List of Roman Catholic Dioceses in South America
# List of Roman Catholic Dioceses in South America

## List of Dioceses

### Antilles Episcopal Conference

**Ecclesiastical Province of Port of Spain**

* Archdiocese of Port of Spain
   * Diocese of Bridgetown
   * Diocese of Georgetown
   * Diocese of Kingstown
   * Diocese of Paramaribo
   * Diocese of Willemstad

### Episcopal Conference of Argentina

**Ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca**

* Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca
   * Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro
   * Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia
   * Diocese of Río Gallegos
   * Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche
   * Diocese of Santa Rosa
   * Diocese of Viedma

**Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires**

* Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
   * Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
   * Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrère
   * Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
   * Diocese of Morón
   * Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
   * Diocese of San Isidro
   * Diocese of San Justo
   * Diocese of San Martín
   * Diocese of San Miguel

**Ecclesiastical province of Córdoba**

* Archdiocese of Córdoba
   * Diocese of Cruz del Eje
   * Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
   * Diocese of San Francisco
   * Diocese of Villa María
   * Prelature of Deán Funes

**Ecclesiastical province of Corrientes**

* Archdiocese of Corrientes
   * Diocese of Goya
   * Diocese of Posadas
   * Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
   * Diocese of Santo Tomé

**Ecclesiastical province of La Plata**

* Archdiocese of La Plata
   * Diocese of Azul
   * Diocese of Chascomús
   * Diocese of Mar del Plata
   * Diocese of Nueve de Julio
   * Diocese of Quilmes
   * Diocese of Zárate-Campana

**Ecclesiastical province of Mendoza**

* Archdiocese of Mendoza
   * Diocese of Neuquén
   * Diocese of San Rafael

**Ecclesiastical province of Mercedes-Luján**

* Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján

**Ecclesiastical province of Paraná**

* Archdiocese of Paraná
   * Diocese of Concordia
   * Diocese of Gualeguaychú

**Ecclesiastical province of Resistencia**

* Archdiocese of Resistencia
   * Diocese of Formosa
   * Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

**Ecclesiastical province of Rosario**

* Archdiocese of Rosario
   * Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
   * Diocese of Venado Tuerto

**Ecclesiastical province of Salta**

* Archdiocese of Salta
   * Diocese of Catamarca
   * Diocese of Jujuy
   * Diocese of Orán
   * Prelature of Cafayate
   * Prelature of Humahuaca

**Ecclesiastical province of San Juan**

* Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
   * Diocese of La Rioja
   * Diocese of San Luis

**Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe**

* Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
   * Diocese of Rafaela
   * Diocese of Reconquista

**Ecclesiastical province of Tucumán**

* Archdiocese of Tucumán
   * Diocese of Añatuya
   * Diocese of Concepción
   * Diocese of Santiago del Estero

### Episcopal Conference of Bolivia

**Ecclesiastical province of Cochabamba**

* Archdiocese of Cochabamba
   * Diocese of Oruro
   * Prelature of Aiquile

**Ecclesiastical province of La Paz**

* Archdiocese of La Paz
   * Diocese of Coroico
   * Diocese of El Alto
   * Prelature of Corocoro

**Ecclesiastical province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra**

* Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
   * Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco

**Ecclesiastical province of Sucre**

* Archdiocese of Sucre
   * Diocese of Potosí
   * Diocese of Tarija

### Episcopal Conference of Brazil

**Ecclesiastical province of Aparecida**

* Archdiocese of Aparecida
   * Diocese of Caraguatatuba
   * Diocese of Lorena
   * Diocese of São José dos Campos
   * Diocese of Taubaté

**Ecclesiastical province of Aracaju**

* Archdiocese of Aracaju
   * Diocese of Estância
   * Diocese of Propriá

**Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará**

* Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
   * Diocese of Abaetetuba
   * Diocese of Bragança do Pará
   * Diocese of Castanhal
   * Diocese of Macapá
   * Diocese of Marabá
   * Diocese of Óbidos
   * Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
   * Diocese of Santarém
   * Prelature of Cametá
   * Prelature of Itaituba
   * Prelature of Marajó
   * Prelature of Xingu

