The Year of Our Lord 1903

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Sons of Divine Providence	Founded
31 Jan			Prefecture Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
20 Feb	Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Erected
20 Feb	Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Erected
18 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia	Erected
27 Apr			Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico	Approbation
19 Jun	Archdiocese of Oregon City, Oregon, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Baker City, Oregon, USA	Erected
19 Jun	Diocese of Vancouver Island, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	Elevated
23 Jun	Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales, Colombia	Erected
11 Aug	Diocese of Tlaxcala, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, México (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese)	Elevated
21 Sep	Diocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Erected
13 Nov	Diocese of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, México	Name Changed	Diocese of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Name Changed
3 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi	Erected