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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque ((ラテン語:Archidioecesis Dubuquensis)) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. It also includes the counties east of Kossuth, Humboldt, Webster and Boone counties. The Archdiocese has an area of about . ==Background== The headquarters of the Archdiocese of Dubuque is in the city of Dubuque. St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque is the Cathedral parish for the Archdiocese, and is named after the Archangel Raphael. The Archbishop of Dubuque is Michael Owen Jackels.〔http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-appoints-bishop-jackels-to-lead-dubuque-archdiocese/〕 Jackels completed a Doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum'' in Rome in 1989. On 4 April 2005 He was consecrated bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita, USA.〔Cf. (Holy See Press Office, ''Daily Bulletin of 28.01.2005, Rinunce e nomine, Nomina del Vescovo di Wichita (U.S.A.)'' ) 〕 The Archdiocese of Dubuque is unique in several ways. It is the only US Archdiocese outside a major metropolitan area. Also, the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier is located in the Archdiocese, located in Dyersville, about 25 miles west of Dubuque. There are 199 parishes in the Archdiocese. There are three Catholic colleges in the Archdiocese: Clarke and Loras Colleges in Dubuque, and Mount Mercy in Cedar Rapids. There are a number of religious orders with a presence in the Archdiocese. Notable orders include the Trappist monastery New Melleray Abbey (male) southwest of Dubuque, and the Trappistine monastery, Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey (female) south of Dubuque. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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