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The following is a list of the Catholic [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|ecclesiastical provinces]] of the United States, in (1) chronological order and (2) alphabetical order. The [Catholic Church in the United States]] — including the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands — comprises 177 [Latin Rite|Latin-rite]] dioceses (led by [diocesan bishop]]s), 18 [Eastern Catholic Church|Eastern Catholic]] eparchies] (led by [[eparchs), the [Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA|Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA]], and the [#Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter|Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter]].

The 177 Latin dioceses are divided into 32 [Ecclesiastical province #Catholic Church|ecclesiastical provinces]]. Each province has a [metropolitan see|metropolitan archdiocese]] — led by an [Bishop (Catholic Church)#Metropolitan archbishop|archbishop]] — and at least one suffragan diocese. There are also two Eastern Catholic metropoliae. The four Byzantine Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with Pittsburgh as the metropolitan see, led by a metropolitan archbishop. Similarly, the four Ukrainian Catholic eparchies constitute one metropolia, with [#Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians|Philadelphia]] as the metropolitan see. (One archbishop—that of the Archdiocese for the Military Services—is not a metropolitan.)

All active and [Bishop (Catholic Church)#Retired bishops|retired]] bishops in the United States and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands — diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary — are members of the [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] (USCCB).

In addition to the 195 dioceses, one exarchate, and one personal ordinariate, there are several dioceses in the nation's other four overseas dependencies. In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bishops in the six dioceses (one metropolitan archdiocese and five suffragan dioceses) form their own [episcopal conference]], the [Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference|Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña]]. The bishops in U.S. [insular area]]s in the [Pacific Ocean]] — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the [Episcopal conference#Oceania|Episcopal Conference of the Pacific]].

Chronological list of ecclesiastical provinces

 * 1808 (April 8): Province of Baltimore – see: [#Province of Baltimore]] (below)
 * 1847: Province of Saint Louis – see: [#Province of Saint Louis]] (below)
 * 1850: Province of New Orleans – see: [#Province of New Orleans]] (below)
 * 1850: Province of New York – see: [#Province of New York]] (below)
 * 1850: Province of Oregon City (now Portland) – see: [#Province of Portland]] (below)
 * 1853 (July 29): Province of San Francisco – see: [#Province of San Francisco]] (below)
 * 1875: Province of Boston – see: [#Province of Boston]] (below)
 * 1875 (February 12): Province of Philadelphia – see: [#Province of Phiiladelphia]] (below)
 * 1880 (September 10): Province of Chicago – see: [#Province of Chicago]] (below)


 * 1926 (August 3): Province of San Antonio – see: (below)
 * 1936 (July 11): Province of Los Angeles – see: [#Province of Los Angeles]] (below)
 * 1937: Province of Newark – see: [#Province of Newark]] (below)
 * 1947 (November 15): Province of Washington (D.C.) – see: [#Province of Washington, D.C.]] (below)*18 : Province of – see: [#Province of ]] (below)
 * 1966 (January 22): Province of Anchorage – see: (below)
 * 2004 (December): Province of Galveston-Houston – see: (below)


 * 18 : Province of Atlanta – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Cincinnati – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Denver – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Detroit – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Dubuque – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Hartford – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Indianapolis – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Kansas City – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Louisville – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Miami – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Milwaukee – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Mobile – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Oklahoma City – see:  (below)
 * 18 : Province of Omaha – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Santa Fe – see: (below)
 * 18 : Province of Seattle – see: (below)


 * 19 : Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians – see: (below)


 * 19 : Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians – see: (below)

Alphabetical list of ecclesiastical provinces

 * For a list of each province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

Province of Anchorage

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska.
 * Archdiocese of Anchorage (1966)
 * Diocese of Fairbanks (1894; elevated to diocese in 1962)
 * Diocese of Juneau (1951)

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867. (The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912.) On July 27, 1894, the Apostolic Prefecture of Alaska (led by a priest) was created from the then-Diocese of Vancouver Island (now the Diocese of Victoria). On December 22, 1916, it was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska (led by a bishop, with headquarters in Fairbanks ).

On June 23, 1951, the Diocese of Juneau was erected, from the territory of the apostolic vicariate.

On August 8, 1962, the Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska was elevated to a diocese, as the Diocese of Fairbanks.

