18th day of May

Diocese Events

St. John I, pope and martyr (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1721			Diocese of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania	Erected
1763			Diocese of Iglesias, Italy	Erected
1839	Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus, Syria	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia, Egypt	Erected
1839	Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus, Syria	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria	Name Changed
1904	Diocese of Helena, Montana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Erected
1922	Diocese of Győr (Raab), Hungary Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Burgenland, Austria	Erected
1937	Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun], China	Erected
1937	Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China (Kaocheng)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China	Territory Added
1937	Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow, China	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Lishui [Lishui], China	Name Changed
1937	Vicariate Apostolic of Togo (Sokodé, Bassari, Lama-Kara, and Sansanné-Mango)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sokodé, Togo	Erected
1937	Vicariate Apostolic of Szepingkai [Siping], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lintong [Lintung], China	Erected
1937	Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China	Elevated
1964	Diocese of Comacchio, Italy Territorial Abbey of Pomposa, Italy	United	Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	United
1976	Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador	Name Changed
1995	Eparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1995	Eparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1995			Diocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India (from Ernakulam)	Metropolitan Changed
1995			Diocese of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India (from Ernakulam)	Metropolitan Changed
1995			Eparchy of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India (from Ernakulam)	Metropolitan Changed
1995			Diocese of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India (from Ernakulam)	Metropolitan Changed
1999	Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation (Buriat, Hakassia, Jakuzia-Saha, Tuva; Amur, Cita (with Buriato di Aginsloje), Irkutsk (with Buriato di Ust-Orda), Kamchatka, Magadan, Sakhalin; along with Khabarovsk, Krasnojarsk (with "Evemnki" and "Tajmur-DolganaNenec"), Primorje; "Ebrei"; and "Cyukci")	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation	Erected
1999	Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation	Name Changed	Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation	Name Changed
2000	Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay (Capiatá, Guarambaré, Inmaculada Concepción de Posta Ibycuá, Itá, Itauguá, Nueva Italia, Nemby, San Antonio, San Lorenzo, San Miguel de Posta Leiva, Santo Domingo Savio, Villeta, Yparacaí, and Ypané)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay	Erected

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