The Year of Our Lord 1981

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
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
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 Sohag (Coptic), Egypt	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, Maranho, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Balsas, Maranho, 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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