The Year of Our Lord 1905

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
2 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Cameroun	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun	Elevated
17 Jan	Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia	Erected
11 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Erected
28 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Kansu {Kansu Meridionale}, China	Erected
28 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China	Name Changed
3 May	Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Erected
23 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oklahoma, USA	Erected
12 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Elevated
14 Sep			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kenya	Erected
20 Sep			Vicariate Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
19 Dec			Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected