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Entering the Order of St. Dominic in his youth, he be- came successively: professor of theology at St. Stephen's, Salamanca; (iitor to Prince John, son of Ferdinand and Isabella; Bishop of Zamora, of Sala- manca, of Jaen, of Palcncia; Archbishop of Seville (1505). In 1523 he was apjjointed Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, but died before he had taken possession of that see. He left several the- ological works, the principal one being a "Defensor- ium Doctoris Angelici, S. Th. Aquinatis" (Seville, 1491) . Historians generally have not emphasized the importance of Deza's friendship for Columbus and the bearing of this friendship and patronage on the discovery of America. In a letter dated 21 Dec, 1504, Columbus wrote to his son Diego: "The Lord Bishop of Palencia (Diego Deza) has always favoured me and has desired my glory ever since I came into Castile." Then he added this mo.st significant dec- laration: "He is the cause of their Highnesses' pos- sessing the Indies and of my remaining in Castile, when I was already on the road with the intention of leaving it."

Mandonnet, Les Dominicains et la decouverte de VAmerique (Paris, 1893); O'Neil, The Columbian Celebration (Louisville, 1892); Irving, Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (New York, 1868); T.^rducci, The Life of Christopher Columbus, tr. Brownson (Detroit, 1890); Thatcher, Christopher Columbus (New York, 1903); TotjRON, Hist, des hommes illust. de Vordre deS.Dom.. Ill (Paris, 1746), 722: Qu^TlF and EcHARD, Smptores Ord. Prad., I (Paris, 1721), 51.

D. J. Kennedy.

Diocese. — Pope Pius X recognizing how necessary it is for the Church to develop in proportion to the opening up of new regions through greater facilities for communication, and the consequent wave of emigration, has continued the policy of Leo XIII, and erected each year a number of new sees or vicari- ates. As a result many dioceses have come into being since this encyclopedia was begun. The following Ust gives a brief account of the dioceses not de- scribed above, and in a few instances notes changes of boundaries of sees already described (see Prefecture Apostolic and Vicariate Ai'ostolic, infra).

Ai.MER, Diocese of (Aimerensis). — On 22 May, 1913, the Prefecture Apostolic of Rajpootana (q. v.) was erected into a diocese, suffragan to Agra. The see was fixed at the town of Aimer, which gives its name to the new diocese; the ecclesiastical bound- aries are unchanged. Mgr. Henri Caumont, Capuch- in, in religion R. P. Fortunatus a Turone was ap- pointed first bishop, 22 May, 1913.

Akera, Diocese op (Akerensis), in Kurdistan, a Chaldean see united to that of Amadia on 23 April, 1895, from which it was separated on 24 Feb., 1910. It has been entrusted temporarily to the government of Mgr. Joseph Emmanuel Thomas, Patriarch of Babylon, who is empowered to appoint a vicar re- movable ad nulum to rule the diocese, which has 8 priests, 7 stations, 2 schools, and a cathoUc popula- tion of 1500.

Alexandria, Diocese of (Alexandrinensis), in U. S. A., see Natchitoches, Diocese of.

Alexandria, Diocese of (Alexandrinensis in America), Canada. — To prevent ambiguity owing to the existence of the Diocese of Alexandria in the U. S. A., the official name of the Canadian see was changed on 15 Nov., 1910, to Alexandria in Ontario.

Andros, Diocese of (Andrbn.sis), is administered by tlie Bishop of Tinos and Mykonos (q. v.).

Aracayu, Diocese op (Aracayuensis), in Brazil, suffragan of Sao Salvador de Bahia, erected on 15 Dec, 1909. It comprises the State of Sergipe (area 15,00 sq. miles), with 550,000 inhabitants in 28 parishes. It was previously part of the Archdiocese of Sao Salvador de Bahia. Mgr. Jos6 Thomi"- Gomes da Silva, b. at Martino, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 4 .Aug., 1S73, ordained, 15 Nov., 1S9, appointed to the see, 12 May, 1911, ia the first bishop.

