Santa Maria (Brazil) (SANCTAE MARIAE). A Brazilian see, suffragan of Porto Alegre. The latter, formerly known as the See of Sao Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, was recently made an archdiocese and divided, three new sees, Pelotas, Santa Maria, and Uruguayana, being separated from it by Pius X on 15 August, 1910. Santa Maria, … Continue reading “Santa Maria (Brazil)”
Santa Lucia del Mela
Santa Lucia del Mela Prelature nullius within the territory of the Archdiocese of Messina, Sicily, now governed by an administrator Apostolic, who is always a titular bishop. It comprises 7 parishes, with 72 secular priests. ———————————– For bibliography, see SICILY; MESSINA. U. BENIGNI Transcribed by Joseph E. O’Connor The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIIICopyright © 1912 … Continue reading “Santa Lucia del Mela”
Santa Fé de Bogota
Santa F de Bogota (Santa F de Bogota) (Chibcha: bo-cat, end of the farm-lands) Capital of the Republic of Colombia, founded in 1538 by Gonzalo Ximenez de Quesada, a Spanish conqueror. The Plaza de Bolivar, the principal square, contains the cathedral in Corinthian style with a jeweled statue of the Blessed Virgin. There are 30 … Continue reading “Santa Fé de Bogota”
Santa Fe, New Mexico, archdiocese of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, archdiocese of Founded on 23 July 1850 as the diocese of Santa Fe. Elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1875. Suffragen dioceses include Gallup, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico Phoenix, Arizona Tucson, Arizona See also Catholic-Hieararchy.Org archdiocese of Santa Fe New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Santa Fe (New Mexico) (SANCTAE FIDEI IN AMERICA). Archdiocese in New Mexico, erected by Pius IX in 1850 and created an archbishopric in 1875. It comprised at first the three territories of New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, detached from the Diocese of Durango, Mexico. Since 1868 it has been restricted to the larger portion of … Continue reading “Santa Fe (New Mexico)”
Santa Fe (Argentina)
Santa Fe (Argentina) (SANCTAE FIDEI). Diocese in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires, comprising the Province of Santa Fe and the gobernaciones of El Chaco and Formosa, was separated from the Diocese of Paraná (q.v.) on 15 February, 1897. Our Lady of Guadalupe (feast on second Sunday after Easter) is the diocesan patroness. The … Continue reading “Santa Fe (Argentina)”
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (SANCTAE CRUCIS DE SIERRA). Diocese in Bolivia, erected on 6 July, 1605, as suffragan of Lima, but since 2 July, 1609, it has been dependent on La Plata (Charcas). Its first bishop was Mgr. Antonio Calderón. The diocese comprises the departments of Santa Cruz (area 126,000 sq. miles) and Beni … Continue reading “Santa Cruz de la Sierra”
Santa Croce, Prospero Di
Santa Croce, Prospero Di An Italian prelate and diplomatist, was born at Rome in 1513. He studied law at Padua, and afterwards entered the Church. Paul III gave him the bishopric of Castel-Chisamo, on the island of Candia. He was employed as papal nuncio in Germany, Portugal, Spain, and France. While in the last named … Continue reading “Santa Croce, Prospero Di”
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1851. Conducted by the Jesuits. Consists of a preparatory school; colleges of arts and sciences, engineering, business administration, law; pre-medical school. The maintain a web site . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Santa Catharina
Santa Catharina (FLORIANOPOLIS; FLORIANOPOLITANA). Diocese; suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (São Pedro do Rio Grande), in Brazil, South America, created in 1906. Its jurisdiction comprises the whole territory of the State of Santa Catharina, with a Catholic population of 405,800 out of a total of about 500,000 in 1909. It is conjectured … Continue reading “Santa Catharina”