The Year of Our Lord 1881

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of La Serena, Chile	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Antofagasta, Chile	Erected
unknown	Archeparchy of Bosra (Melkite Greek), Syria	Name Changed	Archeparchy of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria	Name Changed
unknown			Delegation to East Indies (Ceylon)	Established
unknown			Nunciature to Haiti	Established
unknown			Nunciature to Dominican Republic	Established
unknown			Nunciature to Venezuela	Established
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Angola	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cunène, Angola	Erected
17 May			Nunciature to Colombia	Restored
14 Jun	Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA (Southern part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Erected
5 Jul			Diocese of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Erected
5 Jul	Diocese of Vrhbosna, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elevated
5 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Herzegovina	Elevated	Diocese of Mostar-Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elevated
2 Aug	Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA (Southern part (14 Counties))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Erected
16 Aug	Archeparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Name Changed	Archeparchy of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Name Changed
30 Sep	Diocese of Castelo Branco, Portugal	Suppressed	Diocese of Portalegre, Portugal	Territory Added
30 Sep	Diocese of Aveiro, Portugal	Suppressed
30 Sep	Diocese of Pinhel, Portugal	Suppressed	Diocese of Guarda, Portugal	Territory Added
30 Sep	Diocese of Elvas, Portugal	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Évora, Portugal	Territory Added
30 Sep	Diocese of Leiria, Portugal	Suppressed	Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal	Territory Added
8 Dec			Society of the Divine Savior	Founded
11 Dec	Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (Colima and Southern part of Jalisco)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colima, México	Erected
29 Dec	Diocese of Brisbane, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockhampton, Australia	Erected

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