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12th day of May

Diocese Events

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs (Opt. Memorial)
St. Pancras, martyr (Opt. Memorial)


See Also: Bishop Events

YearFromTo
1559Diocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Erected
1559Diocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostArchdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Erected
1559Diocese of Liège, Belgium Territory LostDiocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
Erected
1559Diocese of Cambrai, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Cambrai, France Elevated
1559Diocese of Thérouanne, France Territory LostDiocese of Saint-Omer, France Erected
1559Diocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium Erected
1559Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Territory LostDiocese of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
Diocese of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
Erected
1559Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Roermond, Netherlands Erected
1559Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands ElevatedArchdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands Elevated
1559Diocese of Münster, Germany
Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Groningen, Netherlands Erected
1559Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands Territory LostDiocese of Haarlem, Netherlands
Diocese of Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Erected
1559Diocese of Münster, Germany
Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Deventer, Netherlands Erected
1559Diocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Middelburg, Netherlands Erected
1559Diocese of Arras, France (from Reims to Cambrai) Metropolitan Changed
1600Diocese of Ortona, Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli, Italy Name Changed
1898Vicariate Apostolic of Wales, Wales, Great Britain ElevatedDiocese of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain Elevated
1898Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected
1904Vicariate Apostolic of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands, Equatorial Guinea SplitVicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea Split
1914Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil Erected
1925Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Luapula Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected
1925Vicariate Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Lingling [Yungchow], China Erected
1926Vicariate Apostolic of Taiyüanfu, China Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China Erected
1930Franciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular, Mountbellow Decretum Laudis
1944Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia (Boundaries adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay (Boundaries adjusted)
Territory Added
1949Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia (Northern part) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia Erected
1949Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea Name Changed
1949Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea (Eastern part) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea Erected
1949Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia Name Changed
1964Diocese of Simla, India Name ChangedDiocese of Simla and Chandigarh, India Name Changed
1968Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales {Inghilterra e Galles} (Ukrainian), Great Britain Name ChangedApostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian) (expanded to include Scotland) Name Changed
1976Nunciature to Cape Verde Established
1979Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada (Territory between 55 and 58 degree latitude and 110 and 113 longitude) Territory LostDiocese of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Territory Added
2014Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil (Paraná (west), Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará, and Amapá) Territory LostEparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian), Parana, Brazil Erected
2014Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil ElevatedArcheparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil Elevated

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