The Year of Our Lord 1559

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain	Territory Added
unknown	Diocese of Durham, England, Great Britain	Territory Added
12 May	Diocese of Cambrai, France	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cambrai, France	Elevated
12 May	Diocese of Cambrai, France Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Cambrai, France Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Erected
12 May			Diocese of Saint-Omer, France	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Cambrai, France Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium	Erected
12 May	Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Elevated	Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Elevated
12 May	Diocese of Münster, Germany Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Groningen, Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Münster, Germany Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Deventer, Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Leeuwarden, Netherlands	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Cambrai, France Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Middelburg, Netherlands	Erected