The Year of Our Lord 1961

Diocese Events

July to December

Date From To

14 Jul Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA Erected

22 Jul Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Territory Lost Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Erected

22 Jul Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala Erected

22 Jul Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica Territory Lost Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica Erected

22 Jul Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil Territory Lost Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Erected

10 Sep Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Erected

11 Sep Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda Territory Lost Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda Erected

11 Sep Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Lost Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected

27 Sep Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) Approbation

16 Oct Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA
Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA Territory Lost Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA Erected

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil Erected

7 Nov Diocese of Bremersdorp, Swaziland Name Changed Diocese of Manzini, Swaziland Name Changed

25 Nov Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil Erected

25 Nov Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay Territory Lost Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay Erected

25 Nov Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil Name Changed Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Name Changed

25 Nov Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
Diocese of Goiás, Brazil
Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Erected

25 Nov Diocese of Lipa, Philippines
Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines Territory Lost Diocese of Imus, Philippines Erected

25 Nov Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines Territory Lost Diocese of Malolos, Philippines Erected

4 Dec Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco, Peru Erected

8 Dec Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Territory Lost Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Erected

8 Dec Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Name Changed Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium Name Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Aiquile, Bolivia Erected

20 Dec Military Ordinariate of Paraguay, Military Erected

22 Dec Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia Elevated Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia Elevated

22 Dec Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Elevated Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Elevated

22 Dec Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan Elevated Diocese of Oita, Japan Elevated

22 Dec Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Territory Lost Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad Erected

28 Dec Delegation to Western Africa Established Nunciature to Sénégal Established

Date	From	To
14 Jul			Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Erected
22 Jul	Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
10 Sep	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Erected
11 Sep	Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda	Erected
11 Sep	Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
27 Sep			Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)	Approbation
16 Oct	Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Erected
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil	Erected
7 Nov	Diocese of Bremersdorp, Swaziland	Name Changed	Diocese of Manzini, Swaziland	Name Changed
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay	Erected
25 Nov	Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Name Changed
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Diocese of Goiás, Brazil Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Imus, Philippines	Erected
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Malolos, Philippines	Erected
4 Dec	Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco, Peru	Erected
8 Dec	Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Erected
8 Dec	Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Name Changed
11 Dec	Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Aiquile, Bolivia	Erected
20 Dec			Military Ordinariate of Paraguay, Military	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Elevated
22 Dec	Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Elevated	Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Elevated
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Oita, Japan	Elevated
22 Dec	Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad	Erected
28 Dec	Delegation to Western Africa	Established	Nunciature to Sénégal	Established

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