Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Diocese of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)
Vicariate Apostolic of Macedonia (Thessalonika) (Bulgarian) Vicariate Apostolic of Tracia (Hadrianopolis) (Bulgarian), Turkey | Territory Lost | Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria | Erected |
unknown | Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus | Founded | ||
11 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana | Erected |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsuapa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
3 Feb | Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz | Decretum Laudis | ||
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Meru, Kenya | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyeri, Kenya | Name Changed |
10 Mar | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Kharkiv, Ukraine
Apostolic Administration of Mohilev, Belarus Apostolic Administration of Moscow, Russian Federation | Erected |
10 Mar | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus
Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk, Russian Federation | Erected |
18 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Thessaloniki, Greece | Erected |
20 Mar | Diocese of Nola, Italy | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy | Erected |
Apr | Nunciature to San Marino | Established | ||
4 Apr | Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania | Erected |
4 Apr | Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Panevėžys, Lithuania
Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania | Erected |
4 Apr | Diocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kaunas, Lithuania | Elevated |
4 Apr | Diocese of Łomża, Poland | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania | Erected |
4 Apr | Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda, Lithuania | Erected |
11 Apr | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Leningrad, Russian Federation | Erected |
16 Apr | Archdiocese of Udine, Italy (S. Nicolò in Sacile) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ceneda, Italy | Territory Added |
29 Apr | Barmherzige Brüder von Maria-Hilf | Approbation | ||
10 May | Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
10 May | Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil | Elevated |
10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China | Erected |
10 May | Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Caucasus, Russian Federation
Apostolic Administration of Odessa, Ukraine Apostolic Administration of Russia (Armenian), Russian Federation Apostolic Administration of Tiflis and Georgia Apostolic Administration of Volga, Russian Federation | Erected |
11 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Namibia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiyüanfu, China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China | Erected |
23 May | Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions | United | ||
21 Jun | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil | Erected |
12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt | Erected |
12 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiyüanfu, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Shohchow, China | Erected |
28 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Lulonga) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
3 Aug | Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA
Diocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA | Erected |
3 Aug | Diocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Elevated |
10 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Taichow [Linhai], China | Erected |
11 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
11 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Haimen [Haimen], China | Erected |
7 Dec | Congregration of Jesus the Priest | Founded | ||
10 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Acre e Purus, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil | Name Changed |
14 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
21 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia
Diocese of Tarija, Bolivia (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added |
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