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Rolls-Royce 20 H.P. The Rolls-Royce 20 HP built between 1922 and 1929 was Rolls-Royces "small car" for the 1920s and was produced alongside the 40/50 Silver Ghost and Phantom. It was intended to appeal to owner drivers but many were sold to customers with chauffeurs.
Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty The Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty (also known as Allison T406) is a turboshaft engine which powers the Boeing V-22 Osprey. The unique tiltrotor Osprey is due to enter service with the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy.
Rolls-Royce AE 2100 Developed by Allison Engine Company, now part of Rolls-Royce North America, the AE 2100 is a turboprop derivative of the Allison T406 (Rolls-Royce AE 1107C-Liberty) turboshaft engine, and shares the same high-pressure core as the engine, as does the Rolls-Royce AE 3007. The engine is a two-shaft design and is the first to use dual FADECs (full authority digital engine control) to control both engine and propeller.
Rolls-Royce Avon The Avon was Rolls-Royce's first axial flow jet engine, and went on to become one of their most successful post-World War II engine designs. It was used in a wide variety of aircraft, both military and civilian, and only ended production in 1974 after almost 25 years of production.
Rolls-Royce BR700 The BR700 family of engines was developed by BMW and Rolls-Royce plc through the joint venture company BMW Rolls-Royce to power regional and corporate jets. Rolls-Royce took full control of the company in 2000 and is now known as Rolls-Royce Deutschland.
Rolls-Royce Camargue The Rolls-Royce Camargue, considered by many automotive enthusiasts to be the most distinctive Rolls-Royce vehicle ever produced, is a two-door coupé that was introduced in March of 1975. The Camargue's body, built in London by Rolls-Royce's coachbuilding division Mulliner Park Ward, was designed by Italian automotive designer Sergio Pininfarina — the Camargue was Rolls-Royce's first post-war production model not to be designed in-house.
Rolls-Royce Clyde The Clyde, or RB39, was Rolls-Royce's first purpose-designed turboprop engine. It used a two-spool design, with an axial compressor for the low-pressure section, and a single-sided centrifugal compressor as the high-pressure stage.
Rolls-Royce Conway The Rolls-Royce Conway was the first by-pass engine to go into service in the world. The jet found only limited applications in the Handley Page Victor, the Vickers VC-10, the Boeing 707-420 and the Douglas DC-8-40.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel The Kestrel was a 700 hp (520 kW) V-12 aircraft engine from Rolls-Royce, their first cast-block engineRolls-Royce a century of innovation and the pattern for most of their future piston-engine designs. Used during the interbellum] it remains somewhat obscure, although it provided excellent service on a number of British [[Fighter aircraft|fighters of the era.
Rolls-Royce Merlin The Merlin engines were a series of 12 cylinder, 60° "V", 27 litre, liquid cooled piston aircraft engines built during World War II by Rolls-Royce, and under licence in the United States by Packard. They are widely considered to be among the most successful aero engines produced during World War II, and perhaps the finest piston engines ever built for aviation.
Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. Rolls-Royce Limited had been nationalised in 1971 due to the financial collapse of the company caused in part by the development of the RB211 jet engine.
Rolls-Royce Olympus The Olympus is a high-powered axial-flow turbojet, originally developed and produced by Bristol Aero Engines, later passed to Bristol Siddeley, and finally to Rolls-Royce. The original design was used as the primary powerplant for the Avro Vulcan V Bomber.
Rolls-Royce Peregrine The Peregrine was an 885hp liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine designed by Rolls Royce in the early 1930s. It was essentially a "rationalized" version of their Rolls-Royce Kestrel, which had seen widespread use.
Rolls-Royce Phantom (BMW) The Rolls-Royce Phantom is an ultra-luxury saloon automobile made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary, in Great Britain. It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce branded car made under the ownership of BMW.
Rolls-Royce Phantom I The Phantom was Rolls-Royce's replacement for the original Silver Ghost. Like the famed Ghost, the Phantom was constructed both in the United Kingdom and United States, with the US model trailing the UK by one year on introduction and two in replacement.
Rolls-Royce PWR The Rolls-Royce pressurised water reactor (PWR) series has powered British nuclear submarines since the Valiant class, commissioned in 1966. The first British nuclear submarine, HMS Dreadnought, was powered by a Westinghouse S5W reactor.
