The Year of Our Lord 1840

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo	Founded
unknown	Diocese of Liège, Belgium	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Limburg, Netherlands	Erected
unknown			Broeders van de H. Aloysius Gonzaga	Founded
27 Apr	Diocese of Sonora, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of California (Two Californias, Both Californias), México (Old and New California)	Erected
21 May	Diocese of Santiago de Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Elevated
2 Jun	Diocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Luxembourg	Erected
1 Jul	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of La Serena, Chile	Erected
1 Jul	Diocese of Concepción, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Erected
3 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great Britain Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District, England, Great Britain	Erected
3 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District, England, Great Britain	Erected
3 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central District, England, Great Britain	Name Changed
3 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great Britain	Erected
28 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnan, China	Erected
28 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Liaotung, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu [Gansu], China Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Erected
28 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Liaotung, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China	Name Changed
28 Sep			Prefecture Apostolic of Mindanào, Philippines	Erected

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