The Year of Our Lord 1949

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
13 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Name Changed
13 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia	Elevated
13 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar (Tsiroanomandidy and Fenoarivo)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Erected
20 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Name Changed
1 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil (Amapense)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Erected
3 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon (Suat Nyong and Lom, and Kadei)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon	Erected
3 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria (Northern part (Oyo and Ife Ilesha and Oshogbo))	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Oyo, Nigeria	Erected
3 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan (Morii) Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Zande)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan	Erected
3 Mar	Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo], China (YungMa, Jüan, Pingyang, Taishun, Yuhwan, and Yiotsing)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China	Erected
6 Mar	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras	Erected
10 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru	Name Changed
10 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Elevated
10 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary, India	Elevated	Diocese of Bellary, India	Elevated
10 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
10 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
10 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
31 Mar	Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland	Name Changed	Delegation to Canada	Name Changed
7 Apr			Delegation to Korea	Established
21 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China	Elevated	Diocese of Chifeng [Chihfeng], China	Elevated
21 Apr			Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru (Alto Purus) Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru (Alto Yuruà)	Territory Added
25 Apr			Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Decretum Laudis
5 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ahmedabad, India	Elevated	Diocese of Ahmedabad, India	Elevated
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia (Northern part)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia	Erected
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea	Name Changed
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea (Eastern part)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea	Erected
12 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia	Name Changed
14 May	Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil (Texeira, Batalhao, Monteiro, Sumé, Garoà, Itamorotinga, Caraïbeiras, Cabaceiras, Ibiapinopolis, Picui, Pedra Lavrada, Cuité, Esperança, Alagôa Nova, N. S. da Gonceiçâo, N. S. da Rosario, Iofili, Tataguassú, and Fagundes)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Erected
14 May	Diocese of Tricarico, Italy (Montalbano Jónico and Craco)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Anglona-Tursi, Italy	Territory Added
9 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia (Southern part)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia	Erected
9 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia	Name Changed
9 Jun	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Szeyang, Tsinkiangpu or Tlweiyin, Uivaian, Paoying, Kaoyu, Yangchow or Kiangtu, and Ichcng)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China	Erected
9 Jun	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Tunghai, Kanyu, Bhuyang, Kwanyun, Lienshui, Fowning, Yencheng, Hinghwa, Tungtai, and Taichow)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Haizhou [Haichow, Donghai, Tunghai], China	Erected
9 Jun	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow], China	Erected
27 Jun			Society of St. Paul	Approbation
1 Jul	Archdiocese of Chieti, Italy (S. Gettae, S. Mariae de Igne, S. Silvestri, Stella Maris, and S. Peter the Martyr) Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy	Split	Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy	Split
1 Jul	Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy Diocese of Teramo, Italy	United	Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy	United
14 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kitega, Burundi	Name Changed
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kodok, Sudan	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Malakal, Sudan	Name Changed
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu, Tanzania	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya, Tanzania	Elevated
14 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi (Muhinga and Ngozi along with parts of Uswnbura and Kitega)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ngozi, Burundi	Erected
14 Jul	Archdiocese of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China (Haiskan, Taian, Pechen, Panshan, Haicheng, Yingxian, Kaiping, and Fuhsien)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yingkou [Yingkow], China	Erected
15 Jul	Eparchy of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt (Mudiria Ghizeh (or Ghiza))	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Territory Added
16 Jul	Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Name Changed	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay	Name Changed
7 Oct			Misioneros de Guadalupe	Founded
13 Oct			Military Ordinariate of Colombia, Military	Erected
2 Nov	Diocese of Cartagena (en España) (Albacete, Almansa, Casa Ibamez, Chinchilla, Ellin, Gorquera, and Teste) Diocese of Cuenca, Spain (La Boda (La Roda, Fuensanta. Madrigueras, Minaya, Gasas de Roldan, Montalvos, Tarazona de la Mancha, and Villalgordo del Jucar)) Diocese of Orihuela, Spain (Gaudete)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Albacete, Spain	Erected
2 Nov	Diocese of Santander, Spain (Villaverde de Trucios) Diocese of Vitoria, Spain (Vizcaya)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bilbao, Spain	Erected
2 Nov	Diocese of Vitoria, Spain (Guipúzcoa)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Sebastián, Spain	Erected
2 Nov	Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain (Condado de Treviño)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vitoria, Spain	Territory Added
26 Nov			Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy (Pianazze e Termo di La Spezia)	Territory Added
10 Dec	Archdiocese of Salzburg, Austria (19 houses from Berndorf)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Linz, Austria	Territory Added
16 Dec			Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
17 Dec	Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Davao)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines	Erected
21 Dec			Sons of Charity	Decretum Laudis
25 Dec	Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Pacajes, Sicasica, Loayza, and Inquisivi)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Corocoro, Bolivia	Erected
25 Dec			Military Ordinariate of Indonesia, Military	Erected
30 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan (Taipeli, Shinchu, and Hoalien)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Taipei, Taiwan	Erected
30 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Name Changed

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