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Has anyone ever seen a list of the Catholic or Anglican dioceses in the world? - montréalais

As of 1991, there are 569 Catholic archdioceses, plus 2014 dioceses, which are listed in the annual publication, The Official Catholic Directory. The list is taken from the Annuario Pontifico, and it states that permission to reproduce the directory was granted by the Vatican Sercretariat of State, Vatican Press - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. We might be able to list the dioceses on Wikipedia, but because of this notice, I don't know how much more info. we can include without seeking permission from the compiler. GUllman

Contents 1 Roman 2 Maps 3 Diocesis 4 "Bishopric"

[edit] Roman

Would it be useful to create a separate page, Diocese (Roman Empire)? ~ Dpr 06:35, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No, it wouldn't, because the one is the inspiration for the other. Perhaps that point is not emphatically clear in the text as it stands. In general, it is better to combine information, for richer context, rather than create separate pages for, say, each track on a CD. --Wetman 06:48, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) Rereading the entry, it does seem quite clear. --Wetman 06:48, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Maps

It'd be cool to have some maps on this page. --Shanedidona 01:11, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diocesis

Diocesis redirects here. Why? Is it the Latin for "diocese"? If so, shouldn't the intro paragraph say so?

• It is, and the Latin stems from Greek dioikesis; so it might be better to explain both. That's one of many improvements which can be taken form the >Cath. Enc. - anyone game for the job? [1] Fastifex 13:20, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Bishopric"

Why does the Church apparently like to call bishoprics "dioceses", and why do historians often like to call dioceses "bishoprics"? What drives the choice of word? (Note: I was reading a little book entitled Non Campus Mentis, which rendered the word as "Bishop Bricks"!) — Rickyrab | Talk 18:26, 28 January 2007 (UTC)