The Year of Our Lord 1923

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Nunciature to Panama	Established
unknown			Apostolic Administration of Szombathely and Gurk in Yugoslavia	Erected
30 Jan			Franziskanerbrüder vom Heiligen Kreuz	Approbation
30 Jan			Delegation to East Indies (Added Goa)	Territory Added
2 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Siberia, Russian Federation (Primorskaia Oliasti and Amurshia Oblasti along with Russian part of Sakalin island)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vladivostok, Russian Federation	Erected
10 Feb	Diocese of Csanád, Hungary	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Srpski Banat, Serbia	Erected
10 Feb	Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, Serbia	Erected
17 Feb	Diocese of Csanád, Hungary	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Timişoara, Romania	Erected
22 Feb			Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries clarified) Prefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries clarified)	Territory Added
15 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana (Quittait and Tripoli (Denu)) Vicariate Apostolic of Togo (Area subject to English rule)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore, Ghana	Erected
15 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar (Western part)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar	Erected
15 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, Tanzania (Bussambiro)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania	Territory Added
19 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Swaziland)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Swaziland	Erected
1 May	Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Archdiocese of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Schneidemühl, Poland	Erected
4 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne and Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	United
4 May	Diocese of Osaka, Japan (Yamaghuchi, Shimane, Hiroshima, Oìcayama, and Tottori)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Hiroshima, Japan	Erected
11 Jun	Diocese of Mérida, Venezuela	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela	Elevated
11 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun (North-western part)	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon	Name Changed
11 Jun			Diocese of Zulia, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Jun			Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)	Metropolitan Changed
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa (BarMy-JEast, Wodehouse, SterJcstroom, Molteno Steynsburg, Middelburg Hanover, and Richmond)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa	Erected
12 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon (Area under English control) Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun (Area under English control)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Buéa, Cameroon (Victoria, Kumba, Manfe, and Bamenda)	Erected
12 Jun	Diocese of Coimbatore, India (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad)) Diocese of Mangalore, India (North-Malabar) Diocese of Mysore, India (Winad)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Calicut, India	Erected
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Region in the East)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Erected
12 Jun	Diocese of Trichinopoly, India (Most of Tuticorin, about half of Nellai, and a portion of Kanyakumari)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tuticorin, India	Erected
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa (Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga))	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa (Lydenburg, Barbeton, Carolina, Middelburg, Béthal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, WaMerstroom, and Standerton)	Erected
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark (Iceland)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Erected
20 Jun			Diocese of Münster, Germany (Oldenburg along with Kniphausen and Varel)	Territory Added
2 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco (Area under French control)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco	Erected
20 Jul	Diocese of Curitiba, Brazil (Adjusted to match civil boundaries)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil	Territory Added
20 Jul	Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (7 parishes)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Territory Added
20 Jul	Diocese of Belo Horizonte, Brazil (B.M.V. (das Brotas de Entre Bios); St. Blasius the Martyr (of Suassuhy); and St. Gundisalvi (of Ibituruna))	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Added
27 Jul			Missionaries of the Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Founded
4 Aug	Diocese of Bobbio, Italy Territorial Abbey of San Colombano, Italy	United	Diocese of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy	United
7 Sep			Consolata Missionaries	Approbation
25 Oct	Diocese of Riga, Latvia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia (Without Suffragans)	Elevated
26 Oct	Diocese of Alton, Illinois, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Name Changed
13 Nov	Archdiocese of Udine, Italy (Carbona and Methuna)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy	Territory Added
26 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} (Kroonstad, Vredefort, Heilbron, Lindley, Senekal, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Harrismith, Vrede, and half of the civil districts of Hoopstad, Winburg, and Ladybrand)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa	Erected
30 Nov	Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil (Petrolina, Boa Vista, Cabrobó, Leopoldina, Serrinha, Ouricuri, São Gonçalo, Exu, and Granito)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
11 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Mtunzini, Eshowe, NJcanshala, and Ugutu) Prefecture Apostolic of Zululand, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Eshowe, South Africa	Elevated
12 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China (Hanyang, Mienyang, Tsienkiang, Tienmen, Kingshan, and Anlu, as well as part of Hanchwan)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China	Erected
12 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China (Wuchang, Sienning, Tungsiian, Woeheng, Tayeh, and Hingkwo)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China	Erected
12 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China (Puchi, Kiayü, Tsungyang, and Tungcheng)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Puchi [Puqi], China	Erected
12 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou], China	Name Changed
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
21 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated	Eparchy of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Elevated
27 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China (Funing)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Funing [Xiapu], China	Erected
27 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China (Tingchow)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow [Changting], China	Erected
27 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China	Name Changed
27 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia (Benglcoelen, Lampongsche, Palembang, and Djambi with adjacent smaller islands)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Benkoelen, Indonesia	Erected
27 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia (Banka, Billion, and archipelago of Riouw)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia	Erected
27 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Sumatra, Indonesia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia	Name Changed

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