The Year of Our Lord 1970

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Servants of the Holy Paraclete	Decretum Laudis
unknown			Titular See of Tharros	Established
19 Jan	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines	Erected
22 Jan	Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong, India	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India	Name Changed
31 Jan	Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ilagan, Philippines	Erected
5 Feb	Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Erected
26 Feb	Diocese of Fort William, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
5 Mar	Delegation to Central Africa	Established	Nunciature to Central African Republic	Established
7 Mar	Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bridgetown-Kingstown, Barbados, Antilles	Erected
19 Mar			Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Roman Curia	Erected
23 Mar	Diocese of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
7 Apr	Diocese of Gaberones, Botswana	Name Changed	Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana	Name Changed
15 Apr	Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of La Guaira, Venezuela	Erected
2 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni}, Western Sahara	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara {Sahara Español}, Western Sahara	Name Changed
23 May	Archdiocese of Yucatán, México	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Erected
5 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Benares-Gorakhpur, India	Elevated	Diocese of Banaras, India	Elevated
6 Jun	Diocese of Nova Lisboa, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benguela, Angola	Erected
19 Jun	Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of João Belo, Mozambique	Erected
20 Jun	Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Erected
29 Jun	Diocese of Davao, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Davao, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Tagum, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro)	Metropolitan Changed
3 Jul	Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
13 Aug	Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon	Erected
13 Aug	Diocese of Kaolack, Senegal Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tambacounda, Senegal	Erected
31 Oct	Diocese of Londrina, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Londrina, Parana, Brazil	Elevated
1 Nov			[SSPX Society of Saint Pius X]	Founded
11 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Elevated
11 Nov	Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone	Elevated	Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone	Elevated
11 Nov	Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kenema, Sierra Leone	Erected
16 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Elevated
19 Dec	Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Erected
19 Dec	Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA	Erected
26 Dec	Archdiocese of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Etienne, France	Erected

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