The Year of Our Lord 1859

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Founded
unknown			Eparchy of Tokat {Toqat} (Armenian), Turkey	Erected
unknown			Eparchy of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)	Established
unknown			Franciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular of Brooklyn	Founded
3 Jan	Diocese of Rennes, France	Elevated	Archdiocese of Rennes, France	Elevated
2 Feb	Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
10 Apr	Diocese of Popayán, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pasto, Colombia	Erected
12 Apr	Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia (Queensland)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brisbane, Australia	Erected
13 Jun	Diocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Paraná, Argentina	Erected
7 Jul	Diocese of Monterey, California, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USA	Name Changed
1 Sep	Diocese of Leoben, Austria	Suppressed	Diocese of Seckau, Austria	Territory Added
4 Sep	Diocese of Catania, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Catania, Italy	Elevated
5 Sep			Fraters van O.L.V. Moeder van Barmhartigheid	Decretum Laudis
8 Dec			Pontifical North American College	Established

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