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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1098			Order of Cistercians	Founded
1826			Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Approbation
1897			Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)	Erected
1929	Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama, Bahamas, Antilles	Erected
1936			Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Approbation
1961	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Elevated	Diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Elevated
1961			Diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan	Erected
1961	Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey, Niger	Elevated	Diocese of Niamey, Niger	Elevated
1961			Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan	Erected
1961	Diocese of Toungoo, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Erected
1977	Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Elevated	Diocese of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Elevated
1977	Prefecture Apostolic of Cheju, Korea (South)	Elevated	Diocese of Cheju, Korea (South)	Elevated
1986	Diocese of Rumbek, Sudan	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yei, Sudan	Erected
1988	Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Erected
1995	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Split	Diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Diocese of Reno, Nevada, USA	Split
2003	Eparchy of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt	Erected
2003			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) (from Samoa-Apia)	Metropolitan Changed
2009	Archdiocese of Lubango, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namibe, Angola	Erected

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