| 21. | The APCK has over forty parishes across three dioceses organized geographically.
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| 22. | Westminster retained as suffragan dioceses only Northampton, Nottingham and Brentwood.
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| 23. | Metropolitan archbishops historically wielded great administrative powers over the suffragan dioceses.
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| 24. | However, most Catholic dioceses are considerably larger than LDS stakes.
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| 25. | This has placed continued strain on relationships with those other dioceses.
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| 26. | It is organized into regions which correspond to Roman Catholic dioceses.
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| 27. | During the Reformation, a number of new dioceses were founded.
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| 28. | Like most older dioceses, the territory has been gradually reduced.
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| 29. | Finland, Burma and French Africa became independent dioceses in 1955.
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| 30. | The boundaries of the dioceses were only vaguely defined, however.
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