The Year of Our Lord 1998

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Elevated	Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Elevated
unknown	Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Elevated	Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Elevated
1 Jan			Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate	Approbation
17 Jan	Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Elevated	Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Elevated
24 Jan	Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba	Erected
2 Feb	Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei	Split	Delegation to Malaysia Delegation to Brunei Darussalam	Split
21 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone	Established
21 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale	Established
3 Apr	Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kitale, Kenya	Erected
15 Apr	Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archdiocese of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
17 Apr	Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Territory Lost	Diocese of Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Erected
22 May	Archdiocese of Bombay, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vasai, India	Erected
27 May	Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected
27 Jun	Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso	Erected
27 Jun	Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bettiah, India	Erected
27 Jun	Diocese of Dumka, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Purnea, India	Erected
27 Jun	Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana	Erected
14 Sep	Diocese of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Territory Added
14 Sep	Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada	Suppressed	Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Territory Added
13 Oct			Nunciature to Yemen	Established
5 Nov	Diocese of Calicut, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kannur, India	Erected
23 Nov	Diocese of Coro, Venezuela	Elevated	Archdiocese of Coro, Venezuela	Elevated
25 Nov	Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine	Name Changed	Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine	Name Changed
28 Nov	Diocese of Doba, Chad Diocese of Moundou, Chad	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goré, Chad Diocese of Lai, Chad	Erected
5 Dec	Diocese of Camagüey, Cuba	Elevated	Archdiocese of Camagüey, Cuba	Elevated
17 Dec			Nunciature to Palau, Pacific (Oceania)	Established
29 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Montelibano, Colombia	Elevated
29 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Tibú, Colombia	Elevated
30 Dec	Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected

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