The Year of Our Lord 1913

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Talca, Chile	Erected
14 Jan	Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes, France	Name Changed
28 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia	Erected
28 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale}, Ethiopia	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (San Miguel, La Union, Morazan, and Usulutan Provinces)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Miguel, El Salvador	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (Ahuachapan, Santa Ana, and Sonsonate Provinces)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (Cabanas, Chalatenanco, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, San Salvador, and San Vicente Provinces)	Elevated	Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador	Elevated
23 Feb			Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya	Erected
23 Feb			Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya	Erected
21 Apr	Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada	Erected
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Erected
15 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar	Erected
20 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar	Name Changed
20 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}, Madagascar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Name Changed
20 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale}, Madagascar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Name Changed
22 May			Diocese of Ajmer, India	Erected
28 May			Ordinariate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania	Erected
30 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan	Name Changed
30 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan	Erected
4 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of San Domingo de Urubamba, Peru	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru	Elevated
13 Jul			Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan	Erected
25 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea	Split	Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea Prefecture Apostolic of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea	Split
26 Jul	Archdiocese of Michoacán, Michoacán, México Diocese of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Erected
13 Aug			Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl, Poland	Erected
25 Aug	Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
28 Aug	Diocese of Perth, Australia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Perth, Australia	Elevated
8 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale}, Ethiopia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia	Name Changed
16 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Erected
20 Oct	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil	Erected
20 Oct	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Erected
20 Oct	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil	Erected
25 Oct	Archdiocese of Cambrai, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lille, France	Erected
12 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lindi, Tanzania	Erected
2 Dec	Diocese of León en Nicaragua	Territory Lost	Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua	Erected
2 Dec	Diocese of León en Nicaragua	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua	Erected
2 Dec			Diocese of León en Nicaragua (From Guatemala (Guatemala) to Managua (Nicaragua))	Metropolitan Changed
2 Dec	Diocese of León en Nicaragua	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Erected
17 Dec	Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Spokane, Washington, USA	Erected
31 Dec			Prefecture Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam	Erected

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