The Year of Our Lord 1880

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Arequipa, Peru	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile	Erected
unknown			Vicariate Apostolic of Nyanza, Uganda	Name Changed
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Seychelles	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Seychelles	Elevated
unknown			Vicariate Apostolic of Punjab, India	Erected
13 Feb	Archdiocese of Rennes, France	United	Archdiocese of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	United
25 May	Diocese of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tabasco, México	Erected
29 Jul	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tunja, Colombia	Erected
10 Sep	Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Elevated
10 Sep	Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Erected
27 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan	Erected
27 Sep			Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania	Erected
16 Dec			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio	Restored