Date | From | To | ||
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24 Jan | Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mannar, Sri Lanka | Erected |
24 Jan | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Okigwe, Nigeria | Erected |
24 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (Ordinariate) | Elevated | ||
27 Jan | Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Jose in California, USA | Erected |
30 Jan | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
30 Jan | Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
30 Jan | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
25 Mar | Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy | Name Changed |
28 Mar | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
9 May | Pontifical Committee for the Family, Roman Curia | Elevated | Pontifical Council for the Family, Roman Curia | Elevated |
21 Jun | Diocese of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles | Name Changed | Diocese of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles | Name Changed |
24 Jun | Delegation to Laos, Malaysia and Singapore | Split | Delegation to Laos and Malaysia
Delegation to Singapore | Split |
3 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of America Latina e Messico {Latin America and Mexico} (Armenian) | Erected | ||
3 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York | Erected | ||
17 Jul | Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda | Erected |
19 Jul | Missionari dei Poveri | Founded | ||
30 Jul | Diocese of Monaco | Elevated | Archdiocese of Monaco | Elevated |
4 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil | Elevated |
4 Aug | Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of São José do Grajaú, Brazil | Elevated |
4 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Miracema do Norte, Brazil | Elevated |
4 Aug | Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
13 Sep | Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt | Erected |
18 Sep | Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland | Territory Lost | Ordinariate of Poland, for Greek and Armenian Catholics | Erected |
3 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil | Elevated |
3 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil | Elevated |
3 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Elevated |
3 Oct | Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Elevated |
3 Oct | Diocese of Sandomierz, Poland | Name Changed | Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland | Name Changed |
13 Oct | Diocese of Guamá, Para, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Bragança do Pará, Brazil | Name Changed |
20 Oct | Diocese of Segni, Italy
Diocese of Velletri, Italy | United | Suburbicarian See of Velletri e Segni, Italy | United |
20 Oct | Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri | United | Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri e Segni | United |
21 Oct | Diocese of Rio Negro, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil | Name Changed |
5 Nov | Diocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda
Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Byumba, Rwanda | Erected |
5 Nov | Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cyangugu, Rwanda | Erected |
6 Nov | Diocese of Minna, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja, Nigeria | Erected |
19 Nov | Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA | Erected |
3 Dec | Eparchy of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA | Erected |
19 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated | Diocese of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated |
19 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia | Elevated |
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