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== Catholic church ==
== Catholic church ==
The [[Catholic Church in the United States]] operates through 33 ecclesiastical provinces and 195 dioceses, serving about 69 million Catholics, led by archbishops in major cities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Dioceses in the United States |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/US.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |date=2025-01-22 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Primarily Latin Rite, with Eastern Catholic jurisdictions, the Church supports parishes, universities, and charities via [[Catholic Charities USA]].
The [[Catholic Church in the United States]] operates through 33 Latin Rite ecclesiastical provinces and 2 Eastern Catholic metropolitanates, totaling 195 dioceses and eparchies, serving about 69 million Catholics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Dioceses in the United States |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/US.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |date=2025-01-22 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Primarily Latin Rite, with Eastern Catholic jurisdictions, the Church supports parishes, universities, and charities via [[Catholic Charities USA]], fostering community engagement.


=== Structure ===
=== Structure ===
The Catholic Church in the United States has 33 ecclesiastical provinces, with dioceses under metropolitan bishops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Dioceses in the United States |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/US.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |date=2025-01-22 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Key jurisdictions include:
The Catholic Church in the United States has 33 Latin Rite ecclesiastical provinces and 2 Eastern Catholic metropolitanates, with dioceses and eparchies under metropolitan bishops, totaling 195 jurisdictions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholic Dioceses in the United States |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/US.htm |publisher=GCatholic.org |date=2025-01-22 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dioceses and Bishops |url=https://www.usccb.org/about/bishops-and-dioceses |publisher=United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref> Jurisdictions include:
* Latin Rite:
* Latin Rite:
** [[Archdiocese of New York]] (New York City)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage–Juneau:
** [[Archdiocese of Los Angeles]] (Los Angeles)
*** [[Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau]] (Anchorage, AK)
** [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] (Chicago)
*** [[Diocese of Fairbanks]] (Fairbanks, AK)
** [[Archdiocese of Boston]] (Boston)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Atlanta:
** [[Diocese of St. Augustine]] (St. Augustine)
*** [[Archdiocese of Atlanta]] (Atlanta, GA)
*** [[Diocese of Charleston]] (Charleston, SC)
*** [[Diocese of Charlotte]] (Charlotte, NC)
*** [[Diocese of Raleigh]] (Raleigh, NC)
*** [[Diocese of Savannah]] (Savannah, GA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore:
*** [[Archdiocese of Baltimore]] (Baltimore, MD)
*** [[Diocese of Arlington]] (Arlington, VA)
*** [[Diocese of Richmond]] (Richmond, VA)
*** [[Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston]] (Wheeling, WV)
*** [[Diocese of Wilmington]] (Wilmington, DE)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Boston:
*** [[Archdiocese of Boston]] (Boston, MA)
*** [[Diocese of Burlington]] (Burlington, VT)
*** [[Diocese of Fall River]] (Fall River, MA)
*** [[Diocese of Manchester]] (Manchester, NH)
*** [[Diocese of Portland in Maine]] (Portland, ME)
*** [[Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts]] (Springfield, MA)
*** [[Diocese of Worcester]] (Worcester, MA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Chicago:
*** [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] (Chicago, IL)
*** [[Diocese of Belleville]] (Belleville, IL)
*** [[Diocese of Joliet]] (Joliet, IL)
*** [[Diocese of Peoria]] (Peoria, IL)
*** [[Diocese of Rockford]] (Rockford, IL)
*** [[Diocese of Springfield in Illinois]] (Springfield, IL)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Cincinnati:
*** [[Archdiocese of Cincinnati]] (Cincinnati, OH)
*** [[Diocese of Cleveland]] (Cleveland, OH)
*** [[Diocese of Columbus]] (Columbus, OH)
*** [[Diocese of Steubenville]] (Steubenville, OH)
*** [[Diocese of Toledo]] (Toledo, OH)
*** [[Diocese of Youngstown]] (Youngstown, OH)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Denver:
*** [[Archdiocese of Denver]] (Denver, CO)
*** [[Diocese of Cheyenne]] (Cheyenne, WY)
*** [[Diocese of Colorado Springs]] (Colorado Springs, CO)
*** [[Diocese of Pueblo]] (Pueblo, CO)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit:
*** [[Archdiocese of Detroit]] (Detroit, MI)
*** [[Diocese of Grand Rapids]] (Grand Rapids, MI)
*** [[Diocese of Kalamazoo]] (Kalamazoo, MI)
*** [[Diocese of Lansing]] (Lansing, MI)
*** [[Diocese of Marquette]] (Marquette, MI)
*** [[Diocese of Saginaw]] (Saginaw, MI)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque:
*** [[Archdiocese of