**Ecclesiastical province of Belo Horizonte**

* Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte
   * Diocese of Divinópolis
   * Diocese of Luz
   * Diocese of Oliveira
   * Diocese of Sete Lagoas

**Ecclesiastical province of Botucatu**

* Archdiocese of Botucatu
   * Diocese of Araçatuba
   * Diocese of Assis
   * Diocese of Bauru
   * Diocese of Lins
   * Diocese of Marília
   * Diocese of Ourinhos
   * Diocese of Presidente Prudente

**Ecclesiastical province of Brasília**

* Archdiocese of Brasília
   * Diocese of Formosa
   * Diocese of Luziânia
   * Diocese of Uruaçu

**Ecclesiastical province of Campinas**

* Archdiocese of Campinas
   * Diocese of Amparo
   * Diocese of Bragança Paulista
   * Diocese of Limeira
   * Diocese of Piracicaba
   * Diocese of São Carlos

**Ecclesiastical province of Campo Grande**

* Archdiocese of Campo Grande
   * Diocese of Corumbá
   * Diocese of Coxim
   * Diocese of Dourados
   * Diocese of Jardim
   * Diocese of Naviraí
   * Diocese of Três Lagoas

**Ecclesiastical province of Cascavel**

* Diocese of Cascavel
   * Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu
   * Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão
   * Diocese of Toledo

**Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá**

* Archdiocese of Cuiabá
   * Diocese of Barra do Garças
   * Diocese of Diamantino
   * Diocese of Guiratinga
   * Diocese of Juína
   * Diocese of Rondonópolis
   * Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
   * Prelature of Paranatinga
   * Prelature of São Félix

**Ecclesiastical province of Curitiba**

* Archdiocese of Curitiba
   * Diocese of Guarapuava
   * Diocese of Paranaguá
   * Diocese of Ponta Grossa
   * Diocese of União da Vitória
   * Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba
   * Diocese of São José dos Pinhais

**Ecclesiastical province of Diamantina**

* Archdiocese of Diamantina
   * Diocese of Almenara
   * Diocese of Araçuaí
   * Diocese of Guanhães
   * Diocese of Teófilo Otoni

**Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana**

* Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
   * Diocese of Barra do Rio Grande
   * Diocese of Barreiras
   * Diocese of Bonfim
   * Diocese of Irecê
   * Diocese of Juazeiro
   * Diocese of Paulo Afonso
   * Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
   * Diocese of Serrinha

**Ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis**

* Archdiocese of Florianópolis
   * Diocese of Blumenau
   * Diocese of Caçador
   * Diocese of Chapecó
   * Diocese of Criciúma
   * Diocese of Joaçaba
   * Diocese of Joinville
   * diocese of Lages
   * Diocese of Rio do Sul
   * Diocese of Tubarão

**Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza**

* Archdiocese of Fortaleza
   * Diocese of Crateús
   * Diocese of Crato
   * Diocese of Iguatú
   * Diocese of Itapipoca
   * Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte
   * Diocese of Fortaleza
   * Diocese of Sobral
   * Diocese of Tianguá

**Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia**

* Archdiocese of Goiânia
   * Diocese of Anápolis
   * diocese of Goiás
   * Diocese of Ipameri
   * Diocese of Itumbiara
   * Diocese of Jataí
   * Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia
   * Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos

**Ecclesiastical province of Juiz de Fora**

* Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora
   * Diocese of Leopoldina
   * Diocese of São João del Rei

**Ecclesiastical province of Londrina**

* Archdiocese of Londrina
   * Diocese of Apucarana
   * Diocese of Cornélio Procópio
   * Diocese of Jacarezinho

**Ecclesiastical province of Maceió**

* Archdiocese of Maceió
   * Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
   * Diocese of Penedo

**Ecclesiastical province of Manaus**

* Archdiocese of Manaus
   * Diocese of Alto Solimões
   * Diocese of Coari
   * Diocese of Parintins
   * Diocese of Roraima
   * Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
   * Territorial Prelature of Borba
   * Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara
   * Territorial Prelature of Tefé

**Ecclesiastical province of Mariana**

* Archdiocese of Mariana
   * Diocese of Caratinga
   * Diocese of Governador Valadares
   * Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano

