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Diocese Events

St. Augustine of Cantebury, bishop (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1133	Diocese of Luni, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brugnato, Italy	Erected
1586			Congregation for Consultations of Regulars, Roman Curia	Established
1834	Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium	Erected
1847	Vicariate Apostolic of Essington, Australia	Elevated	Diocese of Victoria, Australia	Elevated
1865	Diocese of Cebu, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines	Erected
1875	Diocese of Rodez, France	United	Diocese of Rodez (-Vabres), France	United
1879			Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Decretum Laudis
1905			Society of the Divine Savior	Decretum Laudis
1905			Barmherzige Brüder von Maria-Hilf	Decretum Laudis
1932	Prefecture Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon	Elevated
1932	Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo, Kenya	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya	Elevated
1950	Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Name Changed
1969	Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Name Changed
1971	Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Crux Alta, Ijuí, Soledade, Espumoso, S. Barbara do Sul, Ibirubá, Chapada, Barros Cassai, Condor, Ajuncaba, Augusto Pestana, Pejuçara, Panambi, Xavier Fontoura and Viia Joia, Itauba, and Mauricio Cardoso to Tupanciretä, Arroio do Tigre and Arvorezinha)	Erected
1971	Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Erexim, Getulio Vargas, Marcelino Ramos, Gaurama, Aratiba, Campinas do Sul, Erval Grande, Saö Valentim, Viadutos, Severiano de Almeida, Cotegipe, Jacutinga, Itatiba do Sul, and Mariano Moro)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
1971	Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Rio Grande, Sao José do Norte, Santa Vitoria do Palmar, and Mostardas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
1974	Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines (Camarines Norte)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Daet, Philippines	Erected
1974	Diocese of Legazpi, Philippines (Catanduanes)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Virac, Philippines	Erected
1985	Diocese of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia	Name Changed	Diocese of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia	Name Changed
1988	Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Fentress, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancook, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Picket, Polh, Rhea, Roane, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Erected
1996	Diocese of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal	Name Changed	Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal	Name Changed
1998	Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Araranguá, Balneario Arroio do Silva, Balneario Gaivota, Cocal do Sul, Criciúma, Ermo, Forquilhinha, Içara, Jacinto Machado, Lauro Müller, Maracaiá, Meleiro, Morro da Fumaça, Morro Grande, Nova Veneza, Passo de Torres, Praia Grande, Santa Rosa do Sul, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected

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