D

Dacier	Husband and wife (Andre and Anne) active in French literature during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Dagon	A Philistine deity
Dalila	Samson, sometime after his exploit at Gaza, 'loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila'
Dalmatia	A part of the Kingdom of Croatia according to a convention entered into between Croatia and Hungary
Dalmatic	The outer liturgical vestment of the deacon
Damaraland	The middle part of the German colony, German Southwest Africa
Damascus	N Syria, one of the oldest cities in the world
Damietta	An Egyptian titular see for the Latins and the Catholic Melchite Greeks, in Augustamnica Prima
Dan	(1) The fifth son of Jacob; (2) One of the twelve tribes of Israel; (3) A city of Palestine
Danaba	A titular see of Phoenicia Secunda
Dance of Death	Originally a species of spectacular play akin to the English moralities
Dancing	The origin of dancing is to be sought in the natural tendency to employ gesture either to supplement or to replace speech
Daniel	The hero and traditional author of the book which bears his name
Daniel and Companions, Saint	Friars Minor and martyrs; dates of birth unknown; d. October 10, 1227
Daniel Bonifacius von Haneberg	A distinguished German prelate and Orientalist of the nineteenth century, b. at Tanne near Kempten, Bavaria, June 16, 1816; d. at Speyer, the capital of the Rhine Palatinate (Bavaria), May 31, 1876
Daniel Carroll	Brother of Archbishop Carroll, b. at Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.A., 1733; d. at Washington, 1829
Daniel Comboni	Missionary (1831-1881)
Daniel Fitter	B. in Worcestershire, England, 1628; d. at St. Thomas' Priory, near Stafford, Feb. 6, 1700
Daniel Greysolon Du Lhut	One of the most dauntless pioneer rangers in Canada during the French regime b. 1640; d. Feb. 26, 1710
Daniel Murray	Archbishop of Dublin, b. 1768, at Sheepwalk, near Arklow, Ireland; d. 1852 at Dubfin
Daniel Noble	Physician, b. Jan. 14, 1810; d. at Manchester, Jan. 12, 1885
Daniel O'Connell	Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Daly	Diplomatist and historian, b. in Kerry, Ireland, 1595; d. at Lisbon, June 30, 1662
Daniel of Winchester	Bishop of the West Saxons; and ruler of the See of Winchester from 705 to 744; died in 745
Daniel Rock	Antiquarian and ecclesiologist, b. at Liverpool, August 31, 1799; d. at Kensington, London, November 28, 1871
Daniel William Cahill	Lecturer and controversialist, born at Ashfield, Queen's County, Ireland, November 28, 1796; died at Boston, Massachusetts, October 28, 1864
Daniele da Volterra	Italian painter, b. at Volterra, 1509; d. in Rome, 1566
Daniele Farlati	Ecclesiastical historian, b. at San Daniele del Friuli in the present Italian province of Udine, February 22, 1690; d. April 25, 1773
Daniello Bartoli	Historian and writer of literature (1608-1685)
Daniello Concina	Dominican preacher, controversialist and theologian (1687-1756)
Dansara	A titular see in Osrhoene
Dante Alighieri	Italian poet, b. at Florence, 1265; d. at Ravenna, Italy, September 14, 1321
Dardanus	A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus
Darerca, Saint	Of Ireland, a sister of St. Patrick
Darnis	A metropolitan titular see of Libya, in Egypt
Dates and Dating	In classical Latin even before the time of Christ it was usual for correspondents to indicate when and where their letters were written
Daughters of Jesus	Religious order founded for the care of the sick and poor, and for the education of girls
Daughters of the Cross (Belgium)	A Belgian religious congregation founded in 1833 at Liege
Daughters of the Cross (France)	A French institute
Daughters of the Divine Redeemer	Motherhouse at Oedenburg, Hungary; founded in 1863 from the Daughters of the Divine Savior of Vienna

Daughters of the Holy Cross	Also called the Sisters of St. Andrew
Daughters of Wisdom	Founded at Poitiers by Bl. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort in 1703
Daulia	A titular see of Greece
David Augustine Baker	Benedictine mystic and an ascetic writer (1575-1641)
David Beaton	Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews, b. 1494; d. May 29, 1546
David Moriarty	Bishop and pulpit orator, b. in Ardfert, Co. Kerry, in 1812; d. October 1, 1877
David O'Bruadair	An Irish poet, b. about 1625, most probably in the barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork, but according to many authorities in that of Connello, Co. Limerick; d. January, 1698
David of Augsburg	Medieval German mystic, b. probably at Augsburg, Bavaria, early in the thirteenth century; d. at Augsburg, Nov. 19, 1272
David of Dinant	A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth century
David Paul Drach	Convert from Judaism, b. at Strasburg, March 6, 1791; d. end of January, 1868, at Rome
David Rothe	Bishop of Ossory (Ireland), b. at Kilkenny in 1573, of a distinguished family; d. April 20, 1650
David Scotus	A medieval Irish chronicler, date of birth unknown; d. 1139
David Teniers	The name of two eminent Flemish landscape painters
David William Bacon	First Bishop of Portland, Maine (1813-1874)
David, Saint	Bishop and Confessor, patron of Wales
David-Augustin de Brueys	French theologian and dramatic author, b. at Aix in 1640; d. November 25, 1723, at Montpellier
Davila Padilla	A native of the City of Mexico, b. 1562; d. 1604
Day of Atonement	Rites to be observed on the Day of Atonement
De Jussieu	Name of five French botanists
De Profundis	'Out of the depths'; first words of Psalm cxxix
De Tocqueville	Writer and statesman, b. July 29, 1805; d. April 16, 1859
Deaconesses	We cannot be sure that any formal recognition of deaconesses as an institution of consecrated women aiding the clergy is to be found in the New Testament
Deacons	The name in scripture means only minister or servant; but in Apostolic times it began to acquire a more definite and technical meaning
Dead Sea	The lake that lies on the southeastern border of Palestine
Dean	One of the principal administrative officials of a diocese
Debbora	Prophetess and judge
Debt	That which is owed or due to another; in general, anything which one person is under an obligation to pay or render to another
Decalogue	The collection of precepts written on two tables of stone and given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai
Decapolis	A region in Palestine lying to the east and south of the Sea of Galilee
Decimus Magnus Ausonius	Professor and poet (310-394)
Decius	Roman Emperor 249-251
Decree	An order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others
Dedication	Applies to the 'setting aside' of places (or less commonly, a person) for a special and sacred purpose
Deduction	An argument or reasoning process
Defender of the Matrimonial Tie	Official whose duty is to defend the marriage-bond in hearings of matrimonial causes on the validity or nullity of a marriage already contracted
Definitor (in Canon Law)	An official in secular deaneries and in certain religious orders
Definitors (in Religious Orders)	The governing council of an order
Degradation	A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic completely loses the rights and privileges of the clerical state
Dei Gratia; Dei et Apostolicae Sedis Gratia	Formula added to the titles of ecclesiastical dignitaries
Deicolus, Saint	Elder brother of St. Gall, b. in Leinster, Ireland, c. 530; d. at Lure, France, January 18, 625

Deism	The term used to denote certain doctrines apparent in a tendency of thought and criticism that manifested itself principally in England towards the latter end of the seventeenth century
Deity	The present article is confined to the non-Christian notion of the Deity
Delatores	A term used by the Synod of Elvira (c. 306) to stigmatize those Christians who appeared as accusers of their brethren
Delaware	One of the original thirteen of the United States of America
Delaware Indians	An important tribal confederacy of Algonquian stock
Delcus	A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis
Delegation	The commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating
Delphine, Blessed	Of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. in Provence, France, in 1284; d. November 26, 1358
Deluge	I. The Biblical Account; II. Its Historicity; III. The Universality of the Flood; IV. Collateral Questions
Demetrius	Two Syrian kings mentioned in the Old Testament and two other persons in the New Testament
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin	Prince, priest, and missionary, b. at The Hague, Holland, December 22, 1770; d. at Loretto, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., May 6, 1840
Demetrius, Saint	Bishop of Alexandria from 188 to 231
Demiurge	The word means literally a public worker, demioergos, demiourgos, and was originally used to designate any craftsman plying his craft or trade for the use of the public. Soon, however, technites and other words began to be used to designate the common art
Demon	In Scripture and in Catholic theology this word has come to mean much the same as devil and enotes one of the evil spirits or fallen angels
Demoniacal Possession	Man is in various ways subject to the influence of evil spirits
Demoniacs	Chiefly concerned with the demonic possession in the New Testament
Demonology	The science or doctrine concerning demons
Denes	An aboriginal race of North America
Denis Amelote	Ordained in 1631 (1609-1678)
Denis Auguste Affre	Archbishop of Paris, b. at St. Rome-de-Tarn, in the Department of Tarn, 27 September, 1793; d. in Paris, 27 June, 1848
Denis de Frayssinous	1765-1841, Bishop of Hermopolis in partibus infidelium, is celebrated chiefly for his conferences at Notre-Dame de Paris
Denis Florence MacCarthy	Well-known Irish poet of the nineteenth century, b. May 26, 1817; d. April 7, 1882
Denis Jamay	Franciscan missionary (d. 1625)
Denis Lambin	French philologist, b. about 1520, d. at Paris, 1572, from the effects of the shock given to him by the Massacre of St. Bartholomew
Denis Mary Bradley	First Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (1846-1903)
Denis Petau	One of the most distinguished theologians of the seventeenth century, b. at Orleans, 1583; d. at Paris, December 11, 1652
Denis, Saint	Bishop of Paris, and martyr
Denis-Benjamin Viger	French-Canadian states-man and writer, b. at Montreal, Aug. 19, 1774; d. 1861
Denis-Nicolas Le Nourry	Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Dieppe in Normandy, Feb. 18, 1647; d. at the Abbey of St-Germain in Paris, March 24, 1724.
Denmark	The kingdom
Denunciation	Making known the crime of another to one who is his superior
Denys the Carthusian	B. in 1402 in that part of the Belgian province of Limburg which was formerly comprised in the county of Hesbaye l d. March 12 1471
Deo Gratias	An old liturgical formula of the Latin Church to give thanks to God for graces received
Deposition	An ecclesiastical vindictive penalty by which a cleric is forever deprived of his office or benefice and of the right of exercising the functions of his orders
Derbe	A titular see of Lycaonia, Asia Minor
Dermod O'Hurley	Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, d. 19 June 29, 1584
Derogation	The partial revocation of a law, as opposed to abrogation or the total abolition of a law
Desecration	The loss of that peculiar quality of sacredness, which inheres in places and things in virtue of the constitutive blessing of the Church
Desert (in the Bible)	Desert or wilderness
Desertion	The culpable abandonment of a state, of a stable situation, the obligations of which one had freely accepted

