The Year of Our Lord 1902

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Nunciature to Philippines	Erected
unknown			Nunciature to Brazil (Internuncio to Nuncio)	Elevated
15 Jan	Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Erected
20 Feb	Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Erected
24 Feb	Diocese of Medellín, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia	Elevated
25 Apr	Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Diocese of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, México	Erected
4 Aug	Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lead, South Dakota, USA	Erected
15 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania	Elevated
17 Sep			Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
30 Oct			Pontifical Biblical Commission, Roman Curia	Erected
22 Dec			Prefecture Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Erected