On January 22, 1966, the Archdiocese of Anchorage was erected, from the territory of the Diocese of Juneau. The newly erected see was chosen as the metropolitan archdiocese of the newly formed ecclesiastical province because it was Alaska's most populous city. It contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population.

Province of Atlanta

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Atlanta comprises the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
 * Archdiocese of Atlanta
 * Diocese of Charleston
 * Diocese of Charlotte
 * Diocese of Raleigh
 * Diocese of Savannah

Province of Baltimore

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Baltimore comprises all but five counties of the state of Maryland, and all of the states of Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. (The said five counties of Maryland are part of the Province of Washington, D.C.)
 * Archdiocese of Baltimore
 * Diocese of Arlington
 * Diocese of Richmond
 * Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
 * Diocese of Wilmington

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore:

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston,[2] New York,[3] Philadelphia,[4] and Bardstown (now Louisville)[5] were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. The newly established Province of Baltimore — whose metropolitan was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore — comprised all of the states and territories of the nation.

From 1808 until 1847, the entire country constituted one ecclesiastical province. As the nation's population grew and waves of Catholic immigrants came from Europe, the Holy See continued to erect new dioceses and elevate others to metropolitan archdioceses, which simultaneously became metropolitan sees of new ecclesiastical provinces.

1847

On March 3, 1868, the Diocese of Wilmington was erected from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the then-Diocese of Philadelphia, and also received the two eastern-shore counties of Virginia, thereby including the entire Delmarva Peninsula.

July 22, 1939. Archdiocese of Washington erected.

renamed the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington on July 22, 1939.

On Nov. 15, 1947, O'Boyle appointed the second archbishop &mdash; and first residential archbishop &mdash; of Washington.

The Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.)[10] became an independent entity, resulting in the present-day Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Province of Boston

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Boston
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Boston comprises the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in Maine
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. Boston was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].

Province of Chicago

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois.


 * Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago
 * Bishop of Belleville
 * Bishop of Joliet
 * Bishop of Peoria
 * Bishop of Rockford
 * Episcopal see of Springfield in Illinois (vacant see)

The original Diocese of Chicago was created on November 28, 1842, and was elevated to the status of an archdiocese on September 10, 1880. On September 27, 1908, the Diocese of Rockford was broken off from the Archdiocese, and to create the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois on December 11, 1948, territory was taken from Peoria, Rockford and Chicago diocese.

Province of Cincinnati

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio.
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati (pink on map)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland (tan)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus (yellow)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville (purple)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo (green)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown (blue)

Province of Denver

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Denver
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming and those parts of Idaho and Montana that are within Yellowstone National Park (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne).


 * Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap, Archbishop of Denver
 * Paul D. Etienne, Bishop-Elect of Cheyenne
 * Michael John Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado Springs
 * Fernando Isern, Bishop-Elect of Pueblo

Province of Detroit

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan.
 * Allen Henry Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit
 * Bernard A. Hebda, Bishop-Elect of Gaylord
 * Walter A. Hurley, Bishop of Grand Rapids
 * Paul J. Bradley, Bishop of Kalamazoo
 * Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr., Bishop of Lansing
 * Alexander King Sample, Bishop of Marquette
 * Joseph R. Cistone, Bishop of Saginaw

Province of Dubuque

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa.
 * Jerome Hanus, Archbishop of Dubuque
 * Martin John Amos, Bishop of Davenport
 * Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines
 * Joseph Charron, C.Pp.S., Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines
 * R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City

Province of Galveston-Houston

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern counties of the state of Texas.
 * Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Cardinal Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
 * Episcopal see of Austin (vacant)
 * Curtis Guillory, Bishop of Beaumont
 * Raymundo Joseph Peña, Bishop of Brownsville
 * Edmond Carmody, Bishop of Corpus Christi
 * Álvaro Corrada del Rio, Bishop of Tyler
 * David Eugene Fellhauer, Bishop of Victoria in Texas


 * Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
 * The archdiocesan history began with the erection of the prefecture apostolic of Texas in 1839, thus making Galveston the "Mother Church of Texas".
 * The prefecture was elevated to a vicariate apostolic on July 10, 1841.
 * On May 4, 1847, the vicariate became the Diocese of Galveston in the Province of New Orleans
 * In 1926 the diocese was placed in the newly created Province of San Antonio.
 * On July 25, 1959, the name of the diocese was changed to Galveston-Houston.
 * in December, 2004, Pope John Paul II created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston and elevated the See of Galveston-Houston to a Metropolitan See. The suffragans of the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston include the dioceses of: Austin; Beaumont; Brownsville; Corpus Christi; Tyler; and Victoria in Texas.

