Rare large format map showing the Catholic Missions in the United States, with an extensive table below.

The map includes topographical details, locations of Missionaries, Archdiocese, Diocese, Vicariates and Prefectures.

There is an extensive statistical table below the map.

The Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris (Society of Foreign Missions of Paris) is a Roman Catholic missionary organization of secular priests and lay persons dedicated to missionary work in foreign lands. The Society of Foreign Missions of Paris was established 1658-63. In 1659, the instructions for the establishment of the Paris Foreign Missions Society were given by Rome's Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, and marked the creation of a missionary institution that did not depend on the control of the traditional missionary and colonial powers of Spain or Portugal. In the 350 years since its foundation, the institution has sent more than 4.200 missionary priests to Asia and North America, with the mission of adapting to local customs, establishing a native clergy, and keeping close contacts with Rome.