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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
1530	Diocese of Novara, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vigevano, Italy	Erected
1847	Diocese of Udine, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Udine, Italy	Elevated
1853	Vicariate Apostolic of Breda, Netherlands	Elevated	Diocese of Breda, Netherlands	Elevated
1867	Diocese of Shkodrë (Scutari), Albania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania	Elevated
1878			Oblates of Saint Joseph	Founded
1918			Prefecture Apostolic of Urabá, Colombia	Erected
1922	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China (Ning-hiatao and Ning-tiao-leang along with Otok, Wuchen, Tjassak, Hang-King (in the Mongol principality) and the Chinese colonies situated on the left bank of the Yellow River, up to the colonies of Wu-yuen-hien inclusive)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ninghsia, China	Erected
1922	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China (Souei-yuen)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Suiyüan [Hohot], China	Name Changed
1922	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China (Northern part)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Outer Mongolia, Mongolia	Erected
1922	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China (Tatung-fu, Jang-kao, Tienchen, Hunyuan, Kwangling, and Lingkin)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tatungfu, China	Erected
1922	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China (Region of Tchagar)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tchagar, China	Name Changed
1924	Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (Encarnación and Teocaltiche along with El Bajío, Michoacanejo, and Belén and S. Sebastiano)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Aguascalientes, México	Territory Added
1936	Diocese of Łomża, Poland (Kościół)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Siedlce, Poland	Territory Added
1942	Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany (Hesslingen and Hehlingen)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany	Territory Added
1942	Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany (Calvoerde)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany	Territory Added
1947	Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
1954	Diocese of Cartagena (en España) (Santiago de Villena, S. Maria de Villena, and Sax along with Encin)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orihuela, Spain	Territory Added
1954	Diocese of Orihuela, Spain (Ayora with St. Lucia)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain	Territory Added
1962	Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy (Parish of S. Maria alia Sovara (in Anghiari))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arezzo, Italy	Territory Added
1962	Diocese of Arezzo, Italy (Parish of S. Maria a Scandolaia (in Monterchi), Church of St. Francis (in Montante/Anghiari))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy	Territory Added
1966			Nunciature to Sénégal (to Nunciature)	Elevated
1967	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola (Uije and Zaire)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola	Erected
1977	Diocese of Guntur, India (Ongole and of Chirala) Diocese of Kurnool, India (Markapuram and Giddalur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Added
1978			Diocese of Daru, Papua New Guinea (Western Province)	Territory Added
1980	Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Angra dos Reis and Parati) Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Itaguai and Mangaratiba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
1984	Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México (Coatzacoalcos, Cosoleacaque, Ixhuatlan del Sureste, Hidalgotitlan, Minatitlan, Moloacan, Las Choapas, Pajapan, and Zaragoza)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México	Erected
1994	Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Elevated	Diocese of Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Elevated
1994	Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Windhoek, Namibia	Elevated
1994	Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia (Okavango and Caprivi along with parts of Otjozondjupa and Otjikoto)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia	Erected
2009	Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina (Sagrado Corazon, Sagrada Familia, Santa María de los Ángeles (in Esquel), San Francisco de Asís (in El Maitén), Nuestra Señora of Fatima (in Lago Puelo), Inmaculada Concepción (in Gobernador Costa), along with San José (in Paso de Sapo) and La Inmaculada)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Esquel, Argentina	Erected

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