Lyons, Archdiocese of

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• Lyons —     Lyons     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lyons     The Archdiocese of Lyons (Lugdunensis) comprises the Department of the Rhône (except the Canton of Villeurbanne, which belongs to the Diocese of Grenoble) and of the Loire. The Concordat of 1801… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Paris —     Paris     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paris     ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS (PARIBIENSIS)     Paris comprises the Department of the Seine. It was re established by the Concordat of 1802 with much narrower limits than it had prior to the Revolution,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Wellington —     Archdiocese of Wellington     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Wellington     (WELLINGTONIENSIS).     Located in New Zealand, originally formed part of the Vicariate of Western Oceania erected by the Holy See in 1835. In 1836 New… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Prague —     Prague     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Prague     (PRAGENSIS). An archdiocese in Bohemia.     From about the middle of the sixth century Slavonic tribes advancing into Bohemia drove the Marcomanni to the borders of the country. The Slavs soon… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Halifax —     Archdiocese of Halifax     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Halifax     (HALIFAXIENSIS)     This see takes its name from the city of Halifax which has been the seat of government in Nova Scotia since its foundation by Lord Cornwallis… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Rouen —     Archdiocese of Rouen     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Rouen     (ROTHOMAGENSIS)     Revived by the Concordat of 1802 with the Sees of Bayeux, Evreux, and Séez as suffragans: it also includes the Department of the Seine Inferieure …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Saint Louis (Missouri) —     St. Louis (Missouri)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Louis (Missouri)     (SANCTI LUDOVICI)     Created a diocese 2 July, 1826; raised to the rank of an archdiocese 20 July, 1847. It comprises that portion of the State of Missouri bounded… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of Montreal —     Archdiocese of Montreal     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Montreal     Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical Province of Montreal. Suffragans: the Dioceses of Saint Hyacinthe, Sherbrooke, Valleyfield, and Joliette. Catholic population …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington — Archdiocese of Washington Archidioecesis Vashingtonensis Location …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chambéry, is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France and a suffragan of Lyon. The archepiscopal see is Chambéry Cathedral, located in the city of Chambéry. The archdiocese… …   Wikipedia