The Year of Our Lord 1951

Diocese Events

January to June

Date	From		To
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Aliwal, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Bethlehem, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Bethlehem, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Aliwal, South Africa (Fauresmith, Philippolis, Smithfield, Edenburg, Trompsburg, and Zastron) Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale} (Bloemfontein, Thabunch, Wetsdorp, Jacobsdal, Boshof, Wepener, Redderburg, and parts of Ladybrand and Hoopstad)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bloemfontein, South Africa	Erected
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Eshowe, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Eshowe, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Keimoes, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}	Elevated	Diocese of Kimberley, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Kokstad, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Kroonstad, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Swaziland	Elevated	Diocese of Bremersdorp, eSwatini	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Mariannhill, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho	Elevated	Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa	Elevated	Archdiocese of Pretoria, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated
11 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa	Elevated
27 Jan	Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines (Capiz and Romblòn)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Capiz, Philippines	Erected
27 Jan	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Provinces of Lanao and Misamis Occiental)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines	Erected
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Canale di Suez {Suez Canal}, Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt	Name Changed
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria in Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}	Name Changed
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Delta of the Nile, Egypt	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt	Name Changed
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Intendencia de Caqueta)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia	Erected
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Comisaria de Amazones)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Erected
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia (Comisaria de Putomayo and Sancta Rosa and El Encan)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Name Changed
8 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia	Name Changed
8 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia (and name change)	Elevated
8 Feb	Archdiocese of Pondicherry, India (Chandernagore)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India	Territory Added
17 Feb			Military Ordinariate of Canada, Military (as Vicariate)	Erected
2 Mar	Diocese of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Elevated
2 Mar			Diocese of Nicolet, Québec, Canada (from Québec)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Mar			Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (from Montréal)	Metropolitan Changed
8 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar	Elevated
8 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Gambia	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia	Elevated
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Manggarai)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia	Erected
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Atambua, Indonesia (Pantar and Alor islands) Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Larantukan)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Larantuka, Indonesia	Erected
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Ngada, Ende, and Maumere along with Sumba and Sumbawa islands)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia	Name Changed
8 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia	Name Changed
10 Mar	Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Jalapa, Jutiapa, and El Progreso)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jalapa, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala (San Marcos and Huehuetenango)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Parts of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez) Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala (Solóla, El Quiche, and the rest of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sololá, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Zacapa, Chiquimula, and Izabal)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zacapa, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala (EI Petén)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of El Petén, Guatemala	Erected
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (Ukrainian) (Saskatoon)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Erected
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar	Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (Ukrainian)	Name Changed	Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba (Ukrainian), Canada	Name Changed
10 Mar	Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Passo Fundo, Carasinno, Sarandi, Getúlio Vargas, Erechim, and part of Marcelino Ramos)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
10 Mar	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Retalhuleu)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Territory Added
31 Mar	Diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Name Changed
8 Apr	Delegation to Philippines	Elevated	Nunciature to Philippines	Elevated
12 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador (and Boundaries adjusted)	Name Changed
12 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Elevated
12 Apr			Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
12 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
12 Apr			Vicariate Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
12 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador (Boundaries adjusted)	Territory Added
8 May	Territorial Prelature of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy	Name Changed
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China	Elevated	Diocese of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China	Elevated
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania	Elevated
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Puchi [Puqi], China	Elevated	Diocese of Puqi [Puchi], China	Elevated
10 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo, Uganda	Name Changed
10 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China	Elevated	Diocese of Xiangyang [Siangyang], China	Elevated
17 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Bouaké)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
17 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, Chad (Mediam Chari) Prefecture Apostolic of Garoua, Cameroon (Mayo Kebi)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Moundou, Chad	Erected
17 May			Military Ordinariate of South Africa, Military	Erected
19 May	Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, USA (Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Bush, Barton, Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Eodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford, Stanton, Grani, Rasiceli, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, Morton, Stevens, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche, and Berber)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dodge City, Kansas, USA	Erected
29 May			Congregation of the Priestly Fraternity	Decretum Laudis
7 Jun	Diocese of Port Augusta, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia	Name Changed
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Lómela and Dehese along with part of Kole and Eastern part of Oshwe)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
14 Jun	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Rairakhol, Athmalik, Angul, Pallahara, Talcher, Hindol, and Dhenkanal along with part of Sambalpur and Sonpur) Diocese of Nagpur, India (Patna and part of Sambalpur and Sonpur) Diocese of Ranchi, India (Gangpur, Bonai, and Bamra)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sambalpur, India	Erected
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay, Myanmar (North-western region of Mandalay (Naga tribes) and Mong Myet and Mong Long)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bhamo, Myanmar	Territory Added
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay, Myanmar (Hsipaw except Mong Long)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar	Territory Added
21 Jun	Archdiocese of Agra, India (Bandikui and Alwar)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ajmer, India	Territory Added
23 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Erected
23 Jun	Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (Kamouraslca, Islet, Montmagny, and Rivière du Loup)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada (3 parishes in Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada (18 parishes in Terrebonne; 8 parishes from Deux Montagnes; and 4 parishes from Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (7 parishes from Argenteuil)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA (Chelan, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima) Diocese of Spokane, Washington, USA (Douglas, Grant, and Benton)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yakima, Washington, USA	Erected
23 Jun	Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, USA	Elevated
23 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, USA (to Seattle)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun	Diocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines (Catanduanes and Albay along with the islands of Cagraray, Batán and Rapu Rapu)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Legazpi, Philippines	Erected
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines (Sorsogón and Masbate)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sorsogon, Philippines	Erected
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Caceres, Philippines (Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur)	Elevated	Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun	Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Elevated
29 Jun			Diocese of Surigao, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Capiz, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines (from Cebu)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Lingayen, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines (to Nuova Segovia)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Papantla, Puebla, México (from Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jun			Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México (from Antequera, Oaxaca)	Metropolitan Changed

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