**Ecclesiastical province of Maringá**

* Archdiocese of Maringá
   * Diocese of Campo Mourão
   * Diocese of Paranavaí
   * Diocese of Umuarama

**Ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros**

* Archdiocese of Montes Claros
   * Diocese of Janaúba
   * Diocese of Januária
   * Diocese of Paracatu

**Ecclesiastical province of Natal**

* Archdiocese of Natal
   * Diocese of Caicó
   * Diocese of Mossoró

**Ecclesiastical province of Niterói**

* Archdiocese of Niterói
   * Diocese of Campos
   * Diocese of Nova Friburgo
   * Diocese of Petrópolis

**Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife**

* Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
   * Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira
   * Diocese of Caruaru
   * Diocese of Floresta
   * Diocese of Garanhuns
   * Diocese of Nazaré
   * Diocese of Palmares
   * Diocese of Pesqueira
   * Diocese of Petrolina

**Ecclesiastical province of Palmas**

* Archdiocese of Palmas
   * Diocese of Cristalândia
   * Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins
   * Diocese of Porto Nacional
   * Diocese of Tocantinópolis

**Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba**

* Archdiocese of Paraíba
   * Diocese of Cajazieras
   * Diocese of Campina Grande
   * Diocese of Guarabira
   * Diocese of Patos

**Ecclesiastical province of Passo Fundo**

* Archdiocese of Passo Fundo
   * Diocese of Erexim
   * Diocese of Frederico Westphalen
   * Diocese of Vacaria

**Ecclesiastical province of Pelotas**

* Archdiocese of Pelotas
   * Diocese of Bagé
   * Diocese of Rio Grande

**Ecclesiastical province of Porto Alegre**

* Archdiocese of Porto Alegre
   * Diocese of Caxias do Sul
   * Diocese of Montenegro
   * Diocese of Novo Hamburgo
   * Diocese of Osório

**Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho**

* Archdiocese of Porto Velho
   * Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
   * Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
   * Diocese of Humaitá
   * Diocese of Ji-Paraná
   * Diocese of Rio Branco
   * Prelature of Lábrea

**Ecclesiastical province of Pouso Alegre**

* Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
   * Diocese of Campanha
   * Diocese of Guaxupé

**Ecclesiastical province of Ribeirão Preto**

* Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
   * Diocese of Barretos
   * Diocese of Catanduva
   * Diocese of Franca
   * Diocese of Jaboticabal
   * Diocese of Jales
   * Diocese of São João da Boa Vista
   * Diocese of São José do Rio Preto

**Ecclesiastical province of Santa Maria**

* Archdiocese of Santa Maria
   * Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul
   * Diocese of Cruz Alta
   * Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul
   * Diocese of Santo Ângelo
   * Diocese of Uruguaiana

**Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão**

* Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
   * Diocese of Bacabal
   * Diocese of Balsas
   * Diocese of Brejo
   * Diocese of Carolina
   * Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão
   * Diocese of Coroatá
   * Diocese of Grajaú
   * Diocese of Imperatriz
   * Diocese of Pinheiro
   * Diocese of Viana
   * Diocese of Zé-Doca

**Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo**

* Archdiocese of São Paulo
   * Diocese of Campo Limpo
   * Diocese of Caraguatatuba
   * Diocese of Guarulhos
   * Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
   * Diocese of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo
   * Diocese of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo
   * Diocese of Osasco
   * Diocese of Santo Amaro
   * Diocese of Santo André
   * Diocese of Santos
   * Diocese of São Miguel Paulista

**Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia**

* Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
   * Diocese of Alagoinhas
   * Diocese of Amargosa
   * Diocese of Camaçari
   * Diocese of Eunápolis
   * Diocese of Ilhéus
   * Diocese of Itabuna
   * Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas

**Ecclesiastical province of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro**

* Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
   * Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
   * Diocese of Duque de Caxias
   * Diocese of Itaguaí
   * Diocese of Nova Iguaçu
   * Diocese of Valença

**Ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba**

* Archdiocese of Sorocaba
   * Diocese of Itapetininga
   * Diocese of Itapeva
   * Diocese of Jundiaí
   * Diocese of Registro