Province of Hartford

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and also Fishers Island, NY.
 * Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford
 * William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport
 * Michael Richard Cote, Bishop of Norwich
 * Thomas Joseph Tobin, Bishop of Providence

Province of Indianapolis

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana.
 * Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, Archbishop of Indianapolis
 * Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger, Bishop of Evansville
 * John Michael D'Arcy, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend
 * Dale Joseph Melczek, Bishop of Gary
 * William Leo Higi, Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana

Province of Kansas City

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas.
 * Joseph Fred Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
 * Ronald Michael Gilmore, Bishop of Dodge City
 * Paul Stagg Coakley, Bishop of Salina
 * Michael Owen Jackels, Bishop of Wichita

Province of Los Angeles

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern counties of the state of California.
 * Roger Michael Mahony, Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles
 * John Thomas Steinbock, Bishop of Fresno
 * Richard John Garcia, Bishop of Monterey in California
 * Tod David Brown, Bishop of Orange
 * Gerald Richard Barnes, Bishop of San Bernardino
 * Robert Henry Brom, Bishop of San Diego

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles: In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California. The diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mexico with its episcopal see located in Monterey, and included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern U.S. states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur).

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the Mexican government objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. Another large split occurred in 1853, when much of present-day northern California, as well as present-day Nevada and Utah, formed the Archdiocese of San Francisco; Monterey became a suffragan of the new archdiocese. In 1859 the diocese became known as the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles; the see was transferred to Los Angeles and the new Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876.

On June 1, 1922 the diocese split again, this time into the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego; Bishop John Joseph Cantwell, who had previously been Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, became bishop of the Los Angeles-San Diego diocese, which comprised the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. On July 11, 1936 the diocese was elevated to become the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with John Joseph Cantwell as its first archbishop; concurrently, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties were split to form the suffragan Diocese of San Diego, and the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was transferred to become a suffragan of the new archdiocese. On March 24, 1976 Orange County was split to form the Diocese of Orange, establishing the archdiocese's present-day territory consisting of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

In addition to the dioceses of Monterey, Orange, and San Diego, the archdiocese's present-day suffragan dioceses are Fresno (split from the Diocese of Monterey in 1967) and San Bernardino (split from the Diocese of San Diego in 1978).

Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California: In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California; Monterey was chosen as the see city, although Mission Santa Barbara served as the pro-cathedral. This vast diocese included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern US states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM, was the first bishop of the diocese, which was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City.

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the government of Mexico objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro-cathedral of the American diocese. In 1853 the diocese was split again, creating the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and Monterey was transferred to be a suffragan of the new archdiocese.

In 1859, the diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, due to the growth of the City of Los Angeles. The diocese was split in 1922 to form the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1936 the diocese again changed metropolitan bishops, becoming a suffragan of the newly erected Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The latest territorial change for the diocese came in 1967, when it was split again, to form the present dioceses of Monterey and Fresno.

Province of Louisville

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville (Kty.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington (Kty.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville (Tenn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington (Kty.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis (Tenn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville (Tenn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro) (Kty.)

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. Louisville was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].

Province of Miami

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida.
 * John Clement Favalora, Archbishop of Miami
 * Thomas Gerard Wenski, Bishop of Orlando
 * Gerald Michael Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach
 * John Ricard, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee
 * Victor Galeone, Bishop of St. Augustine
 * Robert Nugent Lynch, Bishop of Saint Petersburg
 * Frank Joseph Dewane, Bishop of Venice in Florida

Province of Milwaukee

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin.
 * Episcopal see of Milwaukee (vacant see)
 * David Laurin Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay
 * Robert Joseph Banks, Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay
 * Jerome Edward Listecki, Bishop of La Crosse
 * Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison
 * Peter F. Christensen, Bishop of Superior

Province of Mobile

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi.
 * Thomas John Rodi, Archbishop of Mobile
 * Roger Morin, Bishop of Biloxi
 * Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
 * Joseph Nunzio Latino, Bishop of Jackson

Province of New Orleans

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana.
 * Gregory Michael Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans
 * Ronald Paul Herzog, Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana
 * Robert William Muench, Bishop of Baton Rouge
 * Sam Gallip Jacobs, Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
 * Charles Michael Jarrell, Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
 * Glen Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles (January 29, 1980)
 * Michael Gerard Duca, Bishop of Shreveport


 * The Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas was erected on April 25, 1793.
 * In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
 * John Carroll (1805–1812) – as apostolic administrator The Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (and bishop — later archbishop — of Baltimore)
 * Bp Dubourg (?) moved see to St. Louis (from New Orleans)
 * In 1830, the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas was re-named the Diocese of New Orleans.
 * A History of the Archdiocese of New Orleans: 1803-1835. Archdiocese of New Orleans official website.
 * The 1803 Louisiana Purchase incorporated most of the Diocese of Louisiana into the United States; its boundaries were further clarified when Louisiana was admitted to the Union as a state in 1812. The city successfully defended itself against the English attack in 1814-1815. The city's women gathered at the Ursuline Convent to pray before the statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor as the enemy advanced. An annual Mass commemorating the Battle of New Orleans victory is still celebrated at the Ursuline Convent.
 * The diocese was divided twice during this period. In 1826, the Diocese of St. Louis was created, encompassing the northern part of the diocese. In 1829, the Diocese of Mobile was established. By 1830, the Diocese of New Orleans, as it was now known, was reduced in size to present-day Louisiana and Mississippi.
 * The period following the Louisiana Purchase has been called the low-point of Louisiana Catholicism. It was a period of lack of clear ecclesiastical authority, confusion, scarcity of priests and religious, uncertainty about the Church's future, scandalous moral laxity, frequent anti-clericalism among post-revolutionary French immigrants, and widespread indifference.
 * In 1815, Bishop Louis William DuBourg was named Louisiana's bishop. DuBourg's successor, Bishop Joseph Rosati, chose St. Louis as his diocese and administered New Orleans from there for more than three years. Not until 1829 was the frail young Vincentian priest, Leo de Neckère, named Bishop of New Orleans.

Province of New York

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of New York
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of New York comprises the state of New York, except Fishers Island (in Suffolk County), which is part of the Diocese of Norwich (in the Province of Hartford).
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (now Louisville) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. New York was raised to an archiepiscopal see on [date & yr].

Province of Newark

 * See also: [:Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Newark]]
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see [List of Catholic bishops in the United States #Province of Newark]]

The [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|Metropolitan Province]] of Newark comprises the state of [New Jersey]].
 * [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton]]

Province of Oklahoma City

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
 * Eusebius J. Beltran, Archbishop of Oklahoma City
 * Anthony Basil Taylor, Bishop of Little Rock
 * Edward James Slattery, Bishop of Tulsa

Province of Omaha

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska.
 * George Joseph Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha
 * William Joseph Dendinger, Bishop of Grand Island
 * Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln

Province of Philadelphia

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see [List of Catholic bishops in the United States]]

The [ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|Metropolitan Province]] of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania.
 * [Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]]
 * [Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton]]

On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (moved to Louisville in 1841) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the then–Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. On March 3, 1868, the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington (Del.) were erected from the territory of the then–Diocese of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was raised to a metropolitan archiepiscopal see on February 12, 1875, with Harrisburg and Scranton as suffragan dioceses.

Later, the dioceses of Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, and Pittsburgh were established.

In 1960 or 1961, the Diocese of Allentown was erected from the territory of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Province of Portland

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Portland
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon, except those parts of Idaho and Montana that are within Yellowstone National Park (all of which is part of the Diocese of Cheyenne).
 * John George Vlazny, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
 * Robert Francis Vasa, Bishop of Baker
 * Michael Patrick Driscoll, Bishop of Boise
 * Michael William Warfel, Bishop of Great Falls-Billings
 * George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Helena

in 1850, the Diocese of Oregon City (now Portland) was raised to an archdiocese.

