The Year of Our Lord 1944

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Misioneros de la Natividad de María	Founded
1 Jan	Diocese of Malta	Elevated	Archdiocese of Malta	Elevated
1 Jan			Diocese of Gozo, Malta (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
13 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Elevated
14 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort Nelson) Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (North)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Erected
14 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort St. John) Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (South)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Erected
24 Jan			Sons of Divine Providence	Decretum Laudis
26 Feb	Diocese of Campinas, Brazil (Capivari, Piracicaba, Rio das Pedras, Santa Bárbara d´Oeste, Santa Maria da Serra, and San Pedro)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
9 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China	Elevated
10 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]	Elevated
10 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Elevated
17 Apr	Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Territory Added
11 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand (Trat, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, and parts of Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand	Erected
12 May			Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia (Boundaries adjusted) Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
2 Jul	Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Susques)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jujuy, Argentina	Territory Added
2 Jul	Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Antofagasta de la Sierra)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catamarca, Argentina	Territory Added
8 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile (Loncoche, Gorbea, and Pitrufquén)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Territory Added
8 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia (Los Lagos, Futrono, Trumao, San Pablo, Quilacahuin, San Juan de la Costa, Rahue, and part of Panguipulli)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile	Territory Added
8 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile	Elevated	Diocese of Valdivia, Chile	Elevated
13 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Elevated
30 Aug	Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco, Brazil	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco, Brazil	Elevated
21 Oct	Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Sullivan, Grenne, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer (except Harrison))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Erected
21 Oct	Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Elevated
21 Oct	Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (Newton, Fulton, Jasper, Pulaski, Benton, Warren, Fountain, White, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Boone, Miami, Howard, Tipton, Hamilton, Grant, Madison, Blackford, Delaware, Jay, and Randolph)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, USA	Erected
21 Oct	Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA (Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Callia, and Lawrence)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, USA	Erected
21 Oct	Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Hardin, Marion, Union, Madison, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross, Pike, and Scioto)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Territory Added
21 Oct			Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (from Cincinnati)	Metropolitan Changed
9 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China	Elevated
6 Dec	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Name Changed
16 Dec	Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick (Madawaska, Victoria, and Restigouche Sud)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil (Parnaiba, Luiz Gorreia, Barros, Burity dos Lopes, Petro Secundo, Periperi, Piracuruca, BataTha, and Porto Alegre)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil (Oeiras, Jaicos, Patrocinio, Paulista, Picos, Floriano, Jerumenha, and Simplicio Mendes)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oeiras, Brazil	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Teresina, Brazil	Name Changed
18 Dec	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (Huancavelica)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Huancavélica, Peru	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (Junín)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Huancayo, Peru	Erected
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru (Tacna and Moquegua)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tacna, Peru	Erected
23 Dec	Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Salina, Kansas, USA	Name Changed

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