The Year of Our Lord 1847

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of King George Sounde - The Sound, Australia	Suppressed	Diocese of Adelaide, Australia Diocese of Perth, Australia	Territory Added
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Elevated
14 Mar	Diocese of Udine, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Udine, Italy	Elevated
8 Apr	Diocese of Chur-Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Split	Diocese of Chur, Switzerland Diocese of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Split
23 Apr	Diocese of New York, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albany, New York, USA Diocese of Buffalo, New York, USA	Erected
23 Apr	Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Northern Ohio)	Erected
4 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Galveston, Texas, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Erected
27 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Essington, Australia	Elevated	Diocese of Victoria, Australia	Elevated
4 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada	Elevated	Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada	Elevated
4 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated
25 Jun	Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Diocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bytown, Ontario, Canada	Erected
25 Jun	Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maitland, Australia Diocese of Melbourne, Australia	Erected
25 Jun			Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Erected
20 Jul	Diocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Elevated
23 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
23 Jul			Patriarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Erected
30 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa	Erected
30 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South Africa	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Name Changed
7 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Mauritius	Elevated	Diocese of Port-Louis, Mauritius	Elevated
8 Dec			Congregation of the Sons of Mary Immaculate	Founded

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