The Year of Our Lord 1891

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Date	From		To
unknown	Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona, USA (El Paso County in Texas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA	Territory Added
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan	Elevated
unknown	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Rajputana, India	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Rajputana, India	Elevated
Jan			Nunciature to Luxembourg (as Internunciature)	Established
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Utah, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA	Erected
13 Mar			Fratelli dell’Istruzione Cristiana di Ploërmel	Approbation
16 Mar			Brothers of the Sacred Heart	Decretum Laudis
4 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Hakodaté, Japan	Erected
29 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA	Elevated
4 Jun	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Saskatchewan, Canada	Erected
15 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan	Elevated
15 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Osaka, Japan	Elevated
15 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tōkyō, Japan	Elevated
15 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Hakodaté, Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Hakodaté, Japan	Elevated
23 Jun	Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Durango, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chihuahua, México	Erected
23 Jun	Archdiocese of México, Federal District	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Durango, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Durango, México	Elevated
23 Jun	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Elevated
23 Jun	Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México	Elevated
23 Jun			Diocese of Yucatán (Mérida), México (From Mexico (Mexico) to Antequera, Oaxaca (Mexico))	Metropolitan Changed
23 Jun			Diocese of Sonora, México (From Guadalajara (Mexico) to Durango (Mexico))	Metropolitan Changed

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