The Year of Our Lord 1857

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, USA	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansas, USA	Name Changed
6 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska, USA	Erected
8 Jan	Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (Counties of Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Randolph, and Warren)	Erected
9 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan, USA	Elevated	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
9 Jan	Diocese of Quincy, Illinois, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Alton, Illinois, USA	Name Changed
9 Jan	Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Florida, USA	Erected
1 May			Augustinians of the Assumption	Decretum Laudis
3 Jun	Diocese of Aire, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Aire et Dax, France	Name Changed
4 Jul	Diocese of Valladolid, Spain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Valladolid, Spain	Elevated
22 Jul			Fils de Marie Immaculée	Decretum Laudis
31 Jul			Company of Mary for the Education of the Deaf	Decretum Laudis
8 Sep			Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata Concezione	Founded
18 Dec			Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy	Approbation
24 Dec			Armen-Brüder des Heiligen Franziskus Seraphikus	Founded

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