Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Delegation to Northern Africa | Suppressed | ||
unknown | Delegation to Papua New Guinea | Name Changed | Delegation to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands | Name Changed |
1 Jan | Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India (No longer a metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
15 Jan | Nunciature to Morocco | Established | ||
17 Jan | Diocese of Capiz, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kalibo, Philippines | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Capiz, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Capiz, Philippines | Elevated |
17 Jan | Diocese of Romblon, Philippines (from Jaro) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
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 |
28 Apr | Delegation to Nigeria | Elevated | Nunciature to Nigeria | Elevated |
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 |
12 May | Nunciature to Cape Verde | Established | ||
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 | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines | Erected |
12 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated |
14 Jun | Delegation to Ghana | Elevated | Nunciature to Ghana | Elevated |
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 |
6 Aug | Missionari della Santa Croce | Founded | ||
21 Aug | Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy (became a Metropolitan) | 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 |
8 Sep | Titular See of Pandosia | Established | ||
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 |
Oct | Nunciature to Iceland | Established | ||
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 Hồ 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 |
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