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The Year of Our Lord 1953

Diocese Events

July to December


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2 JulDiocese of Ariano, Italy (Corsaro with Castello Corsaro, the Contrada of S. Giacomo and the Contrada of Corsaro along with S. Nicolai) Territory LostArchdiocese of Benevento, Italy Territory Added
2 JulArchdiocese of Benevento, Italy (S. Maria ad Nives in Morrone in Bonito) Territory LostDiocese of Ariano, Italy Territory Added
6 JulArchdiocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Kings, Annapolis, Bigby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne) Territory LostDiocese of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Erected
6 AugDiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA (New London, Tolland, Windham, and Middlesex Counties) Territory LostDiocese of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Erected
6 AugDiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Fairfield County) Territory LostDiocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Erected
6 AugDiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA ElevatedArchdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Elevated
6 AugDiocese of Providence, Rhode Island, USA (from Boston) Metropolitan Changed
7 AugArchdiocese of Pondicherry, India Name ChangedArchdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Name Changed
19 SepDiocese of Bangalore, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Bangalore, India Elevated
19 SepArchdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (Belgaum and North Kanara)
Diocese of Poona, India (Dharwad and Bijapur)
Territory LostDiocese of Belgaum, India Erected
19 SepDiocese of Hyderabad, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Hyderabad, India Elevated
19 SepDiocese of Madurai, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Madurai, India Elevated
19 SepDiocese of Nagpur, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Nagpur, India Elevated
19 SepDiocese of Ranchi, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Ranchi, India Elevated
19 SepDiocese of Malacca, Singapore ElevatedArchdiocese of Malacca, Singapore Elevated
19 SepDiocese of Mangalore, India (from Bombay) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Mysore, India (from Pondicherry and Cuddalore) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Bellary, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Vijayapuram, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Nellore, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Guntur, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Visakhapatnam, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Warangal, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Tiruchirapalli, India (from Bombay) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Tuticorin, India (from Bombay) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India (from Calcutta) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepPrefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Cuttack, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Sambalpur, India (from Calcutta) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Calicut, India (from Bombay) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Alleppey, India (from Goa e Damão) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Cochin, India (from Goa e Damão) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Coimbatore, India (from Pondicherry and Cuddalore) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepDiocese of Tanjore, India (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)) Metropolitan Changed
19 SepArchdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (Ratnagiri and Sawntwadi) Territory LostDiocese of Poona, India Territory Added
25 SepArchdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Le Vega, Duarte, Samaná, and Sánchez Ramírez) Territory LostDiocese of La Vega, Dominican Republic Erected
25 SepArchdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (S. Rafael, Benefactor, Baoruco, Independencia, Barahona, and Azua) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic Erected
25 SepArchdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Monte Cristi, Libertador, Santiago Rodríguez, Puerto Plata, Santiago, Espaillat, and Salcedo) Territory LostDiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Erected
25 SepArchdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (becomes a Metropolitan (again)) Elevated
4 OctPriestly Society of Saint Jacques Founded
20 OctDiocese of Dallas, Texas, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA Name Changed
22 OctArchdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Huelva) Territory LostDiocese of Huelva, Spain Erected
28 OctTerritorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu, Philippines SplitTerritorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines
Prefecture Apostolic of Sulu, Philippines
Split
12 NovDiocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines (Palanan and St. Mariani (Binatug, Buyasan, Dicamay, Disulap, Gangalan, Ibujan, and Tappa)) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines Territory Added
16 NovVicariate Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador (Canton Aguarico) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador Erected
21 NovMilitary Ordinariate of Great Britain, Military Erected
21 NovDiocese of Adria, Italy (Frazione Padovana) Territory LostDiocese of Padova {Padua}, Italy Territory Added
31 DecDiocese of Calicut, India Territory LostEparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India Erected

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