The Year of Our Lord 1844

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Sovana (Soana), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Name Changed
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu [Gansu], China	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China	Territory Added
3 Jan			Diocese of Angola e Congo (from São Salvador da Bahia to Lisboa)	Metropolitan Changed
3 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China	Erected
2 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam	Split
2 Mar	Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Honan {Ho-Nan}, China	Erected
16 Apr	Archdiocese of Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada	Erected
15 May	Diocese of Siracusa, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Noto, Italy	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Siracusa, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Siracusa, Italy	Elevated
25 May	Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caltanissetta, Italy	Erected
31 May	Diocese of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trapani, Italy	Erected
27 Jun	Diocese of Catania, Italy (Acireale, Aci Bonaccorsi, Aci Castello, Aci S. Antonio, and Aci San Filippo Catena) Archdiocese of Messina, Italy (Calatabiano, Castiglione, Fiumefreddo, Giarre, Linguaglossa, Mascali, Piedimonte, Randazzo, and Riposto)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Acireale, Italy	Erected
12 Jul			Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
12 Jul			Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
12 Jul			Diocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
12 Jul			Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
16 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania) Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
3 Aug	Prefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA	Elevated
25 Aug			Fraters van O.L.V. Moeder van Barmhartigheid	Founded
22 Sep	Diocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Counties of Cape Breton, Victoria, Inverness, and Richmond on Cape Breton Island, and the Counties of Guysborough, Antigonish, and Pictou on the mainland)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada	Erected

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