List of Catholic dioceses 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 comprises 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.
Province of Anchorage
The Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska.
Province of Atlanta
The Ecclesiastical 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
The Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore comprises all but five counties of the state of Maryland, and all of the states of Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia.
- Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Diocese of Arlington
- Diocese of Richmond
- Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
- Diocese of Wilmington
Province of Boston
The Ecclesiastical Province of Boston comprises the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
- Archdiocese of Boston
- Diocese of Burlington
- Diocese of Fall River
- Diocese of Manchester
- Diocese of Portland
- Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
- Diocese of Worcester
Province of Chicago
The Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois.
- Archdiocese of Chicago
- Diocese of Belleville
- Diocese of Joliet
- Diocese of Peoria
- Diocese of Rockford
- Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Province of Cincinnati
The Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio.
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati
- Diocese of Cleveland
- Diocese of Columbus
- Diocese of Steubenville
- Diocese of Toledo
- Diocese of Youngstown
Province of Denver
The Ecclesiastical Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming.
Province of Detroit
The Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan.
- Archdiocese of Detroit
- Diocese of Gaylord
- Diocese of Grand Rapids
- Diocese of Kalamazoo
- Diocese of Lansing
- Diocese of Marquette
- Diocese of Saginaw
Province of Dubuque
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa.
Province of Galveston-Houston
The Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern counties of the state of Texas.
- Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- Diocese of Austin
- Diocese of Beaumont
- Diocese of Brownsville
- Diocese of Corpus Christi
- Diocese of Tyler
- Diocese of Victoria in Texas
Province of Hartford
The Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Province of Indianapolis
The Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana.
- Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Diocese of Evansville
- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- Diocese of Gary
- Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Province of Kansas City
The Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas.
Province of Los Angeles
The Eccclesiastical Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern counties of the state of California.
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Diocese of Fresno
- Diocese of Monterey
- Diocese of Orange
- Diocese of San Bernardino
- Diocese of San Diego
Province of Louisville
The Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
- Archdiocese of Louisville
- Diocese of Covington
- Diocese of Knoxville
- Diocese of Lexington
- Diocese of Memphis
- Diocese of Nashville
- Diocese of Owensboro
Province of Miami
The Ecclesiastical Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida.
- Archdiocese of Miami
- Diocese of Orlando
- Diocese of Palm Beach
- Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
- Diocese of Saint Augustine
- Diocese of Saint Petersburg
- Diocese of Venice
Province of Milwaukee
The Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin.
- Archdiocese of Milwaukee
- Diocese of Green Bay
- Diocese of La Crosse
- Diocese of Madison
- Diocese of Superior
Province of Mobile
The Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi.
Province of New York
The Ecclesiastical Province of New York comprises the state of New York.
- Archdiocese of New York
- Diocese of Albany
- Diocese of Brooklyn
- Diocese of Buffalo
- Diocese of Ogdensburg
- Diocese of Rochester
- Diocese of Rockville Centre
- Diocese of Syracuse
Province of New Orleans
The Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana.
- Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
- Diocese of Baton Rouge
- Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
- Diocese of Lake Charles
- Diocese of Shreveport
Province of Newark
The Ecclesiastical Province of Newark comprises the state of New Jersey.
Province of Oklahoma City
The Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Province of Omaha
The Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska.
Province of Philadelphia
The Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania.
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Diocese of Allentown
- Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
- Diocese of Erie
- Diocese of Greensburg
- Diocese of Harrisburg
- Diocese of Pittsburgh
- Diocese of Scranton
Province of Portland
The Ecclesiastical Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
- Archdiocese of Portland
- Diocese of Baker
- Diocese of Boise
- Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
- Diocese of Helena
Province of Saint Louis
The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri.
- Archdiocese of Saint Louis
- Diocese of Jefferson City
- Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
- Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis comprises the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
- Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Diocese of Bismarck
- Diocese of Crookston
- Diocese of Duluth
- Diocese of Fargo
- Diocese of New Ulm
- Diocese of Rapid City
- Diocese of Saint Cloud
- Diocese of Sioux Falls
- Diocese of Winona
Province of San Antonio
The Ecclesiastical 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
Province of San Francisco
The Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco comprises the northern counties of the state of California and all of the states of Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
- Archdiocese of San Francisco
- Diocese of Honolulu
- Diocese of Las Vegas
- Diocese of Oakland
- Diocese of Reno
- Diocese of Sacramento
- Diocese of Salt Lake City
- Diocese of San Jose in California
- Diocese of Santa Rosa in California
- Diocese of Stockton
Province of Santa Fe
The Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe comprises the states of Arizona and New Mexico.
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe
- Diocese of Gallup
- Diocese of Las Cruces
- Diocese of Phoenix
- Diocese of Tucson
Province of Seattle
The Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington.
Province of Washington
The Ecclesiastical Province of Washington comprises the District of Columbia, five neighboring counties in Maryland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Province of Agaña
The Ecclesistical Province of Agaña comprises 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.
- Archdiocese of Agaña
- Diocese of Caroline Islands
- Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
- Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands
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 comprises a United States overseas dependency, American Samoa.
Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico
The Ecclesiastical Province of San Juan de Puerto Rico comprises the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico
- Diocese of Arecibo
- Diocese of Caguas
- Diocese of Mayagüez
- Diocese of Ponce
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
- Province of Philadelphia (Ukrainian)
- Province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Eparchy of Newton (Melkite)
- Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian)
- Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite)
- Eparchy of Saint George's in Canton (Romanian)
- Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite)
- Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean)
- Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabarese)
- Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean)
- Apostolic Exarchate of the United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian)
See also
- List of the Roman Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of the Roman Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- Nunciature to the United States