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1 March, Diocese Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

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Diocese Events

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Year	From		To
499			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Anastasia	Established
1911	Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Island of Guam)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
1911	Prefecture Apostolic of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	United
1921	Vicariate Apostolic of Anhalt, Germany	Suppressed	Diocese of Paderborn, Germany	Territory Added
1929	Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil (Guaporé and Mamoré in Matto Grosso)	Erected
1929	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil (Paracatu, João Pinheiro, and Sâo Româo (except Afonso Arinos))	Erected
1931	Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Ngoonbe)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Added
1931	Prefecture Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Gkota-Bosaka)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Added
1948			Archdiocese of Zadar (Zara), Croatia (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
1960	Diocese of Sokodé, Togo (Northern Region of Togo)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo	Erected
1963	Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arusha, Tanzania	Erected
1963	Prefecture Apostolic of Hwalien, Taiwan	Elevated	Diocese of Hwalien, Taiwan	Elevated
1963	Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Diocese of Wankie, Zimbabwe	Elevated
1963	Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Erected
1963	Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos	Erected
1973	Diocese of Ogoja, Nigeria (East Central State)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Abakaliki, Nigeria	Erected
1973	Eparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India (Nord Wyanad, Sud Wyanad, Shimoga, Chigmagalur, Hassan, Mandya, Mysore, and Nilgiris)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1973	Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana (Brong Ahafo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana	Erected
1973	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India (Garo Hills and south side of river Brahmaputra)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tura, India	Erected
1976	Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Elevated
1976	Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (Mayaguez, Aguadilla, Aguada, Moca, San Sebastián, Rincón, Añasco, Las Marías, Maricao, Hormiguero, San Germán, Cabo Rojo, Lajas, and Sabana Grande)	Erected
1976	Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Toa Alta and Dorado)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Territory Added
1976	Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Jayuya, La Milagrosa en Catañer or Bartolo-Gatañer (in Lares), and Niño de Praga or Misión Noel (in Yillalba))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Territory Added
1976	Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico (Guayama, Arroyo, and Patillas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Territory Added
1977	Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Jackson, Harrison, Hancock, George, Stone, Pearl River, Greene, Perry, Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Walthall, Wayne, Jones, Covington, Jefferson Davis, and Lawrence)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA	Erected
1977	Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Name Changed
1977			Titular See of Natchesium	Established
1982	Diocese of Hull, Québec, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada	Name Changed
2018	Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Suppressed	Diocese of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Territory Added

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