Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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Type of site | Legal/religious |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | David M. Cheney |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Current status | Active |
Catholic-Hierarchy.org is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City.[1][2][3]
Origin and contents
In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Roman Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages.[2] In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world.[2] The database contains geographical, organizational and address information on each Catholic diocese in the world, including Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See, such as the Maronite Catholic Church and 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.
Status
The Zenit News Agency states that the webpage provides a "silent, unique service to the Church".[4]
Sources
Among the printed sources used are the Holy See publications: Annuario Pontificio, Acta Apostolicae Sedis and Acta Sanctae Sedis. Historical studies by authors whose surnames range from Andrade to Zúñíga are also utilized.[5]
References
- ^ La Croix: "David Cheney, l'homme qui recense les évêques" Nicolas SENÈZE le 24/11/2008
- ^ a b c Katholisch Deutsch: "Sie sammeln das Wissen der Weltkirche" Von Felix Neumann 08.08.2017
- ^ "David Cheney – człowiek, który stworzył światowy katalog biskupów". pl:Katolicka Agencja Informacyjna (in Polish). 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Hobby Turned Service to the Church—Interview with Web Master of Catholic-hierarchy.org" By Kathleen Naab Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine March 29, 2011
- ^ David M. Cheney (2013-05-24). "sources". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
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