The Year of Our Lord 1896

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Buffalo, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rochester, New York, USA (Counties of Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, and Tioga)	Territory Added
16 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}, Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale}, Madagascar	Erected
24 Feb			Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea	Erected
28 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
28 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Name Changed
12 Sep			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Baghdad, Iraq	Erected

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