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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1562	Diocese of Lanciano, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lanciano, Italy	Elevated
1592	Diocese of Loreto, Italy Diocese of Recanati, Italy	United	Diocese of Recanati e Loreto, Italy	United
1901	Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
1914	Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Ehrensberg and Harres)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Territory Added
1925	Diocese of Regensburg, Germany (Poetzling)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Territory Added
1938	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Elevated
1938	Vicariate Apostolic of Suifu [Yibin], China (Loshan (Kiating))	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Yachow, China	Territory Added
1938	Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China (Kweilin, Ghuanchow, Kuanyang, Rsingugan, Lungsheng, Lingchuan, Yining, Peshou or Kuhwa, Yungfu, Ydngso, Lipo, Pinglo, Kungeheng, Fuchuan, Vhungshan, Fluhnsien, along with Kwangsi)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Guilin [Kweilin], China	Erected
1938	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China	Elevated
1938	Vicariate Apostolic of Moukden, China (Chinchow along with Chin-Hsien, Kin-Si, Hing-Ch'eng, Sui-Chung, and I-Hsien)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China	Territory Added
1938	Vicariate Apostolic of Yachow, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China	Name Changed
1946	Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Rimouski, Québec, Canada	Elevated
1946			Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada (from Québec) Diocese of Gaspé, Québec, Canada (from Québec) Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada (from Québec)	Metropolitan Changed
1959	Diocese of Berbérati, Central African Republic (Bossangoa, Bouca, Batanfago, and Paoua)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Erected
1959	Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick (Miramichi (Indian Mission of Burnt Church))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Territory Added
1967	Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand (Tak, Sukkotai, Phitsanulok, Kamphenghet, Pichit, Pechabum, Nakhorn-Sawan, Uthaithani, Chainat, Singbury, Lopbury, and Sarabury)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand	Erected
1968	Ordinariate of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Territory Lost	Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Argentina (Ukrainian)	Erected
1984	Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (General Carneiro and Bituruna)	Territory Lost	Diocese of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil	Territory Added
1999	Diocese of Jhansi, India (Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri, Datia, and Sheopur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gwalior, India	Erected
1999	Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon (Manyu, Lebiale, and Kupe-Manenguba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mamfe, Cameroon	Erected
1999	Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe (Bikita, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, Masvingo, Mwenezi, and Ndanga along with part of Gwanda and Beitbridge)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Erected
2000	Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ariranha, Palmares Paulista, Paraíso, and Santa Adélia) Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Catanduva, Catiguá, Elisário, Ibirá, Nováis, Pindorama, Tabapuá, and Urêpes) Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Irapua, Itajobi, Marapoama, Novo Horizonte, and Sales)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
2009	Archdiocese of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Avignon, France (Secondary Titles Lost)	Name Changed
2011	Diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi	Elevated
2011			Diocese of Dedza, Malawi (from Blantyre)	Metropolitan Changed
2011			Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi (from Blantyre)	Metropolitan Changed
2011			Diocese of Karonga, Malawi (from Blantyre)	Metropolitan Changed

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