Imagine being told you’re going to be the bishop of Venice and then finding out it’s Venice Florida
Thatoneguy3273 on
Easy to guess the population distribution of Catholics by the number of dioceses per state
h8reditLVvoat on
Gerrymandering… solved.
njcolwell on
They should let them draw the congressional districts.
Maxinator10000 on
Why is Gallup the only one traversing state lines?
nemom on
You forgot the Moon.
sean-culottes on
I like that the great lakes and bays give them dominion over the seas
RequiemRomans on
Non Catholic, so Catholics feel free to inform me if you know: does the Vatican carve these areas up themself and then assign according to it? And if so, what basis are they carving it up on? Or is there more autonomy in American institutions to decide all of this for itself
misspcv1996 on
I find it interesting how the three dioceses in Tennessee match the three Grand Divisions almost perfectly. I’m also surprised that Tennessee has a large enough Catholic population to justify three dioceses.
Calan_adan on
I bet you could make a half decent character story or comic book starring the Archbishop of LA.
JohnHoynes on
I wonder why Scranton, PA is chopped kinda messy.
Ten_Quilts_Deep on
I always thought there were more. Is there a parish map?
heyitsmemaya on
**Salt Lake City** lmao
melt11 on
Interesting that GA is separated right at the fall line, which is really the border that could be North Georgia and South Georgia. (Not just geographically)
heyitsmemaya on
**Any idea if a county is split between two dioceses?**
Looks pretty much like each county gets mapped to a diocese.
icygamer6 on
is there a reason they tend to follow state lines so closely? there’s gotta be 200 different dioceses and only 3 serve multiple states as far as i can tell.
neelvk on
Why do they follow state boundaries?
romulusnr on
Diocese of Gaylord, that’s a trip
romulusnr on
There’s a minor error, it’s the Oregon diocese that is “[Arch]Diocese of Portland in Oregon.” Maine’s is simply “Diocese of Portland.”
Riommar on
Higher Res and overlay with the Arch Dioceses
Riommar on
There is also an Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. It’s not really an Archdiocese but it’s often times referred to as one due to its size and the fact that an archbishop and 4 auxiliary bishops lead it.
wez4 on
That wavy border in Nebraska seems impractical
Artichoke-8951 on
Wow
MongooseSeveral8427 on
A younger version of me who thought he was going to a seminary would have gone feral for this map.
gallifreyGirl315 on
Idk why but knowing there is a Bishop of Gaylord brings me joy.
ToYourCredit on
There are mistakes on that map. Illinois, for starters.
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higher res?
do you have a higher resolution picture? I find this interesting
Sorry about the resolution everybody. I thought I downloaded a high-res copy, but I guess I was wrong.
[The original is here.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Catholic_Dioceses_and_Names.png)
Imagine being told you’re going to be the bishop of Venice and then finding out it’s Venice Florida
Easy to guess the population distribution of Catholics by the number of dioceses per state
Gerrymandering… solved.
They should let them draw the congressional districts.
Why is Gallup the only one traversing state lines?
You forgot the Moon.
I like that the great lakes and bays give them dominion over the seas
Non Catholic, so Catholics feel free to inform me if you know: does the Vatican carve these areas up themself and then assign according to it? And if so, what basis are they carving it up on? Or is there more autonomy in American institutions to decide all of this for itself
I find it interesting how the three dioceses in Tennessee match the three Grand Divisions almost perfectly. I’m also surprised that Tennessee has a large enough Catholic population to justify three dioceses.
I bet you could make a half decent character story or comic book starring the Archbishop of LA.
I wonder why Scranton, PA is chopped kinda messy.
I always thought there were more. Is there a parish map?
**Salt Lake City** lmao
Interesting that GA is separated right at the fall line, which is really the border that could be North Georgia and South Georgia. (Not just geographically)
**Any idea if a county is split between two dioceses?**
Looks pretty much like each county gets mapped to a diocese.
is there a reason they tend to follow state lines so closely? there’s gotta be 200 different dioceses and only 3 serve multiple states as far as i can tell.
Why do they follow state boundaries?
Diocese of Gaylord, that’s a trip
There’s a minor error, it’s the Oregon diocese that is “[Arch]Diocese of Portland in Oregon.” Maine’s is simply “Diocese of Portland.”
Higher Res and overlay with the Arch Dioceses
There is also an Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. It’s not really an Archdiocese but it’s often times referred to as one due to its size and the fact that an archbishop and 4 auxiliary bishops lead it.
That wavy border in Nebraska seems impractical
Wow
A younger version of me who thought he was going to a seminary would have gone feral for this map.
Idk why but knowing there is a Bishop of Gaylord brings me joy.
There are mistakes on that map. Illinois, for starters.