The Year of Our Lord 1951

Diocese Events

January to June

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Date	From		To
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Aliwal, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Bethlehem, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Bethlehem, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}, South Africa	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bloemfontein, South Africa	Erected
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Eshowe, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Eshowe, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Keimoes, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Kimberley, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Kokstad, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Kroonstad, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Swaziland	Elevated	Diocese of Bremersdorp, Swaziland	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Mariannhill, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho	Elevated	Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Pretoria, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa	Elevated
27 Jan			Diocese of Capiz, Philippines	Erected
27 Jan	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Provinces of Lanao and Misamis Occiental)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines	Erected
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt	Name Changed
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Egitto, Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}	Name Changed
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Delta del Nilo, Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt	Name Changed
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia	Erected
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Erected
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia	Name Changed
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Erected
8 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Bangka e Biliton, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia	Elevated
17 Feb			Military Ordinariate of Canada, Military	Erected
2 Mar	Diocese of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Elevated
8 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar	Elevated
8 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia	Elevated
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia	Name Changed
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Larantuka, Indonesia	Erected
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia	Name Changed
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jalapa, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sololá, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zacapa, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of El Petén, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar			Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
31 Mar	Diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Name Changed
12 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador	Name Changed
12 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Elevated
8 May	Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Name Changed
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China	Elevated	Diocese of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China	Elevated
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania	Elevated
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Puchi [Puqi], China	Elevated	Diocese of Puchi [Puqi], China	Elevated
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo, Uganda	Name Changed
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China	Elevated	Diocese of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China	Elevated
17 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
17 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, Chad Prefecture Apostolic of Garoua, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Moundou, Chad	Erected
17 May			Military Ordinariate of South Africa, Military	Erected
19 May	Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas, USA	Erected
7 Jun	Diocese of Port Augusta, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia	Name Changed
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
14 Jun	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India Diocese of Nagpur, India Diocese of Ranchi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sambalpur, India	Erected
23 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Erected
23 Jun	Archdiocese of Québec, Québec, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, USA	Elevated
23 Jun	Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA Diocese of Spokane, Washington, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yakima, Washington, USA	Erected
29 Jun	Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Jaro, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Legazpi, Philippines	Erected
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sorsogon, Philippines	Erected

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