27 January, Diocese Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

YearFromTo 1518Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Territory LostDiocese of Carolense (Yucatán), México Erected 1826Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada, Ontario ElevatedDiocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Elevated 1891Vicariate Apostolic of Utah, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) Territory LostDiocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA Erected 1904Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Joliette, Berthier, and Montcalm Counties with part of L’Assomption County) Territory LostDiocese of Joliette, Québec, Canada Erected 1904Diocese of Osaka, Japan Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Shikoku, Japan Erected 1928Diocese of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Nuoro, Italy Name Changed 1930Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Ñuflo de Chávez, Velasco, and Chiquitos) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia Erected 1936Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa Elevated 1936Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal Name Changed 1936Vicariate Apostolic of Anking [Anqing], China (Yngshan)
Prefecture Apostolic of Hwangchow, China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kichow [Qichun], China Elevated 1936Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Name Changed 1936Prefecture Apostolic of Sénégal Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal Name Changed 1947Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile ElevatedDiocese of Punta Arenas, Chile Elevated 1951Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines (Capiz and Romblòn) Territory LostDiocese of Capiz, Philippines Erected 1951Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Provinces of Lanao and Misamis Occiental) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines Erected 1951Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt Name Changed 1951Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Name Changed 1951Vicariate Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Name Changed 1962Glenmary Home Missioners Decretum Laudis 1981Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Santa Clara) Territory LostDiocese of San Jose in California, USA Erected 1983Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines (Occidental Mindoro) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines Erected 1997Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia (Cassovian civil region) Territory LostApostolic Exarchate of Košice (Slovak), Slovakia Erected