The Year of Our Lord 1936

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
27 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa	Elevated
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal	Name Changed
27 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Hwangchow, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kichow [Qichun], China	Elevated
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
27 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Sénégal	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Name Changed
22 Feb	Diocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Erected
22 Feb	Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Erected
4 Mar			Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee	Approbation
9 Mar	Diocese of Hakodate, Japan	Name Changed	Diocese of Sendai, Japan	Name Changed
9 Mar			Vicariate Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam	Erected
15 Mar			Nunciature to Guatemala	Elevated
21 Mar			Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Approbation
2 May	Territorial Abbey of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	United	Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	United
25 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Timor Olandese, Indonesia	Erected
25 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Zambia	Erected
25 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China	Erected
25 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
25 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Hainan [Hainan], China	Elevated
25 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China	Erected
3 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru	Elevated
2 Jul	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Mindoro, Philippines	Erected
7 Jul			Prefecture Apostolic of Shashi [Shasi], China	Erected
7 Jul			Prefecture Apostolic of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China	Erected
11 Jul	Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, California, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, USA	Elevated
11 Jul	Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, California, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Diego, California, USA	Erected
17 Dec	Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Multan, Pakistan	Erected