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The Year of Our Lord 1909

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DateFromTo
unknownCongregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Founded
unknownOblates of Saint Joseph Approbation
7 JanDiocese of Comacchio, Italy (to Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
18 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho Elevated
15 MarDiocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland (Klonkov and Wyzega) Territory LostDiocese of Płock, Poland Territory Added
8 MayVicariate Apostolic of Upper French Congo {Congo Francese Superiore} o Ubanghi, Congo Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic Erected
22 JunDiocese of Bayonne, France Name ChangedDiocese of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France Name Changed
7 JulVicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa (Grand Namaqualand) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia Erected
7 JulVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa (Kenhardt, Van Rhyns Dorp, and Fraserburg)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa (Gordonia)
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa Territory Added
12 JulMission "Sui Iuris" of Kenya ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya Elevated
20 JulDiocese of Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Bellevue) Territory LostArchdiocese of Québec, Canada Territory Added
17 SepPrefecture Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt Elevated
28 DecConsolata Missionaries Decretum Laudis
29 DecDiocese of Paraíba, Brazil Territory LostDiocese of Natal, Brazil Erected
31 DecDiocese of Fargo, North Dakota, USA (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Emmons, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Northwest Bottineau, Oliver, Renville, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Ward, and Williams counties) Territory LostDiocese of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Erected
31 DecDiocese of Duluth, Minnesota, USA (Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Marshall, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Rosseau Counties.) Territory LostDiocese of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Erected

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