Delegation
A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating. Jurisdiction is defined as the power of anyone who has pub…
Delfau, François
Theologian, born 1637 at Montel in Auvergne, France; died 13 Oct., 1676.
Delille, Jacques
French abbé and litterateur, born at Aigueperse, 22 June, 1738; died at Paris, 1 May, 1813.
Delisle, Guillaume
Reformer of cartography, born 28 February, 1675, in Paris; died there 25 January, 1726.
Delrio, Martin Anton
Scholar, statesman, Jesuit theologian, born at Antwerp, 17 May, 1551; died at Louvain, 19 October, 1608.
Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the
Situated in the north of Egypt and comprises four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt, namely: Gharbieh, Charkieb, Menufieh, and Kalyiubieh.
Demetrius, Saint
The first bishop of Alexandria of whom anything is known. Appointed Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later condemned him for being ordained to the presbyterate without…
Democracy, Christian
Article representing Christian democracy as the ensemble of Catholic doctrine, organization, and action in the field of popular social questions.
Denaut, Pierre
Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806.
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