3rd day of July

Diocese Events

St. Thomas, apostle (Feast)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1551	Archdiocese of Funchal, Portugal	Elevated	Diocese of Funchal, Portugal (from Archdiocese to Diocese)	Elevated
1655	Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Litoměřice, Czech Republic	Erected
1817			Diocese of Piazza Armerina, Italy	Erected
1848			Diocese of Cherson, Moldova	Erected
1850	Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Erected
1879			Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Angola	Erected
1901	Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska Mackenzie, Alberta, Canada	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada	Split
1927			Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Founded
1928	Archdiocese of Madras, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nellore, India	Erected
1941	Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó, Colombia	Split	Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia Diocese of Jericó, Colombia	Split
1955	Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas, Peru	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru	Elevated
1955	Prefecture Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines	Elevated
1955	Diocese of Mysore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ootacamund, India	Erected
1955	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan	Erected
1957			Eparchy of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria	Erected
1957			Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon	Erected
1970	Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
1975	Diocese of Ventimiglia, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy	Name Changed
1979	Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina Diocese of Goya, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santo Tomé, Argentina	Erected
1981			Apostolic Exarchate of America Latina e Messico {Latin America and Mexico} (Armenian)	Erected
1981			Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Erected
1987	Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trujillo, Honduras	Erected
1987	Diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
1987	Archdiocese of Verapoly, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kottapuram, India	Erected
1987	Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Obala, Cameroon	Erected
1987	Archdiocese of Madurai, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sivagangai, India	Erected
2000	Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and half of La Salle County) Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA (Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and half of La Salle County)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Laredo, Texas, USA	Erected
2004	Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated
2004			Diocese of San José del Guaviare, Colombia (from Bogota)	Metropolitan Changed
2004			Diocese of Granada en Colombia (from Bogota)	Metropolitan Changed
2012	Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Split	Diocese of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Split