 Due to the extent of its jurisdiction in 1782 Croix requested the appointment of an "inspector commander", Brigadier Felipe de Neve, the Governor of the Californias, would be appointed as such.On March 17, 1783 the king decided to create the Bishopric of Sonora, comprising the province of the same name and the provinces of Californias and Sinaloa, and was appointed Francisco Antonio de los Reyes as the first bishop.Las Californias were separated from the bishopric of Guadalajara, while the province of Sonora and Sinaloa was formerly under the bishopric of Durango.