28th day of June

Diocese Events

St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr (Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1878			Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Founded
1889	Vicariate Apostolic of Aden, Yemen	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Name Changed
1895	Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio	Erected
1897			Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
1917	Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Elevated
1943			Pii Operai Catechisti Rurali Missionari Ardorini	United
1957	Prefecture Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
1960	Diocese of Oturkpo, Nigeria	Name Changed	Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria	Name Changed
1963	Vicariate Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia	Name Changed
1967	Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of Antofagasta, Chile	Elevated
1967			Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile (from La Serena to Antofagasta)	Metropolitan Changed
1969	Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Split	Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, USA Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Split
1969	Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Erected
1971			Prefecture Apostolic of Cheju, Korea (South)	Erected
1971	Archdiocese of Pretoria, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Rustenburg, South Africa	Erected
1972	Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Görlitz, Germany	Erected
1972			Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Erected
1972			Diocese of Opole, Poland	Erected
1972			Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Erected
1972			Diocese of Gorzów, Poland	Erected
1976	Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA	Erected
1980	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay	Erected
1988	Congregation of the Sacraments, Roman Curia Congregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia	United	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia	United
1988	Congregation of Catholic Education, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study), Roman Curia	Name Changed
1988	Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Roman Curia	Name Changed
1988	Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Roman Curia	Elevated
1988	Pontifical Commission of Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia	Elevated
1988	Congregation for Bishops, Roman Curia	Territory Lost	Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Roman Curia	Erected
1988	Pontifical Commission of Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Roman Curia	Elevated
1988	Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia	Elevated
1988	Pontifical Commission of Social Communications, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Roman Curia	Elevated
1988			Pontifical Commission of Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History, Roman Curia	Erected
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria “Regina Mundi” a Torre Spaccata	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria “Regina Pacis” a Monte Verde	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno	Established
1988			Cardinal Titular Church of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire	Established
1991			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Spirito in Sassia	Established
1995	Diocese of Texcoco, México, México Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ecatepec, México, México	Erected
1997	Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic	Erected
2003	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cubao, Philippines	Erected
2003	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kalookan, Philippines	Erected
2003	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pasig, Philippines	Erected

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