The Year of Our Lord 1952

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
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, Falkland Islands (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
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	Erected
19 Jun			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 Hwalien, Taiwan	Erected
7 Aug			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
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	Erected
4 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia	Territory Lost	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