The Year of Our Lord 1904

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Nunciature to México	Established
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Patagonia {Patagonia Settentrionale}, Argentina	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Territory Added
Jan			Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate	Founded
21 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of German Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Name Changed
21 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of English Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Name Changed
21 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar, Kenya	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Benadir, Somalia	Erected
22 Jan			Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Approbation
27 Jan	Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Joliette, Berthier, and Montcalm Counties with part of L’Assomption County)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Erected
27 Jan	Diocese of Osaka, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku, Japan	Erected
28 Jan	Congregation for Indulgences and Relics, Roman Curia	Suppressed	Congregation of (Sacred) Rites, Roman Curia	Territory Added
8 Feb	Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Elevated
8 Feb			Diocese of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
18 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Erected
12 Mar	Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Erected
18 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
22 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Annobon, Corisco and Fernando Poo Islands, Equatorial Guinea	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea	Split
18 May	Diocese of Helena, Montana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Erected
21 May			Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate	Decretum Laudis
1 Aug			Congregation of Saint Joseph	Approbation
3 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
6 Sep	Archdiocese of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Erected
14 Sep	Diocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Elevated
16 Sep	Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Districts of Algoma, Baie-du-Tonnerre, and parts of Nipissing and Manitoulin Islands)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Erected
16 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Elevated
20 Dec	Diocese of Pasto, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia	Erected

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