Catholic League
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Catholic League may refer to:
In sports:
- Catholic League (French)Catholic League (French)The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary Roman Catholics as the Holy League, a major player in the French Wars of Religion, was formed by Duke Henry of Guise in 1576...
, created by Henry of Guise, in 1576 during the French Wars of Religion - Catholic League (German)Catholic League (German)The German Catholic League was initially a loose confederation of Roman Catholic German states formed on July 10, 1609 to counteract the Protestant Union , whereby the participating states concluded an alliance "for the defence of the Catholic religion and peace within the Empire." Modeled...
, a confederation of Catholic German states formed to counteract the Protestant Union - Catholic League (U.S.)Catholic League (U.S.)The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, often shortened to the Catholic League, is an American Catholic anti-defamation and civil rights organization...
, a Roman Catholic advocacy and civil rights organization in the United States - Catholic League (England), an organisation to promote reunion of the Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and the Holy SeeHoly SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
In sports:
- Baltimore Catholic LeagueBaltimore Catholic LeagueThe Baltimore Catholic League , locally known as the Catholic League is a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland geographic area.- History :...
, a competitive basketball association composed of private Catholic high schools in the Baltimore, Maryland area - Chicago Catholic LeagueChicago Catholic LeagueThe Chicago Catholic League is a high school athletic conference based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All of the schools are currently part of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports...
, a high school athletic conference based around the Chicago metropolitan area - New Orleans Catholic LeagueNew Orleans Catholic LeagueThe Catholic League was a high school sports league in the Greater New Orleans area.The history of the Catholic League can be traced back to 1895, but the first season of the Catholic League as we know it was in 1955...
, a high school athletic league in the New Orleans, Louisiana area - Philadelphia Catholic LeaguePhiladelphia Catholic LeagueThe Philadelphia Catholic League is a high school sports league composed of eighteen Catholic High Schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania suburbs. The league itself was founded in the summer of 1920 on the steps of Villanova academy by an Augustinian monk, who would later be...
, a high school sports league composed of 20 Catholic High Schools in and around Philadelphia