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ld20. On 15 July, 1916, the Church of Our Lady of 1910, Catalonia had a population of 2,0d4368, an Pozsano was erected into a minor basilica. By average of 185.8 to the square mile. It is divided 1920 statistics this diocese comprises 70,500 Catho- into four provinces. The province of Barcelona lies, 27 parishes, 200 secular and 20 regular clergy, has an area of 2,965 square miles, including 316 10 seminarians, 13 Brothers, 70 Sisters, and 100 municipalities, its capital Barcelona, has a popula- churches or chapels. tion of 582,240. The 185 municipalities of the

Oasttflaneta (Castania), Diocbsb op (Castel- ^?,^^4 province Taragona aggregate 2,505 square LANBTBNWs; cf. C. E., III-408b). in Southern Italy, ^'ti^ ^!^^' t^^-5*P'Iu' Tarag^a contains 23,195 is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taranto. inhabitants. Lenda, the largest, but the least

The Rt Rev Bishop de Nittis who had filled ^®*"^y» province of Cataloma has an area of 4,690 this see for twenty-two years, died 27 February, f^"^^ ^^^J ^^^^^^ i°*° 325 iniJUMcipalities. The 1908, and was succeeded by Bishop de Martino, !!'"i?r/!l°'^^°%^9^^^^'. .area 2,261 square mil^, whose administration lasted for onjgr five month^ IL-iri n '""^^ 247 municipalities, and has for its when he died, 26 August, 1909. He was succeeded ^^^^^ 2!!^"^ "^'^^ % P°P^*<^^^^ °^ ^^'^' ^o^ by the present incumbent, Rt. Rev. Augustus Taera, ^^^^^ statistics, see Spain. who was ijro-vicar general of the prelature nuUius Oatamarca, Diocese op (Catamabcbnsis; cf. C. of Acquaviva before his appointment as Bishop of E., XVI-35a), in the Repubhc of Argentina, South Castellaneta, 23 June, 1910, consecrated 24 June America, suffragan of Buenos Aires. This diocese of the same year. was erected 21 January, 1910, embracing the prov-

By present (1921) statistics this diocese numbers ince of Catamarca, an area of 84,^1 sq. miles, 6 parishes, 46 churches, 2 monasteri^ for men and and the department of the Andes, a district of 1 for women, 36 secular priests and 6 regulars, 4 40,575 sq. miles. It is imder the administration brothers, 50 sisters, 1 seminary with 35 seminarians, of its first bishop, Rt. Rev. Bamabe Piedrabuena, 1 elementary school with 3 teachers and 70 pupils, b. at Tucuman, 10 November, 1863, appointed 1 home, 3 a^lums, and 3 hospitals. In 1920 the Bishop of Castrus, 16 December, 1907, transferred total Catholic population was 38,600. 8 November, 1910.

Castie, Egbrton, author, b. 12 March, 1808, in ^n^J^-^P^^iflL*^!^^^ °L*^® ^^^^'^^^

London; d. there 16 September, 1920. He was S^J^^'^S^ ""vln '^'''^^^

the grandson of Egerton Smith, founder of the Sr??^*!^. l n* A "^f ^""tu ^^''^^^ '"^-^^^ ^"^^i Liverpool "Mercury?' and was educated at Cam- ^p Locatelli attended the ceremomes, as papal

bridge and at the Universities of Paris and Glas- 1 u^««;^^f i.® ^l^^r^^ f^^'i^ S?^"^^^.^® gowT He also passed through all the courses of ^^.^^S^"^ °^ *^? anniversary. On 22 May, ;920,

Theater under Sir Henry Irving, and subsequently ^^ "«»""* ^""'^J* /loiTx Vu*"^- ^ semmaiy. ^y repeated at the requ^of thi' Prince ofVales^ ll^^l^'^^'^ZS^L'^l^^^^^^ ''.

-English Book-plates.'*^ ® prof essors and IIM students, 2 colleges for women

l^^er it is as a writer of romance that Castle ^^^^ ^ teachers and 235 students, 2 asylums, and 5

isbSTlSiSSSntemD^^^ hospitals. Catholic schools, colleges, asylums, and

ship he contributed to the "Saturday Review, he ,^f,^*- . J J^nSr^rrnnvS^!^ "'^ *^^ write -'Saviola/ a play for Sir Henry Irving, and ^^^^y; ^^ 2 periodicals are published, later composed "D^erate Remedies" for Richard Oatanla, Archdiocese op (Cataniknsib: cf. C. Mansfield. He also translated Stevenson's "Prince E., III-429d), in Sicily, directly subject to the Holy Otto" into French. Castle married Agnes Sweet- See. This see is filled by His Eminence Cardinal man, sister of Mre. Francis Blundell, and in col- Francica-Nava di Bontif6, bom in this diocese, laboration with her wrote many clever romantic 1^46, ordained 1869, named a papal chamberlain, novels, deservedly popular and meriting a high ^876, vicar general of Caltanisetta, 1877, appointed place in modern fiction. Amongst them are the titular Bishop of Alabanda and auxiliary at Cal- "Pride of Jennico,, and "The Bath Comedy" (both tanisetta, 1883, promoted to the titular metro- dramatized and produced in New York, the latter pplitan see of Heraclea, 1889 and made nuncio to mider the name "Sweet Kitty Bellairs"); "French Beleium, transferred 18 March, 1895, made nuncio Nan," "The Incomparable Bellairs," "If Youth But to Madnd, 1896, and created Cardinal, 19 July, Knew," "A Little House in War Time," "Pamela 1899. He is assisted by an auxihary, Rt. Rev. Pounce," and many others. His marriage proved EmiUo Feirais, titular Bishop of Lystra. By 1920 a very happy one and through it he was brought statistics the archdiocese counts a Catholic popula- into close contact with the Catholic religion, which tion of 376,653, of whom 90,000 are in Catania he embraced before his death. proper; 43 parishes, 374 secular and 112 regular ^ ^ - ^ „ « ^ clergy, 140 seminarians, 40 Brothers, 159 Sisters, Catacombs, Recent Excavations in. See De and 223 churches or chapels.

Waal, Anton. Catanzaro, Diocese op (Catacbnsis; cf. C. E.,

Oatalonia (cf. C. E., in-428a), a principality III-430c), in the province of Calabria, Italy, suf-

within the Spanish monarchy, occup3ring an area fragan of Reggio. Rt. Rev. Pietro di Maria, ap-

of 12,427 square miles in the northeast comer of pointed to this see 6 December, 1906, was promoted

the Iberian peninsula. According to the census of to the titular see of Iconium, 11 June, 1918, and