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Diocese Events

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YearFromTo
1518Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Territory LostDiocese of Carolense (Yucatán), México Erected
1826Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada, Ontario ElevatedDiocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Elevated
1891Vicariate Apostolic of Utah, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) Territory LostDiocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA Erected
1904Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Joliette, Berthier, and Montcalm Counties with part of L’Assomption County) Territory LostDiocese of Joliette, Québec, Canada Erected
1904Diocese of Osaka, Japan Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Shikoku, Japan Erected
1928Diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Nuoro, Italy Name Changed
1930Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Ñuflo de Chávez, Velasco, and Chiquitos) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia Erected
1936Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa Elevated
1936Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal Name Changed
1936Vicariate Apostolic of Anking [Anqing], China (Yngshan)
Prefecture Apostolic of Hwangchow, China
ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kichow [Qichun], China Elevated
1936Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name Changed
1936Prefecture Apostolic of Sénégal Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal Name Changed
1947Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile ElevatedDiocese of Punta Arenas, Chile Elevated
1951Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines (Capiz and Romblòn) Territory LostDiocese of Capiz, Philippines Erected
1951Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Provinces of Lanao and Misamis Occiental) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines Erected
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt Name Changed
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Name Changed
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Name Changed
1962Glenmary Home Missioners Decretum Laudis
1981Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Santa Clara) Territory LostDiocese of San Jose in California, USA Erected
1983Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines (Occidental Mindoro) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines Erected
1997Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia (Cassovian civil region) Territory LostApostolic Exarchate of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia Erected

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