The Year of Our Lord 1918

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}, South Africa	Name Changed
unknown			Scarboro Foreign Mission Society	Founded
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Bettiah, India	Territory Added
11 Jan	Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Erected
17 Jan			Diocese of Leiria, Portugal	Erected
13 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Elevated
18 Jul	Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil	Erected
26 Jul	Archdiocese of Olinda, Brazil	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Name Changed
2 Aug	Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
2 Aug	Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
2 Aug	Diocese of Floresta, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Name Changed
24 Aug	Prefecture Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar	Elevated
24 Aug	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}	Elevated
22 Sep			Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Split
22 Sep			Diocese of Riga, Latvia	Erected