Rolls-Royce Soar The Rolls-Royce Soar was a small, expendable axial-flow turbojet intended for cruise missile use. It was developed in the early 1950s, and demonstrated at the Farnborough Air Show in 1953 on each wingtip of a Gloster Meteor flying testbed.
Rolls-Royce Spey The Spey is a low-bypass turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce that has been in widespread service for over 30 years. Originally intended for the civilian jet airliner market when it was being designed in the late 1950s, the Spey machinery was also used in various military engines, and later as a turboshaft engine for ships known as the Marine Spey, and even as the basis for a new civilian line, the Rolls-Royce Tay.
Rolls-Royce Tay (turbojet) The Rolls-Royce Tay was essentially an (optionally) afterburning version of the Nene, aimed at the same military market that the Nene served. It saw little use in England, but the design was licensed by Pratt & Whitney as the J48 and saw extensive use in several versions of the Grumman F9F Panther and F-94 Starfire, and by Hispano-Suiza as the Verdon which was used in the Dassault Mystère IV.
Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig The Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) was a pioneering vertical take-off and landing aircraft developed by Rolls-Royce in the 1950s. The TMR used two Nene turbojet engines mounted horizontally within a steel framework raised upon four legs with castors for wheels.
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd. Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd. is a joint subsidiary of Rolls-Royce (UK) and Turbomeca (France) The joint venture develops and produces aero-engines, the two examples in service are the RTM-322 turboshaft and the Adour turbofan.
Rolls-Royce Tyne The Rolls-Royce Tyne was a 2 shaft turboprop developed in the late 1950's by Rolls-Royce Limited, primarily for the Vickers Vanguard airliner, but also later for the Dassault-Breguet Atlantique long-range reconnaissance aircraft, Canadair CL-44 and Transport Allianz Transall transport aircraft.
Rolltop desk A rolltop desk is a 19th century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front of the user, much like the Bureau a gradin or the Carlton house desk. In contrast to these the compartments and the desktop surface of a rolltop desk can be covered by means of wooden slats that roll or slide through slots in the raised sides of the desk.
Rolly Rolly is a fictional character in the 101 Dalmatians movies created by Disney and based on a charcter from Dodie Smith's book, "the Hundred and One Dalmatians", and also appeared in the Disney animated series 101 Dalmatians: The Series.
Rollye James Rollye James is the host of a nationally syndicated talk radio show called "The Rollye James Show". She is a staunch libertarian and conspiracy theorist who often discusses cases of the government violating the American Constitution.
Rolo Rolos are a brand of cylindrical chocolates, with caramel centres, made by The Hershey Company, and produced under licence (from Rowntree Mackintosh) by Nestle in the United States since 1969. They were advertised for many years with the slogan: Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?
Rolodex A Rolodex is a rotating file device used to store business contact information (the name is a portmanteau of Rolling and Index) currently manufactured by Newell Rubbermaid. The Rolodex holds specially shaped index cards; the user writes the contact information for one person or company on each card.
Rolpa District Rolpa district, a part of Rapti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Livang as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,879 sq km and has a population (2001) of 210,004.
Rolpe Dorje Rolpe Dorje (རོལ་པའི་རྡོ་རྗེ་ེ་) (1340 - 1383) was the fourth Gyalwa Karmapa. According to legend the fourth Karmapa's mother, while pregnant, could hear the sound of the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum while the child was in her womb and the baby said the mantra as soon as he was born.
Rolwaling Himal Rolwaling Himal is a sub-range of the Himalaya, located in north central Nepal and extending into south central Tibet. The highest mountain in the range is Melungtse (7,181 metres), located on the Tibetan side.
Roly-Poly Bird 'The Roly-Poly Bird' is a fictional character, that, like the Vermicious knids and Muggle-Wump the monkey is made reference to in more than one child's book by Roald Dahl- in two cases alongside Muggle-Wump. He is described as large, with fantastically coloured tailfeathers, and in Quentin Blake's illustrations has a blue body and a crest on his head- rather like a peacock.
Roma (1972 film) Roma, also known as Fellini's Roma, is a 1972 semi-autobiographical, poetic film depicting director Federico Fellini's move from his native Rimini to Rome as a youth. It is formed by a series of loosely connected episodes.
Roma anthem Gelem, Gelem is the national anthem of Roma people. It is known by many (often similar names) including "Gyelem, Gyelem," "Dzelem, Dzelem," "Djelem, Djelem," "Ђелем, Ђелем (cyrillic)," "Opré Roma," and "Romale Shavale.
