Date | From | To | ||
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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 | Territorial Abbey of Lindi, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania | Erected |
23 Dec | Territorial Abbey of Lindi, Tanzania | Name Changed | Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania | Name Changed |
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