The Year of Our Lord 1860

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
24 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridio-Orientale}, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China	Erected
24 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridio-Orientale}, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China	Name Changed
26 Feb	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya ((or 12 Nov 1862))	Erected
21 Apr	Diocese of Barletta, Italy Archdiocese of Trani e Nazareth e Bisceglie, Italy	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Name Changed
8 May	Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada	Erected
19 May			Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’Annecy	Approbation
14 Jun	Diocese of Bytown, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
28 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone}, Gabon	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, Nigeria	Erected
27 Sep	Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville, USA (From the Diocese of Oregon to the Pacific, from the 39° lattitude to the Colorado River)	Erected
9 Oct			Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Decretum Laudis
21 Nov			Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Decretum Laudis

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