8th day of February

Diocese Events

St. Jerome Emiliani (Opt. Memorial)
St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin (Opt. Memorial)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1566			Cardinal Titular Church of San Girolamo dei Croati	Established
1566			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Eufemia	Established
1571	Order of the Humiliati	Territory Added
1817			Diocese of Treia, Italy	Erected
1904	Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated
1904			Diocese of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
1929	Vicariate Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China (Feng-cJieng, Leang-TcJieng, Kining, and Tao4in)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China	Erected
1929	Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo (Haute Sangha)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Territory Added
1951	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Intendencia de Caqueta)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia	Erected
1951	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Comisaria de Amazones)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Erected
1951	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Comisaria de Putomayo and Sancta Rosa and El Encan)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Name Changed
1951	Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia	Name Changed
1951	Prefecture Apostolic of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia (and name change)	Elevated
1951	Archdiocese of Pondicherry, India (Chandernagore)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India	Territory Added
1965	Suburbicarian See of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Territory Added
1969			Nunciature to Kuwait	Established
1985	Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa	Name Changed
1992			Nunciature to Croatia	Established
1992			Nunciature to Slovenia	Established
1992			Nunciature to Ukraine	Established
2017	Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maintirano, Madagascar	Erected
2018			Titular See of Amantea	Established

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