Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Servants of the Holy Paraclete | Decretum Laudis | ||
unknown | Titular See of Tharros | Established | ||
unknown | Office of Pontifical Ceremonies, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
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 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kenema, Sierra Leone | Erected |
11 Nov | Diocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Elevated | Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone | Elevated |
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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