Province of Saint Louis

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri.
 * Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of Saint Louis
 * John R. Gaydos, Bishop of Jefferson City
 * Robert Finn, Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
 * James Vann Johnston, Jr., Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

In 1847, the then-Diocese of Saint Louis was elevated to an archdiocese and metropolitan see of the new Province of Saint Louis.

Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis comprises the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (Minn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck (No. Dak.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston (Minn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth (Minn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo (No. Dak.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm (Minn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City (So. Dak.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud (Minn.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls (So. Dak.)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona (Minn.)

Province of San Antonio

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of San Antonio comprises the western counties of the state of Texas.
 * Archdiocese of San Antonio
 * Diocese of Amarillo
 * Diocese of Dallas
 * Diocese of El Paso
 * Diocese of Fort Worth
 * Diocese of Laredo
 * Diocese of Lubbock
 * Diocese of San Angelo

The province was erected on August 3, 1926, with the Archdiocese of San Antonio as metropolitan see and the following suffragan dioceses:.

In 1959, the Diocese of Galveston re-named the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.

Province of San Francisco

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of San Francisco comprises the northern counties of the state of California and all of the states of Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
 * George Hugh Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco
 * Clarence Richard Silva, Bishop of Honolulu
 * Joseph A. Pepe, Bishop of Las Vegas
 * Salvatore Cordileone, Bishop of Oakland
 * Randolph Roque Calvo, Bishop of Reno
 * Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento
 * John Charles Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City
 * Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose in California
 * Daniel F. Walsh, Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
 * Stephen Blaire, Bishop of Stockton

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles: In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California. The diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mexico with its episcopal see located in Monterey, and included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern U.S. states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur).

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the Mexican government objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. Another large split occurred in 1853, when much of present-day northern California, as well as present-day Nevada and Utah, formed the Archdiocese of San Francisco; Monterey became a suffragan of the new archdiocese. In 1859 the diocese became known as the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles; the see was transferred to Los Angeles and the new Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876.

Diocese of Grass Valley re Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville.

On June 1, 1922 the diocese split again, this time into the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego; Bishop John Joseph Cantwell, who had previously been Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, became bishop of the Los Angeles-San Diego diocese, which comprised the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. On July 11, 1936 the diocese was elevated to become the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with John Joseph Cantwell as its first archbishop; concurrently, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties were split to form the suffragan Diocese of San Diego, and the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was transferred to become a suffragan of the new archdiocese. On March 24, 1976 Orange County was split to form the Diocese of Orange, establishing the archdiocese's present-day territory consisting of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

In addition to the dioceses of Monterey, Orange, and San Diego, the archdiocese's present-day suffragan dioceses are Fresno (split from the Diocese of Monterey in 1967) and San Bernardino (split from the Diocese of San Diego in 1978).

Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California: In 1840, the Holy See erected the Diocese of the Two Californias to recognize the growth of the provinces of Alta California and Baja California; Monterey was chosen as the see city, although Mission Santa Barbara served as the pro-cathedral. This vast diocese included all Mexican territory west of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California (the modern US states of California and Nevada, and parts of Utah, Arizona, and Colorado, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM, was the first bishop of the diocese, which was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City.

In 1848 Alta California was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War, and the government of Mexico objected to an American bishop having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See split the diocese into American and Mexican sections, and the American section was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro-cathedral of the American diocese. In 1853 the diocese was split again, creating the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and Monterey was transferred to be a suffragan of the new archdiocese.

In 1859, the diocese's name was changed to the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, due to the growth of the City of Los Angeles. The diocese was split in 1922 to form the Dioceses of Monterey-Fresno and Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1936 the diocese again changed metropolitan bishops, becoming a suffragan of the newly erected Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The latest territorial change for the diocese came in 1967, when it was split again, to form the present dioceses of Monterey and Fresno.

Province of Santa Fe

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Santa Fe comprises the states of Arizona and New Mexico.
 * Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe
 * James S. Wall, Bishop of Gallup
 * Ricardo Ramirez, CSB, Bishop of Las Cruces
 * Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix
 * Gerald Frederick Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson

Province of Seattle

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington.
 * Alexander Joseph Brunett, Archbishop of Seattle
 * William Stephen Skylstad, Bishop of Spokane
 * Carlos Arthur Sevilla, SJ, Bishop of Yakima

On December 17, 1913, the Diocese of Spokane was erected from the Diocese of Seattle.

