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  1. The Diocese of Rome is the metropolitan diocese of the province of Rome, an ecclesiastical province in Italy. According to Catholic tradition, the first bishop of Rome was Saint Peter in the first century. [5] [6] [7] The incumbent since 13 March 2013 is Pope Francis . Historically, many Rome-born men, as well as others born elsewhere on the ...

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    The Holy See [8] [9] ( Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair [10] ', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde] ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, [11] is the jurisdiction of the pope in his role as the Bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of ...

  3. Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the United States. White borders demarcate Latin Church dioceses, and black borders demarcate Latin Church provinces. The Catholic dioceses and archdioceses of the United States which include both the dioceses of the Latin Church, which employ the Roman Rite and other Latin liturgical rites, and various other ...

  4. Ecclesiastical Province of Rome See: Diocese of Rome § Suffragan sees. Metropolitan Diocese of Rome (includes the Vatican City State), whose suffragans are the seven suburbicarian sees, held by the six cardinal-bishops. Suburbicarian See of Ostia, held besides another suburbicaran see by the cardinal-dean; Suburbicarian See of Albano

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  6. Roman diocese. The division of the empire into Praetorian prefectures and dioceses after the first reorganisation under the Tetrarchy. In the Late Roman Empire, usually dated 284 AD to 641 AD, the regional governance district known as the Roman or civil diocese was made up of a grouping of provinces each headed by a Vicarius, who were the ...

  7. A virtual guide to Vatican City, a landlocked sovereign city-state located within the city of Rome in Italy. The State of Vatican City is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the world's smallest independent 'country' with a population of about 800 people and an area of 0.44 km² (0.17 sq mi).

  8. Here the Holy See refers to the "seat of government" of the universal Church. Geographically, this seat of government is located in the Diocese of Rome. In terms of actual governance, the Holy See refers specifically to the position of the Holy Father, who "by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, namely, and as pastor of the entire Church ...

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