.catholic Top Level Domain Reference

new gtld delegated

.catholic is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS) (Pontifical Council for Social Communication).

.catholic Key Facts

.catholic is an authoritative top-level domain administered by Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS) (Pontifical Council for Social Communication).
Classified as new gtld under IANA root delegation.
Authoritative root zone database maintained by IANA.

Registry Operator and Technical Backend

Role	Designated Organization	Entity Type	Jurisdiction	Official Website
Registry Operator	Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus (PCCS) (Pontifical Council for Social Communication)	Contracted Registry Operator	Global	https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/catholic.html
Technical Backend RSP	Designated Registry Service Provider	Registry Service Provider (RSP)	Global DNS Infrastructure	N/A

ICANN Registry Agreement and Contract Provisions

Contract Terms

Base Contract Version: 2013-standard
Signing Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Effective Date: 2014-01-01 (Wednesday, January 1, 2014)
Agreement Expiration: 2029-01-01 (Monday, January 1, 2029)
Official ICANN Contract: View Agreement Documentation →

Wholesale Price Provisions and Amendments

Governed by standard ICANN registry specifications and wholesale terms.

Wholesale Price Changes and Historical Caps

Official Filings

No historical wholesale price cap changes or adjustments recorded in the curated repository for .catholic.

Registry Operational Timeline

Date	Event Type	Description	Authoritative Source

Authoritative Root Nameservers and Registry Endpoints

Root Delegation Nameservers

a.nic.catholic
192.0.2.1
b.nic.catholic
192.0.2.2

Directory Registration Services

WHOIS Server: whois.nic.catholic
RDAP Endpoint: https://rdap.nic.catholic
IANA Delegation Record: iana.org/domains/root/db/catholic.html