The Year of Our Lord 1914

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Eparchy of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina (Ukrainian)	Erected
6 Feb	Diocese of Paraíba, Brazil (Western part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil	Erected
6 Feb	Diocese of Paraíba, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil	Elevated
6 Feb			Diocese of Natal, Brazil (from Olinda)	Metropolitan Changed
9 Feb	Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Ehrensberg and Harres)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Territory Added
3 Mar	Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA (El Paso and Gulberson) Diocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA (St. Anthony (Presidio), Jeff Davis, Reeves, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Grane, Ward, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Andrews, and Gaines) Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA (Grant, Luna, Doña Ana, Otero, Eddy, and part of Sierra)	Territory Lost	Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA	Erected
4 Mar	Diocese of Ariano, Italy (Roseto Valfortore)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lucera, Italy	Territory Added
16 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Togo	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Togo	Elevated
2 Apr	Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil (Part of Paracatu)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil	Territory Added
2 Apr	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil (Fortaleza and Aqua Vermelha (in Salinas) along with Arassuahyensis and S. Michaelis de Jequitinhonha)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Added
6 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Kouangtong (Kwangtung, Guangdong), China (Western part)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kiaotsu, China	Erected
6 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Kouangtong (Kwangtung, Guangdong), China (Eastern part)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou], China	Elevated
15 Apr			Delegation to Australia (Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand)	Established
28 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia (French Somalia)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti)	Erected
28 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon (Adamawa)	Erected
5 May	Suburbicarian See of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy	Split	Suburbicarian See of Ostia, Italy Diocese of Velletri, Italy	Split
5 May	Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia (e Velletri)	Split	Cardinal Titular Church of Ostia Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri	Split
12 May	Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil (Matto Grosso)	Erected
6 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kuamsi, China	Elevated
20 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia (Island of Flores)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Territory Added
20 Aug			Society of St. Paul	Founded
20 Oct	Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil (Southern part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
12 Dec			Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia {Mongolia Orientale}, China (Boundaries Clarified) Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China (Boundaries Clarified)	Territory Added
25 Dec			Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Founded

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