The Year of Our Lord 1888

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
10 Mar			Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Approbation
20 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Japan	Erected
1 May			Eparchy of Mardin ed Amida (Syrian), Iraq	United
4 May	Diocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Elevated
4 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Aden, Yemen	Erected
11 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
10 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize	Erected
3 Aug	Diocese of Hobart, Australia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Hobart, Australia	Elevated
10 Aug	Diocese of Victoria, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston, Australia	Name Changed
10 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore	Elevated	Diocese of Malacca, Singapore	Elevated
7 Sep	Diocese of Basel, Switzerland	Name Changed	Diocese of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Name Changed
25 Dec			Territorial Abbey of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh), Albania	Erected