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Diocese Events


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YearFromTo
1574Clerics Regular of the Mother of God Founded
1601Diocese of Elne, France Name ChangedDiocese of Perpignan-Elne, France Name Changed
1636Diocese of Smoleńsk, Poland Erected
1826Oblates of the Virgin Mary Approbation
1859Diocese of Leoben, Austria SuppressedDiocese of Seckau, Austria Territory Added
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India ElevatedDiocese of Eastern Bengal, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Agra, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Agra, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Patna, India ElevatedDiocese of Allahabad, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Bombay, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Bombay, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Calcutta, India Elevated
1886Diocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka ElevatedArchdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Coimbatore, India ElevatedDiocese of Coimbatore, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Hyderabad, India ElevatedDiocese of Hyderabad, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka ElevatedDiocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Kandy, Sri Lanka ElevatedDiocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka Elevated
1886Prefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal, India ElevatedDiocese of Central Bengal, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Punjab, India Territory LostDiocese of Lahore, Pakistan Erected
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Madras, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Madras, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore, India ElevatedDiocese of Mangalore, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Mysore, India ElevatedDiocese of Mysore, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Pondicherry, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Poona, India ElevatedDiocese of Poona, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Quilon, India ElevatedDiocese of Quilon, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Madurai and Coromandel Coast, India ElevatedDiocese of Madurai, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatnam, India ElevatedDiocese of Vizagapatnam, India Elevated
1886Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Verapoly, India Elevated
1886Archdiocese of Goa, India Territory LostDiocese of Damão, India Erected
1886Patriarchate of East Indies, India Erected
1899Archdiocese of Pondicherry, India Territory LostDiocese of Kumbakonam, India Erected
1930Prefecture Apostolic of Schlewig-Holstein, Germany SuppressedDiocese of Osnabrück, Germany Territory Added
1942Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia (West and South) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Erected
1951Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia (Cogua, Nemocòn, San Cayetano, Suesca, Villapinzón, Chaguani, Guachetù, Cunubà, Caparrapi, Utica, La Paz de Calamoimaf Puerto Salgar, Manta, Tibirita, Supatà, Paime, Villagòmez, Fùquene, Simijaca, El Peñón, Yacopì, San Antonio de Aguilera, El Carmen de...) Territory LostDiocese of Zipaquirá, Colombia Erected
1959Diocese of Sonora, México Name ChangedDiocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, México Name Changed
1964Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy Name Changed
1969Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India (Maduran-takam and Kancheepuram (lower)) Territory LostArchdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India Territory Added
1969Diocese of Vellore, India (Tiruttani) Territory LostArchdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India Territory Added
1969Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India (Tiruvannamalai and Chengam) Territory LostDiocese of Vellore, India Territory Added
1977Diocese of Lyallpur, Pakistan Name ChangedDiocese of Faisalabad, Pakistan Name Changed
1981Nunciature to Dominica, Antilles Established
1984Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Melkite Greek) ElevatedEparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada Elevated
1984Nunciature to Saint Lucia, Antilles Established
2016Pontifical Council for the Family, Roman Curia
Pontifical Council for the Laity, Roman Curia
EstablishedDicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, Roman Curia Established

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