18th day of March

Diocese Events

St. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor (Opt. Memorial)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1258	Diocese of Albarracin, Spain Diocese of Segorbe, Spain	United	Diocese of Segorbe-Albarracin, Spain	United
1818			Archdiocese of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Erected
1870	Diocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Elevated
1890	Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Cameroun	Erected
1890	Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon	Name Changed
1904			Prefecture Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
1926			Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki, Greece	Erected
1927	Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan	Erected
1929			Prefecture Apostolic of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China	Erected
1957	Diocese of Ibagué, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Espinal, Colombia	Erected
1957	Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sonsón, Colombia	Erected
1958	Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México	Erected
1982	Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Erected
1982	Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1982	Prefecture Apostolic of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Elevated	Diocese of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Elevated
1982	Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon	Elevated	Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon	Elevated
1982	Diocese of Douala, Cameroon	Elevated	Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon	Elevated
1982	Diocese of Garoua, Cameroon	Elevated	Archdiocese of Garoua, Cameroon	Elevated
1982	Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kumbo, Cameroon	Erected
2006	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kyrgyzstan	Elevated	Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan	Elevated
2014	Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria Diocese of Shendam, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pankshin, Nigeria	Erected