There are 196 Catholic dioceses in the US. By the US bishops’ own lists in October 2026, they are 176 Latin dioceses and archdioceses, 18 Eastern Catholic eparchies, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, which serves Catholics of Anglican heritage. The directory Catholic-Hierarchy also counts 196. Each of those 196 is a flock with a shepherd. In Los Angeles the flock is nearly four million Catholics; in Fairbanks it is…

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