Date | From | To | ||
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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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