Desiderio da Settignano	Sculptor, b. at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; d. at Florence, 1463
Desiderius Erasmus	Brilliant and most important leader of German humanism, b. October 28, probably in 1466; d. July 12, 1536
Desiderius of Cahors, Saint	Bishop, b. at Obrege (perhaps Antobroges, name of a Gaulish tribe), on the frontier of the Provincia Narbonnensis, of a noble Frankish family from Aquitaine, which possessed large estates in the territory of Albi; d. Nov. 15, 655
Desire Raoul Rochette	French archaeologist, b. March 9, 1789; d. in Paris, June 3, 1854
Despair	Ethically regarded is the voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one's soul and of having the means required for that end
Desservants	The name of a class of French parish priests
Determinism	The philosophical theory which holds, in opposition to the doctrine of free will, that all man's volitions are invariably determined by pre-existing circumstances
Detraction	The unjust damaging of another's good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be guilty by the defamer
Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende	First verse of the sixty-ninth Psalm; introductory prayer to every Hour of the Roman, monastic, and Ambrosian Breviaries, except during the last three days of Holy Week, and in the Office of the Dead
Deusdedit, Cardinal	Cardinal, b. at Todi, Italy; d. between 1097 and 1100
Deusdedit, Saint	A native of Wessex, England, whose Saxon name was Frithona, and of whose early life nothing is known; d. July 14, 664
Deuteronomy	One of the five books of the Pentateuch
Devil	The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are also known as demons
Devil's Advocate	Title popularly given to one of the most important officers dealing with processes of beatification and canonization
Devil-Worshippers	The meaning of this compound term is sufficiently obvious, for all must be familiar with the significance of its two component parts. But the thing denoted by the name is by no means so easy to understand
Devises and Bequests for Masses (United States)	Treatment of American law regarding Mass bequests
Devolution	The right of an ecclesiastical superior to provide for a benefice, when the ordinary patron or collator has failed to do so, either through negligence or by the nomination of an improper candidate
Devotion to the Heart of Jesus	(I) Doctrinal Explanations; (II) Historical Ideas
Devotion to the Heart of Mary	(1) the nature, and (2) the history of the devotion
Devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ	The sufferings of Our Lord, which culminated in His death upon the cross, seem to have been conceived of as one inseparable whole from a very early period.
Devotional Medals	Treatment of the devotional use of medals
Dhuoda	Wife of Bernard, Duke of Septimania
Diaconicum	In the Greek Church the liturgical book specifying the functions of the deacon; it is also the name given to the Orationes pro pace (diakonika) to be said by him before the people
Diakovar	See of the Bishop of the united Dioceses of Bosnia or Diakovar and Sirmium
Dialectic	The dialectic art or method, from dialegomai, I converse, discuss, dispute; as noun also dialectics; as adjective, dialectical
Diario Romano	A booklet published annually at Rome, with papal authorization, giving the routine of feasts and fasts to be observed in Rome and the ecclesiastical functions to be performed in the city
Diarmaid, Saint	Two Irish saints
Diaspora	The name given to the countries (outside of Palestine) through which the Jews were dispersed, and secondarily to the Jews living in those countries
Dibon	A titular see in Palaestina Tertia
Dichu, Saint	The son of an Ulster chieftain, was the first convert of St. Patrick in Ireland
Dicuil	Irish monk and geographer, b. in the second half of the eighth century; date of death unknown
Didache	Short treatise which was accounted by some of the Fathers as next to Holy Scripture
Didacus Ximenes	A Spanish Dominican of the sixteenth century, noted as a theologian, philosopher, and astronomer; d. 1560
Didacus, Saint	Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor, date of b. uncertain; d. at Alcala, Spain, 12 Nov., 1463
Didascalia Apostolorum	Treatise which pretends to have been written by the Apostles at the time of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts, xv), but is really a composition of the third century
Didot	Family of French printers and publishers
Didymus the Blind	Of Alexandria, b. about 310 or 313; d. about 395 or 398
Diego Alvarez	Spanish theologian (about 1550-1635)
Diego Alvarez Chanca	Physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon
Diego Andrada de Payva	Theologian (1528-1575)

Diego Carranza	B. at Mexico, 1559; d. at Tehuantepec
Diego Collado	Dominican missionary
Diego Covarruvias	B. in Toledo, Spain, July 25, 1512; d. in Madrid, 27 Sept., 1577
Diego de Almagro	Came to Panama in 1514 with Pedro Arias de Avila (D'Avila), and soon distinguished himself in military expeditions
Diego Deza	Theologian, archbishop, patron of Christopher Columbus b. at Toro 1444 d. 1532
Diego Fernandez de Palencia	Spanish conqueror and historian; b. at Palencia in the early part of the sixteenth century
Diego Francisco Aduarte	Missionary and historian, b.1566, at Saragossa, in Spain; d. at Nueva Segovia, in the Philippines, about 1635
Diego Francisco Altamirano	Jesuit (1625-1715)
Diego Hurtade de Mendoza	Spanish diplomat and writer, b. in Granada, of noble parentage, about 1503; d. in Madrid, 1575
Diego Lopez de Cogolludo	One of the chief historians of Yucatan
Diego Munoz Camargo	.b. soon after 1521; d. at a very advanced age, the exact date unknown
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez	Spanish painter, b. at Seville June 5, 1599 (the certificate of baptism is dated June 6); d. at Madrid, August 7, 1660
Diego Ruiz de Montoya	Theologian, b. at Seville, 1562; d. there March 15, 1632
Diego Ximenez de Enciso	Dramatic poet, b. 1585; date of death unknown
Diemoth	A pious recluse at the monastery of Wessobrunn in Upper Bavaria, b. about 1060 of a noble Bavarian or Swabian family; d. March 30, probably in 1130
Dies Irae	The name by which the sequence in requiem Masses is commonly known
Diether of Isenburg	Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. about 1412; d. May 7, 1482, at Aschaffenburg
Dietrich Gresemund	German humanist; b. 1477, d. 1512
Dietrich von Nieheim	B. in the Diocese of Paderborn, between 1338 and 1340; d. at Maastricht, March 22, 1418, a medieval German historian, best known for his contributions to the history of the Western Schism
Dillon, Arthur-Richard	A French prelate, b. at St-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, 1721; d. in London, 1806.
Dimissorial Letters	Letters given by an ecclesiastical superior to his subjects to have effect in territory outside his jurisdiction
Dinooth, Saint	Founder and first Abbot of Bangor Iscoed (Flintshire); flourished between 500 and 542
Diocaesarea	A titular see in Palestina Secunda
Diocerse of Casale Monferrato	Diocese in Italy
Diocesan Chancery	That branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government of a diocese
Diocesan Consultors	Certain priests in each diocese of the U.S. who act as official administrative advisers of the bishop
Diocese	The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop
Diocese and Civil Province of Leon	History and geography of diocese
Diocese and Monastery of Lindisfarne	Famous as being the mother-church and religious capital of Northumbria, where St. Aidan founded his see in 635
Diocese Huanuco	Diocese in Peru
Diocese of Aberdeen	A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Bl. Beyn
Diocese of Achonry	In Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tuam
Diocese of Aci-Reale	In the island of Sicily
Diocese of Acqui	A diocese suffragan of Turin, Italy
Diocese of Adria	Italian bishopric, suffragan to Venice
Diocese of Agen	Comprises the Department of Lot and Garonne in France
Diocese of Aguas Calientes	Mexican see dependent on Guadalajara
Diocese of Aire	Comprises the territory of the Department of Landes
Diocese of Ajaccio	Comprises the island of Corsica
Diocese of Alagoas	South American diocese

Diocese of Alba Pompeia	Comprises eighty towns in the province of Cuneo and two in the province of Alexandria, in Italy
Diocese of Albany	Diocese in the State of New York
Diocese of Albenga	Comprises seventy-nine towns in the province of Port Maurice and forty-five in the province of Genoa
Diocese of Ales and Terralba	Made up of 42 communes in the province of Cagliari, Archbishopric of Oristano, Italy
Diocese of Alessandria Della Paglia	In Piedmont, Italy
Diocese of Alessio	In European Turkey
Diocese of Alexandria, The	Diocese in Ontario, Canada
Diocese of Alghero	Italian diocese comprising twenty-two communes in the province of Sassari
Diocese of Alife	Diocese made up of twelve communes in the province of Caserta
Diocese of Allahabad	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra, India
Diocese of Almeria	Suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Granada in Spain
Diocese of Alton	Illinois Diocese
Diocese of Altoona	Suffragan see of the province of Philadelphia
Diocese of Amazones (Manaos)	South American diocese
Diocese of Amelia	Comprises seven towns in the province of Perugia, Italy, and is under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See
Diocese of Amida (Diarbekir)	Armenian Rite in Mesopotamia, Asiatic Turkey
Diocese of Amiens (Ambianum)	Comprises the department of the Somme
Diocese of Ampurias (or Castelsardo and Tempio)	Italian diocese in Sardinia, suffragan of Sassari
Diocese of Andria	Comprises three towns in the Province of Bari and one in the Province of Potenza, Archdiocese of Trani, Italy
Diocese of Angers	Comprises the territory embraced in the department of Maine and Loire
Diocese of Angora	Armenian rite, in Asia Minor
Diocese of Angouleme (Engolisma)	Comprises the Department of the Charente in France
Diocese of Angra	Episcopal see of the Azores
Diocese of Annecy (Anneciensis)	Comprises the Department of Haute-Savoie in France
Diocese of Aosta	Talian diocese, suffragan of Turin
Diocese of Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo	Italian diocese immediately subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Arequipa	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima, Peru
Diocese of Arezzo	Diocese of Tuscany, in Italy
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles	Included the western part of Dunkeld, beyond the Drumalban mountain range, together with the Isle of Lismore
Diocese of Ariano	In the Archdiocese of Beneventurn
Diocese of Armidale	Situated in New South Wales (Australia)
Diocese of Arras (Atrebatum)	Comprises the Department of Pas-de-Calais in France
Diocese of Ascoli-Piceno	Italian diocese
Diocese of Assisi	Civil province of Umbria, Italy
Diocese of Asti	One of the divisions of the province of Alexandria, and suffragan of Turin
Diocese of Astorga	Suffragan of Valladolid in Spain
Diocese of Athens	Details on Catholics in Athens
Diocese of Auckland	Comprises the Provincial District of Auckland (New Zealand)
Diocese of Augsburg	Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising
Diocese of Autun	Comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire in France

