The Year of Our Lord 1915

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia	Erected
2 Jan	Diocese of Gualdo Tadino, Italy Diocese of Nocera Umbra, Italy	United	Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy	United
15 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, Uganda	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda	Name Changed
15 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}, Tanzania	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania	Name Changed
29 Jan			Diocese of Jericó, Colombia	Erected
12 Feb	Diocese of Bisarchio o Bisarcio (Ozieri), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Ozieri, Italy	Name Changed
12 Feb	Diocese of Hakodate, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan	Erected
9 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe	Elevated
26 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Erected
18 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Kiaotsu, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China	Name Changed
4 Nov			Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, Roman Curia	Erected
10 Nov	Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
10 Nov	Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Elevated
4 Dec	Diocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Elevated
4 Dec	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Erected
15 Dec	Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
20 Dec	Diocese of Goiás, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Erected
31 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated