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The Year of Our Lord 1559

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
unknownDiocese of Bath and Wells, England, Great Britain Lost
unknownDiocese of Durham, England, Great Britain Lost
unknownCongregation of the Sacred Consulta, Roman Curia Established
12 MayDiocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Erected
12 MayDiocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostArchdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Erected
12 MayDiocese of Liège, Belgium Territory LostDiocese of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
Erected
12 MayDiocese of Cambrai, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Cambrai, France Elevated
12 MayDiocese of Thérouanne, France Territory LostDiocese of Saint-Omer, France Erected
12 MayDiocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}, Belgium Erected
12 MayDiocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Territory LostDiocese of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
Diocese of Ypres (Ieper), Belgium
Erected
12 MayArchdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
Diocese of Liège, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Roermond, Netherlands Erected
12 MayDiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands ElevatedArchdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands Elevated
12 MayDiocese of Münster, Germany
Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Groningen, Netherlands Erected
12 MayDiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands Territory LostDiocese of Haarlem, Netherlands
Diocese of Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Erected
12 MayDiocese of Münster, Germany
Diocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Territory LostDiocese of Deventer, Netherlands Erected
12 MayDiocese of Cambrai, France
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
Territory LostDiocese of Middelburg, Netherlands Erected
12 MayDiocese of Arras, France (from Reims to Cambrai) Metropolitan Changed

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