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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1855	Diocese of Bayeux, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Name Changed
1883	Diocese of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Macedonia (Thessalonika) (Bulgarian)	Erected
1911	Diocese of Valence, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Name Changed
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa	Erected
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon	Erected
1923	Diocese of Coimbatore, India Diocese of Mangalore, India Diocese of Mysore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Calicut, India	Erected
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Erected
1923	Diocese of Trichinopoly, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tuticorin, India	Erected
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa	Erected
1923			Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Erected
1947	Prefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Accra, Ghana	Elevated
1947	Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria	Elevated
1947	Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Erected
1947	Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kayes, Mali	Erected
1947	Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso	Erected
1947	Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sikasoo, Mali	Erected
1948			Nunciature to India (to Internunciature)	Elevated
1955	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Bangued, Philippines	Erected
1955	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines	Erected
1964	Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Name Changed
1967	Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles	Elevated	Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles	Elevated
1967	Diocese of Kasama, Zambia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia	Elevated
1967	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kurnool, India	Erected
1967	Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé, Laos	Erected
1975	Diocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Archdiocese of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil	Erected
1975	Diocese of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected
1976	Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines	Erected
1976	Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated
1983			Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love	Decretum Laudis
1996	Diocese of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Eunápolis, Bahia, Brazil	Erected
2007	Diocese of Koforidua, Ghana	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana	Erected
2014			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Dorotea	Established

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