Date | From | To | ||
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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 | Suppressed | ||
unknown | Congregation of the Basilica of St. Peter, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Fabric of St. Peter, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
unknown | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | Nunciature to Gabon | Established |
6 Jan | Pontifical Commission for 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 Surigao, Philippines | Territory Lost | 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 Lạt, Viet Nam
Diocese of Kontum, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột, 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 | Suppressed | ||
22 Aug | Nunciature to India (to Nunciature) | 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), 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 |
13 Nov | Delegation to Thailand, Laos and the Malacca Peninsula | Name Changed | Delegation to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore | 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 |
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