Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer | Founded | ||
8 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Huautla, Oaxaca, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México | Erected |
8 Jan | Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba | Territory Lost | Diocese of Holguín, Cuba | Erected |
5 Feb | Diocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México
Diocese of Texcoco, México, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuautitlán, México, México | Erected |
5 Feb | Diocese of Texcoco, México, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México | Erected |
3 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Elevated | Diocese of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Elevated |
15 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia | Elevated |
28 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Tromsø, Norway | Elevated |
28 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway | Elevated |
4 Apr | Archdiocese of Cosenza, Italy
Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy | United | Archdiocese of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy | United |
4 Apr | Diocese of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy | Split | Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy | Split |
4 Apr | Diocese of Cariati, Italy
Archdiocese of Rossano, Italy | United | Archdiocese of Rossano e Cariati, Italy | United |
18 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba, Goias, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil | Name Changed |
28 Apr | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
30 Apr | Archdiocese of Capua, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Capua, Italy (became a suffragan) | Elevated |
30 Apr | Diocese of Foggia, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Foggia, Italy | Elevated |
30 Apr | Archdiocese of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
30 Apr | Archdiocese of Sorrento, Italy (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
16 May | Diocese of Silva Porto, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Kwito-Bié, Angola | Name Changed |
16 May | Diocese of Luso, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Lwena, Angola | Name Changed |
16 May | Diocese of Serpa Pinto, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Menongue, Angola | Name Changed |
16 May | Diocese of Pereira de Eça, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Ondjiva, Angola | Name Changed |
16 May | Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Saurimo, Angola | Name Changed |
16 May | Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola | Name Changed | Diocese of Uije, Angola | Name Changed |
21 May | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
1 Jun | Diocese of Itabira, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Name Changed |
1 Jun | Diocese of Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Name Changed | Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Name Changed |
10 Jun | Diocese of Oppido Mamertina, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy | Name Changed |
22 Jun | Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Missionaries of the Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | United | Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus | United |
23 Jun | Parochial Cooperators of Christ the King | Decretum Laudis | ||
3 Jul | Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina
Diocese of Goya, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santo Tomé, Argentina | Erected |
4 Jul | Diocese of Sambalpur, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rourkela, India | Erected |
20 Aug | Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | Erected |
25 Aug | Nunciature to Gambia and Sierra Leone | Established | Delegation to Sierra Leone
Nunciature to Gambia | Elevated |
29 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras | Elevated | Diocese of Choluteca, Honduras | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Diocese of Cascavel, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Formosa, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Guamá, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Guamá, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Marabá, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Marabá, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Diocese of Maringá, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Maringá, Parana, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Santarém, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Oct | Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel)
Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
16 Oct | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá)
Diocese of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá) Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
3 Nov | Archdiocese of Besançon, France | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard, France | Erected |
5 Nov | Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated |
5 Nov | Archdiocese of Davao, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Digos, Philippines | Erected |
5 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines (from Davao) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines (from Davao) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
15 Nov | Diocese of Meißen (Meissen), Germany | Name Changed | Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany | Name Changed |
24 Dec | Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Ipil, Philippines | Erected |
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