Dioceses by Type

Type	Total	Filled	Vacant
See of the Vicar of Christ	1	1	0
Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates)	9	9	0
Titular Patriarchal Sees	4	3	1
Major Archiepiscopal Sees (Major Archdioceses)	4	4	0
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses)	550	526	24
Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses)	77	70	7
Episcopal Sees (Dioceses)	2191	2020	171
Titular Metropolitan Sees	96	11	85
Titular Archiepiscopal Sees	88	9	79
Titular Episcopal Sees	1903	1050	853
Territorial Prelatures	45	42	3
Territorial Abbacies	11	9	2
Apostolic Exarchates	17	14	3
Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite	8	6	2
Military Ordinariates	36	33	3
Personal Ordinariates	2	2	0
Personal Prelature	1	1	0
Apostolic Vicariates	86	75	11
Apostolic Prefectures	38	15	23
Apostolic Administrations	8	6	2
Personal Apostolic Administration	1	1	0
Independent Missions (Missions “sui iuris”)	9	9	0
Patriarchal Exarchates	9	5	4
Archiepiscopal Exarchates	3	3	0
Territories Dependent on the Patriarch	5	5	0

Catholic Dioceses in the World