The Year of Our Lord 2010

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
18 Jan	Eparchy of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabarese), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Mandya (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
18 Jan	Diocese of Palghat (Syro-Malabarese), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
19 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana	Elevated
20 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Hosanna, Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo, Ethiopia	Split
25 Jan	Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankarese), India	Erected
25 Jan	Eparchy of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankarese), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Puthur (Syro-Malankarese), India	Erected
30 Jan	Diocese of Díli, Timor-Leste	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maliana, Timor-Leste	Erected
20 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile	Elevated	Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile	Elevated
26 Feb	Diocese of Toamasina, Madagascar	Elevated	Archdiocese of Toamasina, Madagascar	Elevated
26 Feb			Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar (from Antananarivo)	Metropolitan Changed
26 Feb			Diocese of Moramanga, Madagascar (from Antananarivo)	Metropolitan Changed
26 Feb			Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar (from Antsiranana)	Metropolitan Changed
13 Apr			Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan	Elevated
1 May	Apostolic Administration of Comores	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores	Elevated
1 May	Territorial Prelature of Ipil, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Ipil, Philippines	Elevated
22 May	Diocese of Tunis, Tunisia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tunis, Tunisia	Elevated
22 May	Diocese of Hakha, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kalay, Myanmar	Erected
16 Jun	Diocese of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
29 Jun			Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, Roman Curia	Erected
14 Jul			Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Syro-Malankarese)	Erected
21 Jul	Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Karonga, Malawi	Erected
30 Sep			Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier	Approbation
20 Nov			Cardinal Titular Church of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane	Established
20 Nov			Cardinal Titular Church of San Corbiniano	Established
27 Nov	Diocese of Musoma, Tanzania Archdiocese of Mwanza, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bunda, Tanzania	Erected
15 Dec	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Camaçari, Baia, Brazil	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Name Changed	Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica	Name Changed