The Year of Our Lord 1916

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Diocese of Chillán, Chile (as Territory to become a Diocese in the future)	Established
2 Feb	Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Name Changed and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese)	Elevated
2 Feb	Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Erected
2 Feb	Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras	Erected
3 Feb	Diocese of Pouso Alegre, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
7 Feb	Diocese of Newport, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Elevated
15 Feb	Diocese of Digne, France	United	Diocese of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	United
3 Apr	Diocese of Alagôas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Erected
13 May	Diocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Arthur, Wheeler, Greeley, and Howard Counties)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kearney, Nebraska, USA	Territory Added
21 Sep			Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}, China	Erected
4 Oct	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Magallanes, Chile Prefecture Apostolic of Magallanes, Chile	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile	United
20 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada	Elevated
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Elevated