15th day of November

Diocese Events

St. Albert the Great, bishop and doctor (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1504	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bayuna, Dominican Republic Archdiocese of Hyaguata, Dominican Republic Diocese of Magua, Dominican Republic	Erected
1728			Diocese of Fabriano, Italy	Erected
1850	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Erected
1869	Diocese of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada	See Transferred	Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada	See Transferred
1895	Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil	Erected
1924	Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Name Changed
1932	Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Fengsiang [Fengxiang], China	Erected
1941	Diocese of Denver, Colorado, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA	Elevated
1941	Diocese of Denver, Colorado, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, USA	Erected
1947	Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA Diocese of Galveston, Texas, USA Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA	Erected
1947	Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA	Split	Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia, USA (District of Columbia plus Montgomery, Prince George, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles Counties in the State of Maryland)	Split
1951	Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wollongong, Australia	Erected
1955	Diocese of Florida-Melo, Uruguay	Split	Diocese of Florida, Uruguay Diocese of Melo, Uruguay	Split
1955	Archdiocese of Montevideo, Uruguay Diocese of Salto, Uruguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay	Erected
1955	Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, Chile Diocese of Valdivia, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Osorno, Chile	Erected
1966	Prefecture Apostolic of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Prefecture Apostolic of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Elevated	Diocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Elevated	Diocese of Gizo, Solomon Islands	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Elevated
1966	Prefecture Apostolic of Manokwari, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Manokwari, Indonesia	Elevated
1966	Vicariate Apostolic of Merauke, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Merauke, Indonesia	Elevated
1978	Diocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Elevated	Archdiocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Elevated
1978	Diocese of Tarawa, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed	Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed
1979	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Name Changed	Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Name Changed
1982	Territorial Prelature of Bangued, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Bangued, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Bayombong, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Bayombong, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Iba, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Iligan, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Iligan, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Kidapawan, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Malaybalay, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Marbel, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Diocese of Palo, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Palo, Philippines	Elevated
1982	Territorial Prelature of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Elevated
1982			Diocese of Borongan, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
1982			Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
1982			Diocese of Catarman, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed

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