Diocese of Avellino	Italian diocese in the Province of Naples, founded by St. Sabinus
Diocese of Aversa	Comprising twenty-one towns in the Province of Caserta and twelve in the Province of Naples, all under the jurisdiction of the Holy See
Diocese of Avila	Episcopal succession dates at least from the fourth century and claims an Apostolic origin
Diocese of Ayacucho	Peruvian diocese
Diocese of Badajoz	Bishopric was erected in 1225, shortly after it was reconquered from the Moors by King Alfonso IX of Leon
Diocese of Baker City	Established in 1903
Diocese of Ballarat	One of the three suffragan dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, Australia
Diocese of Bangor	Anciently known as Bangor Vawr, situated in Carnarvonshire on the Menai Straits
Diocese of Banjaluka	Situated in Western Bosnia
Diocese of Barcelona (Barcino)	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tarragona
Diocese of Barquisimeto	In Venezuela, South America
Diocese of Basle-Lugano	Largest Catholic diocese of Switzerland
Diocese of Bathurst	Situated in New South Wales, Australia, in the ecclesiastical Province of Sydney
Diocese of Bayeux	Coextensive with the Department of Calvados, is suffragan to the Archbishopric of Rouen
Diocese of Bayonne	Comprises the Department of Basses-Pyrenees
Diocese of Beauvais	Suffragan of the archiepiscopal See of Reims
Diocese of Beja	Portugal, suffragan of Evora
Diocese of Belleville	Diocese in Southern Illinois (USA)
Diocese of Belley	A suffragan of the Archbishopric of Besancon
Diocese of Belluno-Feltre	Diocese in Venetia, Italy
Diocese of Bergamo	Diocese in Lombardy region
Diocese of Bertinoro	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Biella	Italian diocese in province of Novara
Diocese of Birmingham	Diocese of Roman Catholic Church in England
Diocese of Bisarchio	Diocese in Sardinia
Diocese of Bismarck	In North Dakota
Diocese of Blois	French diocese
Diocese of Boiano	Italian diocese
Diocese of Bois-le-Duc	Dutch diocese
Diocese of Boise	American diocese in Idaho
Diocese of Borgo San-Donnino	Italian diocese
Diocese of Borgo San-Sepolcro	Italian diocese
Diocese of Bosa	In the province of Cagliari
Diocese of Bova	Italian diocese
Diocese of Bovino	Italian diocese
Diocese of Braganca-Miranda	Portuguese diocese
Diocese of Breda	Dutch province of Brabant and suffragan of Utrecht
Diocese of Brescia	Italian diocese
Diocese of Brindisi	City in the province of Lecce, in Apulia
Diocese of Bristol	English diocese

Diocese of Brixen	Prince-Bishopric of Austria, suffragan of Salzburg
Diocese of Brooklyn	Comprises several New York State counties in U.S.A.
Diocese of Brunn	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Olmutz, embracing the south-western part of Moravia
Diocese of Budweis	Diocese situated in Southern Bohemia, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Prague
Diocese of Buffalo	Diocese in the State of New York
Diocese of Burlington	Diocese of the State of Vermont
Diocese of Cadiz	Suffragan of Seville, Spain
Diocese of Cagli E Pergola	Situated in Umbria (Italy)
Diocese of Cahors	Comprises the entire department of Lot, in France
Diocese of Caiazzo	Situated in the province of Caserta, Italy
Diocese of Calabozo	Diocese in Venezuela
Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Cali	Colombia, South America, founded on July 7, 1910
Diocese of Caltagirone	Diocese in Sicily
Diocese of Caltanisetta	Diocese in Sicily
Diocese of Calvi and Teano	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Camerino	Situated in the Italian province of Macerata; cradle of the Capuchin Order
Diocese of Campeche	Diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Candia	Diocese on the north shore of Crete
Diocese of Cap Haitien	Diocese in Haiti
Diocese of Capaccio and Vallo	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Carcassonne	Diocese in France
Diocese of Cariati	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Carpi	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cartagena	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Caserta	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cassano All' Ionio	Diocese in Reggio
Diocese of Cassovia	Diocese in Hungary
Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Castellaneta	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Catanzaro	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cattaro	Diocese in Montenegro
Diocese of Cava and Sarno	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cayes	Diocese in Haiti
Diocese of Caylus	French archaeologist, b. at Paris, in 1692; d. in 1765
Diocese of Cebu	Diocese in the Philippines
Diocese of Cefalu	Diocese in Sicily
Diocese of Ceneda	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cervia	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Cesena	Diocese in Italy

Diocese of Chachapoyas	In Peru
Diocese of Chalons-Sur-Marne	Comprises the department of Marne, exclusive of the arrondissement of Reims
Diocese of Charleston	Comprises the entire State of South Carolina
Diocese of Charlottetown	Includes all Prince Edward Island
Diocese of Chartres	Comprises the department of Eure-et-Loir
Diocese of Chatham	Comprises the northern half of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada
Diocese of Cheyenne	Coextensive with the State of Wyoming
Diocese of Chiapas	Comprises almost the entire state of that name in the Republic of Mexico
Diocese of Chiavari	Suffragan of Genoa
Diocese of Chicoutimi	Created, May 28, 1878, a part of the civil and the ecclesiastical Province of Quebec
Diocese of Chihuahua	Comprises the State of Chihuahua
Diocese of Chilapa	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico, comprises the State of Guerrero
Diocese of Chioggia	In the province of Venice
Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza	Suffragan of Siena; in Tuscany
Diocese of Christchurch	Its center being Christchurch, the capital of Canterbury, New Zealand
Diocese of Cienfuegos	Includes all the Province of Santa Clara in the central part of Cuba
Diocese of Citta della Pieve	In the province of Perugia in Umbria, Central Italy
Diocese of Citta di Castello	In the province of Perugia, in Umbria, Central Italy
Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte, and Gallese	In Italy
Diocese of Civitavecchia and Corneto	In the province of Rome
Diocese of Clermont	Comprises the entire department of Puy-de-Dome and is a suffragan of Bourges
Diocese of Cleveland	In Ohio
Diocese of Clifton	In England, consisting of Gloucestershire, Somersetshire, and Wiltshire
Diocese of Clogher	Suffragan of Armagh, Ireland
Diocese of Clonfert	Suffragan see of the metropolitan province of Tuam, was founded in 557 by St. Brendan the Navigator
Diocese of Cloyne	Comprises the northern half of County Cork
Diocese of Cochabamba	In Bolivia
Diocese of Cochin	On the Malabar coast, India
Diocese of Coimbatore	Capital of the district of Coimbatore in Madras, British India
Diocese of Coimbra	In Portugal, suffragan of Braga, in the province of Beira
Diocese of Colima	In Mexico
Diocese of Colle di Val D'Elsa	Suffragan to Florence; situated in the province of Siena, Tuscany
Diocese of Columbus	In Ohio
Diocese of Comacchio	Suffragan of Ravenna. Comacchio is a town in the province of Ferrara in the Romagna, Italy
Diocese of Comayagua	Suffragan to Guatemala, includes the entire Republic of Honduras in Central America
Diocese of Como	In the province of Lombardy (Northern Italy)
Diocese of Concepcion	In the Republic of Chile, suffragan to Santiago de Chile
Diocese of Concordia (Italy)	Suffragan of Venice
Diocese of Concordia (USA)	Situated in the northwestern part of Kansas
Diocese of Constantine	Comprises the present arrondissement of Constantine in Algeria

