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Ecclesiastical Provinces in the United States

There are 32 Ecclesiastical Provinces in the United State that cover Latin Rite Churches only and a Military Archdiocese which is not within an Ecclesiastical Provinces.  Each dioceses is led by a bishop. In the United States, state boundaries usually determine most territorial dioceses, but there are also larger dioceses defined by rite for many Eastern Catholics.  They also are led by bishops who are members of the USCCB.  The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, ministers to Catholics who serve in the military or diplomatic corps and their dependents, and therefore has not territorial borders.  On January 1, 2012 The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter was established to serve former Anglicans to join the Catholic Church in the United States.  There are several other dioceses in the United States unincorporated territories such as Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands which are not included here.

The 32 Ecclesiastical Provinces Archdiocese for the Military Services are led by Archbishops.  The 32 Ecclesiastical Provinces are considered Metropolitan Sees to the Holy See. The Military Archdiocese and The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter are not Metropolitan Sees.  According to the USCCB in the United States, there are 195 archdioceses/dioceses, 1 Apostolic Exarchate, and 1 Personal Ordinariate:

  • 145 Latin Catholic dioceses
  • 33 Latin Catholic archdioceses
  • 15 Eastern Catholic dioceses
  • 2 Eastern Catholic archdioceses
  • 1 Apostolic Exarchate for Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
  • 1 Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter

Below is a list of the dioceses and links to their website for Latin Rite Churches in the United States that make up those 32 Ecclesiastical Provinces.  In the list there are all 178 dioceses and one personal ordinariate in the United State.  The 178 dioceses consist of 33 are Archdioceses, and 145 Suffragan dioceses.  Suffragan dioceses are dioceses that make up Ecclesiastical Provinces but are not an Archdiocese.  Dioceses and Archdioceses are normally named by the city in which the bishop or archbishop has his seat.

Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage

The Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage comprises the state of Alaska.

  • Archdiocese of Anchorage
    • Diocese of Fairbanks
    • Diocese of Juneau

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical 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 (comprising Delaware and portions of Maryland, 1 of 2 dioceses to include more than one state in the U.S.)

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago

The Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois.

  • Archdiocese of Chicago
    • Diocese of Belleville
    • Diocese of Joliet, IL
    • Diocese of Peoria
    • Diocese of Rockford
    • Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Denver

The Ecclesiastical Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming.

  • Archdiocese of Denver
    • Diocese of Cheyenne
    • Diocese of Colorado Springs
    • Diocese of Pueblo

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque

The Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa.

  • Archdiocese of Dubuque
    • Diocese of Davenport
    • Diocese of Des Moines
    • Diocese of Sioux City

Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston

The Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern and southern 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford

The Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as a small portion of New York.

  • Archdiocese of Hartford
    • Diocese of Bridgeport
    • Diocese of Norwich
    • Diocese of Providence

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City

The Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas.

  • Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
    • Diocese of Dodge City
    • Diocese of Salina
    • Diocese of Wichita

Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles

The Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern and central 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

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical 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 St. Augustine
    • Diocese of St. Petersburg
    • Diocese of Venice

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile

The Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi.

  • Archdiocese of Mobile
    • Diocese of Biloxi
    • Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
    • Diocese of Jackson

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of New York

The Ecclesiastical Province of New York comprises the state of New York, except for a small portion that belongs to the Province of Hartford.

  • 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Newark

The Ecclesiastical Province of Newark comprises the state of New Jersey.

  • Archdiocese of Newark
    • Diocese of Camden
    • Diocese of Metuchen
    • Diocese of Paterson
    • Diocese of Trenton

Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City

The Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

  • Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
    • Diocese of Little Rock
    • Diocese of Tulsa

Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha

The Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska.

  • Archdiocese of Omaha
    • Diocese of Grand Island
    • Diocese of Lincoln

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of Portland in Oregon

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

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio

The Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio comprises the western and northern 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

Ecclesiastical 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

Ecclesiastical 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 (comprising portions of New Mexico and Arizona, 1 of 2 dioceses to include more than one state in the U.S.)
    • Diocese of Las Cruces
    • Diocese of Phoenix
    • Diocese of Tucson

Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle

The Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle comprises the state of Washington.

  • Archdiocese of Seattle
    • Diocese of Spokane
    • Diocese of Yakima

Ecclesiastical Province of Washington

The Ecclesiastical Province of Washington comprises the District of Columbia, five neighboring counties in Maryland and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • Archdiocese of Washington
    • Diocese of Saint Thomas

Military Archdiocese

Members of the US Armed Forces and their dependents, employees of the U.S. Veterans Health Administration and its patients, and Americans in government service overseas, including the nation’s diplomatic corps and their dependents — both Latin and Eastern — are served by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, a non-metropolitan archdiocese (that is, without suffragan dioceses within a territorial province). It is led by an Archbishop, who is assisted by multiple auxiliary bishops.

  • Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Personal Ordinariate

Under the provisions of Anglicanorum Coetibus, issued in 2009, an effort was underway to establish a personal ordinariate, or diocese, in the United States. The ordinariate was formed for former Anglicans, including members from the Episcopal Church and Continuing Anglican churches, and Anglican Use parishes. The world’s first such ordinariate is the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham of England and Wales. The personal ordinariate for the United States, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, was established on January 1, 2012 in accordance with the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum coetibus of Pope Benedict XVI.

  • Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter

Please let us know via comments or email if one of the links is not working or if any of the information is not correct.  God Bless.

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