Year 1887, Diocese Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateFromTo unknownArchdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Utah, USA Erected unknownMission "Sui Iuris" of Antofagasta, Chile ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Antofagasta, Chile Elevated unknownCongregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Founded unknownDiocese of Eastern Bengal, India Name ChangedDiocese of Dacca, Bangladesh Name Changed unknownDiocese of Central Bengal, India Name ChangedDiocese of Krishnagar, India Name Changed unknownMissionary Servants of the Poor Founded unknownDiscalced Mercedarians Restored 7 JanDiocese of Alton, Illinois, USA Territory LostDiocese of Belleville, Illinois, USA Erected 11 JanVicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania ((or 30 Dec 1886)) Erected 12 MarCanons Regular of the Immaculate Conception Approbation 15 MarTerritorial Abbey of Saints Nicholas and Benedict ElevatedDiocese of Monaco Elevated 17 MarCardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Nuova Established 30 AprHijos de la Sagrada Familia Decretum Laudis 5 MayDiocese of Armidale, Australia Territory LostDiocese of Grafton, Australia Erected 5 MayDiocese of Wellington (Port Nicholson), New Zealand Territory LostDiocese of Christchurch, New Zealand Erected 10 MayVicariate Apostolic of Queensland, Australia Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia Name Changed 10 MayDiocese of Brisbane, Australia ElevatedArchdiocese of Brisbane, Australia Elevated 10 MayDiocese of Armidale, Australia
Diocese of Bathurst, Australia
Diocese of Goulburn, Australia Territory LostDiocese of Wilcannia, Australia Erected 10 MayArchdiocese of Melbourne, Australia Territory LostDiocese of Sale, Australia Erected 10 MayDiocese of Adelaide, Australia Territory LostDiocese of Port Augusta, Australia Erected 10 MayDiocese of Perth, Australia Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia Erected 10 MayDiocese of Adelaide, Australia ElevatedArchdiocese of Adelaide, Australia Elevated 10 MayDiocese of Wellington (Port Nicholson), New Zealand ElevatedArchdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand Elevated 10 MayPrefecture Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) Elevated 10 MayArchdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (became a Metropolitan) Elevated 10 MayDiocese of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada (from Québec) Metropolitan Changed 10 MayArchdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (became a Metropolitan) Elevated 10 MayVicariate Apostolic of Pontiac, Ontario, Canada (from Québec) Metropolitan Changed 20 MayVicariate Apostolic of Verapoly, India Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India Erected 7 JunArchdiocese of Pondicherry, India (became a Metropolitan) Elevated 7 JunDiocese of Madurai, India Name ChangedDiocese of Trichinopoly, India Name Changed 7 JunArchdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka (became a Metropolitan) Elevated 6 JulDiocese of Lahore, Pakistan Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan Erected 6 JulVicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China SplitVicariate Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China Split 11 JulDiocese of Vizagapatnam, India Territory LostDiocese of Nagpur, India Erected 2 AugDiocese of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (Republic, Cloud, Ottawa, Saline, Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Russell, Osborne, Smith, Phillips, Rooks, Ellis, Trego, Graham, Norton, Decatur, Sheridan, Gove, Wallace, Thomas, Rawlins, Cheyenne, and Sherman) Territory LostDiocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA Erected 2 AugDiocese of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (McPherson, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner, Harper, Kingman, Reno, Rice, Barton, Stafford, Pratt, Barber, Comanche, Kiowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ness, Hodgeman, Ford, Clarke, Meade, Foote, Buffalo, Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Sequoyah, ...) Territory LostDiocese of Wichita, Kansas, USA Erected 2 AugDiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Wyoming) Territory LostDiocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Erected 2 AugDiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA (Southern part) Territory LostDiocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Erected 16 AugVicariate Apostolic of Colorado, USA Territory LostDiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA Erected 26 SepSociety of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier Founded 16 NovVicariate Apostolic of Zanguebar, Kenya SplitVicariate Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar, Kenya
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania Split