The Year of Our Lord 1900

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Prefecture Apostolic of Lower Congo in Cubango, Angola	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Lunda, Angola	Erected
unknown			Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth of Blessed Father Piamarta	Founded
5 Jan	Diocese of Cuzco, Peru	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of San Domingo de Urubamba, Peru	Erected
15 Jan			Nunciature to Argentina (as Internunciature)	Restored
5 Feb	Diocese of Chachapoyas, Peru	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of San León del Amazonas, Peru	Erected
5 Feb	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru Diocese of Huánuco, Peru	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Erected
18 Feb			Eparchy of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Erected
11 Apr	Diocese of Medellín, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Manizales, Colombia	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Tolima, Colombia (Neiva and del Sur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Garzón, Colombia	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Tolima, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ibagué, Colombia	Erected
13 Jun	Diocese of Grafton, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Lismore, Australia	Name Changed
20 Jun	Diocese of Cartagena, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia	Elevated
20 Jun	Diocese of Popayán, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia	Elevated
2 Jul	Diocese of Olinda, Brazil (Alagoas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alagôas, Brazil	Erected
20 Jul			Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Approbation
4 Aug	Diocese of Mariana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pouso Alegre, Brazil	Erected
23 Aug			Society of African Missions	Approbation

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