The Year of Our Lord 2009

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Nunciature to European Community	Name Changed	Nunciature to European Union	Name Changed
unknown			Diocese of Ilorin, Nigeria (from Kaduna)	Metropolitan Changed
Jan			Titular See of Entrevaux	Established
Jan			Titular See of Iliturgi	Established
Jan			Titular See of Nachingwea	Established
Jan			Titular See of Orange	Established
Jan			Titular See of Rutabo	Established
Jan			Titular See of Vaison	Established
Jan			Titular See of Briançonnet	Established
Jan			Titular See of Maillezais	Established
Jan			Titular See of Saint-Papoul	Established
Jan			Titular See of Sejny	Established
Jan			Titular See of Senez	Established
Jan			Titular See of Aveia	Established
Jan			Titular See of Alet	Established
Jan			Titular See of Apt	Established
Jan			Titular See of Arisitum	Established
Jan			Titular See of Cavaillon	Established
Jan			Titular See of Carpentras	Established
Jan			Titular See of Celano	Established
Jan			Titular See of Chełm	Established
Jan			Titular See of Chiemsee	Established
Jan			Titular See of Sepino	Established
Jan			Titular See of Thérouanne	Established
6 Jan			Mission Society of the Philippines	Approbation
17 Jan	Diocese of Bururi, Burundi Diocese of Ruyigi, Burundi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rutana, Burundi	Erected
24 Jan	Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hpa-an, Myanmar	Erected
7 Feb	Delegation to Botswana	Elevated	Nunciature to Botswana	Elevated
9 Feb	Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Avignon, France (Secondary Titles Lost)	Name Changed
21 Feb	Diocese of Los Angeles, Chile	Name Changed	Diocese of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles, Chile	Name Changed
14 Mar	Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Esquel, Argentina	Erected
21 Mar	Archdiocese of Lubango, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namibe, Angola	Erected
25 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Libmanan, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Libmanan, Philippines	Elevated
26 Apr			Clerical Society of Virgo Flos Carmeli	Approbation
3 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Mongo, Chad	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongo, Chad	Elevated
13 Jun	Diocese of Posadas, Argentina Diocese of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oberá, Argentina	Erected
4 Sep	Diocese of Pietersburg, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Polokwane, South Africa	Name Changed
14 Sep			Chemin Neuf Institute	Approbation
22 Oct	Archdiocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Diocese of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	United	Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	United
4 Nov	Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Ecuador	Erected
26 Nov	Diocese of Toluca, México, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tenancingo, México, México	Erected
30 Nov			Titular See of Cibalae	Established
5 Dec	Archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia Diocese of Sisak, Croatia	Erected
5 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia	Elevated
5 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia	Elevated
5 Dec	Titular See of Siscia	Suppressed
9 Dec			Nunciature to Russian Federation	Established
18 Dec	Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Name Changed	Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Name Changed

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