Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Nunciature to Cambodia | Elevated | ||
unknown | Delegation to Singapore | Elevated | Nunciature to Singapore | Elevated |
unknown | Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
unknown | Nunciature to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles | Established | ||
2 Jan | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gulu, Uganda | Elevated |
2 Jan | Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda | Elevated |
2 Jan | Diocese of Tororo, Uganda | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tororo, Uganda | Elevated |
9 Feb | Diocese of Jhansi, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gwalior, India | Erected |
9 Feb | Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mamfe, Cameroon | Erected |
9 Feb | Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Territory Lost | Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Erected |
3 Mar | Diocese of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
16 Mar | Diocese of Arusha, Tanzania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Arusha, Tanzania | Elevated |
16 Mar | Diocese of Patna, India | Elevated | Archdiocese of Patna, India | Elevated |
16 Mar | Archdiocese of Tamale, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yendi, Ghana | Erected |
19 Mar | Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo | Approbation | ||
19 Apr | Indian Missionary Society | Approbation | ||
24 Apr | Archeparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
5 May | Heralds of Good News | Approbation | ||
18 May | Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation | Erected |
18 May | Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation | Name Changed | Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation | Name Changed |
3 Jun | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ambositra, Madagascar | Erected |
5 Jun | Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | Split | Eparchy of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon | Split |
5 Jun | Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | United | Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon | United |
22 Jun | Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated |
22 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kano, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Kano, Nigeria | Elevated |
23 Jun | Eparchy of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
7 Jul | Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan | Elevated | Diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan | Elevated |
7 Jul | Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Apostolic Administration of Astana, Kazakhstan Apostolic Administration of Atyrau, Kazakhstan | Erected |
25 Sep | Delegation to Comoros | Established | ||
13 Oct | Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vitebsk, Belarus | Erected |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia | Erected |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yopal, Colombia | Erected |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Granada en Colombia | Elevated |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia | Elevated |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of San José del Guaviare, Colombia | Elevated |
29 Oct | Vicariate Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tumaco, Colombia | Erected |
10 Nov | Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
23 Nov | Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea} | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale} | Erected |
23 Nov | Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea} | Name Changed | Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia {Russia Europea Settentrionale} | Name Changed |
22 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia | Erected |
22 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia | Erected |
22 Dec | Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kolda, Senegal | Erected |
22 Dec | Archdiocese of Parakou, Benin | Territory Lost | Diocese of N’Dali, Benin | Erected |
22 Dec | Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of Wiawso, Ghana | Erected |
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