The Year of Our Lord 1976

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
1 Jan			Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (No longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
17 Jan	Diocese of Capiz, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Capiz, Philippines	Elevated
17 Jan			Diocese of Kalibo, Philippines	Erected
24 Jan	Diocese of Belgaum, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Karwar, India	Erected
1 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Elevated
1 Mar	Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Erected
6 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Elevated	Diocese of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Elevated
13 Mar	Diocese of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of East Anglia, England, Great Britain	Erected
24 Mar	Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orange in California, USA	Erected
27 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil	Erected
27 Mar	Diocese of San Isidro, Argentina Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Elevated	Diocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda (Metropolitan to Diocese)	Elevated
24 Apr	Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Erected
29 Apr	Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
2 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara {Sahara Español}, Western Sahara	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}	Name Changed
18 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador	Name Changed
31 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Elevated	Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Elevated
31 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Kuching, Malaysia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kuching, Malaysia	Elevated
31 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Miri, Malaysia	Elevated	Diocese of Miri, Malaysia	Elevated
31 May	Archdiocese of Hyderabad, India Diocese of Warangal, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nalgonda, India	Erected
12 Jun	Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated
12 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines	Erected
19 Jun	Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Quilmes, Argentina	Erected
28 Jun	Patriarchal Exarchate of United States of America (Melkite Greek)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Erected
29 Jul	Diocese of Vila Cabral, Mozambique	Name Changed	Diocese of Lichinga, Mozambique	Name Changed
21 Aug			Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy (became a Metroplitan)	Elevated
21 Aug			Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
21 Aug	Archdiocese of Acerenza, Italy	Elevated	Diocese of Acerenza, Italy (Archdiocese to Diocese)	Elevated
21 Aug	Archdiocese of Matera, Italy	Elevated	Diocese of Matera, Italy (Archdiocese to Diocese)	Elevated
8 Sep	Diocese of Anglona-Tursi, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy	Name Changed
17 Sep	Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
17 Sep	Diocese of Porto Amélia, Mozambique	Name Changed	Diocese of Pemba, Mozambique	Name Changed
18 Sep	Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Maputo, Mozambique	Name Changed
1 Oct	Diocese of João Belo, Mozambique	Name Changed	Diocese of Xai-Xai, Mozambique	Name Changed
11 Oct	Diocese of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy	Split	Diocese of Gravina, Italy	Split
11 Oct	Diocese of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy Diocese of Matera, Italy	United	Diocese of Matera e Irsina, Italy	United
13 Oct	Diocese of Reno, Nevada, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Name Changed
18 Oct	Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	Name Changed
19 Oct	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuddapah, India	Erected
28 Oct			Military Ordinariate of New Zealand, Military	Erected
20 Nov	Territorial Prelature of Iligan, Philippines	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Marawi, Philippines	Erected
23 Nov	Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Name Changed
3 Dec	Archdiocese of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil	Erected
9 Dec	Diocese of Vijayawada, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Eluru, India	Erected
9 Dec	Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya Diocese of Meru, Kenya	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Garissa, Kenya	Erected
9 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong, Kenya	Elevated	Diocese of Ngong, Kenya	Elevated
9 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Solwezi, Zambia	Elevated	Diocese of Solwezi, Zambia	Elevated