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The Year of Our Lord 1872

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DateFromTo
16 FebDiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Territory LostDiocese of Providence, Rhode Island, USA (RI plus the Counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket along with part of Plymouth in Massachusetts) Erected
16 FebDiocese of Albany, New York, USA Territory LostDiocese of Ogdensburg, New York, USA (Counties of St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Ifferson, Lewis, and Essex along with parts of Hamiliton and De Herkimer) Erected
19 SepMissionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico Founded
2 NovDiocese of Valparaíso, Chile (as Territory to become a Diocese in the future) Established

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