The Year of Our Lord 1987

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
5 Jan	Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador	Erected
7 Jan	Diocese of Palmas, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil	Name Changed
12 Feb	Diocese of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain	Erected
26 Mar			Eparchy of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA	Erected
26 Mar			Eparchy of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite), Australia	Erected
30 Mar	Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kabankalan, Philippines	Erected
30 Mar	Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Carlos, Philippines	Erected
27 Apr	Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville, Québec, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, Canada	Name Changed
27 Apr	Diocese of Kakamega, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya	Erected
5 May	Diocese of San Vicente, El Salvador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador	Erected
15 May	Diocese of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka	Erected
15 May			Diocese of Mymensingh, Bangladesh	Erected
15 May	Diocese of Poona, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nashik, India	Erected
25 Jun	Territorial Prelature of Juruá, Acre, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil	Elevated
27 Jun	Diocese of Carolina, Maranho, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil	Erected
3 Jul	Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trujillo, Honduras	Erected
3 Jul	Diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
3 Jul	Archdiocese of Verapoly, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kottapuram, India	Erected
3 Jul	Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Obala, Cameroon	Erected
3 Jul	Archdiocese of Madurai, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sivagangai, India	Erected
7 Jul	Archdiocese of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia	Erected
13 Jul	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Bernardo, Chile	Erected
18 Jul	Diocese of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Tzaneen, South Africa	Name Changed
4 Sep	Diocese of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Name Changed	Diocese of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea	Name Changed
3 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia	Elevated
3 Oct	Archdiocese of Brazzaville, Congo	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kinkala, Congo	Erected
31 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras	Elevated	Diocese of Juticalpa, Honduras	Elevated
10 Nov	Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Witbank, South Africa	Name Changed
18 Nov	Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria	Erected
18 Nov	Diocese of Mwanza, Tanzania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mwanza, Tanzania	Elevated
18 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Rustenburg, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Rustenburg, South Africa	Elevated
18 Nov	Diocese of Songea, Tanzania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Songea, Tanzania	Elevated
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Vicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Vicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)	United
30 Dec	Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chalatenango, El Salvador	Erected

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