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
(top to bottom)
|
| #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 |
|
| #18 |
Australia: |
32 |
|
| #19 |
Tanzania: |
30 |
|
| #20 |
Germany: |
29 |
|
| #21 |
Chile: |
27 |
|
| #22 |
South Africa: |
27 |
|
| #23 |
Ireland: |
26 |
|
| #24 |
Kenya: |
26 |
|
| #25 |
Ecuador: |
24 |
|
| #26 |
Cameroon: |
23 |
|
| #27 |
Portugal: |
21 |
|
| #28 |
Madagascar: |
20 |
|
| #29 |
Papua New Guinea: |
19 |
|
| #30 |
Uganda: |
19 |
|
| #31 |
Bolivia: |
18 |
|
| #32 |
Ghana: |
18 |
|
| #33 |
Korea, South: |
17 |
|
| #34 |
Syria: |
17 |
|
| #35 |
Hungary: |
16 |
|
| #36 |
Ukraine: |
16 |
|
| #37 |
Croatia: |
16 |
|
| #38 |
Japan: |
16 |
|
| #39 |
Angola: |
16 |
|
| #40 |
Iraq: |
15 |
|
| #41 |
Paraguay: |
15 |
|
| #42 |
Guatemala: |
14 |
|
| #43 |
Burkina Faso: |
12 |
|
| #44 |
Austria: |
12 |
|
| #45 |
Dominican Republic: |
12 |
|
| #46 |
Burma: |
12 |
|
| #47 |
Romania: |
12 |
|
| #48 |
Mozambique: |
12 |
|
| #49 |
Sri Lanka: |
11 |
|
| #50 |
Cuba: |
11 |
|
| #51 |
Greece: |
11 |
|
| #52 |
Uruguay: |
10 |
|
| #53 |
Thailand: |
10 |
|
| #54 |
Zambia: |
10 |
|
| #55 |
Benin: |
10 |
|
| #56 |
Czech Republic: |
9 |
|
| #57 |
El Salvador: |
9 |
|
| #58 |
Ethiopia: |
9 |
|
| #59 |
Belgium: |
9 |
|
| #60 |
Rwanda: |
9 |
|
| #61 |
Sudan: |
9 |
|
| #62 |
Panama: |
8 |
|
| #63 |
Central African Republic: |
8 |
|
| #64 |
Netherlands: |
8 |
|
| #65 |
Lithuania: |
8 |
|
| #66 |
Chad: |
8 |
|
| #67 |
Slovakia: |
8 |
|
| #68 |
Nicaragua: |
8 |
|
| #69 |
Malaysia: |
8 |
|
| #70 |
Switzerland: |
8 |
|
| #71 |
Zimbabwe: |
8 |
|
| #72 |
New Zealand: |
7 |
|
| #73 |
Albania: |
7 |
|
| #74 |
Burundi: |
7 |
|
| #75 |
Senegal: |
7 |
|
| #76 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
7 |
|
| #77 |
Malawi: |
7 |
|
| #78 |
Taiwan: |
7 |
|
| #79 |
Pakistan: |
7 |
|
| #80 |
Honduras: |
7 |
|
| #81 |
Togo: |
7 |
|
| #82 |
Costa Rica: |
7 |
|
| #83 |
Mali: |
6 |
|
| #84 |
Bangladesh: |
6 |
|
| #85 |
Gabon: |
6 |
|
| #86 |
Puerto Rico: |
5 |
|
| #87 |
Russia: |
5 |
|
| #88 |
Latvia: |
4 |
|
| #89 |
Belarus: |
4 |
|
| #90 |
Algeria: |
4 |
|
| #91 |
Laos: |
4 |
|
| #92 |
Lesotho: |
4 |
|
| #93 |
Libya: |
4 |
|
| #94 |
Liberia: |
3 |
|
| #95 |
Solomon Islands: |
3 |
|
| #96 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
3 |
|
| #97 |
Bulgaria: |
3 |
|
| #98 |
Slovenia: |
3 |
|
| #99 |
Cambodia: |
3 |
|
| #100 |
Guinea: |
3 |
|
| #101 |
Namibia: |
3 |
|
| #102 |
Norway: |
3 |
|
| #103 |
Eritrea: |
3 |
|
| #104 |
Sierra Leone: |
3 |
|
| #105 |
Equatorial Guinea: |
3 |
|
| #106 |
Niger: |
2 |
|
| #107 |
Mauritius: |
2 |
|
| #108 |
Kazakhstan: |
2 |
|
| #109 |
Botswana: |
2 |
|
| #110 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
2 |
|
| #111 |
Malta: |
2 |
|
| #112 |
Morocco: |
2 |
|
| #113 |
Guinea-Bissau: |
2 |
|
| #114 |
East Timor: |
2 |
|
| #115 |
Tunisia: |
1 |
|
| #116 |
Reunion: |
1 |
|
| #117 |
Uzbekistan: |
1 |
|
| #118 |
Mongolia: |
1 |
|
| #119 |
Comoros: |
1 |
|
| #120 |
Singapore: |
1 |
|
| #121 |
Cape Verde: |
1 |
|
| #122 |
Luxembourg: |
1 |
|
| #123 |
Cyprus: |
1 |
|
| #124 |
Mauritania: |
1 |
|
| #125 |
Denmark: |
1 |
|
| #126 |
Seychelles: |
1 |
|
| #127 |
Djibouti: |
1 |
|
| #128 |
Sweden: |
1 |
|
| #129 |
Estonia: |
1 |
|
| #130 |
Swaziland: |
1 |
|
| #131 |
Finland: |
1 |
|
| #132 |
Moldova: |
1 |
|
| #133 |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): |
1 |
|
| #134 |
Monaco: |
1 |
|
| #135 |
Gambia, The: |
1 |
|
| #136 |
Nepal: |
1 |
|
| #137 |
Gibraltar: |
1 |
|
| #138 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
1 |
|
| #139 |
Iceland: |
1 |
|
| #140 |
Saint Helena: |
1 |
|
| #141 |
Kyrgyzstan: |
1 |
|
| #142 |
Somalia: |
1 |
|
| #143 |
Kuwait: |
1 |
|
| #144 |
Tajikistan: |
1 |
|
| #145 |
Liechtenstein: |
1 |
|
| #146 |
Turkmenistan: |
1 |
|
| #147 |
Afghanistan: |
1 |
|
| #148 |
Western Sahara: |
1 |
|
| #149 |
Azerbaijan: |
1 |
|
| #150 |
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.
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