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731:2023-05-26
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684:References
541:and later
203:Roman Rite
145:Population
132:Statistics
126:Washington
103:Saint John
1320:Greenland
1235:Nicaragua
1210:Guatemala
1067:Education
1034:Cathedral
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416:from the
217:Cathedral
186:Sui iuris
91:Territory
1285:Anguilla
1220:Honduras
1190:Dominica
1165:Barbados
1054:Churches
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1295:Bermuda
1225:Jamaica
1205:Grenada
1160:Bahamas
978:Bishops
848:June 5,
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308:Website
246:Francis
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1230:Mexico
1175:Canada
1170:Belize
1044:Chapel
252:Bishop
189:church
1290:Aruba
1215:Haiti
331:Latin
1360:Saba
1185:Cuba
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