The Year of Our Lord 1803

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
22 Mar	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Breda, Netherlands	Erected
22 Mar	Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands Vicariate Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Grave, Netherlands	Erected
22 Mar	Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands Vicariate Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Megen, Netherlands	Erected
28 May	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador Archdiocese of Lima, Peru Diocese of Popayán, Colombia Diocese of Quito, Ecuador Diocese of Trujillo, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maynas, Peru	Erected
1 Jun	Diocese of Aosta, Italy	Suppressed
1 Jun	Diocese of Biella, Italy	Suppressed	Diocese of Vercelli, Italy	Territory Added
24 Nov	Diocese of Santiago de Cuba	Elevated	Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba	Elevated
27 Nov	Diocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Elevated	Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Elevated

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