Question: how many dioceses are there in the united states
Answer: The Roman Catholic Church has a total of 197 particular churches -- consisting of 32 territorial archdioceses , 145 territorial dioceses , the Archdiocese for the Military Services , USA ( serving members of the US Armed Forces and Diplomatic Corps , and those in facilities of the Veterans Administration and their dependents ) , and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter ( serving Catholics who were formerly Anglicans ) within the Roman Rite ; and two archieparchies and 16 eparchies in the Eastern Catholic Churches -- in the 50 United States and the US Virgin Islands .