Catholic dioceses all around the world

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The list of ecclesial jurisdictions is organized alphabetically by country, as spelled in Norwegian. Where the name/spelling is significantly different from English, we have also included the English name.


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Ecclesial jurisdictions alphabetically by country or by continent:

Chronology of Erections of Catholic Dioceses and Other Territorial Jurisdictions

Guide to the churches of Rome

Ecclesial jurisdiction statistics

Ecclesial jurisdictions (and explanation) Count
Patriarchate 13
Major Archeparchy 2
Metropolitan Archdiocese (-eparchy) 536
Archdiocese (-eparchy) 79
Diocese (eparchy) 2.179
Prelature 48
Territorial Abbey 11
Apostolic Exarchate 17
Ordinariate 8
Military Ordinariate 35
Apostolic Vicariate 83
Apostolic Prefecture 40
Apostolic Administrature 11
Mission "sui juris" 9