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Description

Rare separately published map of Catholic Dioceses and Missions in the United States, published in Vienna in 1845, under the auspices of St. Stephan's.

The map includes a table with a designation of dioceses, the year of their establishment, and the states or regions they encompass within the United States as per the historical context of the document from 1845.

Diocese Year Established State
I.  Baltimore 1789 Maryland and District Columbia
II. Philadelphia 1808 East-Pennsylvania, South New-Jersey & Delaware
III. Louisville 1808 Kentucky
IV. New York 1808 New York, North New Jersey
V. Boston 1808 Massachusetts, Vermont, New-Hampshire & Maine
VI. New Orleans (1793)  1815 Louisiana
VII. Charleston 1820 North & South Carolina; Georgia
VIII. Richmond 1820 Virginia
IX. Cincinnati 1821 Ohio
X. St. Louis 1826 Missouri
XI. Mobile 1829 Alabama & Florida
XII. Detroit 1833 Michigan
XIII. Vincennes 1834 Indiana
XIV. Nashville 1837 Tennessee
XV. Natchez 1837 Mississippi
XVI. Dubuque 1837 Iowa
XVII. Milwaukee 1843 Wisconsin (Territory)
XVIII. Chicago 1843 Illinois
XIX. Little Rock 1843 Arkansas
XX. Pittsburg 1843 Western Pennsylvania
XXI. Hartford 1843 Connecticut, Rhode Island
Apostolic Vicariate    
1. Texas (State)
2. Oregon (Territory)