The Year of Our Lord 1848

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA	Name Changed
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Elevated
13 Jan	Diocese of Quito, Ecuador	Elevated	Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Elevated
7 May			Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande, Brazil	Erected
9 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
9 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
11 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Kouangtong, China	Erected
20 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of New Zealand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand	Erected
20 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of New Zealand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wellington, New Zealand	Erected
3 Jul			Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova	Erected
17 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Altamura, Italy	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Name Changed
19 Aug	Diocese of Baghdad, Iraq	Elevated	Archdiocese of Baghdad, Iraq	Elevated
4 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar	Erected
5 Sep			Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam	Erected
31 Dec	Diocese of Gaeta, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Gaeta, Italy	Elevated