The Year of Our Lord 1893

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize	Elevated
24 Jan			Delegation to United States of America	Established
17 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador	Erected
15 Jun	Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Elevated
17 Jul	Diocese of Tunja, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia	Erected
25 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Boise City, Idaho, USA	Erected
25 Aug	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Territory Lost	Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka	Erected
25 Aug	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Erected
8 Sep			Brothers of St. Patrick	Approbation

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