Diocese of Conversano	Suffragan to Bari; Conversano, situated in the province of Bari, in Apulia (Southern Italy) is the ancient Cupersanum, a city of the Peucetians
Diocese of Cordova (Argentina)	In the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires
Diocese of Cordova (Spain)	In Spain
Diocese of Coria	In Spain, suffragan of Toledo
Diocese of Cork	In Ireland, suffragan of Cashel
Diocese of Cortona	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Cotrone	A suffragan of Reggio
Diocese of Coutances	Comprises the entire department of La Manche and is a suffragan of the Archbishopric of Rouen
Diocese of Covington	In Kentucky, U.S.A.
Diocese of Crema	Suffragan to Milan
Diocese of Cremona	Suffragan of Milan
Diocese of Crisium	In Croatia
Diocese of Csanad	Includes the counties of Temes, Torontal, Krassb-Szoreny, Arad, Csanad, and a part of Csongrad and Bekes, Hungary,an area of 13,713 square miles
Diocese of Cuenca (Ecuador)	A suffragan of Quito, in the Republic of Ecuador, South America, created June 13, 1779
Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)	In Spain, suffragan of Toledo
Diocese of Cuernavaca	Erected June 23, 1891, comprises all the State of Morelos in the Republic of Mexico
Diocese of Culm	A bishopric in the north-eastern part of Prussia, founded in 1234, suffragan to Gnesen
Diocese of Cuneo	Suffragan to Turin
Diocese of Curityba Do Parana	Suffragan of Sao Sebastiao (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
Diocese of Cuyaba	Suffragan of Sao Sebastiao (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
Diocese of Cuzco	Suffragan of Lima, Peru
Diocese of Dacca	In Bengal, India
Diocese of Dallas	In Texas
Diocese of Damao	Suffragan to Goa, and situated in Portuguese India and the British Government of Bombay
Diocese of Davenport	Erected May 8, 1881, embraces the four southern tiers of counties of the State of Iowa
Diocese of Dax	An ancient French diocese which was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801
Diocese of Denver	A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, erected in 1887
Diocese of Derry	Suffragan of Armagh
Diocese of Detroit	Established March 8, 1838 in Michigan
Diocese of Diamantina	In the north of the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil, South America, created under the Brazilian Empire, Aug. 10, 1853, and confirmed by the Holy See, June 6, 1854
Diocese of Diano	A small city in the province of Salerno, Italy, the ancient Tegianum and seat of the Tegyani, a tribe of Lucania
Diocese of Digne	Comprises the entire department of the Basses-Alpes and is suffragan of the Archbishopric of Aix
Diocese of Dijon	Comprises the entire department of Cote-d'Or and is a suffragan of Lyons
Diocese of Dromore	One of the eight suffragans of Armagh, Ireland
Diocese of Duluth	Established Oct. 3, 1889, suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, U.S.A.
Diocese of Dunedin	Comprises the provincial district of Otago New Zealand
Diocese of Dunkeld	Primatial see of the Columban Church by King Kenneth Mac Alpine
Diocese of Durham	Ancient diocese, lineal continuation of the Anglo-Saxon See of Lindisfarne, founded by St. Aidan in 635
Diocese of Eichstatt	Bavarian diocese, founded by St. Boniface
Diocese of Elphin	Suffragan of Tuam, Ireland, a see founded by St. Patrick

Diocese of Ely	Ancient diocese in England
Diocese of Eperies	Greek Ruthenian Rite, famous for its sugar factories, its mineral waters, and a rock salt mine
Diocese of Erie	Established 1853; embraces the thirteen counties of North-Western Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Diocese of Erzerum	Kings of Armenia established here their summer residence
Diocese of Evreux	In the Department of Eure, France; suffragan of the Archbishopric of Rouen
Diocese of Exeter	Ancient diocese in England, chosen by Leofric, Bishop of Crediton, as his cathedral city in 1050
Diocese of Fabriano and Matelica	In Italy
Diocese of Faenza	In the province of Ravenna (Central Italy), suffragan of Ravenna
Diocese of Fall River	A suffragan see of the province of Boston
Diocese of Fano	In Italy
Diocese of Fargo	Suffragan of St. Paul, U.S.A.
Diocese of Faro	Suffragan of Evora, Portugal, and extending over the province of Algarve
Diocese of Ferentino	In the province of Rome, immediately subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Ferns	In the province of Leinster (Ireland), suffragan of Dublin
Diocese of Fiesole	In the province of Tuscany, suffragan of Florence
Diocese of Foggia	In the province of the same name in Apulia (Southern Italy)
Diocese of Foligno	In the province of Perugia, Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Forli	In the province and scholastic usage as the intrinsic determinant of of Romagna (Central Italy), suffragan of Ravenna
Diocese of Fort Wayne	In Indiana
Diocese of Fortaleza	Coextensive with the State of Ceara in the Republic of Brazil
Diocese of Fossano	A town in the province of Cuneo, in Piedmont, Northern Italy, a suffragan of Turin, situated in a fertile plain on the banks of the Stura
Diocese of Fossombrone	In the province of Pesaro, Italy, a suffragan of Urbino
Diocese of Frascati	One of the six suburbicarian (i.e. neighboring) dioceses from an immemorial date closely related to the Roman Church
Diocese of Frejus	Suffragan of Aix
Diocese of Fulda	Diocese of the German Empire
Diocese of Funchal	In the Madeira Islands
Diocese of Funfkirchen	In Hungary
Diocese of Galle	In Ceylon, created by Leo XIII Aug. 25, 1893
Diocese of Gallipoli	In the province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
Diocese of Galloway	Situated in the southwest of Scotland
Diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro	In the province of Sassari (Sardinia), on a hill of the same name, suffragan of Cagliari
Diocese of Galveston	Established in 1847 in Texas
Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh	In Ireland
Diocese of Gap	Suffragan of Aix, includes the department of the Hautes-Alpes
Diocese of Garzon	Suffragan of Popayan in the Republic of Colombia
Diocese of Gerace in Italy	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Geraldton in Australia	Dioceocese in Australia
Diocese of Gerona	In Catalonia, Spain, a suffragan of Tarragona
Diocese of Ghent	Diocese in East Flanders
Diocese of Goulburn	New South Wales, Australia

Diocese of Green Bay	U.S. Diocese established March 3, 1868 in Wisconsin
Diocese of Grosseto	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Grosswardein	Diocese in Hungary
Diocese of Guadeloupe	Diocese in the West Indes
Diocese of Guadix	In Spain
Diocese of Guarda	Diocese in Portugal
Diocese of Guastalla	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Guayaquil	Diocese in Ecuador
Diocese of Gubbio	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Gurk	A prince-bishopric of Carinthia, suffragan to Salzburg, erected by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg, with the authorization of Pope Alexander II (March 21, 1070) and Emperor Henry IV (Feb. 4, 1072)
Diocese of Gyor	A Hungarian see, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Gran
Diocese of Haarlem	One of the suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Diocese of Hakodate	Comprises the six northern provinces of the island of Nippon, the island of Yezo, and the Kurile Islands, as well as the administration of the southern part of the island of Saghalin, which still belongs to the Diocese of Mohilev
Diocese of Hamilton	In Ontario, Canada, a suffragan of Toronto
Diocese of Harbor Grace	In Newfoundland, erected in 1856
Diocese of Harrisburg	Established 1868 in Pennsylvania
Diocese of Hartford	Established by Gregory XVI, Sept. 18, 1843
Diocese of Havana	Comprises the two provinces of Havana and Matanzas
Diocese of Helena	Diocese in Montana
Diocese of Hereford	Diocese in England
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle	Diocese in England
Diocese of Hildesheim	Diocese in Germany
Diocese of Huaraz	Diocese in Peru
Diocese of Huesca	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Hyderabad-deccan	Diocese in India
Diocese of Ibague	Diocese in Colombia
Diocese of Ibarra	Diocese in Ecuador
Diocese of Iglesias	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Imola	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Indianapolis	Diocese in America
Diocese of Ischia	Suffragan to Naples
Diocese of Isernia and Venafro	City in the province of Campobasso in Molise (Southern Italy)
Diocese of Ivrea	Suffragan of Turin, Northern Italy
Diocese of Jaca	In the Spanish province of Huesca
Diocese of Jaen	Ecclesial territory in southern Spain
Diocese of Jaffna	Ecclesial territory in the northern Ceylon
Diocese of Jaro	Ecclesial territory in the Philippine Islands
Diocese of Jassy	Ecclesial territory in Romania
Diocese of Jesi	Ecclesial territory in the Province of Ancona, Italy
Diocese of Joliette	Ecclesial territory in Canada

Diocese of Kandy	Ecclesial territory in India
Diocese of Kansas City	Ecclesial territory in Missouri, U.S.A.
Diocese of Kearney	In Nebraska
Diocese of Kerkuk	Chaldean Catholic diocese
Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe	Ecclesial territory in Ireland
Diocese of Kielce	Ecclesial territory in Poland
Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin	Ecclesial territory in Ireland
Diocese of Killala	One of five suffragan sees of the ecclesiastical Province of Tuam
Diocese of Killaloe	Suffragan of Cashel
Diocese of Kilmore	Diocese in Ireland
Diocese of Koniggratz	Ecclesial territory in Bohemia
Diocese of Krishnagar	Ecclesial territory in India
Diocese of Kumbakonam	Ecclesial territory
Diocese of La Crosse	Ecclesial diocese in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Diocese of La Paz	Diocese in Bolivia, most populous city of the Republic of Bolivia, and since 1899 its capital
Diocese of La Plata	Situated on the right bank of the Rio de la Plata, south-east of the city of Buenos Aires
Diocese of La Rochelle	Suffragan of Bordeaux, comprises the entire Department of Charente-Inferieure
Diocese of La Serena	Embracing Atacama and Coquimbo provinces (Chile), suffragan of Santiago
Diocese of Lacedonia	Ecclesial territory in Italy
Diocese of Lahore	Northern India, part of the ecclesiastical Province of Agra
Diocese of Laibach	Austrian bishopric and suffragan of Gorz
Diocese of Lamego	Situated in the district of Vizeu, province of Beira, Portugal
Diocese of Langres	Comprises the Department of the Haute-Marne
Diocese of Lausanne and Geneva	Diocese in Switzerland, immediately subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Laval	Includes the Department of La Mayenne
Diocese of Le Mans	Comprises the entire Department of Sarthe, France
Diocese of Le Puy	Comprises the whole Department of Haute Loire, and is a suffragan of Bourges, France
Diocese of Lead	Comprises all that part of the State of South Dakota (U.S.A.) west of the Missouri River
Diocese of Leavenworth	Suffragan to St. Louis
Diocese of Lecce	Suffragan of Otranto
Diocese of Leeds	Embraces the West Riding of Yorkshire, and that part of the city of York to the south of the River Ouse
Diocese of Leghorn	Leghorn in Tuscany, is the capital of the smallest of the provinces of Italy
Diocese of Leitmeritz	Embraces the northern part of the Kingdom of Bohemia in Austria
Diocese of Leon	Suffragan of Michoacan in Mexico
Diocese of Lerida	Suffragan of Tarragona
Diocese of Lesina	In Dalmatia, probably founded about 1145 by Lucius II
Diocese of Lichfield	Took its rise in the conversion of Mercia by St. Cedd and his three companions in 652 and subsequent years
Diocese of Liege	First capital of this diocese was Tongres, northeast of Liege; its territory originally belonged to the Diocese of Trier
Diocese of Limburg	Kingdom of Prussia, suffragan of Freiburg, diocese dates from the end of the eighteenth century
Diocese of Limerick	Includes the greater part of the County of Limerick and a small portion of Clare

