Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Servants of the Holy Paraclete | Founded | ||
3 Jan | Diocese of Jessore, Bangladesh | Erected | ||
10 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Costermansville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
10 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Mbulu, Tanzania | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mbulu, Tanzania | Elevated |
10 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Falkland Islands o Malvinas | Erected | ||
17 Jan | Archdiocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Haflong, India | Erected |
17 Jan | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Malda, India | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jullundur, India | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jalpaiguri, India | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan
Diocese of Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu, India | Erected |
14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Ruanda | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda | Name Changed |
14 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}, Malaysia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Jesselton, Malaysia | Elevated |
14 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak, Malaysia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia | Elevated |
14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Ruanda | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyundo, Rwanda | Erected |
16 Feb | Diocese of Baker City, Oregon, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Baker, Oregon, USA | Name Changed |
16 Feb | Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Feb | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
16 Feb | Diocese of Natal, Brazil | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | Erected |
13 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic | Elevated |
13 Mar | Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ibadan, Nigeria | Erected |
13 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, Laos | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos | Elevated |
3 Apr | Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Makeni, Sierra Leone | Erected |
28 Apr | Delegation to Japan | Elevated | Nunciature to Japan (to Internunciature) | Elevated |
29 Apr | Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fort William, Ontario, Canada | Erected |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central New Guinea | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central New Guinea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea | Name Changed |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea | Name Changed |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Blantyre, Malawi | Name Changed |
15 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Indore, India | Elevated | Diocese of Indore, India | Elevated |
15 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire | Elevated |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Zomba, Malawi | Erected |
19 Jun | Diocese of Cochin, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alleppey, India | Erected |
19 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia
Prefecture Apostolic of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia | Erected |
10 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasama, Zambia | Name Changed |
10 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Rosebery, Zambia | Erected |
10 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Elevated |
26 Jul | Military Ordinariate of France, Military | Erected | ||
7 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Hwalien, Taiwan
Prefecture Apostolic of Kiayi, Taiwan | Erected |
7 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Taipei, Taiwan | Elevated | Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan | Elevated |
9 Aug | Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, USA | Elevated |
9 Aug | Diocese of Teresina, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil | Elevated |
9 Aug | Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas, USA (from St. Louis to Kansas City in Kansas)
Diocese of Salina, Kansas, USA (from St. Louis to Kansas City in Kansas) Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, USA (from St. Louis to Kansas City in Kansas) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
13 Nov | Archdiocese of Madras, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vellore, India | Erected |
13 Nov | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tanjore, India | Erected |
13 Nov | Archdiocese of Madras, India
Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India | United | Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India | United |
14 Nov | Diocese of Cali, Colombia
Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia | Erected |
14 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Istmina, Colombia | Erected |
14 Nov | Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia
Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó, Colombia | Erected |
29 Nov | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Cametá, Para, Brazil | Erected |
4 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar, Colombia | Erected |
11 Dec | Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho | Territory Lost | Diocese of Leribe, Lesotho | Erected |
11 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Sapporo, Japan | Elevated |
17 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó, Colombia
Diocese of Manizales, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Armenia, Colombia | Erected |
17 Dec | Diocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bucaramanga, Colombia | Erected |
17 Dec | Diocese of Cali, Colombia
Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmira, Colombia | Erected |
17 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó, Colombia
Diocese of Manizales, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pereira, Colombia | Erected |
20 Dec | Diocese of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland | Name Changed | Diocese of Kerry, Ireland | Name Changed |
22 Dec | Diocese of Hyderabad, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warangal, India | Erected |
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