The Year of Our Lord 1878

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Oblates of Saints Charles and Gaudentius of Novara	Restored
4 Mar			Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
4 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
4 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
4 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
4 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
5 Mar			Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
14 Mar			Oblates of Saint Joseph	Founded
28 May	Archdiocese of Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Erected
21 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu, China	Erected
28 Jun			Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Founded
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Montevideo, Uruguay	Elevated	Diocese of Montevideo, Uruguay	Elevated
20 Dec	Diocese of Beverley, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Erected
20 Dec	Diocese of Beverley, England, Great Britain	Name Changed	Diocese of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Name Changed

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