Diocesan — Di*oc e*san (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F. dioc[ e]sain.] Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Missions — The Missionary work of the Church. This includes Foreign Missions, as in Africa, China, Japan, etc., and Domestic Missions, i.e., the Church s work within the United States where there are no Dioceses; also work in towns and villages in… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Diocesan Consultors — Diocesan Consultors † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocesan Consultors Diocesan consultors are a certain number of priests in each diocese of the United States who act as official advisers of the bishop in certain matters pertaining to the … Catholic encyclopedia
Paris Foreign Missions Society — Missions Étrangères de Paris (MEP) Paris Foreign Missions Society Building of the Missions Étrangères de Paris, 128 Rue du Bac, Paris. Classification Missionary order Orientation Catholic … Wikipedia
Catholic Parochial Missions — Catholic Parochial Missions † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Parochial Missions This term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church s pastoral agencies, made, for the most part, among Catholics, to instruct them… … Catholic encyclopedia
Spanish missions in Texas — Part of the Spanish missions in the Americas series Arizona … Wikipedia
Catholic Indian Missions of the United States — Catholic Indian Missions of the United States † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Indian Missions of the United States The spiritual welfare of the native tribes of America was a subject of deep concern to the Governments of Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Catholic missions — The New Testament missionary outreach of the Christian church from the time of St Paul was extensive throughout the Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages the Christian monasteries and missionaries such as Saint Patrick, and Adalbert of Prague… … Wikipedia
Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions — The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (from the Latin Pontificium Institutum Missionum Exterarum) is a society of secular priests and lay people who dedicate their lives to missionary activities in: Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia,… … Wikipedia
Archdiocese of Paris — Paris † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paris ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS (PARIBIENSIS) Paris comprises the Department of the Seine. It was re established by the Concordat of 1802 with much narrower limits than it had prior to the Revolution,… … Catholic encyclopedia
