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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1622	Diocese of Paris, France	Elevated	Archdiocese of Paris, France	Elevated
1913	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil	Erected
1913	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Erected
1913	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil	Erected
1914	Diocese of Ceará, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
1953	Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Name Changed
1959	Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong, Kenya	Erected
1959	Vicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Weetebula, Indonesia	Erected
1980	Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy (no longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
1980	Diocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated
1980			Archdiocese of Otranto, Italy (became a Suffragan)	Elevated
1981	Diocese of Segni, Italy Diocese of Velletri, Italy	United	Suburbicarian See of Velletri e Segni, Italy	United
1981	Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri	United	Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri e Segni	United
1989	Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Name Changed	Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Name Changed
2004	Prefecture Apostolic of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam	Elevated

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