Roma Democratic Social Party Roma Democratic Social Party (Romská demokratická sociální strana, RDSS) is a small Czech political party founded on 22 March 2005 and led by Miroslav Tancoš. It seeks to improve the social and economic condition of the Romani.
Roma Downey Roma Downey (born on May 6, 1960 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an actress and producer, best known for her role as Della Reese's employee, Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel (1994–2003). Her most famous prior roles were as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 1991 USA TV movie A Woman Named Jackie and as the Amazon leader in Hercules and the Amazon Women.
Roma Eterna Roma Eterna is a 2003 novel by Robert Silverberg which presents an alternate history in which the Roman Empire survives to the present day. The "point of divergence" is the failure of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt, followed more obviously by the later mutual assistance between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires against barbarian invasions.
Roma in Central and Eastern Europe The Roma people in Central and Eastern Europe often live in depressed squatter communities with very high unemployment, while only some are fully integrated in the society. However, in some cases—notably the Kalderash clan in Romania, who work as traditional coppersmiths—they have prospered.
Roma in Mitrovica Camps Roma in Mitrovica Camps is the description used for about 500-700 Roma people living in three UN-created refugee camps in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The camps are based around mines which have fallen out of use since the end of the Kosovo War.
Roma in Spain The Roma People (also called Romany or Gypsies) are a diverse ethnic group who until recently lived primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and the Middle East. The Roma in Spain are generally known as Gitanos.
Roma music Typically nomadic, the Roma have long acted as wandering entertainers and tradesmen. In all the places Roma live—in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and northwest India— they have become known as musicians.
Roma Masters The Roma Masters was a European Tour golf tournament which was played at Castelgandolfo, Rome, Italy in 1992 and 1993. In 1993 the prize fund was ÂŁ303,544, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time.
Roma Mitchell The Honourable Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell AC DBE CVO QC, (October 2 1913 - March 5 2000) was an Australian lawyer and judge; she was the first Australian woman Queen’s Counsel, the first woman Chancellor of a university in Australia, and the first woman Governor of an Australian State.
Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky (, translit. Roma Pryima-Bohachevs'ka) (1927-May 23, 2004) was an internationally recognized dancer and choreographer, who instructed thousands of students in the art of ballet and Ukrainian dance.
Roma Street Busway Station, Brisbane The Roma Street Busway Station is an integration of bus and rail services under construction at Roma Street Station beneath the coach deck of the Brisbane Transit Centre. It will form part of the extension of the Inner-Northern Busway, along with the new King George Square Busway Station.
Roma Victor Roma Victor is an historically authentic MMORPG or virtual world based on the Roman Empire in the latter half of the second century. Roma Victor is being developed by RedBedlam Ltd of Brighton and Hove, England and is currently in beta testing.
Romagna Romagna is an Italian historical region which approximately corresponds to modern Emilia-Romagna region's south-eastern portion. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to the east, and the rivers of Reno and Sillaro to the north and west.
Romain Barnier Romain Barnier (born May 10, 1976 in Marseille) is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100m Freestyle at the European SC Championships 2001. He competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.
Romain Maes Romain Maes (18 August 1913 in Zerkegem– 22 February 1983 in Groot-Bijgaarden) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France. He also won Paris-Roubaix, but quite bizarrely, this victory wasn't given to him by mistake.
Romain Sato Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel (born March 2, 1981, in the Central African Republic) is a professional basketball player who plays the guard position. Sato graduated from Xavier University (Cincinnati) in 2004 having majored in French.
Romaine Brooks Romaine Brooks (May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970), born Beatrice Romaine Goddard, was an American painter who specialized in portraiture and used a subdued palette dominated by the color gray. She ignored contemporary artistic trends such as Cubism and Fauvism, drawing instead on the Symbolist and Aesthetic movements of the 19th Century, especially the works of James McNeill Whistler.
Romaldkirk Romaldkirk is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Romalea guttata Romalea guttata, known commonly as the "Eastern lubber grasshopper," is a grasshopper found in the southeastern and south central portion of the United States. It is the most distinctive grasshopper species within the southeastern United States, and is well known both for its size and its unique coloration .
Roman (vehicle manufacturer) Autocamioane Roman is a Romanian truck manufacturer that was established after World War II on the foundation of the old ROMLOC automotive factory built in 1921. In the spirit of the communist days, the industrial plant was named Steagul Rosu (the Red Flag).
