23rd day of April

Diocese Events

St. George, martyr (Opt. Memorial)
St. Adalbert, bishop and martyr (Opt. Memorial)

See Also: Bishop Events

Year	From		To
1459	Diocese of Siena, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Siena, Italy	Elevated
1718			Pontifical Academy of Theology, Roman Curia	Established
1826	Diocese of Tyniec, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Tarn�w, Poland	Name Changed
1847	Diocese of New York, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albany, New York, USA Diocese of Buffalo, New York, USA	Erected
1847	Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Northern Ohio)	Erected
1895	Diocese of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Diocese of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq	United	Diocese of Amadiyah and Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq	United
1926			Diocese of Massa Carrara, Italy (from Modena)	Metropolitan Changed
1954	Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain (Cazorla)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guadix, Spain	Territory Added
1954	Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain (Huesear)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ja�n, Spain	Territory Added
1956	Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Rimbombo, and parts of Kongolo�nsi, Kasongo, and Kindu) Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Parts of Lubutu and Shabunda)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
1956	Diocese of Keta, Ghana Diocese of Tamale, Ghana	Territory Lost	Diocese of Navrongo, Ghana (Kassena Builsa and Mamprussi)	Erected
1956	Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia	Elevated
1961	Titular See of Laodicea in Syria per i Melchiti	Territory Added
1980			Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt	Erected
1988	Diocese of Luxembourg	Elevated	Archdiocese of Luxembourg	Elevated
1990	Archdiocese of Vit�ria, Espirito Santo, Brazil (Aracruz, Baixo Guandu, Colatina, Ibira�u, Itagua�u, Itarana, Jo�o Neiva, Laranja da Terra, Linhares, Maril�ndia, Pancas, Rio Bananal, and Santa Teresa)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Erected
1993	Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) (Republic of the Marshall Islands)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
1993	Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed	Diocese of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed
1994	Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan	Elevated
2013			Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA (Territory of Canada)	Territory Added

About Catholic-Hierarchy

Terminology/Site Help

✠