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The Year of Our Lord 1930

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
unknownCatholic Foreign Mission Society of America Approbation
unknownTitular See of Druzipara Name ChangedTitular See of Drizipara Name Changed
unknownTitular See of Flaviopolis Name ChangedTitular See of Cratia Name Changed
7 JanDiocese of Regensburg, Germany (Schönbrunn and Strasshaus) Territory LostDiocese of Eichstätt, Germany Territory Added
10 JanDelegation to Belgian Congo Established
11 JanDelegation to Africa for the Missions Established
25 JanVicariate Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China (Kingyuentao (Pingliang, Huating, Tsing-ning , Lungteh, Chwanglang, Kingyang, Ninghsien, Cheng-ning, Hoshui, Hwanhsien, Kingchow, Tsungsin, Ohenyuen, Lingtai, Kuyen, Haiyan, and Hwaping)) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Pingliang [Pingliang], China Erected
25 JanDiocese of Sapë, Albania (MazreTcu and ShllaJcu) Territory LostArchdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania Territory Added
25 JanArchdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania (Staßa) Territory LostDiocese of Sapë, Albania Territory Added
25 JanDiocese of Poona, India (Khandala and Kune) Territory LostArchdiocese of Bombay, India Territory Added
27 JanDiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (Ñuflo de Chávez, Velasco, and Chiquitos) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia Erected
31 JanArchdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Southwestern part of Saskatchewan) Territory LostDiocese of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada Erected
7 FebArchdiocese of Eger, Hungary (Pernye-puszta estate) Territory LostDiocese of Vác, Hungary Territory Added
12 FebDiocese of Rockhampton, Australia (From Townsville on the Coast, to the Whitsunday and Burdekin regions in the South and North to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, with Mount Isa and several western towns and east to Palm Island) Territory LostDiocese of Townsville, Australia Erected
14 FebVicariate Apostolic of Lanchowfu, China (Region of Sinkiang (Wensuh The Tao, the Chuhn Tao, the Ningyuan Tao, and the Thwa Tao civil provinces)) Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China Erected
19 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador (Macas) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador Territory Added
19 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador Name Changed
3 MarInstitute of the Josephites of Belgium Approbation
28 MarDiocese of Pinsk, Belarus (Orchów) Territory LostDiocese of Siedlce, Poland Territory Added
30 MarVicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa (Southern region) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa Erected
30 MarVicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt (Boundaries Adjusted) Territory Added
30 MarDiocese of Chios (Scio), Greece (Patmon)
Diocese of Santorini {Thira}, Greece (Astypalaea)
Territory LostArchdiocese of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece (Lisson) Territory Added
30 MarVicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa (Marico and Rustemburg) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} Territory Added
12 MayFranciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular, Mountbellow Decretum Laudis
23 MayArchdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland (Albertòw and Jankówek) Territory LostDiocese of Łódź, Poland Territory Added
26 MayDiocese of Quilon, India (Talulcs of Travancore: Valavanlcode, Kalkulam, Towala, and Agastisvaram (except Districts of Towàla, Agastisvaràm, and a portion of Valavanlcode)) Territory LostDiocese of Kottar, India Erected
26 MayDiocese of Kumbakonam, India
Diocese of Mysore, India
Archdiocese of Pondicherry, India
Territory LostDiocese of Salem, India (District of Salem) Erected
31 MayPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Elevated
31 MayPrefecture Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia Elevated
31 MayPrefecture Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China Elevated
5 JunArchdiocese of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania (became a Metropolitan) Elevated
5 JunArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania (150 parishes)
Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
Name ChangedDiocese of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania Name Changed
5 JunArchdiocese of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania (Boian)
Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania (169 parishes)
Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary (10 parishes)
Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine (11 parishes)
Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania (31 parishes)
Eparchy of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (17 parishes)
Territory LostDiocese of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania Erected
5 JunApostolic Administration of Timişoara, Romania ElevatedDiocese of Timişoara, Romania Elevated
5 JunOrdinariate of Romania (Armenian) Erected
