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Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Boundaries, Version 1.0, 2016
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Boundaries, Version 1.0, 2016
This page provides citation and attribution guidance for Version 1.0 across the registry’s three geographic levels: Administrative 0 (Episcopal Conferences), Administrative 1 (Ecclesiastical Provinces), and Administrative 2 (Dioceses and equivalent jurisdictions). Each dataset includes an APA citation, followed by additional citation formats available in the expandable section below it. Please use the citation corresponding to the specific dataset and version you have used, and retain the version information when citing the data in research, publications, maps, or other work.
For guidance on citing research data, see the Big Ten Academic Alliance Data Citation Guide.
DOIs are currently in progress and will be added to the citations and metadata once assigned.
Original Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Team
Original Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Team
The 2016 Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church project and all derivatives was a collaborative effort involving a core team of software engineers, GIS analysts, computer scientists, geography and cartography specialists, data contributors and an ecclesiastical-information researcher. The 2016 Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church project was a deeply collaborative effort. Many people beyond those listed below contributed local knowledge, source materials, verification, review, and other forms of expertise that helped refine and validate the dataset. The following names represent the core team members and experts who were most substantially involved in the project; they are not intended to constitute a complete list of everyone who contributed. We are deeply grateful to all those who shared their time, knowledge, maps, documents, and expertise in support of this work.
Molly A. Burhans - Principal Investigator and Project Lead (GoodLands, currently Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, The Catholic University of America)
Jennifer D. Bell - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Debra T. Burhans - Core Project Collaborator (Canisius University, University of Buffalo)
Richard C. Carmichael - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
David M. Cheney - Core Project Collaborator / Ecclesiastical data contributor / Catholic-Hierarchy data collaborator (Catholic-Hierarchy.org)
Mark E. Deaton - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Thomas Emge - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Bob E. Gerlt - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
John Grayson - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
James (Jim) Herries - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Hugh Keegan - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Andrew (Andy) Skinner - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Mark Smith - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Carol Sousa - Core Project Collaborator (Esri)
Sasha (Alexandr) Trubetskoy - Student Collaborator (University of Chicago)
Mandatory Attribution and Citation Architecture
Users, developers, and publishers must provide explicit attribution in all derivative works, web maps, and publications:
A. Interactive Map Frame Attribution (Viewport Service Credits)
A. Interactive Map Frame Attribution (Viewport Service Credits)
Client map canvases, embedded viewports, and static/print map frames must display:
Diocesan Boundaries: PUST FASS, CUA, Esri, Catholic Hierarchy
When rendered alongside commercial base maps and baseline satellite services, format as:
Sources: Esri, USGS, NASA | Diocesan Boundaries: PUST FASS, CUA, Esri, Catholic Hierarchy
B. Metadata Registries & Data Catalogs
B. Metadata Registries & Data Catalogs
In digital data registries and GIS metadata records, cite under Key Data Sources & Academic Contributors as:
Data Sources: Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST FASS), The Catholic University of America (CUA), and Molly A. Burhans.
(Note: Neither university shall be categorized under operational headings such as “Platform Operator,” “System Host,” or any title indicating governance or involvement beyond being a data source)
APA Citation:
Version 1.0:
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Derived From:
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Data Derivation and Processing
Data Derivation and Processing
The Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church, Version 1.0 dataset was derived from the Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church, Version 1.0 dataset developed in 2016. The diocesan boundaries provided the geographic foundation, while episcopal conference affiliations were used to aggregate diocesan territories into conference-level geographic units.
Use diocesan boundaries: Retained the Version 1.0 diocesan geometries as the geographic foundation.
Identify conference affiliations: Associated dioceses with their corresponding episcopal conferences using documented ecclesiastical information.
Aggregate diocesan territories: Dissolved diocesan geometries according to their assigned episcopal conferences to derive conference-level geographic extents.
Review and curate: Reviewed the resulting records and geometries for consistency with the underlying diocesan data and documented conference relationships.
Version 1.0 therefore represents an attribute-based geographic derivation from the 2016 diocesan boundaries, rather than an independent redrawing of episcopal conference boundaries by hand or from novel datasources outside of diocesean data provenance.
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MLA 9
MLA 9
Burhans, Molly, et al. Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016. Data set.
APA 7
APA 7
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., & Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc.; Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Burhans, Molly A., J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016.
Chicago: Author-Date
Chicago: Author-Date
Burhans, Molly A., J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. 2016. Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Harvard
Harvard
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C. & Trubetskoy, S. (2016) Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. [Data set]. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
BibTeX
BibTeX
@dataset{burhans2016episcopal,
author = {Burhans, Molly and Bell, J. and Burhans, D. and Carmichael, R. and Cheney, D. and Deaton, M. and Emge, T. and Gerlt, B. and Grayson, J. and Herries, J. and Keegan, H. and Skinner, A. and Smith, M. and Sousa, C. and Trubetskoy, S.},
title = {Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church},
version = {1.0},
year = {2016},
publisher = {GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)},
type = {Data set}
}
Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church 1.0
APA Citation:
Version 1.2:
Burhans, M. A., Cheney, D. M., & Gerlt, R. (2019). Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church (Version 1.2) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc. & Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Derived From:
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Data Derivation and Processing
Data Derivation and Processing
The Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church, Version 1.0 dataset was derived from the Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church, Version 1.0 dataset developed in 2016. Documented metropolitan relationships were used to identify dioceses belonging to each ecclesiastical province and aggregate their boundaries.
