21st day of December

Diocese Events

St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1818	Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano), Italy	Suppressed	Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Territory Added
1875			Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Decretum Laudis
1883	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia {Mongolia Orientale}, China	Erected
1883	Vicariate Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China	Name Changed
1906	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale}, Tanzania	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania	Name Changed
1906	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar, Kenya	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya	Name Changed
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1923	Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
1925			Ordinariate of Greece (Armenian)	Erected
1926			Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia Diocese of Tarija, Bolivia (Boundaries Adjusted)	Territory Added
1931	Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated
1949			Sons of Charity	Decretum Laudis
1950	Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo (Alima, Sanga-Likouala, and Likouala)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Rousset, Congo	Erected
1950	Vicariate Apostolic of Laos (Gammon, Savannakhet, Saravane, and Bassac)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos	Erected
1950	Vicariate Apostolic of Laos	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand	Name Changed
1951			Franciscan Friars of the Atonement	Decretum Laudis
1951			Nunciature to Austria (to Nunciature)	Elevated
1959	Diocese of Astorga, Spain (Parishes of Cañizo, Navea, Castromil de Castilla, and Carracedo de la Sierra and villages of Ventas de la Capilla and Ventas de Bolaño)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orense, Spain	Territory Added
1959	Diocese of Orense, Spain (Parish of Celeiros)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Astorga, Spain	Territory Added
1964	Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Erected
1964	Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México (San Juan Juquila Mixes, San Pedro Ocotepec, San Miguel Quetzaltepec, Asunción Cacalotepec, Santa Maria Tepantlali, Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, Santa María Mixistlan, Espiritu Santo Tamazulapan, San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla,...)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Erected
1984			Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe	Established
1985	Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru	Elevated	Diocese of Tarma, Peru	Elevated
1985	Diocese of Quilon, India (Pathanamathitta, Pathanapuram, and parts of Kottarakare, Kunnathur, Mavelikara, and Chengannur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Punalur, India	Erected
1991	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated
1994			Nunciature to North Macedonia	Established
1995	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea (Gasc-Setit and Barca)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea	Erected
1995	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea (Sahel and Senhit)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea	Erected
1995			Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	Approbation
1995	Vicariate Apostolic of Asmara, Ethiopia	Territory Added
2018	Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mbeya, Tanzania	Elevated
2018			Diocese of Iringa, Tanzania (from Songea to Mbeya)	Metropolitan Changed
2018			Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania (from Tabora to Mbeya)	Metropolitan Changed

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