30th day of November

Diocese Events

St. Andrew, apostle (Feast)

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Year	From		To
1912	Diocese of Saint-Albert, Alberta, Canada (Southern part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Erected
1912	Diocese of Saint-Albert, Alberta, Canada	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese)	Name Changed
1912			Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada (from Saint-Boniface) Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada (from Saint-Boniface)	Metropolitan Changed
1923	Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil (Petrolina, Boa Vista, Cabrobó, Leopoldina, Serrinha, Ouricuri, São Gonçalo, Exu, and Granito)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
1928	Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil (Assisi, Campos Novos, Candido Motta, Conçeieao de Monte Alegre, Maraeahy, Palmital, Paraguassù, Platina, Presidente Prudente, Quota, Salto Grande, Santo Anastasio, and San Pedro do Turvo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
1950	Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines (Islands of Batanes, Babuyan, and Fuga)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines	Erected
1977	Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium (St. John the Evangelist in Konings-Hooikt and St. Joseph in Peulis)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Territory Added
1977	Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium (St. Remigius in Landenne, B. M. V. Auxiliatrix in Petit-Wäret, St. Stephen in Seilles and SS. Peter and Paul in Povedroux) Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium (S. Philibert in Noville-sur-Mehaigne) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium (St. Lambert in Boignée)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Territory Added
1977	Diocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium (S. Maurice in Arbrefontaine, B. M. V. Assumptae in My and the Chapel of S. Stephen in Ville)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium	Territory Added
1987	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Vicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Vicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)	United
1990	Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey (Eastern parts) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Asia Minor, Turkey Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey	Elevated
1990	Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey	Name Changed
1996	Vicariate Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Buenaventura, Colombia	Elevated
1996	Diocese of Los Teques, Venezuela (Acevedo, Andrés Bello, Brión, Buroz, Páez, Plaza, Pedro Guai, and Zamora)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarenas, Venezuela	Erected
1996	Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú-Puerto Inírida, Colombia (Guainia) Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia (Part of Guaviare)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia	Erected
1996	Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú-Puerto Inírida, Colombia	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia	Split
1996	Diocese of Díli, Timor-Leste (Eastern part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Baucau, Timor-Leste	Erected
1996	Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda (Luweero)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kasana-Luweero, Uganda	Erected
1996	Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda (Mukono)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lugazi, Uganda	Erected
1997			Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian)	Founded
2009			Titular See of Cibalae	Established
2011	Diocese of Diébougou, Burkina Faso (Poni and Noumbiel)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gaoua, Burkina Faso	Erected
2017	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua (Siuna, Rosita, Bonanza, Waslala, Mulukuku, Prinzapolka, Bocana de Paiwas, La Cruz de Río Grande, Desembocadura de Río Grande, Puerto Cabezas, and Waspam)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Siuna, Nicaragua	Erected
2017	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated

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