Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Nunciature to Panama | Established | ||
unknown | Apostolic Administration of Szombathely and Gurk in Yugoslavia | Erected | ||
30 Jan | Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz | Approbation | ||
2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Siberia, Russian Federation | Elevated | Diocese of Vladivostok, Russian Federation | Elevated |
10 Feb | Diocese of Csanád, Hungary | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Srpski Banat, Serbia | Erected |
10 Feb | Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, Serbia | Erected |
17 Feb | Diocese of Csanád, Hungary | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Timişoara, Romania | Erected |
15 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
Vicariate Apostolic of Togo | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana | Erected |
15 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar | Erected |
19 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Swaziland | Erected |
1 May | Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
Archdiocese of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Schneidemühl, Poland | Erected |
4 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United | Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | United |
4 May | Diocese of Osaka, Japan | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Hiroshima, Japan | Erected |
11 Jun | Diocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela | Elevated |
11 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon | Name Changed |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa | Erected |
12 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon
Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon | Erected |
12 Jun | Diocese of Coimbatore, India (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad))
Diocese of Mangalore, India (North-Malabar) Diocese of Mysore, India (Winad) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calicut, India | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Erected |
12 Jun | Diocese of Trichinopoly, India (Most of Tuticorin, about half of Nellai, and a portion of Kanyakumari) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuticorin, India | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} | Erected |
2 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco | Erected |
27 Jul | Missionaries of the Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Founded | ||
4 Aug | Diocese of Bobbio, Italy
Territorial Abbey of San Colombano, Italy | United | Diocese of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy | United |
7 Sep | Consolata Missionaries | Approbation | ||
25 Oct | Diocese of Riga, Latvia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia | Elevated |
26 Oct | Diocese of Alton, Illinois, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, USA | Name Changed |
26 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa | Erected |
30 Nov | Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
11 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Zululand, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Eshowe, South Africa | Elevated |
12 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
Prefecture Apostolic of Puchi [Puqi], China Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China | Erected |
12 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou], China | Name Changed |
21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated |
21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated | Archeparchy of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated |
21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated | Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated |
21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated | Eparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated |
27 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Funing [Xiapu], China
Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow [Changting], China | Erected |
27 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China | Name Changed |
27 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Benkoelen, Indonesia
Prefecture Apostolic of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia | Erected |
27 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia | Name Changed |
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