The Year of Our Lord 1889

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Delegation to East Indies (Added Malaca)	Territory Added
14 Jan	Diocese of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia	United	Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia	United
12 Apr			Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows	Founded
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of New Guinea	Erected
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania) Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Erected
15 Jun			Presentation Brothers	Approbation
28 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Aden, Yemen	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Name Changed
1 Jul	Diocese of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA	Suppressed	Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Added
17 Jul	Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain	Split	Diocese of Pamplona, Spain	Split
17 Jul	Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain Diocese of Tarazona, Spain	United	Diocese of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain	United
25 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore}, Nigeria	Erected
31 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi (as Pro-Vicariate Apostolic)	Erected
22 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Erected
3 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Minnesota, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Erected
10 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jamestown, North Dakota, USA	Erected
12 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Erected
24 Nov			Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz	Founded
26 Nov	Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Erected
13 Dec	Diocese of Krishnagar, India	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Assam, India	Erected
28 Dec	Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Elevated
28 Dec			Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (from Toronto)	Metropolitan Changed
30 Dec	Diocese of Lublin, Poland Diocese of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland	United	Diocese of Lublin and Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland	United

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