Catholic Dioceses in the World

by Continent by Type by Name by Rite

Type Total Filled Vacant

Papal See See of the Vicar of Christ 1 1 0

Patriarchate Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) 9 9 0

Patriarchal See Titular Patriarchal Sees 2 1 1

Major Archdiocese Major Archiepiscopal Sees (Major Archdioceses) 4 4 0

Metropolitanate Metropolitan Sees sui juris 5 5 0

Metr. Archdiocese Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) 573 562 11

Archdiocese Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) 77 72 5

Diocese Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) 2,265 2,100 165

Metropolitan See Titular Metropolitan Sees 91 11 80

Archiepiscopal See Titular Archiepiscopal Sees 90 8 82

Episcopal See Titular Episcopal Sees 1,920 1,051 869

Territorial Prelature Territorial Prelatures 39 35 4

Territorial Abbacy Territorial Abbacies 11 10 1

Apostolic Exarchate Apostolic Exarchates 14 6 8

Ordinariate Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite 9 8 1

Military Ordinariate Military Ordinariates 36 29 7

Personal Ordinariate Personal Ordinariates 3 2 1

Apostolic Vicariate Apostolic Vicariates 79 68 11

Apostolic Prefecture Apostolic Prefectures 38 13 25

Apostolic Administration Apostolic Administrations 8 7 1

Personal Apostolic Administration Personal Apostolic Administration 1 1 0

Independent Mission Independent Missions (Missions sui juris) 8 7 1

Patriarchal Exarchate Patriarchal Exarchates 10 8 2

Archiepiscopal Exarchate Archiepiscopal Exarchates 5 4 1

Patriarchal Territory Territories Dependent on the Patriarch 5 4 1

5,303 4,026 1,277

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