The Year of Our Lord 1882

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
27 Mar	Diocese of Perugia, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Perugia, Italy	Elevated
19 May	Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Erected
19 May	Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain	Erected
29 May	Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Erected
11 Jul	Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Peterborough, Northumberland, Durham, and Victoria Counties) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts)	Name Changed	Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
11 Jul	Diocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Diocese of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac, Ontario, Canada	Erected
28 Aug			Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Honan {Ho-Nan Meridionale}, China	Erected
30 Sep	Diocese of Leiria, Portugal	Territory Added
28 Dec			Diocese of Kielce, Poland	Erected
29 Dec	Diocese of Brisbane, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockhampton, Australia	Erected