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  Diocese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Catholicism, the pope is the bishop of the diocese of Rome.
List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Argentina
List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Ireland
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 Roman Catholic Church, Catholicism
The Roman Catholic church, the largest of the Christian churches, although present in all parts of the world, is identified as Roman because of its historical roots in Rome and because of the importance it attaches to the worldwide ministry of the bishop of Rome, the pope.
The Roman Catholic church's prohibition of remarriage after divorce is the strictest of the Christian churches, although the church does admit the possibility of annulments for marriages judged to be invalid.
Catholic church policy is characterized, however, by a centralized government under the pope, who is regarded as the successor to the apostle Peter, entrusted with a ministry of unity and encouragement.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese
A Diocese is the territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop.
As in the case of the division of a diocese, the union of several dioceses ought to be justified by motives of public utility, e.
The diocese is the territorial circumscription administered by a bishop; the archdiocese is placed under the jurisdiction of an archbishop.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
That river separates the United States from the Republic of Mexico until at the city of El Paso it turns northward; from that point to the Colorado River an arbitrary line marks the boundary of the two republics.
In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state.
It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21426 words)

  
 Roman Catholic Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Parishes, whether territorial or person-based, within a diocese are normally in the charge of a priest, known as the parish priest or the pastor.
The Catholic Church and the other ancient Christian Churches see priestly ordination as a sacrament effecting an ontological change, not as the deputizing of someone to perform a function or as the admission of someone to a profession such as that of medicine or law.
The Catholic Church recognizes and administers seven sacraments, which are listed here with an indication of the sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) that deal with each.
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 Roman Catholic Traditionalism?
Officially-speaking the indult is merely a liturgical concession granted to certain Catholics who have a personal attachment to the old rite of Mass—it is in no way a license to reject or criticise the new Mass, Vatican II, or the various post-Vatican II changes in the Church.
They believe that most Catholics, especially those occupying the highest offices of the Church, have been infected by liberalism, the heresy of "Modernism" (a heresy vehemently condemned by Pope St. Pius X at the beginning of the 20th century), and other suchlike errors.
Under normal circumstances a Catholic diocese (or 'see') is said to be sede vacante when there is no resident bishop, which can be, e.g., when the local bishop has died and one is yet to be appointed; in such instances official diocesan correspondences carry the words sede vacante in place of the bishop's name.
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 Roman and Eastern Catholic churches
The Territorial Abbacy of St. Peter-Muenster, erected as an Abbey Nullius in 1921, was amalgamated with the Diocese of Saskatoon in 1998.
In 1998, the Archdiocese amalgamated with the former Diocese of Gravelbourg.
The Diocese of Gravelbourg, established as a French-language diocese in 1930, was included in the Archdiocese of Regina except for a small area in the northwestern section, known as Fox Valley, which has become part of the Diocese of Saskatoon.
www.ecumenism.net /denom/catholic.htm   (3100 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Catholic
Map of the Catholic provinces and dioceses of England and Wales.
List of known numbers of microfilm with vital records for that church, and the location(s) where those films may be searched.
Proportion of the Roman Catholics to the aggregate population: 1890 
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 Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Research Guide and Worldwide Directory
For instance, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) are often received at different ages, while in the Byzantine Catholic Church, as in most of the Eastern Catholic Churches, these three Sacramental Mysteries of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Eucharist are given together to infants.
The Eastern-Rite jurisdictions in the United States are 1.
The Romanian Byzantine Catholics in the United States are under the jurisdiction of the local Latin rite dioceses, and others may attend the local Roman Catholic churches as well depending upon the availability of local Eastern Catholic churches and services in their area of residence.
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 The Roman Curia | Catholic-Pages.com
Apart from the formal structures of the Roman Curia, the Pope may convoke an extraordinary consistory of the College of Cardinals to consider special difficulties or questions.
The Congregation for Bishops is responsible for the delineation, division, establishment and merging of Dioceses, for the consideration of candidates to be appointed to Dioceses and the recommendation of candidates to the Holy Father.
This is a tribunal of appeal from the Tribunal of the Roman Rota.
www.catholic-pages.com /vatican/curia.asp   (2004 words)

  
 Dioceses in United States of America [Catholic-Hierarchy]
United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Maronite) (Apostolic Exarchate); Historical, see Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite) (Eparchy), New York
United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Chaldean) (Apostolic Exarchate); Historical, see Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean) (Eparchy)
United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian) (Apostolic Exarchate), New York; Historical, see Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian) (Eparchy)
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 Cath - Catholic Search Engine
Cath provides a wide service of Roman Catholic websites search.
purpose is to contribute to Roman Catholic liturgies around the world by sharing resources.
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