The Year of Our Lord 1958

Diocese Events

July to December

Date From To

10 Jul Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania Elevated Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Elevated

10 Jul Apostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA Elevated Eparchy of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA Elevated

11 Jul Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil (Araujos and Perdigâo)
Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Divinópolis, Carmo de Caiurú, Claudio, Itapecerica, Itauna, Mateus Lerne, Nova Serrana, Para de Minas, Pitangui, São Gonçalo de Para, and Onça of Pequi) Territory Lost Diocese of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Erected

12 Jul Prefecture Apostolic of Sulu, Philippines Elevated Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines Elevated

21 Jul Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Lerne, Piraçununga, and Porto Ferreira) Territory Lost Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Territory Added

21 Jul Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Mogí-Guassú) Territory Lost Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Territory Added

30 Jul Diocese of Puno, Peru (Melgar, Carabaya, and Sandia) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri, Peru Erected

17 Sep Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur, India Name Changed Prefecture Apostolic of Benares-Gorakhpur, India Name Changed

6 Nov Archdiocese of Cambrai, France (Demicourt) Territory Lost Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France Territory Added

7 Nov Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Bautista Saavedra, Larecaja, Caupolicán, and Nor Yungas (except portions on the right side of the Rio Beni river)) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Coroico, Bolivia Erected

13 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Territory Lost Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea Erected

22 Nov Diocese of Chihuahua, México Elevated Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México Elevated

22 Nov Archdiocese of Durango, México (Tamazula, San Andrés de la Sierra, Los Remedios, Topia, Canelas, Otaez, and San Dimas)
Diocese of Sinaloa, México (Elota, Cosala, San Ignacio, Concordia, Mazatlán, Rosario, and Escuinapa) Territory Lost Diocese of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México Erected

22 Nov Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Halimand)
Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Lincoln and Weiland) Territory Lost Diocese of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Erected

22 Nov Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México (from Durango) Metropolitan Changed

22 Nov Diocese of Sonora, México (from Durango) Metropolitan Changed

28 Nov Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo (Mayoumba et Tchibanga) Territory Lost Diocese of Libreville, Gabon Territory Added

28 Nov Diocese of Libreville, Gabon (Zanaga) Territory Lost Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo Territory Added

28 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (North of the river Linda, from eastern limits to the 26th degree longitude) Territory Lost Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Added

5 Dec Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Added

9 Dec St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Decretum Laudis

10 Dec Apostolic Exarchate of Australia (Ukrainian) (New Zealand and Oceania) Territory Added

11 Dec Diocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar Elevated Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar Elevated

11 Dec Diocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Elevated Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Elevated

11 Dec Diocese of Libreville, Gabon Elevated Archdiocese of Libreville, Gabon Elevated

11 Dec Diocese of Libreville, Gabon (Haut-Ogoouè, Ogoouè-Lolo, Ngouniè, and Ngouniè-Nyanga) Territory Lost Diocese of Mouila, Gabon Erected

11 Dec Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar Elevated Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar Elevated

11 Dec Diocese of Ambanja, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Majunga, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Tuléar, Madagascar (from Tananarive) Metropolitan Changed

19 Dec Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Leo) Territory Lost Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso Territory Added

Date	From	To
10 Jul	Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania	Elevated	Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Elevated
10 Jul	Apostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA	Elevated	Eparchy of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA	Elevated
11 Jul	Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil (Araujos and Perdigâo) Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Divinópolis, Carmo de Caiurú, Claudio, Itapecerica, Itauna, Mateus Lerne, Nova Serrana, Para de Minas, Pitangui, São Gonçalo de Para, and Onça of Pequi)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
12 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Sulu, Philippines	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines	Elevated
21 Jul	Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Lerne, Piraçununga, and Porto Ferreira)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Added
21 Jul	Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Mogí-Guassú)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Added
30 Jul	Diocese of Puno, Peru (Melgar, Carabaya, and Sandia)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri, Peru	Erected
17 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur, India	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Benares-Gorakhpur, India	Name Changed
6 Nov	Archdiocese of Cambrai, France (Demicourt)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Territory Added
7 Nov	Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Bautista Saavedra, Larecaja, Caupolicán, and Nor Yungas (except portions on the right side of the Rio Beni river))	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Coroico, Bolivia	Erected
13 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Erected
22 Nov	Diocese of Chihuahua, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México	Elevated
22 Nov	Archdiocese of Durango, México (Tamazula, San Andrés de la Sierra, Los Remedios, Topia, Canelas, Otaez, and San Dimas) Diocese of Sinaloa, México (Elota, Cosala, San Ignacio, Concordia, Mazatlán, Rosario, and Escuinapa)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México	Erected
22 Nov	Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Halimand) Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Lincoln and Weiland)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Erected
22 Nov			Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México (from Durango)	Metropolitan Changed
22 Nov			Diocese of Sonora, México (from Durango)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Nov	Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo (Mayoumba et Tchibanga)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Libreville, Gabon	Territory Added
28 Nov	Diocese of Libreville, Gabon (Zanaga)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Territory Added
28 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (North of the river Linda, from eastern limits to the 26th degree longitude)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Added
5 Dec			Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Added
9 Dec			St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Decretum Laudis
10 Dec			Apostolic Exarchate of Australia (Ukrainian) (New Zealand and Oceania)	Territory Added
11 Dec	Diocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Elevated	Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Elevated
11 Dec	Diocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Elevated	Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Elevated
11 Dec	Diocese of Libreville, Gabon	Elevated	Archdiocese of Libreville, Gabon	Elevated
11 Dec	Diocese of Libreville, Gabon (Haut-Ogoouè, Ogoouè-Lolo, Ngouniè, and Ngouniè-Nyanga)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mouila, Gabon	Erected
11 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Elevated	Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Elevated
11 Dec			Diocese of Ambanja, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Dec			Diocese of Majunga, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Dec			Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Dec			Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Dec			Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Dec			Diocese of Tuléar, Madagascar (from Tananarive)	Metropolitan Changed
19 Dec	Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Leo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Territory Added

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