Saint Cloud (SANCTI CLODOALDI), A suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn., comprises the counties of Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Isanti, Traverse, Douglas, Wilkin, Otter-Tail, Todd, Wadena, in the State of Minnesota, an area of 12,251 square miles. The bishop resides in St. Cloud, Stearns county. In 1680 … Continue reading “Saint Cloud”
Saint Claude
Saint-Claude (SANCTI CLAUDII). The Diocese of Saint-Claude comprised in the eighteenth century only twenty-six parishes, subject previously to the Abbey of Saint-Claude, and some parishes detached from the Dioceses of Besançon and Lyons. By the Concordat of 1802, the territory of this diocese was included in that of Besançon. Later the Concordat of 1817 re-erected … Continue reading “Saint Claude”
Saint Clara College
Saint Clara College Founded as Saint Clara College in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin in 1901 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary. The school was relocated to River Forest, Illinois in 1922, and renamed Rosary College. They instituted a master’s degree program in 1949, and became coeducational in 1970. In 1997 the name was … Continue reading “Saint Clara College”
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher Dependency of the British Empire, in the British West Indies, administered by a nominated Executive Council and a Legislative Council. The island was evangelized by French Capuchins who built a monastery here in 1626. Banished in 1646, they were replaced by Jesuits from Martinique, and later by Carmelites. Ecclesiastically, Saint Christopher belongs to … Continue reading “Saint Christopher”
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832. Conducted by secular clergy. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Catherine, College of
Saint Catherine, College of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1905. Conducted by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. Consists of a preparatory school, college of arts and sciences, and summer school. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (BRIOCUM) Diocese; comprises the Department of the Côtes du Nord. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802 as suffragan of Tours, later, in 1850, suffragan of Rennes, the Diocese of Saint-Brieuc was made to include: (1) the ancient diocese of the same name; (2) the greater portion of the diocese of Tréguier; (3) a part … Continue reading “Saint Brieuc”
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, archdiocese of
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, archdiocese of Founded on 16 April 1844 as the Vicariate Apostolic of North-West. Elevated to the diocese of Saint-Boniface on 4 June 1847. Elevated to an archdiocese on 22 September 1871. It has no suffragen dioceses. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Saint-Boniface patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface (SANCTI BONIFACII) Archdiocese; the chief ecclesiastical division of the Canadian West, so-called after the patron saint of the German soldiers who were among its first settlers. SUCCESSIVE AREAS It commenced its official existence as the vicariate-apostolic of the north-west in 1844, though Bishop Provencher, its titular, had been there with episcopal rank since … Continue reading “Saint Boniface”
Saint Bonaventure’s Monastery and Ecclesiastical S
Saint Bonaventure’s Monastery and Ecclesiastical S Allegany, New York. Founded in 1855. Conducted by the Franciscan Fathers. For seculars and Franciscans. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary