Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Panama

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0100~: Italica - Spain
0200-0300: Sevilla (separated from Italica?) - Spain
0300-0400: Sevilla (AD) - Spain
1511: Santo Domingo (established from Spain: Sevilla) - (Santo Domingo) Dominican Republic
1513: Santa María la Antigua del Darién / Darién (established from Santo Domingo ?) - (New Granada) Panama
1520?: Panamá / Castilla del Oro (new name, See moved from Santa María la Antigua del Darién) - (New Granada) Panama
1925: Panamá (AD, was part of the Metropolitan Province of Cartagena) - Panama
1925: Darien (AV, detached from Panamá) - Panama
1955: David (detached from Panamá) - Panama
1955: Panamá (Metr.) - Panama
1962: Bocas del Toro (Prel., detached from David) - Panama
1962: Chitré (detached from Panamá) - Panama
1963: Santiago de Veraguas (detached from Panamá) - Panama
1988: Colón (detached from Darién AV) - Panama
1993: Penonomé (detached from Panamá) - Panama
1997: Colón-Kuna Yala (new name, previously Colón) - Panama