Roman architecture The Architecture of Ancient Rome adopted the external language of classical Greek architecture for their own purposes, which were so different from Greek buildings as to create a new architectural style. The two styles are often considered one body of classical architecture.
Roman army The Roman army is the set of land-based military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman republic and later Roman empire as part of the Roman military. For its main infantry constituent for much of its history, see Roman legion.
Roman art Roman art is the art produced in Ancient Rome or in territories under its rule from the founding of Rome in the 9th or 10th century BC, through the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, and Roman Empire periods, until the decline of the Roman Empire by the 5th century AD. Influenced by the Etruscan civilization and Ancient Greek art, and later by the art forms of its enormous empire, Roman art included sculpture, pottery, and painting.
Roman assemblies The Roman assemblies were the Comitia Calata, the Comitia Curiata, the Comitia Centuriata, and the Comitia Tributa. They possessed ultimate legislative and judicial powers in the Roman Republic and were also responsible for the election of magistrates.
Roman Academies The Italian Renaissance at its apogee [from the close of the Western Schism (1418) to the middle of the sixteenth century] found two intellectual centres, Florence and Rome. Scientific, literary, and artistic culture attained in them a development as intense as it was multiform, and the earlier Roman and Florentine academies were typical examples of this variety.
Roman Agrarian History and its Significance for Public and Private Law (book) Roman Agrarian History and its Significance for Public and Private Law (in German: Die Römische Agrargeschichte in ihrer Bedeutung für das Staats- und Privatrecht) is a book written by Maximilian Weber, a German economist and sociologist in 1891. Note that the original edition was in German and the title can be translated as "Roman Agrarian History and its Significance for Public and Private Law".
Roman bridge in Chaves Chaves, a small city located in the north of Portugal, is unique in the country in that it still has a Roman bridge in relatively good shape crossing the river and uniting the two most important parishes in the town. The bridge is 140 meters long, high and has 12 visible arches.
Roman Bagration Prince (knyaz) Roman (Revaz) Ivanovich Bagration (, ) (1778 – 1834) was a Russian general of Georgian origin. A scion of the Bagrationi royal family, he was a brother of Pyotr Bagration, a notable Russian commander during the Napoleonic Wars.
Roman Baths (Potsdam) The Roman Baths (Germ. die Römischen Bäder), northeast of the Castle Charlottenhof in the park of Sanssouci in Potsdam, reflect the Italiensehnsucht ("Sehnsucht/longing for Italy") of its creator Frederick William IV of Prussia.
Roman Bezsmertnyi Roman P. Bezsmertnyi (; born November 15, 1965 in Makariv Raion of Kyiv Oblast) is a Ukrainian politician, member of Verkhovna Rada (parliament) for four convocations since 1994, factual leader of the Our Ukraine party.
Roman Brady Roman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981-1984 and 1991-1994, and has been currently played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous Salem Serial Killer storyline.
Roman Bridge railway station Roman Bridge railway station (Welsh: Pont Rufeinig) is a passenger station in the Lledr Valley on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. The station building is well maintained in private occupation and the single platform station is unstaffed.
Roman client kingdoms in Britain The Roman client kingdoms in Britain were native tribes who chose to align themselves with the Roman Empire because they saw it as the best option for self-preservation or for protection from other hostile tribes. Alternately, the Romans created (or enlisted) some client kingdoms when they felt influence without direct rule was desirable.
Roman commerce Roman commerce was the engine that drove the economy of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire. Fashions and trends in historiography and in popular culture have tended to neglect the economic basis of the empire in favour of the lingua franca of Latin and the exploits of the Roman legions.
Roman conquest of Britain By AD43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain, Britain had already frequently been the target of invasions, planned and actual, by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. In common with other regions on the edge of the empire, Britain had long enjoyed trading links with the Romans and their economic and cultural influence was a significant part of the British late pre-Roman Iron Age, especially in the south.
Roman cuisine Roman cuisine changed over the long duration (over a thousand years) of their ancient civilization. These habits were affected by the influence of Greek culture, the political changes from kingdom to republic to empire, and the enormous expansion of the empire which brought many new culinary habits and cooking techniques from the provinces.
Roman currency The main Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including the aureus (gold), the denarius (silver), the sestertius (bronze), the dupondius (bronze), and the as (copper). These were used from the middle of the third century BC until the middle of the third century, a remarkably long time.
Roman Campagna The Roman Campagna (Italian: Campagna di Roma) is a low-lying area surrounding Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, with an area of approximately 2,100 km² (800 m²). Geographically, it is bordered by the Sabini mountains to the northeast, the Alban Hills to the southeast, on the southwest by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Tolfa and Sabatini mountains to the northwest.
Roman Catechism The Catechism of the Council of Trent (or Roman Catechism) differs from other summaries of Christian doctrine for the instruction of the people in two points: it is primarily intended for priests having care of souls (ad parochos), and it enjoyed an authority within the Catholic Church equalled by no other catechism until the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992). The need of a popular authoritative manual arose from a lack of systematic knowledge among pre-Reformation clergy and the concomitant neglect of religious instruction among the faithful.
Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands is an ecclesiastical territory below the rank of diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Marshall Islands. It is a suffragan of the United States Metropolitan Province of Agaña.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco is the diocesan bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco in San Francisco, California in the United States. As a metropolitan bishop, the archbishop oversees the entire Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco which consists of the dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, also called the Military Ordinariate of the United States, provides the Roman Catholic Church's pastoral and spiritual services to those serving in the United States armed forces or other federal services overseas. This military ordinariate is a special diocese canonically erected by Pope Pius XII in 1939 for members and others employed by the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprised of several boroughs and census areas in the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate archbishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Holy Family in the Municipality of Anchorage.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the State of Oaxaca and includes the suffragan dioceses of Puerto Escondido, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Tapacula, Tehuantepec, Tuxtepec, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and the Prelatures of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, with auxiliary bishop Oscar Campos Contreras.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop who is also pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of Christ the King in the City of Atlanta.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Baltimore as well as Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington Counties in Maryland.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is comprised of several counties of the state of Massachusetts.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn covers the Australian Capital Territory and part of New South Wales, Australia. It is attached to the Archdiocese of Melbourne but immediately subject to the Holy See.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The diocese consists of the entirety Saint Lucia, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, and is based in the city of Castries.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati covers the Cincinnati metropolitan area, the greater Dayton area and other communities in the southwest region of the state of Ohio in the United States. In total it encompassed 230 parishes in 19 counties, as of 2005, with the total membership of baptized Catholics ca.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver The Archdiocese of Denver is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for Denver, Colorado and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld in the northern part of the state. The current head of the Archdiocese is Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes the Province of Alberta and includes the suffragan dioceses of Calgary and Saint Paul in Alberta. It is currently a vacant see.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, also called the Archdiocese of Firenze, is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Traditionally founded in the 1st century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on May 10, 1419, by Pope Martin V.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of Martinique, an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is currently led by Archbishop Gilbert Marie Michel MĂ©ranville.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Latin: Archidioecesis Galvestoniensis Houstoniensis) encompasses 8,880 square miles of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas: Harris; Galveston; Austin; Brazoria; Fort Bend; Grimes; Montgomery; San Jacinto; Walker; and Waller.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Amos and Mont-Laurier, and the Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Roger Ébacher.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Alberta and includes the suffragan dioceses of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, and the Whitehorse. It is currently led by Archbishop Arthé Guimond.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Nova Scotia and includes the suffragan dioceses of Antigonish, the Charlottetown, and the Yarmouth. It is currently led by Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, and auxiliary bishop Claude Champagne.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest dioceses in the nation by population and is comprised of Cook and Lake counties, covering 1,411 square miles (3,653 km²) of Illinois.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Ciudad Juárez, Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Parral and Tarahumara.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was canonically erected from territories taken from the Diocese of Bardstown on May 6, 1834 as the Diocese of Vincennes.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes parts of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and has the suffragan dioceses of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson, Labrador CIty-Schefferville, and the Moosonee. It is currently led by Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario and includes the suffragan dioceses of Alexandria-Cornwall, Peterborough, and Sault Sainte Marie. Before 1841, the archdiocese included suffragan dioceses of Hamilton, the London, the Saint Catherines, the Thunder Bay and the Toronto.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidioecesis Angelorum in California) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. The archdiocese is comprised of the City of Los Angeles as well as the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville consists of twenty-four counties in Central Kentucky, USA, covering 8,124 square miles. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Province of Louisville, which comprises the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (popularly known as Archdiocese of Manila, formerly known as Diocese of Manila) is a particular church or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is also considered as the primal see of the country.

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