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Diocese Events


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YearFromTo
1743Diocese of Guatemala (Santiago de Guatemala), Guatemala ElevatedArchdiocese of Guatemala Elevated
1743Diocese of León en Nicaragua (From Lima (Peru) to Guatemala (Guatemala)) Metropolitan Changed
1880Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio Restored
1939Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA
Territory LostDiocese of Gallup, New Mexico, USA Erected
1944Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada Territory LostDiocese of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Erected
1944Diocese of Piaui, Brazil Territory LostDiocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Erected
1944Diocese of Piaui, Brazil Territory LostDiocese of Oeiras, Brazil Erected
1944Diocese of Piaui, Brazil Name ChangedDiocese of Teresina, Brazil Name Changed
1957Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa, Japan ElevatedDiocese of Urawa, Japan Elevated
1965Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
Territory LostDiocese of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil Erected
1986Archdiocese of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia (became a Metroplitan) Elevated
1986Apostolic Administration of Jugoslavenska Banat, Serbia ElevatedDiocese of Zrenjanin, Serbia Elevated
1992Archdiocese of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India Name ChangedArchdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India Name Changed
1996Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Territory LostDiocese of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Erected
1996Archdiocese of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India Territory LostDiocese of Marthandom (Malankarese), India Erected
2002Archdiocese of Marseille, France (became a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Clermont, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Clermont, France Elevated
2002Diocese of Dijon, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Dijon, France Elevated
2002Diocese of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France ElevatedArchdiocese of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Elevated
2002Diocese of Poitiers, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Poitiers, France Elevated
2002Archdiocese of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Ajaccio, France (from Aix) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France (from Aix) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France (from Aix) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Gap, France (from Aix) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Nice, France (from Aix) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Le Puy-en-Velay, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Moulins, France (from Sens) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Saint-Flour, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre), France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France (from Lyon) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Nevers, France (from Sens) Metropolitan Changed
2002Territorial Prelature of Mission de France o Pontigny, France (from Sens) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Carcassonne, France (from Toulouse) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Mende, France (from Albi) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France (from Avignon) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Perpignan-Elne, France (from Albi) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Angoulême, France (from Bordeaux) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France (from Bordeaux) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Limoges, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Tulle, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Aire et Dax, France (from Auch) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France (from Auch) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Annecy, France (from Chambery) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France (from Avignon) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Viviers, France (from Avignon) Metropolitan Changed
2002Archdiocese of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise), France (no longer a Metroplitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Langres, France (from Lyon) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Troyes, France (from Sens) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Angers, France (from Tours) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Laval, France (from Tours) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Le Mans, France (from Tours) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Luçon, France (from Bordeaux) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Nantes, France (from Tours) Metropolitan Changed
2002Archdiocese of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Archdiocese of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Cahors, France (from Albi) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres), France (from Albi) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes, France (from Auch) Metropolitan Changed
2002Archdiocese of Bourges, France (no longer a Metropolitan) Elevated
2002Diocese of Blois, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Chartres, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2002Diocese of Orléans, France (from Bourges) Metropolitan Changed
2005Archdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania (became a Major Archbishopric) Elevated

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