The Year of Our Lord 1837

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Congregation of Holy Cross	Founded
10 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles	Erected
12 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles	Erected
6 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Mauritius	Erected
28 Jul	Diocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA (Territory of Wisconsin, between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers)	Erected
28 Jul	Diocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Natchez, Mississippi, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese; State of Mississippi)	Erected
28 Jul	Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, USA (State of Tennessee)	Erected
15 Sep			Congregation of St. Basil	Decretum Laudis

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