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Date	From		To
Jul	Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Gaston County)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Territory Added
5 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles	Elevated	Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Elevated
7 Jul	Diocese of Beni nel Congo	Name Changed	Diocese of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
18 Jul	Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina (Parish of La Cruz)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Villa María, Argentina	Territory Added
22 Jul			Apostolic Exarchate of France (Armenian)	Erected
22 Jul			Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian)	Erected
2 Aug	Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Caacupé, Paraguay	Erected
15 Aug	Apostolic Administration of Burgenland, Austria	Elevated	Diocese of Eisenstadt, Austria	Elevated
30 Aug			Franciscan Friars of the Atonement	Approbation
12 Sep			Diocese of Lecce, Italy (from Otranto)	Metropolitan Changed
23 Sep			Nunciature to Madagascar	Established
23 Sep	Delegation to British Eastern and Western Africa	Split	Delegation to Eastern Africa Delegation to Central-Western Africa	Split
23 Sep	Delegation to Dakar	Name Changed	Delegation to Western Africa	Name Changed
22 Oct	Diocese of Florida, Uruguay (Taquarembó and Rivera)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Erected
22 Oct	Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (Borongan, Maydolong, Llorente, Hernani, Gral. MacArthur, San Julián, Sulat, Oras, San Policarpo, San Ramón (Arteche), Hipapad, Gamay, Dolores, Can-Avid, Taft, Guiuan, Sulangan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, Salcedo, Matarinao, Villareal, Talalora, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Borongan, Philippines	Erected
24 Oct	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq (Chaikhan or Ain-Sefne, Alcosh, and Parts of Telkief and Mezure)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Erected
24 Oct	Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq (Mosul, TePafr, Sinjar, and Al-Hadr)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq	Erected
10 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru	Name Changed
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam (Quang-Duc) Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam (Tuyen-Duc, Lam-Dong, and Phuo-Long)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Erected
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam	Elevated	Archdiocese of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Huê, Viet Nam	Elevated	Archdiocese of Huế, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Kontum, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Cân Tho, Viet Nam (An-Giang, Kien-Giang, and island of Phu-Quoc)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam	Erected
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam (Long-An, Kien-Tuong, Kien-Phong, and Dinh-Tuong)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam	Erected
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Thái Bình, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Vinh, Viet Nam	Elevated
24 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viet Nam	Elevated	Diocese of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam	Elevated
27 Nov	Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México (San Martin, Tamazunchale, and Xilitla) Diocese of San Luis Potosí, México (Ciudad Valles, Alaquines, Aquismon, Cárdenas, Ciudad del Maiz, Coxcatlan, Huehuetlan, Lagunillas, Rayon, San Antonio, Santa Catarina, P. A. Santos (Tancanhuitz) , Tamasopo, Tàmpacan, Tampomolon, Tamuin, Tancuayalab, Tanlajas, Tanquian, Alfredo M. Terrazas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México	Erected
27 Nov	Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil (Teófilo Otoni, Aguas Formosas, Carlos Chagas, Itambacuri, Ladainha, Machacalis, Malacacheta, Nanuque, and Poté)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
5 Dec	Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Name Changed
17 Dec	Diocese of Salto, Uruguay (Soriano) Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay (Colonia)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mercedes, Uruguay	Erected
17 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil (Sao Raimundo Nonato, Canto do Burití, Caracol, and Sao Joáo do Piaui)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Erected
17 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines (Marbel, Banga, Dadiangas, Glan, Kiamba, Lagao, Milbuk, Norala, Polomolok, Tupi, and Bolol)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines	Erected
20 Dec	Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda (Byumba and part of Kigali) Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda (Ruhengeri)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda	Erected
30 Dec			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Redentore e Sant’Alfonso in Via Merulana	Established
30 Dec			Cardinal Titular Church of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Established

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