The Year of Our Lord 1844

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
unknown	Diocese of Sovana (Soana), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Name Changed
3 Feb			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			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 Noto, Italy	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Siracusa, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Siracusa, Italy	Elevated
25 May			Diocese of Caltanissetta, Italy	Erected
31 May			Diocese of Trapani, Italy	Erected
27 Jun			Diocese of Acireale, Italy	Erected
12 Jul			Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (becomes a Metropolitan)	Elevated
22 Sep	Diocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada	Erected