Catholic Dioceses

All Catholic dioceses and archdioceses

Last updated on: November 19, 2025

The Catholic Church is divided into dioceses worldwide. This list shows the largest dioceses by members of the Catholic Church and their growth or decline.

Largest organizations by members

Largest organizations sorted by number of members.


# Organisation Members Year
🇨🇩 1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa
7,118,000 2019
🇲🇽 2
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara
5,692,300 2019
🇲🇽 3
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Puebla
5,554,200 2019
🇮🇹 4
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan
5,078,297 2019
🇧🇷 5
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
4,984,484 2017
🇲🇽 6
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey
4,597,000 2019
🇬🇹 7
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala
4,537,000 2017
🇵🇭 8
Archdiocese of Cebu
4,445,125 2019
🇻🇪 9
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas
4,291,750 2019
🇨🇱 10
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile
4,255,000 2017
🇲🇽 11
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico (city)
4,212,247 2019
🇺🇸 12
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
4,044,742 2019
🇨🇴 13
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá
4,032,500 2018
🇰🇪 14
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi
3,829,700 2019
🇵🇭 15
Diocese of Malolos
3,799,900 2019
🇳🇬 16
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos
3,528,000 2019
🇩🇴 17
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo
3,511,280 2017
🇵🇭 18
Diocese of Antipolo
3,329,045 2018
🇧🇷 19
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
3,320,334 2017
🇪🇸 20
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid
3,316,800 2019
🇦🇴 21
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda
3,155,825 2019
🇵🇭 22
Diocese of Imus
3,111,930 2019
🇧🇷 23
Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Limpo
3,094,900 2019
🇵🇭 24
Archdiocese of Lipa
3,073,400 2019
🇵🇭 25
Diocese of San Pablo
3,052,485 2017
🇭🇹 26
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
3,039,300 2019
🇸🇸 27
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau
2,984,000 2017
🇪🇨 28
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
2,968,600 2019
🇵🇭 29
Archdiocese of Jaro
2,956,604 2019
🇨🇴 30
Archdiocese of Medellín
2,842,799 2019
🇦🇷 31
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
2,837,175 2018
🇺🇸 32
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
2,807,298 2019
🇲🇽 33
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia
2,802,800 2019
🇨🇩 34
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kikwit
2,788,000 2019
🇲🇽 35
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of León
2,777,160 2019
🇧🇷 36
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fortaleza
2,764,754 2019
🇵🇭 37
Archdiocese of Manila
2,746,900 2019
🇪🇨 38
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito
2,743,700 2020
🇪🇸 39
Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain
2,636,400 2017
🇨🇺 40
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Havana
2,624,000 2017
🇮🇹 41
Diocese of Rome
2,607,995 2019
🇧🇷 42
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro
2,590,425 2017
🇵🇪 43
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
2,528,616 2019
🇵🇪 44
Roman Catholic Diocese of Carabayllo
2,523,421 2019
🇧🇷 45
Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista
2,477,000 2017
🇧🇷 46
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André
2,470,610 2017
🇲🇽 47
Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de Chalco
2,455,750 2017
🇨🇮 48
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan
2,379,000 2018
🇨🇩 49
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kananga
2,373,000 2019
🇻🇪 50
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo
2,340,800 2019