The Year of Our Lord 1960

Diocese Events

January to June

Date	From		To
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	Diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Territory Lost	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

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