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Diocese Events

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YearFromTo
1788Diocese of Ljubljana (Laybach; Laibach), Slovenia ElevatedArchdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia Elevated
1833Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Territory LostDiocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas east of the Mississippi River) Erected
1854Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay, India Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Poona, India Erected
1869Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Decretum Laudis
1911Society of the Divine Savior Approbation
1912Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Keyapaha, Rock, Garfield, Valley, Sherman, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluffs, Sioux, Barnes, Box Butte, Morrill, Garden, Sheridan, Cherry, Grani > Hooker, Thomas, Me Pherson, Logan, Custer, Blaine, Loup, and Brown; and part of Bawson, ...) Territory LostDiocese of Kearney, Nebraska, USA Erected
1921Delegation to Australia (Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands) Territory LostDelegation to Japan Territory Added
1922Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Kansu {Kansu Meridionale}, China
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Western Kansu {Kansu Occidentale}, China (Chinese Turkestan, Ngān-su-tao, Kaiė-leang-tao, Sining-tao, Lanchan-tao, Kukunoor, and the Mongolian territory of Alachan)
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Kansu {Kansu Orientale}, China (Wei-tchoan-tao and King-yuen-tao)
Erected
1951Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar Elevated
1951Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia Elevated
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Manggarai) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia Erected
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name Changed
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Atambua, Indonesia (Pantar and Alor islands)
Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Larantukan)
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Larantuka, Indonesia Erected
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Ngada, Ende, and Maumere along with Sumba and Sumbawa islands) Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia Name Changed
1951Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia Name Changed
1967Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales {Inghilterra e Galles} (Ukrainian), Great Britain (Added Scotland) Territory Added
1969Nunciature to Ethiopia (to Nunciature) Elevated
1971Diocese of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland SplitDiocese of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
Diocese of Lugano, Switzerland (Ticino)
Split
1984Diocese of Agaņa, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) ElevatedArchdiocese of Agaņa, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Elevated
1984Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Suva) Metropolitan Changed

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