29th day of July

Diocese Events

St. Martha (Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1243			Diocese of Pomesania (Pomezania), Poland	Erected
1243			Diocese of Samland (Sambia), Poland	Erected
1439	Diocese of Connor, Ireland Diocese of Down, Ireland	United	Diocese of Down and Connor, Ireland	United
1853	Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA (Between 32° and 33° lattitude, from the Mississippi River to the boundaries of Texas)	Erected
1853	Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA (Long Island)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, USA (Vermont) Diocese of Portland, Maine, USA (Maine and New Hampshire)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, USA (Eastern part of KY)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Jefferson, Elk, McKeon, Potter, and Clearfield)	Erected
1853	Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA Diocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA (State of New Jersey)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Monterey, California, USA	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Area between the Colorado River and the Pacific Ocean, between Pueble San José and 42° lattitude)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Quincy, Illinois, USA (Southern part of IL)	Erected
1853	Diocese of Walla Walla, Oregon, USA	Suppressed	Diocese of Nesqually, Washington, USA Archdiocese of Oregon City, Oregon, USA	Territory Added
1853	Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan, USA (Upper peninsula of Michigan and the adjacent islands)	Erected
1853			Diocese of Monterey, California, USA (to San Francisco)	Metropolitan Changed
1853	Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico, USA	Elevated	Diocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Elevated
1868	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Schlewig-Holstein, Germany	Erected
1880	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tunja, Colombia	Erected
1956	Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1956	Archeparchy of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1968	Diocese of Amravati, India Archdiocese of Nagpur, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1968	Archdiocese of Bhopal, India (Sagar, Raisen, and Vidisha)	Territory Lost	Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1968	Diocese of Jabalpur, India (Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, and Sidhi)	Territory Lost	Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1968	Diocese of Indore, India (Ujjain, Shajapur, and Rajagarh)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1976	Diocese of Vila Cabral, Mozambique	Name Changed	Diocese of Lichinga, Mozambique	Name Changed
1980	Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated
1980			Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
1980			Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
1980			Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed

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