Diocese of Limoges	Comprises the Departments of Haute Vienne and Creuse in France
Diocese of Lincoln	Founded by St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 678
Diocese of Lincoln (Nebraska)	Suffragan of Dubuque, erected August 2, 1887
Diocese of Linz	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna
Diocese of Lismore	Extends over a territory of 21,000 square miles in the northeast of New South Wales Australia
Diocese of Little Rock	State of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, parts of the Louisiana Purchase, were formed, 1843, into the Diocese of Little Rock
Diocese of Liverpool	One of the thirteen dioceses into which Pius IX divided Catholic England, September 29, 1850, when he reestablished the Catholic hierarchy
Diocese of Llandaff	Origins of this see are to be found in the sixth-century monastic movement initiated by St. Dubricius, who presided over the monastery of Mochros
Diocese of Lodi	Suffragan of Milan. Lodi, the capital of a district in the Province of Milan
Diocese of Loja	Suffragan of Quito, Ecuador, includes the greater part of the Provinces of Loja and El Oro
Diocese of London	Canadian, established, February 21, 1855
Diocese of Louisville	Comprises parts of Kentucky
Diocese of Lublin	Diocese in Poland
Diocese of Lucera	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Lucon	Diocese in France
Diocese of Lugo	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Lugos	Deiocese in Hungary
Diocese of Luni-Sarzana-Brugnato	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Macao	Diocese in Asia
Diocese of Madrid-Alcala	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Maitland	Diocese in Australia
Diocese of Majorca and Iviza	Diocese on the Island of Majorca
Diocese of Malacca	Diocese in Southeast Asia
Diocese of Malaga	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Manchester	Diocese in America
Diocese of Mangalore	Diocese in India
Diocese of Mantua	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Marquette	Diocese in Michigan
Diocese of Marseilles	Diocese in France
Diocese of Marsi	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Marsico Nuovo and Potenza	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Martinique	Island in the French Lesser Antilles
Diocese of Massa Carrara	See in Central Italy (Lunigiana and Garfagnana)
Diocese of Massa Marittima	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Mazzara del Vallo	Diocese in Sicily
Diocese of Meath	Diocese in Ireland
Diocese of Meaux	Diocese in France
Diocese of Melfi and Rapolla	Province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy
Diocese of Melo	Located in Uruguay
Diocese of Mende	Includes the department of Lozere, in France

Diocese of Menevia	Part of the province of Wales, made a diocese in 1808 by Leo XIII
Diocese of Merida	Suffragan see of Santiago of Venezuela or Caracas
Diocese of Middlesbrough	Earliest positive reference to Middlesbrough in ecclesiastical history is in the beginning of the twelfth century in England
Diocese of Mileto	Located in Calabria, in the province of Reggio, southern Italy
Diocese of Minden	Former see of Westphalia
Diocese of Minorca	Suffragan of Valencia, comprises the Island of Minorca, the second in size of the Balearic Islands, which are possessions of Spain
Diocese of Minsk	Suffragan of Mohileff, in Western Russia
Diocese of Mobile	Suffragan of New Orleans, comprises the State of Alabama and western Florida
Diocese of Modigliana	Located in the Province of Florence, in Tuscany
Diocese of Molfetta Terlizzi and Giovinazzo	City of the province of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea
Diocese of Mondonedo	Comprises the civil Provinces of Lugo and Corunna
Diocese of Mondovi	Located in Piedmont, province of Cuneo, northern Italy
Diocese of Monopoli	Located in the Province of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy
Diocese of Montalcino	Small town about twenty miles from Siena
Diocese of Montalto	Located in Ascoli Piceno
Diocese of Montauban	Suffragan of Toulouse, comprises the entire department of Tarn and Garonne
Diocese of Montefeltro	Located in the province of Urbino, in the Marches, Central Italy
Diocese of Montefiascone	Located in the province of Rome
Diocese of Montepulciano	Located in the province of Siena, in Tuscany
Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles	Embraces eighteen of the twenty-one Indian missions which made California famous
Diocese of Montpellier	Comprises the department of Herault, and is a suffragan of Avignon
Diocese of Moulins	Suffragan of Sens, comprises the entire department of Allier
Diocese of Munkacs	Located in Hungary, of Greek Catholic Rite, suffragan of Gran
Diocese of Muro-Lucano	Located in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy
Diocese of Mysore	Located in India, suffragan to Pondicherry
Diocese of Nagasaki	Capital of the prefecture of the same name
Diocese of Nagpur	Located in India, suffragan to Madras
Diocese of Namur	Suffragan of the new metropolitan See of Cambrai
Diocese of Nancy	Comprises the Departments of Meurthe and Moselle, France, suffragan of Besancon
Diocese of Nantes	Comprises the entire department of Loire Inferieure, suffragan of Tours
Diocese of Nardo	Located in southern Italy
Diocese of Nashville	Comprises the entire territory of the State of Tennessee
Diocese of Natchez	Established July 28, 1837, comprises the State of Mississippi
Diocese of Natchitoches	Comprises all the northern part of Louisiana
Diocese of Neusohl	Founded in 1776 by Maria Theresa
Diocese of Neutra	In Western Hungary, a suffragan of Gran
Diocese of Nevers	Includes the Department of Nievre, in France
Diocese of Newark	Created in 1853, suffragan of New York
Diocese of Newport	In England
Diocese of Nice	Comprises the Department of Alpes-Maritimes

Diocese of Nicolet	In the Province of Quebec, Canada, suffragan of Quebec
Diocese of Nicopolis	In Bulgaria
Diocese of Nicotera and Tropea	Suffragan of Reggio di Calabria
Diocese of Nimes	Suffragan of Avignon
Diocese of Nocera	In Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Diocese of Nocera Dei Pagani	In Salerno, Italy
Diocese of Nola	Suffragan of Naples
Diocese of Norcia	A city in Perugia, Italy, often mentioned in Roman history
Diocese of Northampton	In England
Diocese of Noto	The ancient Netum and after the Saracen conquest the capital of one of the three divisions of Sicily, was among the last cities to surrender to the Normans
Diocese of Nottingham	One of the original twelve English Dioceses created at the time of the restoration of the hierarchy by Pius IX in 1850
Diocese of Novara	The capital of the province of Novara, Piedmont, Italy, noted for the manufacture of wool, cotton, and silk textiles, and machinery
Diocese of Nueva Caceres	Created in 1595 by Clement VIII; it is one of the four suffragan sees of the Archdiocese of Manila, Philippine Islands
Diocese of Nueva Pamplona	In Colombia, South America, founded in 1549 and a see erected by Gregory XVI on September 25, 1835
Diocese of Nueva Segovia	In the Philippines, so called from Segovia, a town in Spain
Diocese of Nusco	In the province of Avellino, Italy, suffragan of Salerno, dates from the eleventh century
Diocese of Ogdensburg	Comprises the northern towns of Herkimer and Hamilton counties, with the counties of Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, and Essex in New York
Diocese of Ogliastra	In the Province of Cagliari, Sardinia
Diocese of Olinda	In the northeast of Brazil, suffragan of San Salvador de Bahia
Diocese of Omaha	In Nebraska
Diocese of Oporto	In Portugal
Diocese of Oppido Mamertina	Suffragan of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Diocese of Oran	In Algiers
Diocese of Orense	Suffragan of Compostela
Diocese of Oria	In the Province of Lecce, Apulia, Italy
Diocese of Orihuela	Comprises all the civil Province of Alicante except the two townships (pueblos) of Caudete (Albacete) and Ayora (Valencia)
Diocese of Oristano	In Sardinia
Diocese of Orleans	Comprises the Department of Loiret, suffragan of Paris since 1622, previously of Sens
Diocese of Orvieto	In Central Italy
Diocese of Osaka	One of the three municipal prefectures (ken) of Japan
Diocese of Osimo	In the Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Diocese of Osma	In Spain
Diocese of Osnabruck	Directly subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Ossory	In the Province of Leinster, Ireland
Diocese of Oviedo	Comprises the civil province of the same name
Diocese of Paderborn	Suffragan of Cologne
Diocese of Palencia	Comprises the civil provinces of Palencia, Santander, Valladolid, Burgos, and Leon
Diocese of Palestrina	In the town of Palestrina, in the province of Rome
Diocese of Pamiers	Comprising the Department of Ariege, and suffragan of Toulouse
Diocese of Pamplona	Comprises almost all of Navarre and part of Guipuzcoa

Diocese of Parahyba	In the State of Parahyba, Brazil, suffragan of Bahia
Diocese of Parana	Suffragan of Buenos Aires
Diocese of Parenzo-Pola	Parenzo is picturesquely situated on a promontory extending into a creek of the Adriatic
Diocese of Parma	In Central Italy
Diocese of Passau	In Bavaria, suffragan of Munich-Freising
Diocese of Pasto	A Colombian see
Diocese of Patti	In the Province of Messina (Sicily)
Diocese of Pelotas	In Brazil, suffragan to Porto Alegre
Diocese of Pembroke	Suffragan of Ottawa, in Canada
Diocese of Penne and Atri	In Italy
Diocese of Peoria	In Illinois
Diocese of Perigueux	Comprises the Department of Dordogne and is suffragan to the Archbishopric of Bordeaux
Diocese of Perpignan	Comprises the Department of Pyrenees Orientales
Diocese of Perth	In Western Australia
Diocese of Pesaro	In central Italy
Diocese of Pescia	In Tuscany, Italy
Diocese of Peterborough	In the Province of Ontario, Canada
Diocese of Petropolis	In the Province of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diocese of Piauhy	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Belem do Para, in the State of Piauhy, north-eastern Brazil
Diocese of Piazza Armerina	In the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily
Diocese of Pinar Del Rio	In Cuba
Diocese of Pinerolo	In the province of Turin, in Piedmont, Northern Italy, suffragan of Turin
Diocese of Pistoia and Prato	In the Province of Florence
Diocese of Pittsburg	Suffragan of Philadelphia, in the United States of America
Diocese of Plasencia	Comprises the civil provinces of Caceres, Salamanca, and Badajoz
Diocese of Plock	In Russian Poland
Diocese of Plymouth	Consists of the County of Dorset, which formed a portion of the old Catholic Diocese of Salisbury, whose last ruler, Cardinal Peto, died in March, 1558
Diocese of Poggio Mirteto	In the province of Perugia, central Italy
Diocese of Poitiers	Includes the Departments of Vienne and Deux-Sevres, and is suffragan of Bordeaux
Diocese of Policastro	In the province of Salerno, Southern Italy
Diocese of Pontremoli	In Tuscany, central Italy
Diocese of Poona	In India
Diocese of Port Augusta	Suffragan of Adelaide, South Australia, created in 1887
Diocese of Port Louis	Comprises the islands of Mauritius, Rodriguez, Chagos, and Diego Garcia
Diocese of Port Victoria	Comprises the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean
Diocese of Portalegre	Suffragan of Lisbon, Portugal, established by Pope Julius III in 1550
Diocese of Portland	In the State of Maine, suffragan of Boston, established by Pius IX, Dec. 8, 1854
Diocese of Porto Alegre	Comprises the southern part of the State of Minas Geraes, and part of the State of Sao Paulo, Republic of Brazil
Diocese of Porto and Santa-Rufina	Formed from the union of two suburbicarian sees
Diocese of Portoviejo	A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Quito, Republic of Ecuador

