Date | From | To | ||
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16 Jan | Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brasília, Brazil | Erected |
16 Jan | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
16 Jan | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
19 Jan | Sons of Charity | Approbation | ||
20 Jan | Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ilorin, Nigeria | Erected |
29 Feb | Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Hauterive, Québec, Canada | Name Changed |
1 Mar | Diocese of Sokodé, Togo | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo | Erected |
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Eugenio | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini | Established | ||
12 Mar | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria ai Monti | Established | ||
16 Mar | Delegation to Scandinavia | Established | ||
25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Name Changed |
26 Mar | Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil
Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Diocese of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diocese of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil Diocese of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected |
13 Apr | Diocese of Multan, Pakistan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lyallpur, Pakistan | Erected |
25 Apr | Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Morombe, Madagascar | Erected |
30 Apr | Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Erected |
30 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Virgin Islands, USA | Erected | ||
30 Apr | Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico | Elevated |
30 Apr | Archdiocese of México, Federal District | Territory Lost | Diocese of Texcoco, México, México | Erected |
30 Apr | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
Diocese of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil | Erected |
30 Apr | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil | Elevated |
30 Apr | Archdiocese of La Serena, Chile
Diocese of San Felipe, Chile | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Illapel, Chile | Erected |
10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan | Erected |
21 May | Diocese of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
21 May | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya | Erected |
28 May | Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA | Name Changed |
31 May | Diocese of Segorbe, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain | Name Changed |
5 Jun | Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
20 Jun | Diocese of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
21 Jun | Diocese of Rutabo, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed |
21 Jun | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Rulenge, Tanzania | Name Changed |
25 Jun | Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
25 Jun | Diocese of Melo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Minas, Uruguay | Erected |
28 Jun | Diocese of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Name Changed | Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria | Name Changed |
Jul | Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Gaston County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | Territory Added |
5 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated |
7 Jul | Diocese of Beni nel Congo | Name Changed | Diocese of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
22 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Armenian) | Erected | ||
22 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
2 Aug | Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay
Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Caacupé, Paraguay | Erected |
15 Aug | Apostolic Administration of Burgenland, Austria | Elevated | Diocese of Eisenstadt, Austria | Elevated |
30 Aug | Franciscan Friars of the Atonement | Approbation | ||
23 Sep | Nunciature to Madagascar | Established | ||
23 Sep | Delegation to British Eastern and Western Africa | Split | Delegation to Eastern Africa
Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Split |
23 Sep | Delegation to Dakar | Name Changed | Delegation to Western Africa | Name Changed |
22 Oct | Diocese of Florida, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacuarembó, Uruguay | Erected |
22 Oct | Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Borongan, Philippines | Erected |
24 Oct | Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq | Erected | ||
10 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru | Name Changed |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam | Erected |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Huế, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Kontum, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam | Erected |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam | Erected |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Nha Trang, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam | Elevated | Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Thái Bình, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Vinh, Viet Nam | Elevated |
24 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viet Nam | Elevated | Diocese of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam | Elevated |
27 Nov | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
Diocese of San Luis Potosí, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México | Erected |
27 Nov | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
5 Dec | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Name Changed |
17 Dec | Diocese of Salto, Uruguay
Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mercedes, Uruguay | Erected |
17 Dec | Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Erected | ||
17 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines | Erected |
20 Dec | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda
Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda | Erected |
30 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Redentore e Sant’Alfonso in Via Merulana | Established | ||
30 Dec | Cardinal Titular Church of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe | Established |
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