of the Catholic Church List of Eastern Catholic exarchates List of Roman Catholic apostolic administrations List of Roman Catholic apostolic prefectures List of Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates List of Roman Catholic archdioceses List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) List of Roman Catholic military dioceses List of Roman Catholic missions sui juris List of Roman Catholic territorial prelatures Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops Order of precedence in the Catholic Church References External links Directory of officials Catholic-Hierarchy.org. This is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church. It contains geographical, organizational and address information on each Catholic diocese in the world, including Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See, such as the Maronite Catholic Church or 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. Not officially sanctioned by the church, the website is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City. For the sources used by Cheney in his compilation, see http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/sources.html. GCatholic.org Explanations of the hierarchy Book II: The People of God Liber II. De Populo Dei, Part II: The Hierarchical Constitution from the Code of Canon Law on the Holy See official website Catholic Encyclopedia "hierarchy" article Barry, Rev. Msgr. John F (2001). One Faith, One Lord: A Study of Basic Catholic Belief. Gerard F. Baumbach, Ed.D. .