriarchates, 4 major archdioceses, 560 metropolitan archdioceses, 76 single archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses in the world.

How many Catholic dioceses are in Ohio?

CLEVELAND — Roman Catholics in Ohio will soon no longer have an official excuse to avoid attending Mass. All six dioceses throughout the state will reinstate the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of obligation beginning the weekend of June 5-6.

What is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway?

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway ( Latin Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. The pre- Reformation Diocese of Galloway, held to have been founded by St Ninian in the fifth century, had broken allegiance with Rome in 1560, and disappeared in 1689.

Who was the first bishop of the Diocese of Galway?

Following the abolition of the Wardenship (see Edmund Ffrench) by the Holy See in 1831, the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Galway was appointed in the same year. In 1866, Bishop John McEvilly of Galway was made Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.

Where is the Diocese of Dumfriesshire located?

The diocese was re-established by the Roman Catholic Church on 4 March 1878, with its cathedral in Dumfries and its territory covering the sparse and rural counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire and parts of Ayrshire.

Where is the bishop’s cathedra of Ayr?

The bishop’s cathedra is at St Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr . The diocese was re-established by the Roman Catholic Church on 4 March 1878, with its cathedral in Dumfries and its territory covering the sparse and rural counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire and parts of Ayrshire.