The Year of Our Lord 1861

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
14 Feb			Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur	Decretum Laudis
23 May	Diocese of Hexham, England, Great Britain	Name Changed	Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Name Changed
13 Aug	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas, México	Erected
8 Sep	Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain Diocese of Santander, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vitoria, Spain	Erected
3 Oct	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti Diocese of Les Cayes, Haïti Diocese of Les Gonaïves, Haïti Diocese of Port-de-Paix, Haïti	Erected
3 Oct	Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (West department)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Erected
7 Oct	Diocese of Cuzco, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Puno, Peru	Erected

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