Portal:States

Administrative subdivisions

Administrative subdivisions are the first-level civil units of a country—states, provinces, regions, or similar—used for governance and local life. On Saintapedia they are the geographic frame for dioceses, parishes, and Catholic demographics.

This portal covers those pages (U.S. states today, with room for other countries). About 12 subdivisions are categorized (12 rows in Cargo).

Subdivision drilldown — filter by country, region, and Catholic share
AdministrativeSubdivision Cargo table — full structured data
Related portals: Countries · Dioceses · Parishes · Bishops

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Bahia, a northeastern Brazilian state, cradles syncretic Catholic traditions as the seat of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (1551), South America's first diocese. Hosting 14 million residents (70% Catholic) and festivals like Bonfim, it fosters Afro-Brazilian devotions in 10+ dioceses, reflecting Brazil's 123–140 million faithful and resistance to evangelical growth through Charismatic Renewal.

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Portal:Countries — national Catholic context
Portal:Dioceses — sees within a state or province
Portal:Parishes — local churches (filter by administrative subdivision)
Portal:States/Featured — featured blurb queue

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Form:AdministrativeSubdivision · Template:AdministrativeSubdivision
Prompt (Administrative subdivision) — AI-assisted article prompt

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Prefer the common English name of the state or province as the page title.
Set country and region when known so drilldown filters work.
Fill catholic_population, catholic_percentage, and dioceses_count from verifiable sources only.
Link major dioceses and parishes in free text; keep structured counts in the form fields.
The form currently emphasizes U.S. subdivisions; other countries can still use the same template carefully.

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Subdivision directory

Subdivision	Country	Region	Catholic %	Dioceses	Population
Subdivision	Country	Region	Catholic %	Dioceses	Population
Alabama	United States	Southeast / Deep South	6.0	2	5,100,000
Alaska	United States	Northwest / Pacific	15.0	2	740,000
Hawaii	United States	Pacific / Oceania	8.5	1	1,440,000
Lombardy	Italy	Northern Italy	79.0	14	10,035,481
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania	United States	Mid-Atlantic / Northeast	22.0	8	13,000,000
Tuscany	Italy	Central Italy	79.0	10	3,660,834
Umbria	Italy	Central Italy	79.0		863,976
Virginia	United States
Washington, D.C.	United States	Mid-Atlantic	20.0	2	700,000