The Year of Our Lord 1855

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Founded
unknown	Diocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Parishes of St-Mathieu de Belœil, St-Marc, and St-Antoine)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Territory Added
21 Feb	Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Kent, Lambton, Huron, Perth, Oxford, and Norfolk.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada	Erected
16 Apr			Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Decretum Laudis
12 Jun	Diocese of Bayeux, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Name Changed
18 Jun			Congregation of Holy Cross	Approbation
25 Jun	Diocese of Troia, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Foggia, Italy	Erected
30 Jun	Diocese of Angers, France Diocese of Le Mans, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Laval, France	Erected
22 Aug	Diocese of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy	Elevated
4 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia	Erected
10 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone}, Gabon	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
3 Dec	Diocese of Newfoundland, Canada Vicariate Apostolic of Sweden	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Arctic Pole	Erected

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