Under the Code of Canon Law, neighboring particular Churches may be constituted as an ecclesiastical province, presided over by a metropolitan, the archbishop of the metropolitan diocese (CIC, cann. 431 - 435). Provinces were therefore based on documented ecclesiastical relationships rather than geographic proximity alone. Areas without a documented metropolitan relationship were not assigned an inferred province.
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MLA 9
MLA 9
Burhans, Molly, et al. Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016. Data set.
APA 7
APA 7
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., & Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc.; Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Burhans, Molly A., J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016.
Chicago: Author-Date
Chicago: Author-Date
Burhans, Molly A., J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. 2016. Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Harvard
Harvard
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C. & Trubetskoy, S. (2016) Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. [Data set]. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
BibTeX
BibTeX
@dataset{burhans2016provinces,
author = {Burhans, Molly and Bell, J. and Burhans, D. and Carmichael, R. and Cheney, D. and Deaton, M. and Emge, T. and Gerlt, B. and Grayson, J. and Herries, J. and Keegan, H. and Skinner, A. and Smith, M. and Sousa, C. and Trubetskoy, S.},
title = {Ecclesiastical Provinces of the Catholic Church},
version = {1.0},
year = {2016},
publisher = {GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)},
type = {Data set}
}
APA Citation:
Version 1.0:
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Data Derivation and Processing
Data Derivation and Processing
The Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church, Version 1.0 dataset was the original global geographic construction of Catholic diocesan boundaries, developed in 2016 through research and collaboration between GoodLands, Esri, Catholic-Hierarchy and numerous contributors. The dataset brought together ecclesiastical, cartographic, geographic, and historical sources to construct a standardized global representation of diocesan territories.
1. Compile source materials: Gathered ecclesiastical maps and records, published atlases, geographic and political boundary data, jurisdictional information, point locations, historical materials, and maps shared by members of the Catholic Church.
2. Georeference and compare: Georeferenced historical and contemporary maps and compared them with geographic data and known locations to identify and reconcile boundary information.
3. Research and digitize boundaries: Where no suitable digital boundary data existed, which was most places, boundaries were manually interpreted and digitized from the available evidence.
4. Integrate ecclesiastical data: Connected geographic boundaries with diocesan information from multiple sources, including David M. Cheney's Catholic Hierarchy of the World database.
5. Standardize and review: Harmonized the resulting boundaries to an approximately 1:3,000,000 global cartographic scale and reviewed the dataset for geographic consistency and spatial accuracy.
Because the source materials varied substantially in scale, precision, geographic coverage, and historical context, Version 1.0 represents a standardized geographic interpretation of diocesan boundaries, rather than a survey-level or legally precise delineation of ecclesiastical territory. See the Data Provenance page for additional information about the sources, research, and development of Version 1.0.
Click on the expandable section for each citation format to view and copy the citation for direct use in your work.
MLA 9
MLA 9
Burhans, Molly, et al. Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0, GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016. Data set.
APA 7
APA 7
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C., & Trubetskoy, S. (2016). Diocesan boundaries of the Catholic Church (Version 1.0) [Data set]. GoodLands Inc.; Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Chicago: Notes and Bibliography
Burhans, Molly, J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), 2016.
Chicago: Author-Date
Chicago: Author-Date
Burhans, Molly, J. Bell, D. Burhans, R. Carmichael, D. Cheney, M. Deaton, T. Emge, B. Gerlt, J. Grayson, J. Herries, H. Keegan, A. Skinner, M. Smith, C. Sousa, and S. Trubetskoy. 2016. Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. Data set. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
Harvard
Harvard
Burhans, M., Bell, J., Burhans, D., Carmichael, R., Cheney, D., Deaton, M., Emge, T., Gerlt, B., Grayson, J., Herries, J., Keegan, H., Skinner, A., Smith, M., Sousa, C. & Trubetskoy, S. (2016) Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church. Version 1.0. [Data set]. GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri).
BibTeX
BibTeX
@dataset{burhans2016diocesan,
author = {Burhans, Molly and Bell, J. and Burhans, D. and Carmichael, R. and Cheney, D. and Deaton, M. and Emge, T. and Gerlt, B. and Grayson, J. and Herries, J. and Keegan, H. and Skinner, A. and Smith, M. and Sousa, C. and Trubetskoy, S.},
title = {Diocesan Boundaries of the Catholic Church},
version = {1.0},
year = {2016},
publisher = {GoodLands Inc. and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)},
type = {Data set}
}
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