Province of Baltimore

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The Province of Baltimore is an ecclesiastical province of the Catholic Church in the United States, centered on the Archdiocese of Baltimore and encompassing several suffragan dioceses.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Province of Baltimore canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
ecclesiastical province
associatedWithSee Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
centralSeeLocatedIn Baltimore, Maryland
coordinates inter-diocesan initiatives
regional episcopal collaboration
country United States
denomination Catholic Church
governedBy metropolitan archbishop
hasCanonicalBasis Code of Canon Law
hasFunction coordination of pastoral activity among suffragan dioceses
limited supervisory role of metropolitan over suffragan dioceses
hasPastoralFocus education
evangelization
social services
hasPastoralStructure provincial council (as needed)
hasSuffraganDiocese Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown
Diocese of Arlington
Diocese of Erie
Diocese of Greensburg
Diocese of Harrisburg
Diocese of Pittsburgh
Diocese of Richmond
Diocese of Scranton
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Diocese of Wilmington
hasTypeOfJurisdiction metropolitan province
historicalPrecedence one of the oldest ecclesiastical provinces in the United States
includesTerritory Commonwealth of Virginia
District of Columbia (in part, via diocesan boundaries)
State of Delaware
linked to: Delaware

State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland

State of West Virginia
linked to: West Virginia

parts of Pennsylvania
languageOfLiturgy English
Latin
metropolitanArchbishopTitle Archbishop of Baltimore
linked to: Bishop of Baltimore
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Baltimore
partOf Catholic Church in the United States
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church

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