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TABLE OF THE DIOCESAN SYSTEM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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Latin Rite

Europe	Patriarchates	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Apostolic Delegations	Vicariates Apostolic	Prefectures Apostolic	Prelatures and Abbeys Nullius
Austria-Hungary		11	40	1				2
Belgium		1	5
Bosnia-Herzegovina		1	3
Bulgaria				1		1
Denmark						1
England		1	15
France		17	67
Germany		5	14	6		3	2
Greece		2	6	1	1
Ireland		4	25
Italy	2[1]	37	156[2]	75				11
Luxemburg				1
Malta				2
Monaco				1
Montenegro				1
Netherlands		1	4
Norway						1
Portugal	1	2	9
Rumania		1		1
Russia		2	14[3]
Scotland		1	4	1
Servia			1
Spain	1[4]	9	47			1		1
Sweden						1
Switzerland				5			2	2
Turkey		1	4	2	1	1		1
⁠Total	4	96	414	98	2	9	4	17

1. Also titular patriarchs of the Latin Rite reside in Rome.
2. The six suburbicarian dioceses must be added to these.
3. The Russian Government has suppressed three of these.
4. Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies

America	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Apostolic Delegations	Vicariates Apostolic	Prefectures Apostolic	Prelatures and Abbeys Nullius
Argentine Republic	1	7			1	1
Bolivia	1	3
Brazil	4	20					2
Canada	8	20		1	4
Lesser Antilles	1	3			1
Chile	1	3			1	1
Colombia	4	10			2	3
Greater Antilles	2	7	2	1	1
Ecuador	1	6			4
Central America	1	4			1
Guianas					2	1
Mexico	8	22		1	1
Newfoundland	1	2
Paraguay		1
Peru	1	8			1[1]	3
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands						1
United States	14	76		1	2	1
Uruguay	1	2[2]
Venezuela	1	5
⁠Total	50	199	2	4	21	11	2

1. Includes also some Chilean territory
2. Bulls have been issued but these dioceses have not been erected.

Asia	Patriarchates	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Apostolic Delegations	Vicariates Apostolic	Prefectures Apostolic
China			1			36	4
Corea						1
India and Indo-China	1	7	22	1	1	15	4
Japan		1	3				1
Persia				1	1
Turkey	1	1	1	1	3[1]	3	1
⁠Total	2	9	27	3	5	55	10

1. The Apostolic Delegation of Arabia also includes Egypt.

Oceanica	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Apostolic Delegations	Vicariates Apostolic	Prefectures Apostolic	Prelatures and Abbeys Nullius
Australia	4	14	1		3		1
Malay Archipelago					1	3
New Zealand	1	3
Philippine Islands and Hawaii	1	8[1]		1	1	1
Polynesia					11	5
⁠Total	6	25	1	1	16	9	1

1. Though Bulls have been issued four of these dioceses have not been erected.

Africa	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Apostolic Delegations	Vicariates Apostolic	Prefectures Apostolic	Prelatures and Abbeys Nullius
	2	10[1]	2	1[2]	36	24	1

1. The Diocese of Ceuta is not enumerated, as it belongs to Cadiz, Spain
2. Delegation of Arabia and Egypt. See above, foot-note to Asia.

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Oriental Rites

	Patriarchates	Archdioceses	Dioceses	Exempt Dioceses	Vicariates Apostolic
Armenian Rite:—
⁠Austria		1
⁠Russia			1
⁠Asia	1	3	13
⁠Africa			1
Coptic Rite:—
⁠Africa	1		2
Greek Bulgarian Rite:—
⁠Macedonia					1
⁠Thrace					1
Greek Melchite Rite:—
⁠Asia	1	3	9
Greek Rumanian Rite:—
⁠Austria		1	3
[1]Greek Ruthenian Rite:—
⁠Austria		1	6
⁠Russia			1	2[2]
Syrian Rite:—
⁠Asia	1	3	5
Syro-Chaldean Rite:—
⁠Asia	1	2	9
Syro-Malabar Rite:—
⁠Asia					3
Syro-Maronite Rite:—
⁠Asia	1	6	2
⁠Total	6	20	52	2	5

1. The Ruthenian bishop for the United States has neither a diocese, properly so called, nor ordinary jurisdiction.
2. One of these dioceses has been suppressed by the Russian Government.