Christianity had established dioceses in the Americas before the Protestant Reformation began.
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Verdict: True.
The dioceses of Santo Domingo, Concepción de la Vega, and San Juan were established in 1511. The conventional starting point of the Protestant Reformation is Luther’s Ninety-five Theses in 1517.
Scope matters: this is a claim about established dioceses, not the beginning of Christianity or European contact in the Americas.