The Year of Our Lord 1885

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Eparchy of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt	Erected
7 Mar	Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Madrid, Spain	Erected
26 Mar			Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
20 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa	Erected
10 Jul	Diocese of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nicolet, Québec, Canada	Erected
28 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Settentrionale}, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Orientale}, China	Erected
2 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska, USA	Elevated	Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
28 Oct			Missioni Africane di Verona	Founded