Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Tokelau

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1514

Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal

1533

Goa (detached from Funchal) - India

1558

Malacca (detached from Goa) - Malaysia

1712

Islands of the Indian Ocean (AP, detached from Malacca) - Indian Ocean

1818

Bourbon (AP, new name, previously Islands of the Indian Ocean) - Reunion, Indian Ocean, etc.

1830

South Seas Islands / Oceania / Islands of the Great Ocean (AP, detached from AP Bourbon) - Various countries and territories in Oceania

1836

Western Oceania (AV, detached from AP South Seas Islands) - New Zealand and other territories in Oceania

1842

Central Oceania (AV, detached from AV Western Oceania) - Tonga and other territories in Oceania

1850

Navigators' Islands or Samoa (AV, detached from Central Oceania) - (Navigators' Islands) Samoa

1957

Samoa and Tokelau Islands (AV, new name, previously Navigators' Islands AV) - Samoa

1966

Apia (D, and new name, previously Samoa and Tokelau Islands AV) - Samoa

1974

Apia or Samoa and Tokelau (new name, previously Apia) - Samoa

1975

Samoa and Tokelau (new name, previously Apia or Samoa and Tokelau) - Samoa

1982

Samoa-Apia and Tokelau (Metr., and new name, previously Samoa and Tokelau) - Samoa

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1992

Tokelau Islands (Mission "sui iuris", detached from Samoa-Apia and Tuvalu) - Tokelau