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Catholic-Hierarchy.org

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Type of site Legal/religious
Available in English
Created by David M. Cheney
URL www.catholic-hierarchy.org
Commercial No
Current status Active

Catholic-Hierarchy.org is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches that are in full communion with Rome. The website, not officially sanctioned by the Church, is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City.[1]

Origin and contents

In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages.[2] In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world.[2] The database contains geographical, organizational and address information on each Catholic diocese in the world, including Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See, such as the Maronite Catholic Church and the Syro-Malabar Church.

It also gives biographical information on current and previous bishops of each diocese, such as dates of birth, ordinations and (when applicable) death.

Status

The Zenit News Agency states that the webpage provides a "silent, unique service to the Church".[3] The website is cited as a reference by Vatican Radio[4] as well as by various diocese.[5][6] academic institutions,[7] libraries,[8] newspapers (both mainstream[9] and Catholic[10]), and in published works.[11] Vaticanologist Sandro Magister lists it as a recommended site on Catholicism.[12] It is also used as a reference by other church writers including John L. Allen Jr.,[13] canon lawyer Edward N. Peters,[14] and Rocco Palmo.[15]

Sources

Among the printed sources used are the Holy See publications: Annuario Pontificio, Acta Apostolicae Sedis and Acta Sanctae Sedis. Historical studies by authors whose surnames range from Andrade to Zúñíga are also utilized.[16]

The Vatican Information Service provides news about changes affecting dioceses and bishops. Another primary source of informations for bishop's appointing, biographies and eventual resignations, has been the archive of the Holy See Daily Bulletin given by the Holy See Press Office,[17] and the monthly official publication named Acta Sanctae Sedis (about members of the Roman Curia or Apostolic Nuncios).[18]

References

  1. Back to citation Senèze, Nicolas (2008-11-24). "David Cheney, l'homme qui recense les évêques". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-22; Neumann, Felix (2017-08-08). "Sie sammeln das Wissen der Weltkirche". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-12; "David Cheney – człowiek, który stworzył światowy katalog biskupów". pl:Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna (in Polish). 2016-10-29.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Neumann, Felix (2017-08-08). "Sie sammeln das Wissen der Weltkirche". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. Back to citation Naab, Kathleen (2011-03-29). "Hobby Turned Service to the Church". EWTN. ZENIT.org News Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  4. Back to citation "Chad: A 'frontier Church' at the Synod in Rome". Vatican Radio. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017 – via Wayback Machine. “Statistics vary but according to 'catholic-hierarchy.org...”
  5. Back to citation Diocese of Galle recommended websites Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 20, 2016
  6. Back to citation Catholic Diocese of Jammu and Srinigar recommended websites retrieved October 20, 2016
  7. Back to citation The Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania—resources Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 20, 2016; Catholic Trust for England and Wales retrieved October 20, 2016 | "To see the structure of the Catholic Church's Hierarchy go to www.catholic-hierarchy.org."; The Free Online Site of Washington History: "Bishop Augustin Blanchet dedicates Washington's original St. James Cathedral at Fort Vancouver on January 23, 1851" retrieved October 20, 2016; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco México Estampas del catolicismo en México by Rodolfo Soriano Núñez retrieved October 20, 2016
  8. Back to citation Stanford University Libraries: Cardinal Francis Arinze retrieved October 20, 2016; Byzantine Catholic Seminary Library—list of Byzantine Catholic Websites Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 20, 2016; John Paul the Great Catholic University website Archived 2016-08-09 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 20, 2016
  9. Back to citation Washington Post: "Pope Benedict XVI's path to the papacy" February 11, 2013 | Sources: News services, Vatican, www.catholic-hierarchy.org; Boston Globe retrieved October 20, 2016 | SOURCES: AmericanCatholic.org; Archdiocese of Boston; Catholic Encyclopedia; Catholic-hierarchy.org; "Dictionary of the Liturgy;" Father Jason A. Gray of the Peoria Archdiocese; United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Michigan Live: "Aging priesthood part of the Catholic struggle" April 25, 2009; El Observador: "¿Qué implica ser parte del Colegio Cardenalicio?" Enero 4, 2015; BN DeStem: "Bisschop Ernst (98): 'In mijn tijd als bisschop was islam de afdeling buitenland'" 04 december 2015
  10. Back to citation Society of St Pius the X: "Worldwide 187 dioceses without a bishop" Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine July 15, 2013; Catholic Universe: "The Catholic press in the UK" Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine 4th December 2009; Adoremus Bulletin Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 20, 2016 | Another useful website is https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org.; The Tablet: "Obituaries" May 17, 2012; Katholiek Nieuws Blad: "Twee Nederlanders in top tien oudste nog levende bisschoppen" 05 november 2015; National Catholic Register: "Concerns Rising Over Slow Appointments of Bishops" by Edward Pentin 07/13/2013 "According to figures on Catholic-Hierarchy.org, eight U.S. dioceses are without a bishop, plus two U.S. eparchies (dioceses of Eastern rite churches)."; La Croix: "Des cardinaux de plus en plus nombreux et de plus en plus âgés" by Nicolas Senèze 20/04/2012; Catholic News Perspectives: "Wind set to rustle among Philadelphia Catholics" Archived 2022-08-12 at the Wayback Machine 23 July 2011; Zenit News Agency "ZENIT's own editorial director, Jesús Colina, has this to say about it: 'My staff and I consult catholic-hierarchy.org dozens of times a day. Behind basically every reference we make to any member of the Church hierarchy—and we make thousands—there's a quick look at this site.'"
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  12. Back to citation L'espresso—Chi siamo: "Elenco di siti di Chiese e religioni" retrieved November 14, 2015
  13. Back to citation National Catholic Reporter: "Religious-order bishops are a long but contested tradition" by John L. Allen Jr. February 17, 2009 | "Based on lists provided by the Catholic Hierarchy Web site (www.catholic-hierarchy.org)"
  14. Back to citation Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA retrieved October 20, 2016
  15. Back to citation Whispers in the Loggia: "The Pauline Ordination Conspiracy?" March 7, 2007
  16. Back to citation David M. Cheney (2013-05-24). "sources". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  17. Back to citation "Holy See Daily Bulletin". press.vatican.va (in English, Spanish, and Italian). Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
  18. Back to citation "Archive of the Acta Sanctae Sedis form year 1908" (pdf). Holy See (in Latin and English). Archived from the original on December 18, 2018.

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