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Diocese Events


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1847Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Diocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada
Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada
Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Territory LostDiocese of Bytown, Ontario, Canada Erected
1847Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia Territory LostDiocese of Maitland, Australia
Diocese of Melbourne, Australia
Erected
1847Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia Erected
1855Diocese of Troia, Italy Territory LostDiocese of Foggia, Italy Erected
1877Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Eusebio Restored
1929Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti (Hinche, Maissade, Marmelade, and St. Michel)
Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Haïti (Thomond)
Territory LostDiocese of Les Gonaïves, Haïti (Entire civil province of Artibonite) Territory Added
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia (Central Java (Midden-Java)) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia Erected
1940Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Elevated
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Hangchow [Hangzhou], China (Kinhwa (Kinhwa, Iwu, Pukiang, Tungyang, Yungkang, Wuyi, Tangid, and Lance)) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Lishui [Lishui], China Territory Added
1956Diocese of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou) Territory LostDiocese of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Erected
1960Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Bagé, Lavras do Sul, and Pinheiro Machado)
Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Cacequi, Dom Pedrito, General Vargas, Rosario do Sul, Santana do Livramento, and Sao Gabriel)
Territory LostDiocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Erected
1960Diocese of Melo, Uruguay (Lavalleja, Rocha, and Maldonato) Territory LostDiocese of Minas, Uruguay Erected
1963Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (Cachoeira do Arari, Ponta de Pedras, Santa Cruz do Ararí, Muanâ, Sâo Sebastiâo da Boa Vista, and Curralinho) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil Erected
1966Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA (Counties of : Angelina Cherokee, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdokes, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler, and parts of Chambers and Liberty, and the bays of Trinity Bay and Galveston Bay) Territory LostDiocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA Erected
1973Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Erected
1982Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia, Zimbabwe Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe Name Changed
1982Diocese of Gwelo, Zimbabwe Name ChangedDiocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe Name Changed
1982Archdiocese of Salisbury, Zimbabwe Name ChangedArchdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe Name Changed
1982Diocese of Umtali, Zimbabwe Name ChangedDiocese of Mutare, Zimbabwe Name Changed
1987Territorial Prelature of Juruá, Acre, Brazil ElevatedDiocese of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil Elevated
1994Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Muñecas, Camacho, Manco Kapac, Omasuyos, Los Andes, and Ingavi, and part of Murillo (El Alto, Zongo, and part of Achocalla)) Territory LostDiocese of El Alto, Bolivia Erected
1994Delegation to Southern Africa ElevatedNunciature to South Africa Elevated
2007Diocese of Niamey, Niger ElevatedArchdiocese of Niamey, Niger Elevated
2007Diocese of Maradi, Niger (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
2014Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Araguainha, Ponte Branca, Ribeirãozinho, and Torixoréu) SuppressedDiocese of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil Territory Added
2014Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Primavera do Leste, Poxoréu, and Jarudoré)
Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Diocese of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Campo Verde and Chapada dos Guimarães)
ElevatedDiocese of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Elevated
2014Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Parts of Bardão do Melgaço, Cuiabá, and Santo Antônio do Leverger) SuppressedArchdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Territory Added
2014Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Alto Araguaia, Alto Garças, Alto Taquari, Dom Aquino, Tesouro, and Guiratinga)
Diocese of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Name ChangedDiocese of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Name Changed

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