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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 onlinedatabase ofbishops anddioceses of theLatin Church and the 23Eastern Catholic Churches that are infull communion with Rome. The website, not officially sanctioned by the Church, is run as a private project by David M. Cheney inKansas City.[1][2][3]
In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the 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, includingEastern Catholic Churches infull communion with theHoly See, such as theMaronite Catholic Church and theSyro-Malabar Church.[citation needed]
It also gives biographical information on current and previous bishops of each diocese, such as dates of birth,ordinations and (when applicable) death.[citation needed]
TheZenit News Agency states that the webpage provides a "silent, unique service to the Church".[4]
Among the printed sources used are theHoly See publications:Annuario Pontificio,Acta Apostolicae Sedis andActa Sanctae Sedis. Historical studies by various authors are also used.[5]