The Year of Our Lord 1898

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar	Name Changed
unknown			Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
unknown			Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Founded
unknown			Mission "Sui Iuris" of I-li o Kul-Dia, China	Erected
30 Jan	Diocese of Perth, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Geraldton, Australia	Erected
28 Mar	Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Name Changed
2 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa	Elevated
4 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
10 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Manchuria {Manciuria Settentrionale}, China	Erected
10 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China	Erected
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Wales, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated
23 May	Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania, Papua New Guinea	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Erected
8 Jun	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia	Name Changed