The Year of Our Lord 1910

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
3 Jan	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil	Erected
21 Jan	Diocese of Tucumán, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catamarca, Argentina	Erected
21 Jan	Diocese of Paraná, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina	Erected
14 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}, China	Erected
15 Feb			Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Approbation
19 Feb			Montfort Brothers of Saint Gabriel	Approbation
24 Feb			Diocese of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Split
4 Mar			Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada	Erected
4 Mar	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Cuiabá, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Cuiabá, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated
11 Mar	Diocese of Pamiers, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France	Name Changed
5 Apr	Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Jaro, Philippines	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Cebu, Philippines (Provinces of Samar and Leyte)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Cebu, Philippines Diocese of Jaro, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines	Erected
15 Apr	Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA	Erected
3 May			Military Ordinariate of Chile, Military	Erected
4 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Drisdale River, Australia	Erected
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale}, China	Erected
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}, China	Name Changed
23 May	Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões, Brazil Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil	Erected
7 Jun	Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cali, Colombia	Erected
8 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of North Carolina, USA (Gaston, Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties)	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Erected
14 Jun	Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia, Chile	Erected
17 Jun			Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate	Approbation
1 Jul	Diocese of Ispahan, Iran	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ispahan, Iran	Elevated
5 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
6 Aug	Diocese of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA	Name Changed
12 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kienchang, China	Erected
15 Aug	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
15 Aug	Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Elevated
13 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania	Erected
13 Sep	Archdiocese of Agra, India Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Simla, India	Erected
19 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar	Elevated	Diocese of Gibraltar	Elevated
5 Dec	Diocese of Olinda, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Floresta, Brazil	Erected
5 Dec	Diocese of Olinda, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Olinda, Brazil	Elevated
10 Dec	Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil	Erected
22 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa	Erected

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