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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1620	Diocese of Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Erected
1709	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover), Germany (territory of Minden, Verden, Halberstadt, Magdeburg, Havelberg, Brandenburg, Merseburg and Naumburg)	Erected
1897	Diocese of Jamestown, North Dakota, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Name Changed
1914	Prefecture Apostolic of Kouangtong, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou], China	Elevated
1914			Vicariate Apostolic of Kiaotsu, China	Erected
1933	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil	Erected
1957	Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Erected
1983	Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru	Elevated	Diocese of Chimbote, Peru	Elevated
1994	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Territory Lost	Nunciature to Jordan	Erected

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