DEFINITION
Number of Dioceses. The term "diocese" is used to indicate any
Catholic ecclesial jurisdiction. In most cases a diocese is a specific
geographic area. Dioceses within the same rite do not normally overlap.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
Brazil: |
266 |
|
|
# 2
|
Italy: |
227 |
|
|
# 3
|
United States: |
194 |
|
|
# 4
|
India: |
146 |
|
|
# 5
|
China: |
117 |
|
|
# 6
|
France: |
98 |
|
|
# 7
|
Philippines: |
86 |
|
|
# 8
|
Colombia: |
75 |
|
|
# 9
|
Canada: |
72 |
|
|
# 10
|
Argentina: |
69 |
|
|
# 11
|
Spain: |
68 |
|
|
# 12
|
Nigeria: |
49 |
|
|
# 13
|
Peru: |
45 |
|
|
# 14
|
Poland: |
42 |
|
|
# 15
|
Venezuela: |
38 |
|
|
# 16
|
Indonesia: |
35 |
|
|
= 17
|
United Kingdom: |
32 |
|
|
= 17
|
Australia: |
32 |
|
|
# 19
|
Tanzania: |
30 |
|
|
# 20
|
Germany: |
29 |
|
|
= 21
|
Chile: |
27 |
|
|
= 21
|
South Africa: |
27 |
|
|
= 23
|
Ireland: |
26 |
|
|
= 23
|
Kenya: |
26 |
|
|
# 25
|
Ecuador: |
24 |
|
|
# 26
|
Cameroon: |
23 |
|
|
# 27
|
Portugal: |
21 |
|
|
# 28
|
Madagascar: |
20 |
|
|
= 29
|
Papua New Guinea: |
19 |
|
|
= 29
|
Uganda: |
19 |
|
|
= 31
|
Bolivia: |
18 |
|
|
= 31
|
Ghana: |
18 |
|
|
= 33
|
Korea, South: |
17 |
|
|
= 33
|
Syria: |
17 |
|
|
= 35
|
Hungary: |
16 |
|
|
= 35
|
Ukraine: |
16 |
|
|
= 35
|
Croatia: |
16 |
|
|
= 35
|
Japan: |
16 |
|
|
= 35
|
Angola: |
16 |
|
|
= 40
|
Iraq: |
15 |
|
|
= 40
|
Paraguay: |
15 |
|
|
# 42
|
Guatemala: |
14 |
|
|
= 43
|
Burkina Faso: |
12 |
|
|
= 43
|
Austria: |
12 |
|
|
= 43
|
Dominican Republic: |
12 |
|
|
= 43
|
Burma: |
12 |
|
|
= 43
|
Romania: |
12 |
|
|
= 43
|
Mozambique: |
12 |
|
|
= 49
|
Sri Lanka: |
11 |
|
|
= 49
|
Cuba: |
11 |
|
|
= 49
|
Greece: |
11 |
|
|
= 52
|
Uruguay: |
10 |
|
|
= 52
|
Thailand: |
10 |
|
|
= 52
|
Zambia: |
10 |
|
|
= 52
|
Benin: |
10 |
|
|
= 56
|
Czech Republic: |
9 |
|
|
= 56
|
El Salvador: |
9 |
|
|
= 56
|
Ethiopia: |
9 |
|
|
= 56
|
Belgium: |
9 |
|
|
= 56
|
Rwanda: |
9 |
|
|
= 56
|
Sudan: |
9 |
|
|
= 62
|
Panama: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Central African Republic: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Netherlands: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Lithuania: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Chad: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Slovakia: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Nicaragua: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Malaysia: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Switzerland: |
8 |
|
|
= 62
|
Zimbabwe: |
8 |
|
|
= 72
|
New Zealand: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Albania: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Burundi: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Senegal: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Malawi: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Taiwan: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Pakistan: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Honduras: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Togo: |
7 |
|
|
= 72
|
Costa Rica: |
7 |
|
|
= 83
|
Mali: |
6 |
|
|
= 83
|
Bangladesh: |
6 |
|
|
= 83
|
Gabon: |
6 |
|
|
= 86
|
Puerto Rico: |
5 |
|
|
= 86
|
Russia: |
5 |
|
|
= 88
|
Latvia: |
4 |
|
|
= 88
|
Belarus: |
4 |
|
|
= 88
|
Algeria: |
4 |
|
|
= 88
|
Laos: |
4 |
|
|
= 88
|
Lesotho: |
4 |
|
|
= 88
|
Libya: |
4 |
|
|
= 94
|
Liberia: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Solomon Islands: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Bulgaria: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Slovenia: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Cambodia: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Guinea: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Namibia: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Norway: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Eritrea: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Sierra Leone: |
3 |
|
|
= 94
|
Equatorial Guinea: |
3 |
|
|
= 106
|
Niger: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Mauritius: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Kazakhstan: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Botswana: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Malta: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Morocco: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
2 |
|
|
= 106
|
East Timor: |
2 |
|
|
= 115
|
Tunisia: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Reunion: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Uzbekistan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Mongolia: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Comoros: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Singapore: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Cape Verde: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Luxembourg: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Cyprus: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Mauritania: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Denmark: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Seychelles: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Djibouti: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Sweden: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Estonia: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Swaziland: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Finland: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Moldova: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Monaco: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Gambia, The: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Nepal: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Gibraltar: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Iceland: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Saint Helena: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Somalia: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Kuwait: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Tajikistan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Liechtenstein: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Turkmenistan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Afghanistan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Western Sahara: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Azerbaijan: |
1 |
|
|
= 115
|
Yemen: |
1 |
|
| |
Total: |
2,674 |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
17.8 |
|
DEFINITION: Number of Dioceses. The term "diocese" is used to indicate any
Catholic ecclesial jurisdiction. In most cases a diocese is a specific
geographic area. Dioceses within the same rite do not normally overlap.