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.
Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta
The Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta comprises the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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.
Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago
The Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago comprises the state of Illinois.
Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati
The Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati comprises the state of Ohio.
Ecclesiastical Province of Denver
The Ecclesiastical Province of Denver comprises the states of Colorado and Wyoming.
Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
The Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit comprises the state of Michigan.
Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque comprises the state of Iowa.
Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston
The Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston-Houston comprises the eastern and southern counties of the state of 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.
Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
The Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis comprises the state of Indiana.
Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City
The Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City comprises the state of Kansas.
Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles
The Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles comprises the southern and central counties of the state of California.
Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville
The Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
The Ecclesiastical Province of Miami comprises the state of Florida.
Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee
The Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee comprises the state of Wisconsin.
Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile
The Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile comprises the states of Alabama and Mississippi.
Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans
The Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans comprises the state of Louisiana.
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.
Ecclesiastical Province of Newark
The Ecclesiastical Province of Newark comprises the state of New Jersey.
Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City
The Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City comprises the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
The Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha comprises the state of Nebraska.
Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
The Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia comprises the state of Pennsylvania.
Ecclesiastical Province of Portland in Oregon
The Ecclesiastical Province of Portland comprises the states of Idaho, Montana and Oregon.
Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis
The Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis comprises the state of Missouri.
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.
Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
The Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio comprises the western and northern counties of the state of Texas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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