The Year of Our Lord 1967

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Congregation of the Affairs of Religious, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, Roman Curia	Name Changed
unknown	Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation of Catholic Education, Roman Curia	Name Changed
unknown	Congregation of Ceremonies, Roman Curia	Territory Added
unknown	Congregation of the Basilica of St. Peter, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Fabric of St. Peter, Roman Curia	Name Changed
6 Jan			Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace, Roman Curia	Erected
6 Jan			Pontifical Council for the Laity, Roman Curia	Erected
7 Feb	Diocese of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
9 Feb	Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand	Erected
14 Feb			Archeparchy of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq	Elevated
27 Feb	Diocese of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil	Erected
14 Mar	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola	Erected
20 Mar			Diocese of Butuan, Philippines	Erected
29 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Caacupé, Paraguay	Elevated	Diocese of Caacupé, Paraguay	Elevated
13 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of De Aar, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of De Aar, South Africa	Elevated
13 Apr	Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ihosy, Madagascar	Erected
13 Apr	Diocese of Atambua, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kupang, Indonesia	Erected
27 Apr	Diocese of Sololá, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala	Erected
29 Apr	Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Callao, Peru	Erected
31 May	Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hasselt, Belgium	Erected
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuseppe in via Trionfale	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Luigi dei Francesi	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani	Established
7 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimi Nome di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata	Established
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles	Elevated	Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles	Elevated
12 Jun	Diocese of Kasama, Zambia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia	Elevated
12 Jun	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kurnool, India	Erected
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé, Laos	Erected
16 Jun	Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
22 Jun	Diocese of Ðà Lat, Viet Nam Diocese of Kontum, Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt, Viet Nam	Erected
28 Jun	Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of Antofagasta, Chile	Elevated
28 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile (from La Serena to Antofagasta)	Metropolitan Changed
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to an Archdiocese)	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to an Archdiocese)	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville, Québec, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay}, Ontario, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
13 Jul			Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada (Archdiocese without Suffragans)	Territory Added
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
31 Jul	Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dipolog, Philippines	Erected
1 Aug	Sacred Consistorial Congregation, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for Bishops, Roman Curia	Name Changed
15 Aug	Congregation for Propagation of the Faith, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia	Name Changed
15 Aug	Congregation of the Council, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for the Clergy, Roman Curia	Name Changed
15 Aug			Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia	Erected
15 Aug			Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Roman Curia	Erected
15 Aug			Prefecture of the Papal Household, Roman Curia	Erected
15 Aug	Apostolic Datary, Roman Curia	Territory Added
22 Aug			Nunciature to India (from Internuciature)	Elevated
12 Sep	Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Name Changed
14 Sep	Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles	Erected
14 Sep	Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Elevated
14 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Diocese of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
26 Sep	Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Elevated	Archdiocese of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Elevated
26 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
26 Sep	Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
6 Oct	Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA	Split	Diocese of Fresno, California, USA Diocese of Monterey in California, USA	Split
23 Oct	Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	Name Changed	Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Name Changed
30 Oct	Diocese of Mahagi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
22 Nov	Diocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia	Name Changed	Diocese of Mansa, Zambia	Name Changed
22 Nov	Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia	Name Changed	Diocese of Mbala, Zambia	Name Changed
23 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Erected