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Diocese Events

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YearFromTo
1591Diocese of Oria, Italy Erected
1860Diocese of Saint John in America, New Brunswick, Canada Territory LostDiocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada Erected
1894Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho Erected
1897Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) Territory LostDiocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA Erected
1909Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic Erected
1924Ordinariate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania ElevatedApostolic Exarchate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania Elevated
1924Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania Erected
1937Diocese of Liepāja, Latvia Erected
1937Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia (became a Metropolitan) Elevated
1947Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Nyassa, Malawi Erected
1947Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow [Changting], China ElevatedDiocese of Tingchow [Changting], China Elevated
1951Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Name ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Name Changed
1955Prefecture Apostolic of Aysén, Chile ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Aysén, Chile Elevated
1955Archdiocese of Nagpur, India Territory LostDiocese of Amravati, India Erected
1955Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya Territory LostDiocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya Erected
1969Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia Territory LostCongregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia Erected

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