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Largest Catholic Dioceses by Area

Which dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church are responsible for shepherding a region of at least 500,000 square kilometers?
Only includes the Latin dioceses
Apostolic Vicariates, Apostolic Prefectures, and other pre-diocesan missionaries are given
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Last updated: February 5, 2024
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Diocese
Area (km)
Country
Saint Joseph at Irkutsk
9,960,000
Russia
Moscow
2,629,000
Russia
Churchill-Hudson Bay
2,300,000
Canada
Copenhagen
2,220,093
Denmark
Northern Arabia
2,179,846
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain
Laghouat
2,107,708
Algeria
Transfiguration at Novosibirsk
2,000,000
Russia
Ulaanbaatar
1,564,120
Mongolia
Mackenzie-Fort Smith
1,523,400
Canada
Saint Clement at Saratov
1,400,000
Russia
Darwin
1,346,200
Australia
Geraldton
1,318,310
Australia
Hearst-Moosonee
1,108,830
Canada
Maradi
1,065,560
Niger
Fairbanks
1,061,500
USA
Nouakchott
1,030,700
Mauritania
Tripoli
1,000,000
Libya
Diocese
Area (km)
Country
Khartoum
981,000
Sudan
Port Pirie
978,823
Australia
Southern Arabia
929,969
Oman, Yemen, UAE
Mopti
896,384
Mali
El Obeid
888,939
Sudan
Benghazi
757,000
Libya
Amos
753,272
Canada
Xining
728,198
China
Whitehorse
723,515
Canada
Most Holy Trinity in Almaty
711,600
Kazakhstan
Karaganda
711,208
Kazakhstan
N'Djamena
654,452
Chad
Afghanistan
652,864
Afghanistan
Mogadishu
637,657
Somalia
Mary Most Holy in Astana
576,400
Kazakhstan
Windhoek
560,158
Namibia
Mongo
540,000
Chad
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Level 49
Feb 5, 2024
Fun quiz! “Irkatusk” should be “Irkutsk”.
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Level 74
Feb 5, 2024
Thanks! Fixed