The Year of Our Lord 1875

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
12 Feb	Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Elevated
12 Feb	Diocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Elevated
12 Feb	Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Erected
12 Feb	Diocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Elevated
12 Feb	Diocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Elevated
12 Feb			Diocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA (From St. Louis to Milwaukee)	Metropolitan Changed
12 Feb	Diocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota, USA	Erected
27 May	Diocese of Rodez, France	United	Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres), France	United
23 Jul			Archdiocese of Athenai {Athens}, Greece	Erected
6 Aug			Prefecture Apostolic of Kuamsi, China	Erected
8 Sep			Society of the Divine Word	Founded
18 Nov			Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real, Spain	Erected