23rd day of March

Diocese Events

St. Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop (Opt. Memorial)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1545	Archdiocese of Braga, Portugal	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal	Erected
1870	Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Erected
1912	Vicariate Apostolic of Brownsville, Texas, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Erected
1932			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China	Erected
1968	Diocese of Palo, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maasin, Philippines	Erected
1968	Diocese of Sorsogon, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Masbate, Philippines	Erected
1970	Diocese of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
1972	Diocese of Meerut, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
1972	Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
1994	Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
2006	Diocese of Raigarh, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jashpur, India	Erected