16th day of October

Diocese Events

St. Hedwig, religious (Opt. Memorial)
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin (Opt. Memorial)

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Year	From		To
1798			Diocese of Warszawa, Poland	Erected
1941	Prefecture Apostolic of Bandung, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bandung, Indonesia	Elevated
1941	Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Elevated
1941	Prefecture Apostolic of Surabaia, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Surabaia, Indonesia	Elevated
1961	Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall) Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman) Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell) Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA (Counties of Pecos and Terrei)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Erected
1961	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranh�o, Brazil (Cities of Carutapera, Turia�u, and Candido Mendes; part of Santa Helena)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of C�ndido Mendes, Maranh�o, Brazil	Erected
1969	Delegation to Canada	Elevated	Nunciature to Canada	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranh�o, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Carolina, Maranh�o, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Diocese of Cascavel, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Guam�, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Guam�, Para, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Guajar�-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Guajar�-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Humait�, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Humait�, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Marab�, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Marab�, Para, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Sant�ssima Concei��o do Araguaia, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Sant�ssima Concei��o do Araguaia, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Diocese of Maring�, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Maring�, Parana, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranh�o, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Pinheiro, Maranh�o, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Roraima, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Roraima, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba-Mozarl�ndia, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarl�ndia, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
1979	Territorial Prelature of Santar�m, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Santar�m, Para, Brazil	Elevated
1979			Diocese of Foz do Igua�u, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel)	Metropolitan Changed
1979			Diocese of Campo Mour�o, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maring�) Diocese of Paranava�, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maring�) Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maring�)	Metropolitan Changed
1982	Archdiocese of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Cities of Campina Verde, Itapagipe, Iturama, and Sao Francisco de Sales) Diocese of Uberl�ndia, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Cities of Ituiutaba, Cachoeira Bourada, Canapolis, Centralina, Curinhata, Ipia�u, and Santa Vitoria)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
1997	Diocese of Parakou, Benin	Elevated	Archdiocese of Parakou, Benin	Elevated
1997			Diocese of Kandi, Benin (from Cotonou)	Metropolitan Changed
1997			Diocese of Natitingou, Benin (from Cotonou)	Metropolitan Changed
1997			Diocese of Djougou, Benin (from Cotonou)	Metropolitan Changed
2001	Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, India	Elevated
2023	Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Katsina, Nigeria	Erected

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