The Year of Our Lord 1870

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Date	From		To
11 Feb			Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Approbation
11 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Florida, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Erected
12 Mar	Archdiocese of México, Federal District Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México	Erected
18 Mar	Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Elevated
18 Mar			Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (from Québec)	Metropolitan Changed
18 Mar			Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada (from Québec)	Metropolitan Changed
18 Mar			Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada (from Québec)	Metropolitan Changed
23 Mar	Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Erected
24 Apr			Fraters van O.L.V. Moeder van Barmhartigheid	Approbation
9 May	Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada	Erected
9 Jun			Broeders van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van de Heilige Maagd Maria	Approbation
14 Jun	Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA (Counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hamden, and Worcester)	Erected
19 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Burma {Centrale}, Myanmar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar	Name Changed
19 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Burma {Birmania Meridio-Occid.}, Myanmar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar	Name Changed
19 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal, India	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal, India	Erected
24 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, Nigeria	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria	Name Changed
2 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}, China	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Settentrionale}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China	Split
12 Sep			Fratelli Celliti o Alessiani de Aquisgrana	Approbation
20 Sep	Congregation of the Sacred Consulta, Roman Curia	Suppressed
27 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Luxembourg	Elevated	Diocese of Luxembourg	Elevated

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