The Year of Our Lord 1883

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Nyanza, Uganda	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Uganda	Name Changed
5 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana, USA Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Montana, USA	Erected
5 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana, USA	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho, USA	Name Changed
11 Mar	Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Montana, USA (Current part of the state of Montana East of the Rockies)	Territory Added
7 Apr			Vicariate Apostolic of Tracia (Bulgarian), Turkey	Erected
20 Apr			Vicariate Apostolic of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Erected
27 Apr			Archdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania	Erected
24 May	Diocese of Sonora, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sinaloa, México	Erected
1 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam	Erected
5 Jun	Diocese of Galway, Ireland Diocese of Kilmacduagh, Ireland Diocese of Kilfenora, Ireland	United	Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	United
26 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin	Erected
10 Jul			Diocese of Musc (Armenian), Armenia	Erected
16 Nov			Prefecture Apostolic of Magallanes, Chile	Erected
23 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya	Elevated
3 Dec			Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy, China	Erected
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China	Erected
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia {Mongolia Orientale}, China	Erected
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China	Erected