The Year of Our Lord 1886

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
25 Jan			Prefecture Apostolic of Delta del Nilo, Egypt	Erected
25 Feb			Eparchy of Baniyas (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Erected
28 May	Diocese of Grass Valley, California, USA Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA	Erected
4 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of French Congo {Congo Francese}, Congo	Erected
4 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Erected
4 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa	Erected
8 Jun	Diocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Elevated
8 Jun	Diocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Elevated
23 Aug	Diocese of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Name Changed
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India	Elevated	Diocese of Eastern Bengal, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Agra, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Agra, India	Elevated
1 Sep			Diocese of Allahabad, India	Erected
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Bombay, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Diocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Elevated	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Elevated
1 Sep			Diocese of Coimbatore, India	Erected
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Hyderabad, India	Elevated	Diocese of Hyderabad, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Elevated	Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Elevated	Diocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Elevated
1 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal, India	Elevated	Diocese of Central Bengal, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Punjab, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan	Erected
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Madras, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Madras, India	Elevated
1 Sep			Diocese of Mangalore, India	Erected
1 Sep			Diocese of Mysore, India	Erected
1 Sep			Diocese of Pondicherry, India	Erected
1 Sep			Diocese of Poona, India	Erected
1 Sep			Diocese of Quilon, India	Erected
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Madurai, India	Elevated	Diocese of Madurai, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatam, India	Elevated	Diocese of Vizagapatam, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Verapoly, India	Elevated
1 Sep	Archdiocese of Goa, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Damão, India	Erected
1 Sep			Patriarchate of East Indies, India	Erected
4 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador	Erected
8 Oct			Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania (became a Metroplitan)	Elevated
22 Nov			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
26 Nov	Diocese of Albany, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Syracuse, New York, USA	Erected