The Year of Our Lord 1939

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
4 Jan	Diocese of Yokohama, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa, Japan	Erected
5 Jan			Diocese of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Erected
5 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay, Myanmar	Name Changed
5 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bhamo, Myanmar	Erected
15 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon	Elevated
15 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia	Elevated
15 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Swaziland	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Swaziland	Elevated
1 Apr	Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Puerto Montt, Chile	Erected
24 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China	Erected
25 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of Shunsen, Korea (South)	Erected
25 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Erected
13 May	Diocese of Ceneda, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Vittorio Veneto, Italy	Name Changed
20 May	Diocese of Concepción, Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Elevated
25 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Masaka, Uganda	Erected
25 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Elevated
25 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave, Madagascar	Elevated
29 May	Diocese of La Serena, Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of La Serena, Chile	Elevated
3 Jun	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina	Erected
3 Jun	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Provinces of Suigao and Agusan)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Surigao, Philippines	Erected
13 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa	Name Changed
13 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Name Changed
13 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Benkoelen, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia	Elevated
13 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa	Elevated	Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg, South Africa	Elevated
13 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Name Changed
22 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya	Name Changed
22 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Derna, Libya	Erected
22 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya	Name Changed
22 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Misurata, Libya	Erected
11 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
11 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Elevated
11 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Peng-yang, Korea (North)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (North)	Elevated
11 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], China	Elevated
20 Jul	Diocese of Massa Carrara, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Apuania, Italy	Name Changed
20 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Multan, Pakistan	Elevated	Diocese of Multan, Pakistan	Elevated
20 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Elevated
22 Jul	Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA	Name Changed
22 Jul	Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Erected
22 Jul	Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú, Brazil Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil	Erected
29 Oct			Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Approbation
11 Nov			Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)	Erected
14 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Luapula Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
25 Nov	Diocese of Natal, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Erected
12 Dec			Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Approbation
16 Dec	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, USA	Erected