Diocese of Portsmouth	Created by a Brief of Leo XIII, dated May 19, 1882
Diocese of Pozzuoli	The city of Pozzuoli in the province of Naples, southern Italy,
Diocese of Prince Albert	A suffragan see of St. Boniface, Manitoba, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada
Diocese of Providence	Co-extensive with the State of Rhode Island
Diocese of Przemysl	Latin see in Galicia, suffragan of Lemberg
Diocese of Przemysl, Sambor, and Sanok	A Gaeco-Ruthenian Uniat diocese of Western Galicia, Austria
Diocese of Pulati	The ancient Pulati in Albania no longer exists; its name is borne by a district of European Turkey
Diocese of Puno	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima in Peru
Diocese of Queretaro	In Mexico, suffragan of Michoacan
Diocese of Quilon	In India on the Malabar coast, suffragan of Verapoly
Diocese of Quimper	Includes the Department of Finistere; as reestablished by the Concordat of 1802
Diocese of Ragusa	A bishopric in Dalmatia, suffragan of Zara
Diocese of Raphoe	Comprises the greater part of the Co. Donegal (Gael. Tirconail), in the ecclesiastical Province of Armagh
Diocese of Ratisbon	Suffragan of Munich-Freising
Diocese of Recanati and Loreto	Province of Ancona, Central Italy
Diocese of Reggio Dell' Emilia	Suffragan of Modena in central Italy
Diocese of Regina	Comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan
Diocese of Ribeirao Preto	Suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Richmond	Brief history of this suffragan of Baltimore, established July 11, 1820
Diocese of Rieti	Located in central Italy
Diocese of Rimini	Suffragan of Ravenna
Diocese of Rimouski	Suffragan of Quebec
Diocese of Riobamba	Suffragan of Quito, Ecuador, erected by Pius IX, Jan. 5, 1863
Diocese of Ripatransone	Located in Ascoli Piceno, Central Italy
Diocese of Rochester	Comprised counties in New York
Diocese of Rockford	Comprises northwestern part of the State of Illinois
Diocese of Rockhampton	Located in Queensland, Australia
Diocese of Rodez	United to the Diocese of Cahors by the Concordat of 1802
Diocese of Roermond	Located in Holland, suffragan of Utrecht
Diocese of Roseau	Suffragan of Port of Spain, Trinidad
Diocese of Rosenau	Located in Hungary, suffragan of Eger
Diocese of Ross	Located in Ireland, founded by St. Fachtna
Diocese of Rottenburg	Suffragan of the ecclesiastical Province of the Upper Rhine
Diocese of Ruvo and Bitonto	Located in the Province of Bari, Aquileia, Southern Italy
Diocese of Sacramento	Formed out of the Vicariate of Marysville
Diocese of Saint Albert	Canadian diocese
Diocese of Saint Cloud	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minnesota
Diocese of Saint Gall	Swiss bishopric directly subject to the Holy See
Diocese of Saint George's	Located in Newfoundland
Diocese of Saint Hyacinthe	Located Province of Quebec, suffragan of Montreal

Diocese of Saint John	Located in Province of New Brunswick, Canada
Diocese of Saint Joseph	Located in Missouri
Diocese of Saint Thomas	Comprising the Islands of Sao Thome and Principe, in the Gulf of Guinea
Diocese of Saint Thomas of Guiana	Suffragan of Caracas, Venezuela, erected by Pius VI on Dec. 19, 1791
Diocese of Saint Thomas of Mylapur	Suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies
Diocese of Saint-Brieuc	Comprises the Department of the Cotes du Nord
Diocese of Saint-Claude	Comprised in the eighteenth century only twenty-six parishes, subject previously to the Abbey of Saint-Claude
Diocese of Saint-Denis	Erected in 1850 as suffragan of Bordeaux
Diocese of Saint-Die	Comprises the Department of the Vosges
Diocese of Saint-Flour	Comprises the Department of Cantal, and is suffragan of the Archbishopric of Bourges
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Includes the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Department of Haute Savoie
Diocese of Sale	Located in Victoria, Australia
Diocese of Salerno	Located in Campania, Southern Italy
Diocese of Salford	Comprises the Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn, in Lancashire, England, and was erected Sept. 29, 1850
Diocese of Salt Lake	Includes the State of Utah, and slightly more than half of the State of Nevada
Diocese of Salta	Comprises the civil Provinces of Salta and Jujuy in the northern part of the Republic of Argentina
Diocese of Saltillo	Located in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Linares, or Monterey
Diocese of Salto	Located in Uruguay, suffragan to Montevideo
Diocese of Saluzzo	Located in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Upper Italy
Diocese of Samogitia	Russian diocese, also called Telshi, including the part of Lithuania lying on the Baltic
Diocese of San Antonio	Comprises a large portion of the State of Texas
Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud	Most southern of the Chilian dioceses
Diocese of San Jose de Costa Rica	Republic of Costa Rica, Central America, constitutes this diocese as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Guatemala
Diocese of San Juan	Argentine Republic at the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes
Diocese of San Luis Potosi	Located in Mexico
Diocese of San Marco and Bisignano	Located in the Province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy
Diocese of San Salvador	Smallest and most thickly populated state of Central America
Diocese of San Severino	Small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of Macerata in the Marches, Central Italy
Diocese of San Severo	Located in the Province of Foggia, Southern Italy
Diocese of Sandhurst	Located in Victoria, Australia, suffragan of Melbourne
Diocese of Sandomir	Located in Poland
Diocese of Sankt Polten	Located in lower Austria
Diocese of Sant' Angelo de Lombardi	Located in the Province of Avellino, Southern Italy
Diocese of Sant' Angelo in Vado and Urbana	Located in a city in the Marches, suffragan of Urbino
Diocese of Santa Agata Del Goti	Located in the Province of Benevento, Southern Italy
Diocese of Santa Catharina	Suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre in Brazil, South America
Diocese of Santa Cruz de La Sierra	Located in Bolivia, erected on July 6, 1605, as suffragan of Lima
Diocese of Santa Fe	Located in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires
Diocese of Santa Maria	Brazilian see, suffragan of Porto Alegre
Diocese of Santa Marta	Located in n Colombia, erected in 1535

Diocese of Santander	Located in Spain, takes its name from St. Hemeterius
Diocese of Santiago Del Estero	Located in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires
Diocese of Sao Carlos Do Pinhal	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
Diocese of Sao Luis de Maranhao	Suffragan of Belem de Para, comprises the State of Maranhao in Northern Brazil
Diocese of Sao Thiago de Cabo Verde	Seat of its bishopric on the Island of S. Nicolau
Diocese of Sappa	Located in Albania, established in 1062, by Alexander II
Diocese of Sarsina	In AEmilia, Province of Forli, Italy
Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie	Embraces the southern parts of the districts of Thunder Bay, Algoma, and Nipissing
Diocese of Savannah	Comprises the State of Georgia and was created as such by Pius IX, 1850
Diocese of Savona and Noli	Province of Genoa, on the Gulf of Genoa
Diocese of Scranton	Suffragan see of Philadelphia, U.S.A., established on March 3, 1868
Diocese of Seattle	Comprises the entire State of Washington, U.S.A.
Diocese of Sebenico	Suffragan of Zara
Diocese of Seckau	Located in Styria, Austria, suffragan of Salzburg
Diocese of Seez	Embraces the Department of Orne, France
Diocese of Segorbe	Located in Spain
Diocese of Segovia	Located in in Spain
Diocese of Sehna	Chaldean see, governed by a patriarchal administrator with episcopal rank
Diocese of Sejny	Located in the northwestern part of Russian Poland near the border of East Prussia, German Poland
Diocese of Sessa-Aurunca	Located in Campania, Province of Caserta in Southern Italy
Diocese of Sherbrooke	Located in the Province of Quebec, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal, erected by Pius IX, Aug. 28, 1874
Diocese of Shrewsbury	One of the thirteen English dioceses created by Apostolic Letter of Pius IX on Sept. 27, 1850
Diocese of Sinaloa	Located in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango
Diocese of Sinigaglia	Located in the Province of Ancona in the Marches (Central Italy)
Diocese of Sion	Swiss bishopric depending directly on the Holy See.
Diocese of Sioux City	Located in the State of Iowa, erected Jan. 15, 1902, by Leo XIII
Diocese of Sioux Falls	Suffragan of St. Paul, comprises all that part of the State of South Dakota
Diocese of Sirmium	Situated near the modern town of Mitrovitz in Slavonia
Diocese of Socorro	Established in 1895 as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bogota, in the Republic of Colombia, South America
Diocese of Soissons	Includes the entire Department of Aisne, France
Diocese of Solsona	Located in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona, erected by Clement VIII, July 19, 1593, from the Dioceses of Urgel and Vich, suppressed in 1851
Diocese of Sonora	Located in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango
Diocese of Southwark	Suffragan of Westminster, England
Diocese of Sovana and Pitigliano	Situated in the Province of Grosseto, Central Italy
Diocese of Spalato-Macarsca	Suffragan of Zara, Austria
Diocese of Speyer	Located in Bavaria
Diocese of Spirito Santo	Suffragan of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, established in 1896
Diocese of Springfield	Located in Massachusetts, erected in June, 1870
Diocese of Squillace	Suffragan of Reggio, in Calabria, Southern Italy
Diocese of Stanislawow	Greek-Ruthenian Rite, in Galicia, Austria, suffragan of Lemberg

