The Year of Our Lord 1850

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Date	From		To
unknown			Diocese of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Erected
unknown			Eparchy of Trabzon (Trebisonda) (Armenian), Turkey	Erected
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Madurai and Coromandel Coast, India	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Coimbatore, India Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore, India	Erected
unknown			Eparchy of Ancira (Angora) (Armenian), Turkey	Restored
unknown			Eparchy of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey	Erected
unknown	Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Counties of Russell, Prescott, Carleton, and Lanark)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bytown, Ontario, Canada	Territory Added
15 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal, India	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India	Erected
15 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal, India	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal, India	Name Changed
28 Feb	Diocese of Nicaragua	Territory Lost	Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)	Erected
3 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Madras, India	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatnam, India	Erected
30 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Territory Lost	Diocese of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles	Erected
30 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of West Indies, Antilles	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Erected
30 Apr			Eparchy of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran	Erected
30 Apr			Eparchy of Erzerum (Garin) (Armenian)	Erected
30 Apr			Eparchy of Artvin degli Armeni (Armenian), Turkey	Erected
31 May	Diocese of Walla Walla, Oregon, USA	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Oregon City, Oregon, USA	Territory Added
31 May	Archdiocese of Oregon City, Oregon, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nesqually, Washington, USA	Erected
21 Jun			Barmherzige Brüder von Maria-Hilf	Founded
7 Jul	Diocese of Faenza, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Modigliana, Italy	Erected
19 Jul	Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Elevated
19 Jul	Diocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, USA (Area East of the Rocky Mountains except for AR, MO, and MN)	Erected
19 Jul	Diocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Elevated
19 Jul	Diocese of New York, New York, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA	Elevated
19 Jul	Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Diocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA (State of Minnesota)	Erected
19 Jul	Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA (Virginia west of the Allegheny Mountains and West of Maryland)	Erected
19 Jul	Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA (State of Georgia and Florida to the Appalachicola River)	Erected
19 Jul	Diocese of Durango, México	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico, USA	Erected
19 Jul			Diocese of Galveston, Texas, USA (from Baltimore to New Orleans) Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (from Baltimore to New Orleans) Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA (from Baltimore to New Orleans) Diocese of Natchez, Mississippi, USA (from Baltimore to New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
19 Jul			Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (from Baltimore to Cincinnati) Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA (from Baltimore to Cincinnati) Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA (from Baltimore to Cincinnati) Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, USA (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)	Metropolitan Changed
19 Jul			Diocese of Albany, New York, USA (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Buffalo, New York, USA (from Baltimore to New York) Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA (from Baltimore to New York)	Metropolitan Changed
19 Jul			Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (from Baltimore to Saint Louis) Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, USA (from Baltimore to Saint Louis)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
27 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viet Nam	Erected
30 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Cambogia	Erected
21 Sep	Diocese of Capaccio, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Diano-Teggiano, Italy	Erected
27 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme, Antilles	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles	Erected
27 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme, Antilles	Elevated	Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles	Elevated
27 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon, Réunion	Elevated	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Erected
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Beverley, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Hexham, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Central District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Erected
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Erected
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salford, England, Great Britain (Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn in the County of Lancashire)	Erected
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Central District, England, Great Britain Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great Britain Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Erected
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of London District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Central District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Liverpool, England, Great Britain (Hundreds of Amounderness, Lonsdale and West Derby, in the County of Lancashire, with the Isle of Man)	Elevated
29 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Erected
17 Dec	Diocese of Cloyne and Ross, Ireland	Split	Diocese of Cloyne, Ireland Diocese of Ross, Ireland	Split

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