The Year of Our Lord 1841

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon, Réunion	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Erected
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Mindanào, Philippines	Suppressed
13 Feb	Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Name Changed
3 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Elevated
22 Apr	Diocese of Macau, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Erected
10 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Texas, USA	Erected
18 Aug			Institut des Frères de la Sainte-Famille de Belley	Approbation
10 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Siam, Thailand	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand	Name Changed
10 Sep	Diocese of Malacca, Singapore	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore	Name Changed
1 Oct	Diocese of Cambrai, France	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cambrai, France	Elevated
23 Nov			Nunciature to Belgium (to Nunciature)	Elevated
25 Nov	Diocese of Rieti, Italy Diocese of Sabina, Italy Territorial Abbey of San Salvatore Maggiore, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Erected
25 Nov	Territorial Abbey of Farfa, Italy Diocese of Sabina, Italy	United	Diocese of Sabina (-Farfa), Italy	United
17 Dec	Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Erected
17 Dec			Society of Precious Blood	Approbation

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