The Year of Our Lord 1929

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
12 Jan	Diocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy	Name Changed
25 Jan	Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
25 Jan			Archdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Erected
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China	Erected
15 Feb	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim, India	Erected
20 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Queenstown, South Africa	Erected
20 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China	Erected
21 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Anking [Anqing], China Vicariate Apostolic of Pengpu [Bengbu], China	Erected
1 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Erected
1 Mar	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil	Erected
17 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang, Korea (North)	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Peng-yang, Korea (North)	Name Changed
18 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengting [Zhengding], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China	Erected
21 Mar	Archdiocese of New York, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahama, Bahamas, Antilles	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Erected
30 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan	Elevated
8 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania	Erected
10 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza, Tanzania	Name Changed
15 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan], China	Erected
16 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Tsinanfu, China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien, China	Erected
1 May	Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Erected
1 May	Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay	Erected
1 May	Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Elevated	Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay	Elevated
24 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yüngnien [Weixian], China	Erected
25 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu, China Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Yihsien [Yixian], China	Erected
25 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengchow [Zhengzhou], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Loyang [Luoyang], China	Erected
26 May	Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria ad Martyres	Suppressed
26 May			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine	Established
28 May	Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toowoomba, Australia	Erected
6 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Elevated
14 Jun	Diocese of Trento, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Trento, Italy	Elevated
15 Jun			Société des Missions-Étrangères	Approbation
21 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil	Erected
24 Jun			Nunciature to Italy	Established
10 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Suifu [Yibin], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yachow, China	Erected
13 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Lihsien, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ankwo [Anguo], China	Elevated
13 Jul			Paulist Fathers	Decretum Laudis
18 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Name Changed
18 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu], China	Erected
18 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou], China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hwangchow, China	Erected
2 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Shunking [Nanchong], China	Erected
2 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Chungking [Chongqing], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China	Erected
2 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China Vicariate Apostolic of Moukden, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Szepingkai, China	Erected
22 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tali [Dali], China	Erected
27 Nov			Nunciature to Ireland	Established
20 Dec	Diocese of Arequipa, Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Iquique, Chile	Erected
26 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected

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