The Year of Our Lord 1917

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Missionary Society of St. Columban	Founded
unknown			Apostolic Exarchate of Russia (Russian)	Erected
5 Feb	Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Erected
5 Feb	Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia Diocese of Jericó, Colombia	United	Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó, Colombia	United
22 Mar	Congregation of the Index, Roman Curia	Territory Added
11 Apr	Diocese of Kearney, Nebraska, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA	Name Changed
1 May	Congregation for Propagation of the Faith, Roman Curia	Territory Lost	Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Roman Curia	Erected
13 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
13 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan	Elevated
28 Jun	Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Elevated
20 Jul	Archdiocese of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Erected
28 Jul	Diocese of Goulburn, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Australia	Erected
28 Jul	Diocese of Wilcannia, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Name Changed
25 Aug	Diocese of Alagôas, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Maceió, Brazil	Name Changed
15 Sep			Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Erected
1 Dec	Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia	Erected