Date | From | To | ||
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3 Jan | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aracajú, Brazil | Erected |
21 Jan | Diocese of Tucumán, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Catamarca, Argentina | Erected |
21 Jan | Diocese of Paraná, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina | Erected |
6 Feb | Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz | Decretum Laudis | ||
14 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China (Pao-ting-fou and Y-tchoo) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}, China | Erected |
15 Feb | Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Approbation | ||
19 Feb | Montfort Brothers of Saint Gabriel | Approbation | ||
22 Feb | Diocese of Forli, Italy (S. Honorati island) | Territory Added | ||
24 Feb | Diocese of Amadiyah and Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq | Split | Diocese of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq
Diocese of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq | Split |
4 Mar | Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada
Diocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | Erected |
10 Mar | Diocese of Cuiabá, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
10 Mar | Diocese of Cuiabá, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Elevated |
11 Mar | Diocese of Pamiers, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France | Name Changed |
5 Apr | Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Cebu, Philippines (Provinces of Samar and Leyte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Cebu, Philippines
Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Erected |
15 Apr | Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA | Erected |
3 May | Military Ordinariate of Chile, Military | Erected | ||
4 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia (Northwestern part) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Drisdale River, Australia | Erected |
10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China (Kia-shingfou, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hang-cheou-fou, Yen -tcheou-fou, Hin-tcheou-fou, and King-hoa-fou) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale}, China | Erected |
10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}, China | Name Changed |
23 May | Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões), Brazil | Erected |
23 May | Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil | Erected |
7 Jun | Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Erected |
8 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of North Carolina, USA (Gaston, Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA | Erected |
14 Jun | Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valdivia, Chile | Erected |
16 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
17 Jun | Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate | Approbation | ||
30 Jun | Missionary Society of St. Paul | Founded | ||
1 Jul | Diocese of Ispahan, Iran | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ispahan, Iran | Elevated |
19 Jul | Armen-Brüder des Heiligen Franziskus Seraphikus | Approbation | ||
19 Jul | Armen-Brüder des Heiligen Franziskus Seraphikus | Decretum Laudis | ||
5 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
6 Aug | Diocese of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA | Name Changed |
12 Aug | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China (Nin-yuen-fou) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kienchang, China | Erected |
15 Aug | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Pelotas, Povo Novo, Pio Grande, S. José do Norte, S. Izabel, Tahim, Arroto Grande, Jaguar do, Santa Victoria, Serrito, Cangussú, Piratiny, Cacimbinhas, Boquete, Santo Antonio da Bòa Vista, S. Lourenço, S. Joâo Baptista da Reserva, Conceição do Boqueirdo..) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
15 Aug | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (S. Maria, S. Francisco de Paola, Vaccaria, the colony of Sananduva, Soledade, Passo Fundo, Nonohay, S. Antonio da Palmeira, S. Miguel, S. Angelo, S. Pedro do Ninçao, Cruz Alta, Silveira Martins, Valle Veneto, S. Martinho, Julio de Castilhos (Villa Rica)..) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
15 Aug | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Uruguaiana, S. Joâo Baptista do Quarahy, Itaqy, S. Borgia, Alegrete, Povinho (S. Thiago do Boqueirâo), S. Francisco de Assis, S. Anna do Livramento, S. Gabriel, S. Luiz de Gonzaga, Passo do Rosario, Dom Pedrito, and the colonies of Ijuhy, Guarany, and ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
15 Aug | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Elevated |
15 Aug | Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil (from São Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
13 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania (Northern part) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania | Erected |
13 Sep | Archdiocese of Agra, India (Simla, Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Patiala, Nakha, Jind, Loharu, and Maler Kotla)
Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan (Mandi, Suket, Kulu, Lahul, and Spiti) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Simla, India | Erected |
19 Oct | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Upper Solimões), Brazil
Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro, Brazil | Erected |
15 Nov | Diocese of Alexandria (in America), Ontario, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada | Name Changed |
19 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Gibraltar | Elevated | Diocese of Gibraltar | Elevated |
5 Dec | Diocese of Olinda, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Floresta, Brazil | Erected |
5 Dec | Diocese of Olinda, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Olinda, Brazil | Elevated |
5 Dec | Diocese of Natal, Brazil (from São Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 Dec | Diocese of Paraíba, Brazil (from São Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 Dec | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil (from São Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Dec | Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil (North of rivers Jequiiinbonha, Macahubas, Jèquetahy, San Francisco, and Urucuya) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil | Erected |
22 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa (Zoutpansberg and Waterberg) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa | Erected |
22 Dec | Diocese of Würzburg, Germany (Gottersdorf and Kummershof) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Territory Added |
22 Dec | Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Angelhof island) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Speyer, Germany | Territory Added |
22 Dec | Diocese of Mainz, Germany (Kürnbach) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Territory Added |
22 Dec | Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Michelbuch and forest) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mainz, Germany | Territory Added |
29 Dec | Diocese of Passau, Germany (Obernhuber in Forstlehen, Angermeier and Wiehhauser in Binderberg, Geishauser in Bach, Hagl in Foerster, and Maier in Furth) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany | Territory Added |
29 Dec | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany (Geier in Stauern, Nussbaumer in Steinoed, Falter, Zauner and Nussbaumer in Schmalzgrub, Neumayer in Schmauss, Freilinger in Freiling, and Schmauss in Fuchsgrub) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Passau, Germany | Territory Added |
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