The Year of Our Lord 1808

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
8 Apr	Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Elevated
8 Apr	Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Massachusets, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont)	Erected
8 Apr	Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA	Erected
8 Apr	Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of New York, New York, USA (State of New York plus Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties in New Jersey)	Erected
8 Apr	Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Pennsylvania, Delaware, and 7 counties of New Jersey)	Erected
26 Sep			Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated