21st day of December

Diocese Events

St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1883	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China	Erected
1883	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia {Mongolia Orientale}, China	Erected
1883	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China	Erected
1906	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale}, Tanzania	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Name Changed
1906	Vicariate Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya	Name Changed
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated
1925			Ordinariate of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)	Erected
1931	Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated
1950	Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Rousset, Congo	Erected
1950	Vicariate Apostolic of Laos, Thailand	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand	Name Changed
1950			Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos	Erected
1964	Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Erected
1964	Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Erected
1985	Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru	Elevated	Diocese of Tarma, Peru	Elevated
1985	Diocese of Quilon, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Punalur, India	Erected
1991	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated
1995	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Barentu, Eritrea	Erected
1995	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Keren, Eritrea	Erected

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