Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Abbreviations

All entries are dioceses (D) if nothing else is indicated.

AA

Apostolic Administration

Abb

Territorial Abbey

AD

Archdiocese (as opposed to Metr.)

AP

Apostolic Prefecture

Ap.Ex.

Apostolic Exarchate

APV

Apostolic Pro-Vicariate

Arm.

Armenian jurisdiction

AV

Apostolic Vicariate

AVP

Apostolic Vice Prefecture

Bulg.-Byz.

Bulgarian Byzantine jurisdiction

Byz.

Byzantine jurisdiction

Copt.

Coptic Alexandrinian jurisdiction

D

Diocese

EPr.

Exempt Provostship

Gr.-Byz.

Greek Byzantine jurisdiction

Gr.-Melk.

Greek Melkite Byzantine jurisdiction

Lat.

Latin jurisdiction

Mar.

Maronite Antiochene jurisdiction

Metr.

Metropolitan Archdiocese

Mil.Ord.

Military Ordinariate

Ord.

Ordinariate

Patr

Patriarchate

Prel

Prelature

Rom.-Byz.

Romanian Byzantine jurisdiction

Russ.-Byz.

Russian Byzantine jurisdiction

Ruth.

Ruthenian Byzantine jurisdiction

Syr.-Malab.

Syro-Malabar Chaldean jurisdiction

Syr.-Malank.

Syro-Malankara Antiochian jurisdiction

Ukr.

Ukrainian Byzantine jurisdiction