Sources / Bibliography

I have used a number of printed sources along with many web sites and the invaluable assistance of many users of the web site. I should also note the great contribution of the Google Book Search project. Thanks to their scanning of fairly obscure books, researchers (like me) now have easy access to books which would otherwise be almost impossible to locate.

Web Sites

Directly Related Sites
- Catholic-Hierarchy News, http://catholic-hierarchy-news.blogspot.com/
  A blog which notes changes in the Catholic-Hierarchy. It acts as a supplement to this main site. It provides more in-depth entries compared to the group listed next.
- Google Group, http://groups.google.com/group/Catholic-Hierarchy
  A group which notes changes in the Catholic-Hierarchy. It is also a supplement to this main site. It provides very quick and terse entries on days when changes occur.
Official Sites
- Bishops' Conferences (Names and URLs available on the various country pages)
- Dioceses (URLs available on the various diocese pages)
- Vatican Information Service (VIS), http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/vis/vis_en.html
Other Sites
- Apostolic Succession & Episcopal Lineages in the Roman Catholic Church, http://apostolicsuccession-episcopallineages.blogspot.com/
  Charles Bransom
- Episcopologios Latinoamericanos, http://obisposlatinoamericanos.blogspot.com/
  Charles Bransom
- The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, http://cardinals.fiu.edu/
  Salvador Miranda
- Chronology of Erections of Catholic Dioceses and Other Territorial Jurisdictions, http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/
  Chris Nyborg and Fr. Claes Tande
- Die Apostolische Nachfolge, http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/
  Martin Wolters
- Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba, http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/obispos/obispos-portal.htm
  Salvador Miranda
- Katholische Bischöfe in China, http://www.brender.eu/
  Andreas Brender
- Apostolic Succession in the Roman Catholic Church, http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gdmc/aposccs/
  Charles Bransom, No Longer Available (see 1st entry above)
- Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, http://mysite.verizon.net/res7s476/
  Charles Bransom, No Longer Available
- States and Regents of the World, http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/
  Bob Hilkens, No Longer Available

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Annuario Pontificio Collection:

1914,
1921, 1924, 1927-1928,
1931, 1933, 1937-1938,
1941, 1949,
1950-1953, 1955-1959,
1960-1969,
1970-1979,
1980-1989,
1990-1999,
2000-2009,
2010-2016

Additional volumes are always wanted - please let me know if you might have some available.

Current Projects: entering historical lineage data from 1800 to current and Annuario Pontificio, 2016.