The Year of Our Lord 2012

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
1 Jan			Personal Ordinariate of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA	Erected
14 Jan	Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ifakara, Tanzania	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso	Erected
11 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Robe, Ethiopia	Erected
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Domenico di Guzman	Established
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami	Established
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Maria Vianney	Established
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia	Established
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Goretti	Established
18 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuliano Martire	Established
24 Feb	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Segheneity (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Erected
6 Mar			Eparchy of Faridabad (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
26 May	Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bafang, Cameroon	Erected
15 Jun			Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Erected
3 Jul	Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Split	Diocese of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Split
16 Jul	Diocese of Mangalore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Udupi, India	Erected
21 Jul			Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite), France	Erected
29 Dec	Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gboko, Nigeria	Erected
29 Dec	Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria	Erected