Diocese of Steinamanger	Located in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, founded in 1777 under Queen Maria Theresa
Diocese of Strasburg	Diocese in Germany
Diocese of Stuhlweissenburg	Diocese in Hungary
Diocese of Superior	Diocese in Wisconsin
Diocese of Susa	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Syra	Diocese of an island in the Aegean Sea
Diocese of Syracuse	Diocese in New York
Diocese of Szatmar	Diocese in Hungary
Diocese of Tabasco	Diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Tamaulipas	Diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Taranto	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Tarazona	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Tarbes	Diocese in France
Diocese of Tarentaise	Diocese in France
Diocese of Tarnow	Diocese in Austria
Diocese of Taubate	Diocese in Brazil
Diocese of Tehuantepec	Diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Telese	Telese, a small town in the Province of Benevento, Southern Italy
Diocese of Teneriffe	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Tepic	Diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Termoli	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Terracina, Sezze, and Piperno	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Teruel	Diocese in Spain
Diocese of Thera	Diocese in the Aegean Sea
Diocese of Three Rivers	Diocese in Canada
Diocese of Tinos and Mykonos	A Latin diocese of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea
Diocese of Tiraspol	Diocese in Southern Russia
Diocese of Tivoli	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Todi	Diocese in Italy
Diocese of Toledo	Diocese in America
Diocese of Tortona	In Piedmont, Italy
Diocese of Tortosa	Spain, suffragan of Tarragona
Diocese of Tournai	In Belgium
Diocese of Trani and Barletta	In Italy
Diocese of Transylvania	In Hungary, suffragan of Kalocsa Buts
Diocese of Trapani	In Sicily, suffragan of Palermo
Diocese of Trebizond	An Armenian Catholic diocese
Diocese of Trent	Suffragan of Salzburg. Trent became universally known through the famous general council held there from 1545 to 1563
Diocese of Trenton	Created July 15, 1881, suffragan of New York
Diocese of Treviso	In Venetia (Northern Italy)

Diocese of Tricarico	In the Province of Potenza in the Basilicata (Southern Italy), near the River Perrola
Diocese of Trichinopoly	In India, suffragan of Bombay
Diocese of Trier	Suffragan of Cologne
Diocese of Triest-Capo d'Istria	Suffragan of Gorz-Gradiska
Diocese of Trincomalee	In Ceylon, suffragan of Colombo, was created in 1893 by a division of the diocese of Jaffna
Diocese of Trivento	In southern Italy
Diocese of Troyes	Comprises the Department of Aube
Diocese of Trujillo	In Peru
Diocese of Tucson	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Diocese of Tucuman	Suffragan to Buenos Aires
Diocese of Tudela	In Spain
Diocese of Tuguegarao	In the Philippines
Diocese of Tulancingo	In the Mexican Republic, suffragan of Mexico
Diocese of Tulle	Comprises the Department of Correze
Diocese of Tunja	Established in 1880 as a suffragan of Bogota, in the Republic of Colombia, South America
Diocese of Tuy	Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santiago
Diocese of Uberaba	Suffragan of Marianna, in Brazil
Diocese of Ugento	In the Province of Lecce, in Apulia, on the Gulf of Tarenturn
Diocese of Urgel	In Spain, suffragan of Tarragona
Diocese of Uruguayana	Suffragan of Porto Alegre, Brazil
Diocese of Valleyfield	Valleyfield is situated at the outlet of Lake St. Francis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence
Diocese of Vannes	Comprises the Department of Morbihan, and was reestablished by the Concordat of 1802
Diocese of Veglia	In Austria, suffragan of Gorz-Gradisca
Diocese of Venosa	In Southern Italy
Diocese of Ventimiglia	In the Province of Porto Maurizio, northern Italy
Diocese of Vera Cruz	A Diocese of the Mexican Republic, suffragan of the Archbishopric of Mexico
Diocese of Verdun	Comprises the Department of the Meuse
Diocese of Veroli	In the Province of Rome
Diocese of Verona	In Venetia (Northern Italy)
Diocese of Versailles	Includes the Department of Seine-et-Oise, France
Diocese of Veszprem	In Hungary, suffragan of Gran, one of the sees founded about1009 by King St. Stephen, or perhaps by Queen Gisela, his wife
Diocese of Vicenza	The City is the capital of a province in Venetia (Northern Italy).
Diocese of Vich	Suffragan of Tarragona
Diocese of Victoria	In southwestern British Columbia, of which province it is the capital, was known until recently, first, as the Diocese, and later, as the Archdiocese of Vancouver
Diocese of Vigevano	Lombardy, Province of Pavia
Diocese of Vilna	Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, is situated at the junction of the Rivers Vileika and Vilja
Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella	The city of Viterbo in the Province of Rome stands at the foot of Monte Cimino, in Central Italy, in an agricultural region
Diocese of Vitoria	Suffragan of Burgos, in Spain
Diocese of Viviers	Includes the Department of Ardeche, France
Diocese of Vizagapatam	In the east of India, suffragan to Madras

Diocese of Vizeu	In north central Portugal
Diocese of Volterra	In Tuscany
Diocese of Waitzen	In Hungary, suffragan of Gran, probably founded by King St. Stephen
Diocese of Waterford and Lismore	Suffragan of Cashel
Diocese of Wheeling	In West Virginia
Diocese of Wichita	Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth
Diocese of Wiener-Neustadt	A suppressed see in Lower Austria
Diocese of Wilcannia	In New South Wales, one of the six suffragan sees of Sydney
Diocese of Wilmington	Erected March 3, 1868
Diocese of Winona	Established in 1889, suffragan of St. Paul
Diocese of Wladislaw	The historical origin of this diocese is not known precisely
Diocese of Zacatecas	In the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Guadalajara
Diocese of Zamboanga	In the Philippine Islands
Diocese of Zamora (Mexico)	Founded in 1540 in the state of Michoacan
Diocese of Zamora (Spain)	Suffragan of Valladolid
Diocese of Zante-Cephalonia	In Greece
Diocese of Zengg-Modrus	In Hungary, suffragan of Agram
Diocese of Zhitomir Lutzk and Kamenetz	Diocese in Russia
Diocese of Zips	In Hungary, suffragan of Agria (Eger), founded by Maria Theresa in 1776
Diocese of Zulia	Comprises the State of Zulia in the Republic of Venezuela
Diocese Teramo	Diocese in Italy
Dioceses (new dioceses 1913)	Many dioceses have come into being
Dioceses of Amadia and Akra	Two Catholic dioceses of the Chaldean Rite in Kurdistan, Turkey in Asia
Dioceses of Mostar and Markana-Trebinje	Capital of Herzegovina and lies east of southern Dalmatia
Dioceses of Valva and Sulmona	In Italy
Dioclea	A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor
Diocletian	Roman Emperor and persecutor of the Church, b. of parents who had been slaves, at Dioclea, near Salona, in Dalmatia, A.D. 245; d. at Salona, A.D. 313
Diocletianopolis	A titular see of Palaestina Prima
Diodorus of Tarsus	Date of birth uncertain; d. about A.D. 392. He was of noble family, probably of Antioch
Dionigi da Piacenza Carli	Franciscan friar of the Capuchin Reform, sent out to the Congo in 1666
Dionysias	A titular see in Arabia
Dionysius Calvaert	Flemish painter, b. about the year 1540, d. 1619
Dionysius Exiguus	Of great importance were the contributions of Dionysius to the science of canon law; flourished in the earlier part of the sixth century, dying before the year 544
Dionysius of Alexandria	Bishop from 247-8 to 264-5, called 'the Great' by Eusebius, St. Basil, and others, was undoubtedly, after St. Cyprian, the most eminent bishop of the third century
Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite	Usually understood the judge of the Areopagus who, as related in Acts, xvii, 34, was converted to Christianity by the preaching of St. Paul, and according to Dionysius of Corinth (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl., III, iv) was Bishop of Athens
Dionysius, Saint	Bishop of Corinth about 170
Dioscurus of Alexandria	Bishop of Alexandria; date of birth unknown; d. at Gangra, in Asia Minor, 11 Sept., 454
Diptych	A sort of notebook, formed by the union of two tablets, placed one upon the other and united by rings or by a hinge
Discalced	A term applied to those religious congregations of men and women, the members of which go entirely unshod or wear sandals, with or without other covering for the feet
Discernment of Spirits	The term given to the judgment whereby to determine from what spirit the impulses of the soul emanate

Disciple	This term is commonly applied to one who is learning any art or science from one distinguished by his accomplishments
Disciples of Christ	A sect founded in the United States of America by Alexander Campbell
Discipline of the Secret	A theological term used to express the custom which prevailed in the earliest ages of the Church, by which the knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from the heathen and even from those who were undergoing i
Disibod, Saint	Irish bishop and patron of Disenberg (Disibodenberg), born c. 619; d. July 8, 700
Disparity of Worship	A diriment impediment introduced by the Church to safeguard the sanctity of the Sacrament of Marriage
Dispensation	An act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior grants relaxation from an existing law
Dispersion of the Apostles	A feast in commemoration of the missionary work of the Twelve Apostles
Distraction	To draw away, hence to distract, is here considered in so far as it is wont to happen in time of prayer and in administering the sacraments
Distributions	Canonically termed distrubtiones quotidiance, are certain portions of the revenue of a church, distributed to the canons present at Divine service
Dithmar	Bishop of Merseburg and medieval chronicler, b. July 25, 975; d. 1 Dec., 1018
Dives	Latin for rich
Divination	The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means
Divine Attributes	Systematic idea of God, to unfold the implications of the truth
Divine Judgment	God's judgment
Divine Law	Enacted by God and made known to man through revelation
Divine Office	The recitation of certain prayers in the Breviary
Divine Promise	In Scripture
Divine Providence	God Himself considered in that act by which in His wisdom He so orders all events within the universe that the end for which it was created may be realized
Divorce	This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: I. In Moral Theology; II. In Civil Jurisprudence
Docetae	A heretical sect dating back to Apostolic times
Docimium	A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor
Doctor	The title of an authorized teacher
Doctors of the Church	Certain ecclesiastical writers have received this title on account of the great advantage the whole Church has derived from their doctrine
Doctrine of Addai	A Syriac document which relates the legend of the conversion of Edessa
Doctrine of the Atonement	Satisfaction of Christ, whereby God and the world are reconciled or made to be at one
Dogma	Classically, an opinion or apparent truth; sometimes, the doctrines or tenets of a particular school of philosophers; and sometimes, a public decree or ordinance
Dogmatic Facts	Any fact connected with a dogma and on which the application of the dogma to a particular case depends
Doliche	A titular see of Commagene
Dolores Mission	In point of time the sixth in the chain of twenty-one California Indian Missions; formally opened 9 Oct., 1776
Dolphin	Use of the dolphin as a Christian symbol is connected with the general ideas underlying the more general use of the fish
Dom Francois Armand Gervaise	Discalced Carmelite, b. at Paris, 1660; d. at Reclus, France, 1761.
Dom Jacques Alexandre	Benedictine monk of the Congregation of St. Maur, b. at Orleans, France, 24 January, 1653; d. at Bonne-Nouvelle, 23 June, 1734
Dome	An architectural term often used synonymously with cupola
Domenichino	Properly Domenico Zampieri, an Italian painter, b. in Bologna, 21 Oct., 1581; d. in Naples, April 16, 1641
Domenico Bernini	Prelate and canon (eighteenth century)
Domenico Campagnola	Painter of the Venetian school, b. at Padua in 1482; date of death unascertained
Domenico Capranica	Cardinal, theologian, canonist, and statesman, b. at Capranica near Palestrina, Italy, in .1400; d. at Rome, July 14, 1458
Domenico Feti	Italian painter; b. at Rome, 1589; d. at Venice, 1624
Domenico Fontana	Roman architect of the Late Renaissance, b. at Merli on the Lake of Lugano, 1543; d. at Naples, 1607
Domenico Palmieri	Theologian, b. at Piacenza, Italy, July 4, 1829; d. in Rome, May 29, 1909

Domenico Passignano	Venetian painter, b. at Passignano, near Florence, in 1558; d. at Florence, 1638
Domenico Passionei	Cardinal, theologian, b. at Fossombrone, Dec. 2, 1682; d. July 5, 1761
Domenico Theotocopuli	(El Greco), one of the most remarkable Spanish artists, b. between 1545 and 1550; d. April 7, 1614
Domenico Viva	Writer, b. at Lecce, Oct. 19, 1648; d. July 5, 1726. He entered the Society of Jesus May 12, 1663
Domesday Book	The name given to the record of the great survey of England made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-86
Domicile	Right of habitation, residence
Domingo Banez	Spanish Dominican theologian (1528-1604)
Domingo Betanzos	Dominican missionary (d. 1549)
Domingo Chimalpain	Mexican Indian (16th-17th century), educated in the colleges for Indians of Mexico City under the direction of the clergy
Domingo de Salazar	Dominican missionary, b. in1512; d. in Madrid, December 4, 1594.
Domingo Fernandez Navarrete	Dominican missionary and archbishop, B. C. 1610 at Peñafiel in Old Castile; d. 1689 at Santo Domingo
Domingos Caldas-Barbosa	B. of a white father and a negro mother at Rio Janeiro in 1740; d. in Lisbon, 9 Nov., 1800
Dominic Gravina	Italian Dominican theologian; b. 1573; d. 1643
Dominic of Prussia	Carthusian monk and ascetical writer, b. in Poland, 1382; d. at the monastery of St. Alban near Trier, 1461
Dominic of the Mother of God	Member of the Passionist Congregation and theologian, b. June 22, 1792; d. August 27, 1849
Dominic Schram	Benedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Bamberg, October 24, 1722; d. in the monastery of Banz near Bamberg, September 21, 1797
Dominic Soto	Dominican, renowned theologian, b. at Segovia, 1494; d. at Salamanca, Nov. 15, 1560
Dominic Vallarsi	An Italian priest, b. at Verona, Nov. 13, 1702; d. there, Aug. 14, 1771
Dominic, Saint	Founder of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order; b. at Calaroga, in Old Castile, c. 1170; d. August 6, 1221
Dominical Letter	A device adopted from the Romans by the old chronologers to aid them in finding the day of the week corresponding to any given date, and indirectly to facilitate the adjustment of the 'Proprium de Tempore' to the 'Proprium Sanetorum' when constructing the
Dominican Republic, The	The eastern, and much the larger, political division of the island now comprehensively known as Haiti, which is the second in size of the Greater Antilles
Dominique Bouhours	French Jesuit author (1632-1702)
Dominique Parrenin	Jesuit b. at Russey, near Besancon, Sept. 1, 1665; d. at Pekin, Sept. 29, 1741
Dominique-Jean Larrey	Baron, French military surgeon, b. at Baudean, Hautes-Pyrenees, July, 1766; d. at Lyons, July 25, 1842
Dominus Vobiscum	Ancient form of devout salutation, incorporated in the liturgy of the Church
Domitian	Roman emperor and persecutor of the Church and successor of the Emperor Titus; b. Oct. 24, A.D. 51
Domitiopolis	Titular see of Isauria in Asia Minor
Domnus Apostolicus	Title applied to the pope used between the sixth and the eleventh centuries
Don Isaac Abrabanel	Jewish statesman, apologist and exegete, b. in Lisbon, 1437; d. in Venice, 1508
Donatello	Great Tuscan sculptor of the Renaissance, b. at Florence, c. 1386; d. there Dec. 13, 1466
Donation (in canon law)	Gratuitous transfer to another of some right or thing
Donation (in civil jurisprudence)	Civil Jurisprudence: Gratuitous transfer, or gift of ownership of property
Donation of Constantine	Forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great
Donatists	Donatist schism in Africa began in 311
Donato Bramante	Italian architect and painter (ca. 1444-1514)
Donatus of Fiesole	Irish teacher and poet, Bishop of Fiesole about 829-876
Dongan	Second Earl of Limerick, b. 1634 d. 1715
Donnan, Saint	Three or four saints of this name flourished about the seventh century
Donogh Mor O'Daly	A celebrated Irish poet, d. 1244
Dora	Ttitular see of Palaestina Prima

Dorothea, Saint	Virgin and martyr, suffered during the persecution of Diocletian, Feb. 6, 311, at Caesarea in Cappadocia
Dorylaeum	Titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, in Asia Minor
Dositheans	Followers of Dositheus, a Samaritan
Douai	Town and University of Douai, in the department of Nord, France
Douay Bible	Original Douay Version of Bible
Double Monasteries	Religious houses comprising communities of both men and women, dwelling in contiguous establishments, united under the rule of one superior, and using one church in common for their liturgical offices
Doubt	State in which the mind is suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them
Dove	Dove appears as a symbol and as a Eucharistic vessel
Dower	Provision for support during life accorded by law to a wife surviving her husband
Down and Connor	Diocese in Ireland
Downside Abbey	Founded in 1605 by the Venerable John Roberts at Douai, Flanders
Doxology	Short verse praising God and beginning, as a rule, with the Greek word Doxa
Drachma	Greek silver coin
Dracontius, Blossius Aemilius	Christian poet of the fifth century
Dresden	Capital of the Kingdom of Saxony and the residence of the royal family
Drevet Family	Leading portrait engravers of France for over a hundred years
Droit de Regale	Originally denoted those rights that belonged exclusively to the king
Drostan, Saint	Scottish abbot who flourished about A.D. 600
Druidism	Priests of the god or gods identified with the oak
Drusilla	Daughter of Herod Agrippa I
Drusipara	Titular see in Thracia Prima
Druzes	Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the Lebanese Maronites
Dryburgh Abbey	Dryburgh Abbey
Dualism	Philosophical terms, employed in different meanings by different schools
Dubric, Saint	Bishop and confessor, one of the greatest of Welsh saints; d. 612
Duccio di Buoninsegna	Painter, and founder of the Sienese School, b. about 1255 or 1260, place not known; d. August 3, 1319
Duchess of Aiguillon	Niece of Cardinal Richelieu, b. 1604; d. at Paris, 1675
Duckett, Venerable	Two English martyrs for the faith during 17th century, Venerable James and Venerable John
Duel	Contest with deadly weapons by agreement between two persons on account of some private quarrel
Duke of Bavaria Wilhelm V	Son of Duke Albrecht V, b. at Munich, September 29, 1548; d. at Schleissheim, February 7, 1626
Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt	Devoted to scientific agriculture, founded the first model technical school in France b. at La Roche-Guyon, January 11, 1747; d. at Paris, March 27, 1827
Dulia	Theological term signifying the honour paid to the saints
Dunchadh, Saint	Confessor, Abbot of Iona; date of b. unknown, d. in 717
Dungal	Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet
Dunstan, Saint	Archbishop and confessor, one of the greatest saints of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Durand Ursin	Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. May 20, 1682, d. Aug. 31, 1771
Durandus of Saint-Pourcain	Philosopher and theologian, b. at Saint-Pourcain, Auvergne, France; d. September 13, 1332
Durandus of Troarn	French Benedictine and ecclesiastical writer, b. about 1012, d. 1089
Durham Rite	Earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the Diocese of Durham
Duties of Relatives	The general precept of charity obliging us to love our neighbor as ourselves is of course applicable to our relatives.

Duty	Something that is due; obligatory service
Dympna, Saint	Virgin and martyr, invoked as patroness against insanity
Dynamism	General name for a group of philosophical views concerning the nature of matter

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