**Ecclesiastical province of Teresina**

* Archdiocese of Teresina
   * Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
   * Diocese of Campo Maior
   * Diocese of Floriano
   * Diocese of Oeiras
   * Diocese of Parnaíba
   * Diocese of Picos
   * Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato

**Ecclesiastical province of Uberaba**

* Archdiocese of Uberaba
   * Diocese of Ituiutaba
   * Diocese of Patos de Minas
   * Diocese of Uberlândia

**Ecclesiastical province of Vitória**

* Archdiocese of Vitória
   * Diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
   * Diocese of Colatina
   * Diocese of São Mateus

**Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista**

* Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
   * Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa
   * Diocese of Caetité
   * Diocese of Jequié
   * Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora

### Episcopal Conference of Chile

**Ecclesiastical province of Antofagasta**

* Archdiocese of Antofagasta
   * Diocese of Arica
   * Diocese of Iquique
   * Prelature of Calama

**Ecclesiastical province of Concepción**

* Archdiocese of Concepción
   * Diocese of Chillán
   * Diocese of Los Ángeles
   * Diocese of Temuco
   * Diocese of Valdivia
   * Diocese of Villarrica

**Ecclesiastical province of La Serena**

* Archdiocese of La Serena
   * Diocese of Copiapó
   * Prelature of Illapel

**Ecclesiastical province of Puerto Montt**

* Archdiocese of Puerto Montt
   * Diocese of Osorno
   * Diocese of Punta Arenas
   * Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud

**Ecclesiastical province of Santiago de Chile**

* Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
   * Diocese of Linares
   * Diocese of Melipilla
   * Diocese of Rancagua
   * Diocese of San Bernardo
   * Diocese of San Filipe
   * Diocese of Talca
   * Diocese of Valparaíso

### Episcopal Conference of Colombia

**Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla**

* Archdiocese of Barranquilla
   * Diocese of El Banco
   * Diocese of Riohacha
   * Diocese of Santa Marta
   * Diocese of Valledupar

**Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá**

* Archdiocese of Bogotá
   * Diocese of Engativá
   * Diocese of Facatativá
   * Diocese of Fontibón
   * Diocese of Girardot
   * Diocese of Soacha
   * Diocese of Zipaquirá

**Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga**

* Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
   * Diocese of Barrancabermeja
   * Diocese of Málaga-Soatá
   * Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
   * Diocese of Vélez

**Ecclesiastical province of Cali**

* Archdiocese of Cali
   * Diocese of Buenaventura
   * Diocese of Buga
   * Diocese of Cartago
   * Diocese of Palmira

**Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena**

* Archdiocese of Cartagena
   * Diocese of Magangué
   * Diocese of Montelibano
   * Diocese of Monteria
   * Diocese of Sincelejo

**Ecclesiastical province of Florencia**

* Archdiocese of Florencia
   * Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy
   * Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán

**Ecclesiastical province of Ibagué**

* Archdiocese of Ibagué
   * Diocese of Espinal
   * Diocese of Garzón
   * Diocese of Líbano–Honda
   * Diocese of Neiva

**Ecclesiastical province of Manizales**

* Archdiocese of Manizales
   * Diocese of Armenia
   * Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas
   * Diocese of Pereira

**Ecclesiastical province of Medellín**

* Archdiocese of Medellín
   * Diocese of Caldas
   * Diocese of Girardota
   * Diocese of Jericó
   * Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro

**Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona**

* Archdiocese of Neuva Pamplona
   * Diocese of Arauca
   * Diocese of Cúcuta
   * Diocese of Ocaña
   * Diocese of Tibú

**Ecclesiastical province of Popayán**

* Archdiocese of Popayán
   * Diocese of Ipiales
   * Diocese of Pasto
   * Diocese of Tumaco

**Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia**

* Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
   * Diocese of Apartadó
   * Diocese of Ismina-Tadó
   * Diocese of Quibdó
   * Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

**Ecclesiastical province of Tunja**

* Archdiocese of Tunja
   * Diocese of Chiquinquirá
   * Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso
   * Diocese of Garagoa
   * Diocese of Yopal

**Ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio**

* Archdiocese of Villavicencio
   * Diocese of Granada en Colombia
   * Diocese of San José del Guaviare

### Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

**Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca**

* Archdiocese of Cuenca
   * Diocese of Azogues
   * Diocese of Loja
   * Diocese of Machala

**Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil**

* Archdiocese of Guayaquil
   * Diocese of Babahoyo
   * Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi

**Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo**

* Archdiocese of Portoviejo
   * Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados

**Ecclesiastical province of Quito**

* Archdiocese of Quito
   * Diocese of Ambato
   * Diocese of Guaranda
   * Diocese of Ibarra
   * Diocese of Latacunga
   * Diocese of Riobamba
   * Diocese of Tulcán

### Episcopal Conference of Paraguay

**Ecclesiastical province of Asunción**

* Archdiocese of Asunción
   * Diocese of Benjamín Aceval
   * Diocese of Caacupé
   * Diocese of Carapeguá
   * Diocese of Ciudad del Este
   * Diocese of Concepción en Paraguay
   * Diocese of Coronel Oviedo
   * Diocese of Encarnación
   * Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones
   * Diocese of San Lorenzo
   * Diocese of San Pedro
   * Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo

### Episcopal Conference of Peru

**Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa**

* Archdiocese of Arequipa
   * Diocese of Puno
   * Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua
   * Prelature of Ayaviri
   * Prelature of Chuquibamba
   * Prelature of Juli

**Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho**

* Archdiocese of Ayacucho
   * Diocese of Huancavélica

**Ecclesiastical province of Cuzco**

* Archdiocese of Cuzco
   * Diocese of Abancay
   * Diocese of Sicuani
   * Prelature of Chuquibambilla

**Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo**

* Archdiocese of Huancayo
   * Diocese of Huánuco
   * Diocese of Tarma

**Ecclesiastical province of Lima**

* Archdiocese of Lima
   * Diocese of Callao
   * Diocese of Carabayllo
   * Diocese of Chosica
   * Diocese of Huacho
   * Diocese of Ica
   * Diocese of Talca
   * Diocese of Lurín
   * Prelature of Yauyos

**Ecclesiastical province of Piura**

* Archdiocese of Piura
   * Diocese of Chachapoyas
   * Diocese of Chiclayo
   * Diocese of Chulucanas
   * Prelature of Chota

**Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo**

* Archdiocese of Trujillo
   * Diocese of Cajamarca
   * Diocese of Chimbote
   * Diocese of Huaraz
   * Diocese of Huarí
   * Prelature of Huamachuco
   * Prelature of Moyobamba

### Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

**Ecclesiastical province of Montevideo**

* Archdiocese of Montevideo
   * Diocese of Canelones
   * Diocese of Florida
   * Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este
   * Diocese of Melo
   * Diocese of Mercedes
   * Diocese of Minas
   * Diocese of Salto
   * Diocese of San José de Mayo
   * Diocese of Tacuarembó

### Episcopal Conference of Venezuela

**Ecclesiastical province of Barquisimeto**

* Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
   * Diocese of Acarigua–Araure
   * Diocese of Carora
   * Diocese of Guanare
   * Diocese of San Felipe

**Ecclesiastical province of Calabozo**

* Archdiocese of Calabozo
   * Diocese of San Fernando de Apure
   * Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

**Ecclesiastical province of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela**

* Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
   * Diocese of Guarenas
   * Diocese of La Guaira
   * Diocese of Los Teques

**Ecclesiastical province of Ciudad Bolívar**

* Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar
   * Diocese of Ciudad Guayana
   * Diocese of Maturín

**Ecclesiastical province of Coro**

* Archdiocese of Coro
   * Diocese of Punto Fijo

**Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná**

* Archdiocese of Cumaná
   * Diocese of Barcelona
   * Diocese of Carúpano
   * Diocese of Margarita

**Ecclesiastical province of Maracaibo**

* Archdiocese of Maracaibo
   * Diocese of Cabimas
   * Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia
   * Diocese of Machiques

**Ecclesiastical province of Mérida**

* Archdiocese of Mérida
   * Diocese of Barinas
   * Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
   * Diocese of Trujillo

**Ecclesiastical province of Valencia en Venezuela**

* Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela
   * Diocese of Maracay
   * Diocese of Puerto Cabello
   * Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

## Sources

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/qview3.html