5 JunDiocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
UnitedDiocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania United
5 JunArchdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine (Bucovina) Territory LostDiocese of Iaşi, Romania Territory Added
5 JunDiocese of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania (from Kalocsa) Metropolitan Changed
5 JunDiocese of Iaşi, Romania (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
5 JunDiocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania (19 parishes) Territory LostDiocese of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania Territory Added
5 JunDiocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania (82 parishes) Territory LostDiocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania Territory Added
10 JunMissionaries of Workers Decretum Laudis
27 JunArchdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany (House of Mathias Steurer) Territory LostDiocese of Augsburg, Germany Territory Added
28 JunVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa (Worcester, Tulbagh, Ceres, Swellendam, Riversday, Montagu, Robertson, Laingsburg, Sutherland, and Ladysmith) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa Territory Added
30 JunVicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand (Bajauri, Surat, and Srithamarat)
Diocese of Malacca, Singapore (Patani and Phuket)
Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Rajaburi, Thailand Erected
30 JunVicariate Apostolic of Nanning [Nanning], China (Wuchow, Waitsap, Tangyuen, Pingnam, Shumkai, Jungyun, Paklow, Luckchuen, Pokpak, Hohsien, Sunto, CMuping, Mungshan, and Watlam, excluding Tai-ou-Tung) Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China Erected
4 JulOrdinariate of Eritrea (Ethiopian), Eritrea Erected
14 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia Elevated
14 JulArchdiocese of Verapoly, India (Asamannur, Perumbavoor, Vengoor, Rayamangalam, and Cheranallur (all in Kunnatnad), Muvattupuzha, Todupuzha, Devicolam, Peermade, Minachil, Kottayam, and Changanacherry along with parts of Tiruvalla, Pathanamtitta, and Amabalapulai) Territory LostDiocese of Vijayapuram, India Erected
23 JulVicariate Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China (Hengchow, Leyyang, Thanguin, Chengsien, Ichang, Koeigang, Koeitong, Scinnin, Yungscin, Nganjen, and Liusien) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Hengchow [Hengyang], China Erected
23 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Elevated
1 AugDiocese of Lead, South Dakota, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Name Changed
13 AugArchdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany (from the North Eifel (Mechernich, Schleiden) to the Lower Rhine (Krefeld)) Territory LostDiocese of Aachen, Germany Erected
13 AugDiocese of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland Territory LostDiocese of Berlin, Germany Erected
13 AugDiocese of Paderborn, Germany ElevatedArchdiocese of Paderborn, Germany Elevated
13 AugDiocese of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland ElevatedArchdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Elevated
13 AugVicariate Apostolic of North German Missions {Germania Settentrionale} SuppressedDiocese of Osnabrück, Germany
Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany
Territory Added
13 AugApostolic Administration of Schneidemühl, Poland ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Schneidemühl, Poland Elevated
13 AugDiocese of Limburg, Germany (from Freiburg im Breisgau) Metropolitan Changed
13 AugDiocese of Osnabrück, Germany (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
13 AugDiocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
13 AugDiocese of Hildesheim, Germany (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
13 AugDiocese of Fulda, Germany (from Freiburg im Breisgau) Metropolitan Changed
20 AugDiocese of Vicenza, Italy (Bubbio, Burcia, and the area between Bosà and Cittadella) Territory LostDiocese of Padova {Padua}, Italy Territory Added
20 AugDiocese of Padova {Padua}, Italy (Saline, Vicentina, and Brancaglia) Territory LostDiocese of Vicenza, Italy Territory Added
1 SepPrefecture Apostolic of Schlewig-Holstein, Germany SuppressedDiocese of Osnabrück, Germany Territory Added
3 OctMissionários da Boa Nova Founded
15 OctNunciature to Dominican Republic (to Nunciature) Elevated
17 OctNunciature to Haiti (to Nunciature) Elevated
14 NovDiocese of Oklahoma, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Name Changed
20 NovVicariate Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China (Hinghouo and part of Shangtu) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China Territory Added
5 DecDiocese of Fulda, Germany (Treis ad Lumdam, Dorheim, Schwalheim, Eödgenr, Massenheim, and part of Mittel-Gründau, Bühnerhof, and Hüttengesäss-Neuwiedermus) Territory LostDiocese of Mainz, Germany Territory Added
20 DecVicariate Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China (Chemping) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Ankang [Hinganfu], China Territory Added

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