The Year of Our Lord 1860

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
24 Jan			Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China	Erected
26 Feb	Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya ((or 12 Nov 1862))	Erected
21 Apr	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 America, 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	Erected