In response, many bishops, including John Cardinal O'Connor, banned Dignity from diocesan churches under their control.

It marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan and parish-based church.

After four years of reforms and changes that were needed to put the church to its new use as a diocesan church.

Only about $140 million came from donations from diocesan churches, the remainder coming from in-kind contributions, investments, program fees, and community donations.

Present or former diocesan churches listed on the National Register of Historic Places, include:

The main diocesan church is Saint Peter in Regensburg.

He was responsible for the introduction of vernacular services in the diocesan churches, where until then the masses were said in Latin.

Two diocesan churches were raised to the status of minor basilicas.

These were some of the "local, diocesan churches" that John Paul II had to work with when he came to power.

He petitioned and was granted that two diocesan churches be raised to the status of minor basilicas.