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The Year of Our Lord 1920

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
unknownSociety of Divine Vocations Founded
unknownNunciature to Yugoslavia Established
unknownNunciature to Germany Established
unknownNunciature to Hungary Established
unknownPrefecture Apostolic of Schlewig-Holstein, Germany (North Schleswig) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Denmark Territory Added
16 JanDiocese of San Luis Potosí, México (District of Pinos) Territory LostDiocese of Zacatecas, México Territory Added
16 JanDiocese of Zacatecas, México (Salinas) Territory LostDiocese of San Luis Potosí, México Territory Added
13 FebDiocese of Maceió, Brazil ElevatedArchdiocese of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Elevated
13 FebDiocese of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil (from Olinda e Recife) Metropolitan Changed
13 FebDiocese of Aracajú, Brazil (from São Salvador da Bahia) Metropolitan Changed
20 FebDiocese of San Severino (Marche), Italy
Diocese of Treia, Italy
UnitedDiocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy United
24 FebDiocese of Trento, Italy (from Salzburg to Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
8 AprDiocese of Gerace, Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy Name Changed
9 AprVicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou], China (Northern part) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China Erected
15 AprNunciature to Venezuela (to Nunciature) Elevated
16 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore}, Nigeria ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} Elevated
18 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea Elevated
30 AprDiocese of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia Territory LostApostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka, Croatia Erected
15 MayNunciature to Czechoslovakia Established
20 MayDiocese of Catamarca, Argentina (de los Andes) Territory LostDiocese of Salta, Argentina Territory Added
3 JunArchdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany (Schulte-Kemna family estates) Territory LostDiocese of Paderborn, Germany Territory Added
8 JunArchdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus (Finland) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Finland {Finlandia} Erected
9 JunDiocese of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania (Courland (within Latvia)) Territory LostDiocese of Riga, Latvia Territory Added
11 JunDiocese of Manizales, Colombia (Alcalá (La Balsa)) Territory LostDiocese of Cali, Colombia Territory Added
16 JunNunciature to Romania Established
18 JunDiocese of Piaui, Brazil (Sâo Raymundo Nonnato, Bon Jesus do Gurgucia, Paranaguà, Gorrente, and S. Filomena) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil Erected
19 JunArchdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Part of parish of St. Anna des Plaines) Territory LostDiocese of Joliette, Québec, Canada Territory Added
2 JulDiocese of Oran, Algeria (Southern part) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Ghardaïa, Algeria Territory Added
7 JulDiocese of Comacchio, Italy
Archdiocese of Ferrara, Italy
Split
16 JulDelegation to East Indies (Added Burma) Territory Added
1 AugVicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou], China (Hainan Island and the Western part) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}, China Erected
1 AugNunciature to Switzerland Restored
5 AugVicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) (Ham-Kiang-to (North and South)) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Wonsan, Korea (North) Erected
6 AugNunciature to Paraguay (to Nunciature) Elevated
25 AugVicariate Apostolic of Southern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Meridionale}, China (Roncho w-fu, Nan-an-fu, and Ning-tu-chow) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kanchow [Ganzhou], China Erected
25 AugVicariate Apostolic of Southern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Meridionale}, China (Yuen-chow-fu and Ling-Kian-fu) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kingan, China Territory Added
25 AugVicariate Apostolic of Southern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Meridionale}, China Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Kingan, China Name Changed
25 AugVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Orientale}, China Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Fu-Chow (Fu-Kow), China Name Changed
25 AugVicariate Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Settentrionale}, China Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Kiou-Kiang, China Name Changed
29 AugPrefecture Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia Elevated
29 OctArchdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (from the rivers Rio Fresco and Xingü to the borders of Matto-Grossense) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil Territory Added
12 NovDelegation to Albania Established
17 NovPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada Elevated
17 NovCompagnia di San Paolo Founded
10 DecArchdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland (Lodz, Lancic, and Klodaviens) Territory LostDiocese of Łódź, Poland Erected

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