The Year of Our Lord 1821

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Auxerre, France	Suppressed
15 Jan	Diocese of Spoleto, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Spoleto, Italy	Elevated
30 Jan	Diocese of Genève {Geneva}, Switzerland Diocese of Lausanne, Switzerland	United	Diocese of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland	United
14 May	Diocese of Ostuni, Italy	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy	Territory Added
19 Jun	Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Ohio)	Erected
16 Jul	Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland Diocese of Poznań, Poland	United	Archdiocese of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	United
16 Jul	Diocese of Samland (Sambia), Poland	Suppressed	Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Territory Added
16 Aug	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}, Germany	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Diocese of Rottenburg, Germany	Erected
16 Aug	Diocese of Trier, Germany	Territory Lost	Diocese of Limburg, Germany	Erected
16 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Territory Lost	Diocese of Osnabrück, Germany Diocese of Paderborn, Germany Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Territory Added
16 Aug	Diocese of Aachen, Germany	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Territory Added
16 Aug	Diocese of Corvey, Germany	Suppressed	Diocese of Paderborn, Germany	Territory Added
16 Aug	Diocese of Worms, Germany	Suppressed
20 Sep	Diocese of Kraków, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tyniec, Poland	Erected
30 Sep			Brothers of the Sacred Heart	Founded

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