The Year of Our Lord 1931

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Congregation of Rural Catechists	Approbation
unknown			Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	Founded
unknown	Titular See of Abdera	Suppressed
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
4 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Erected
12 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Sinú, Colombia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge, Colombia	Name Changed
3 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Elevated
25 Mar			Priests of Saint Mary of Tinchebray	Approbation
27 Mar	Diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Reno, Nevada, USA	Erected
31 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon	Erected
1 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
3 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Name Changed
5 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Tsinanfu, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Linqing [Lintsing], China	Erected
7 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Norvegia (e Spitzbergen)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}	Erected
8 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Norvegia (e Spitzbergen)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Erected
10 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Norvegia (e Spitzbergen)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Oslo, Norway	Name Changed
6 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia	Erected
6 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kienow [Jian’ou], China	Erected
6 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lixian [Lichow], China	Erected
7 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yueyang [Yochow], China	Erected
22 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Juruá, Acre, Brazil	Erected
28 May			Apostolic Administration of Harbin [Harbin], China	Erected
16 Jun	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim, India	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Sikkim, India	Elevated
16 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Chefoo, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China	Erected
17 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Taiyüanfu, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China	Erected
17 Jun			Congregación de San Pedro ad-Vincula	Approbation
18 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Chefoo, China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China	Erected
19 Jun			Diocese of Csanád, Hungary (See Transferred)	Elevated
20 Jun			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey	Erected
1 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Süchow, China	Erected
2 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow, China	Erected
11 Aug	Diocese of Melo, Uruguay	Name Changed	Diocese of Florida-Melo, Uruguay	Name Changed
17 Aug	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China	Elevated
22 Aug	Prefecture Apostolic of Central New Guinea	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Central New Guinea	Elevated
26 Sep			Nunciature to Bulgaria	Established
1 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Erected
3 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tungchow [Tongzhou], China	Erected
12 Dec			Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Decretum Laudis
13 Dec	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tali [Dali], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Tali [Dali], China	Elevated
21 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated
22 Dec	Diocese of Lindi, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania	Erected
23 Dec	Diocese of Lindi, Tanzania	Name Changed	Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania	Name Changed

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