Barqui.simeto, Diocese of, also called Carabobo (q. V. infra).

Bismarck, Diocese of (Bismarkiensis), see this volume supra, s. v.

Botucato, Diocese of (Botucatuensis), in Brazil, suffragan of Sao Paolo, erected 7 June, 1908; it comprises 52 parishes in the southwestern part of the State of Sao Paolo, previously part of the Archdio- cese of Sao Paolo. Its cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. Mgr. Lucio Antunes da Souza, b. at Sao Sebastiao de Rio Verde, Minas Geraes, 13 April, 1863; ordained, 21 Dec, 1891; appointed to the see, 17 Oct., 1908, and consecrated at Rome, 15 Nov., 1908, is the first bishop.

Cajamarca, Diocese of (Cajamarcensis), in Peru, suffragan of Lima, erected in 1909 ; it comprises the De- partment of Cajamarca (area 12,400 sq. miles), with a population of 442,000, which was previously part of the Dioceses of Chachapoyas and Trujillo. The town of Cajamarca (population 12,000) is situated in the Andes, 8700 feet high. It was there Atahualpa was captured by Pizarro. The town contains 6 churches, that of Santa Catalina being the cathedral, and has 6 primary schools for boys with 900 pupils, and 4 for girls with 300 pupils; there are 150 students in the secondary school of San Ram6n, an old Bethlehemite convent. Mgr. Francisco de Paula Grosso, b. at Cajamarca, 8 March, 1852; ordained in 1875; nomi- nated to the see, 21 March, 1910; consecrated at Lima, 10 July, 1910, is the first bishop.

Calbayog, Diocese of (Calbay'ogaNje), in the Philippine Islands, suffragan of Manila, erected on 10 April, 1910; it comprises Capul, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, and some smaller islands, and was previously part of the Diocese of Cebu. It contains 49 secular priests, 35 religious (chiefly Franciscans in Samar), 75 parishes, 195 missions, and 812, 148 Catholics. The diocesan seminary is under the care of the Lazarists; the Sisters of Charity have the College of the Mirac- ulous Medal for girls; both these institutes are at Calbayog. Mgr. Pablo Singzon de la Anunciaci6n, b. in the Philippine Islands; appointed to the see on 12 April, 1910; consecrated on 12 June following in the Church of San Francisco, Manila, is the first bishop. He resides at Calbayog in Samar.

Cali, Diocese of (Caliensis), in Colombia, see this volume supra, s. v.

Calgary, Diocese op (Calgariensis), in Canada, suffragan of Edmonton, erected on 30 Nov., 1912; it was previously the southern portion of the Diocese of St. Albert. Its boundaries are: east, the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan; south, the Canadian and United States frontier; west, British Columbia; north, the line separating the series of townships XXX and XXXI. On 1 June, 1913, Right Rev. John Thomas MacNally, D.D., ordained on 4 April, 1896, parish priest of Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, in the Diocese of Ottawa, was consecrated at Rome, first Bishop of Calgary.

CAMAGtJEY, Diocese of (CamagiJeyensis), in Cuba, suffragan of Santiago de Cuba, erected on 10 Dec, 1912. It comprises the Province of Camagiiey (.area 10,400 sq. miles), with a population of 121,000, which was previously part of the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba. The town of Camaguey contains 35,000 inhabitants, a Piarist coUege, several convents, and an ancient Catholic hospital, San Lazaro.

Campanha, Diocese op (Campanhensis), in Bra- zil, suffragan of Marianna, erected in 1907; it lies in the State of Minas Geraes, and is bounded on the north and east by the Rio Grande, on the west by the Rio Furvo and Rio Sapucalvy, and on the south by the former limits of the Dioceses of Sao Paolo and Pouso Alegre. It contains 30 parishes and was pre- viously part of the Diocese of Pouso -Vlegre. Mgr. Joao d'.Uiiieichi Fcrrao, born at Campanha, 14 Aug., 1853; ordained, 25 June, 1870; appointed to the see.