Dubuque]] (Dubuque, IA)
*** [[Diocese of Davenport]] (Davenport, IA)
*** [[Diocese of Des Moines]] (Des Moines, IA)
*** [[Diocese of Sioux City]] (Sioux City, IA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Galveston–Houston:
*** [[Archdiocese of Galveston–Houston]] (Houston, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Austin]] (Austin, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Beaumont]] (Beaumont, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Brownsville]] (Brownsville, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Corpus Christi]] (Corpus Christi, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Tyler]] (Tyler, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Victoria in Texas]] (Victoria, TX)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Hartford:
*** [[Archdiocese of Hartford]] (Hartford, CT)
*** [[Diocese of Bridgeport]] (Bridgeport, CT)
*** [[Diocese of Norwich]] (Norwich, CT)
*** [[Diocese of Providence]] (Providence, RI)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis:
*** [[Archdiocese of Indianapolis]] (Indianapolis, IN)
*** [[Diocese of Evansville]] (Evansville, IN)
*** [[Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend]] (Fort Wayne, IN)
*** [[Diocese of Gary]] (Gary, IN)
*** [[Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana]] (Lafayette, IN)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Kansas City in Kansas:
*** [[Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]] (Kansas City, KS)
*** [[Diocese of Dodge City]] (Dodge City, KS)
*** [[Diocese of Salina]] (Salina, KS)
*** [[Diocese of Wichita]] (Wichita, KS)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas:
*** [[Archdiocese of Las Vegas]] (Las Vegas, NV)
*** [[Diocese of Reno]] (Reno, NV)
*** [[Diocese of Salt Lake City]] (Salt Lake City, UT)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles:
*** [[Archdiocese of Los Angeles]] (Los Angeles, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Fresno]] (Fresno, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Monterey]] (Monterey, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Orange]] (Orange, CA)
*** [[Diocese of San Bernardino]] (San Bernardino, CA)
*** [[Diocese of San Diego]] (San Diego, CA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Louisville:
*** [[Archdiocese of Louisville]] (Louisville, KY)
*** [[Diocese of Covington]] (Covington, KY)
*** [[Diocese of Knoxville]] (Knoxville, TN)
*** [[Diocese of Lexington]] (Lexington, KY)
*** [[Diocese of Memphis]] (Memphis, TN)
*** [[Diocese of Nashville]] (Nashville, TN)
*** [[Diocese of Owensboro]] (Owensboro, KY)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Miami:
*** [[Archdiocese of Miami]] (Miami, FL)
*** [[Diocese of Orlando]] (Orlando, FL)
*** [[Diocese of Palm Beach]] (Palm Beach, FL)
*** [[Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee]] (Pensacola, FL)
*** [[Diocese of St. Augustine]] (St. Augustine, FL)
*** [[Diocese of St. Petersburg]] (St. Petersburg, FL)
*** [[Diocese of Venice]] (Venice, FL)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Milwaukee:
*** [[Archdiocese of Milwaukee]] (Milwaukee, WI)
*** [[Diocese of Green Bay]] (Green Bay, WI)
*** [[Diocese of La Crosse]] (La Crosse, WI)
*** [[Diocese of Madison]] (Madison, WI)
*** [[Diocese of Superior]] (Superior, WI)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Mobile:
*** [[Archdiocese of Mobile]] (Mobile, AL)
*** [[Diocese of Biloxi]] (Biloxi, MS)
*** [[Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama]] (Birmingham, AL)
*** [[Diocese of Jackson]] (Jackson, MS)
** Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans:
*** [[Archdiocese of New Orleans]] (New Orleans, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Alexandria]] (Alexandria, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Baton Rouge]] (Baton Rouge, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux]] (Houma, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana]] (Lafayette, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Lake Charles]] (Lake Charles, LA)
*** [[Diocese of Shreveport]] (Shreveport, LA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of New York:
*** [[Archdiocese of New York]] (New York, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Albany]] (Albany, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Brooklyn]] (Brooklyn, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Buffalo]] (Buffalo, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Ogdensburg]] (Ogdensburg, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Rochester]] (Rochester, NY)
*** [[Diocese of Syracuse]] (Syracuse, NY)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Newark:
*** [[Archdiocese of Newark]] (Newark, NJ)
*** [[Diocese of Camden]] (Camden, NJ)
*** [[Diocese of Metuchen]] (Metuchen, NJ)
*** [[Diocese of Paterson]] (Paterson, NJ)
*** [[Diocese of Trenton]] (Trenton, NJ)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Oklahoma City:
*** [[Archdiocese of Oklahoma City]] (Oklahoma City, OK)
*** [[Diocese of Little Rock]] (Little Rock, AR)
*** [[Diocese of Tulsa]] (Tulsa, OK)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha:
*** [[Archdiocese of Omaha]] (Omaha, NE)
*** [[Diocese of Grand Island]] (Grand Island, NE)
*** [[Diocese of Lincoln]] (Lincoln, NE)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia:
*** [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] (Philadelphia, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Allentown]] (Allentown, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown]] (Altoona, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Erie]] (Erie, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Greensburg]] (Greensburg, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Harrisburg]] (Harrisburg, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Pittsburgh]] (Pittsburgh, PA)
*** [[Diocese of Scranton]] (Scranton, PA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Portland in Oregon:
*** [[Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon]] (Portland, OR)
*** [[Diocese of Baker]] (Baker City, OR)
*** [[Diocese of Boise]] (Boise, ID)
*** [[Diocese of Great Falls–Billings]] (Billings, MT)
*** [[Diocese of Helena]] (Helena, MT)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Louis:
*** [[Archdiocese of Saint Louis]] (St. Louis, MO)
*** [[Diocese of Jefferson City]] (Jefferson City, MO)
*** [[Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph]] (Kansas City, MO)
*** [[Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau]] (Springfield, MO)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:
*** [[Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]] (St. Paul, MN)
*** [[Diocese of Bismarck]] (Bismarck, ND)
*** [[Diocese of Crookston]] (Crookston, MN)
*** [[Diocese of Duluth]] (Duluth, MN)
*** [[Diocese of Fargo]] (Fargo, ND)
*** [[Diocese of New Ulm]] (New Ulm, MN)
*** [[Diocese of Rapid City]] (Rapid City, SD)
*** [[Diocese of Saint Cloud]] (St. Cloud, MN)
*** [[Diocese of Sioux Falls]] (Sioux Falls, SD)
*** [[Diocese of Winona–Rochester]] (Winona, MN)
** Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio:
*** [[Archdiocese of San Antonio]] (San Antonio, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Amarillo]] (Amarillo, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Dallas]] (Dallas, TX)
*** [[Diocese of El Paso]] (El Paso, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Fort Worth]] (Fort Worth, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Laredo]] (Laredo, TX)
*** [[Diocese of Lubbock]] (Lubbock, TX)
** Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco:
*** [[Archdiocese of San Francisco]] (San Francisco, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Honolulu]] (Honolulu, HI)
*** [[Diocese of Oakland]] (Oakland, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Sacramento]] (Sacramento, CA)
*** [[Diocese of San Jose]] (San Jose, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Santa Rosa]] (Santa Rosa, CA)
*** [[Diocese of Stockton]] (Stockton, CA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe:
*** [[Archdiocese of Santa Fe]] (Santa Fe, NM)
*** [[Diocese of Gallup]] (Gallup, NM)
*** [[Diocese of Las Cruces]] (Las Cruces, NM)
*** [[Diocese of Phoenix]] (Phoenix, AZ)
*** [[Diocese of Tucson]] (Tucson, AZ)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle:
*** [[Archdiocese of Seattle]] (Seattle, WA)
*** [[Diocese of Spokane]] (Spokane, WA)
*** [[Diocese of Yakima]] (Yakima, WA)
** Ecclesiastical Province of Washington:
*** [[Archdiocese of Washington]] (Washington, D.C.)
*** [[Diocese of Saint Thomas]] (Charlotte Amalie, VI)
* Ukrainian Rite:
** Metropolitanate of Philadelphia:
*** [[Archeparchy of Philadelphia]] (Philadelphia, PA)
*** [[Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma]] (Parma, OH)
*** [[Eparchy of Saint Nicholas in Chicago]] (Chicago, IL)
*** [[Eparchy of Stamford]] (Stamford, CT)
* Ruthenian Rite:
** Metropolitanate of Pittsburgh:
*** [[Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]] (Pittsburgh, PA)
*** [[Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix]] (Phoenix, AZ)
*** [[Eparchy of Parma]] (Parma, OH)
*** [[Eparchy of Passaic]] (Passaic, NJ)
* Armenian Rite:
* Armenian Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg]] (Glendale)
** [[Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg]] (Glendale, CA)
* Chaldean Rite:
* Chaldean Rite:
** [[Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle]] (Southfield)
** [[Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle]] (Southfield, MI)
** [[Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle]] (El Cajon, CA)
* Maronite Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon]] (St. Louis, MO)
** [[Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn]] (Brooklyn, NY)
* Syriac Rite:
* Syriac Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance]] (Newark)
** [[Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance]] (Newark, NJ)
* Syro-Malabar Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle]] (Chicago, IL)
* Syro-Malankara Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace]] (Elmont, NY)
* Romanian Rite:
** [[Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton]] (Canton, OH)
* Personal Ordinariate:
** [[Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter]] (Houston, TX)


== Introduction of Catholicism ==
== Introduction of Catholicism ==
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