Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan | Erected |
unknown | Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military | Suppressed | ||
unknown | Delegation to Australia | Name Changed | Delegation to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania | Name Changed |
9 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Garoua, Cameroon | Erected |
9 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China | Elevated | Diocese of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China | Elevated |
9 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic
Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Erected |
27 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Magallanes-Islas Malvinas, Chile | Territory Lost | Diocese of Punta Arenas, Chile | Erected |
22 Feb | Diocese of Cervia, Italy
Archdiocese of Ravenna, Italy | United | Archdiocese of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy | United |
24 Feb | Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur | Approbation | ||
3 Mar | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina
Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina | Erected |
14 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
21 Mar | Nunciature to Lebanon | Established | ||
8 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nyassa, Malawi | Erected |
8 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow [Changting], China | Elevated | Diocese of Changting [Tingchow], China | Elevated |
10 May | Diocese of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas, USA | Name Changed |
23 May | Nunciature to Egypt, Arab Republic of (to Internunciature) | Elevated | ||
25 May | Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
25 May | Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain | Erected |
25 May | Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
Diocese of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Diocese of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain | Erected |
12 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated |
12 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
12 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kayes, Mali | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sikasoo, Mali | Erected |
10 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan | Elevated | Diocese of Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Elevated |
10 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Libreville, Gabon | Name Changed |
10 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Taming [Daming], China | Elevated | Diocese of Daming [Taming], China | Elevated |
10 Aug | Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt | Erected |
15 Nov | Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA
Diocese of Galveston, Texas, USA Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA | Erected |
15 Nov | Archdiocese of Baltimore-Washington, Maryland, USA | Split | Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia, USA (District of Columbia plus Montgomery, Prince George, St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles Counties in the State of Maryland) | Split |
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