The Year of Our Lord 1902

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Delegation to Philippines	Established
unknown			Nunciature to Chile	Restored
15 Jan	Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Erected
20 Feb	Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil (Piauí)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Erected
24 Feb	Diocese of Medellín, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia	Elevated
25 Apr	Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, México	Erected
4 Aug	Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (South Dakota west of the Missouri River)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lead, South Dakota, USA	Erected
15 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania	Elevated
17 Sep	Diocese of Cebu, Philippines	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
19 Sep			Capuchin Tertiary Religious of Our Lady of Sorrows	Approbation
30 Oct			Pontifical Biblical Commission, Roman Curia	Established
22 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Erected

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