Province of Washington, D.C.

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Washington
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Metropolitan Province of Washington, D.C., comprises the District of Columbia, five neighboring counties in Maryland, and — as its only suffragan — a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of the Virgin Islands.


 * Archdiocese of Washington
 * Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands

Nov. 15, 1947. The Archdiocese of Washington (D.C.)[10] became an independent entity,

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

 * See also: Category:Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia consists of four eparchies of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and covers the entire United States.
 * Stefan Soroka, Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia
 * Bishopric of Parma (vacant see)
 * Robert Mikhail Moskal, Bishop Emeritus of Parma
 * Richard Stephen Seminack, Bishop of Chicago
 * Paul Patrick Chomnycky, OSBM, Bishop of Stamford

Metropolia of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians

 * See also: Category:Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh
 * For a list of the province's diocesan, coadjutor, auxiliary, and retired bishops, see List of the Catholic bishops of the United States 

The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Province of Pittsburgh is a sui iuris metropolia, traditionally linked to the Ruthenian Catholic Church. The metropolia consists of four eparchies of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church and covers the entire United States, with jurisdiction for all Ruthenian Catholics in the United States, as well as other Byzantine Rite Catholics without an established hierarchy in the country.
 * Basil Myron Schott, OFM, Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh
 * William Charles Skurla, Bishop of Passaic
 * John Michael Kudrick, Bishop of Parma
 * Gerald Nicholas Dino, Bishop of Van Nuys

Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A.
In 1939, Pope Pius XII canonically erected a military ordinariate for members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving domestically and abroad and their dependents. In 1985, Pope John Paul II elevated the ordinariate to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A. The archdiocese serves members of and others employed by the United States military, the Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in government service overseas. The jurisdiction of the Archdiocese extends to any United States government property both in the United States and abroad, including all military installations and U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions. The archbishop oversees bishops and priests working at military installations worldwide, and is assisted by auxiliary bishops.
 * Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.

Other Eastern Catholic eparchies and exarchate
The other Eastern Catholic Churches with an eparchy (diocese) or an exarchate (similar to an apostolic vicariate in the Latin Church) established in the United States are not grouped into metropoliae. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their respective sui iuris church.

Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York

 * See: Armenian Catholic Church


 * Chaldean Catholic Church
 * Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim, Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit
 * Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo, Bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle (San Diego)


 * Maronite Catholic Church
 * Gregory John Mansour, Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
 * Robert Joseph Shaheen, Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles


 * Melkite Greek Catholic Church
 * Cyrille Salim Bustros, Bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (Massachusetts)


 * Romanian Byzantine Catholic Church
 * John Michael Botean, Bishop of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Saint George's in Canton (Ohio)


 * Syrian Catholic Church
 * Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (New Jersey) (for the U.S. and Canada) (vacant see)


 * Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
 * Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago
 * Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
 * Aboon Thomas Mar Eusebius, Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America

Dioceses in U.S. overseas dependencies (except U.S.V.I.)

 * Note: The Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands is part of the Province of Washington, D.C.

Province of Agaña

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
 * See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Oceania

The Metropolitan Province of Agaña comprises the United States overseas dependencies of the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as Wake Island, an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the U.S. Also included are the sovereign and independent nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)
 * Anthony Sablan Apuron, Archbishop of Agaña (Guam)
 * Tomas Aguon Camacho, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)
 * Amando Samo, Bishop of Caroline Islands
 * Amando Samo, Apostolic Prefect of the Marshall Islands (including Wake Is.)

Province of Samoa-Apia

 * See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Oceania

The Metropolitan Province of Samoa-Apia is foreign to the United States, but it includes — as its only suffragan — a single diocese that comprises a United States overseas dependency, the Territory of American Samoa. (The bishops in U.S. insular areas in the Pacific Ocean — the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Territory of American Samoa, and the Territory of Guam — are members of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific.)
 * Alapati Lui Mataeliga, Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago

Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico

 * See also: Category:Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico

The Metropolitan Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico comprises the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (The bishops of the province form their own episcopal conference, the Conferencia Episcopal Puertorriqueña.)
 * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Caguas
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce

Resources

 * United States Conference of Catholic Bishops List of Dioceses
 * Catholic Dioceses in the United States by Giga-Catholic Information
 * Catholic-Hierarchy.org

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