29th day of December

Diocese Events

St. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr (Opt. Memorial)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1862	Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ibarra, Ecuador	Erected
1862	Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Loja, Ecuador	Erected
1862	Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bolivar, Ecuador	Erected
1882	Diocese of Brisbane, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockhampton, Australia	Erected
1908			Nunciature to Central America	Erected
1909	Diocese of Paraíba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Natal, Brazil	Erected
1957	Diocese of Riobamba, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador	Erected
1998	Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Montelibano, Colombia	Elevated
1998	Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Tibú, Colombia	Elevated
2004	Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Elevated
2004			Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Tyler, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Victoria in Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
2004	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil Diocese of Bragança do Pará, Para, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Castanhal, Para, Brazil	Erected