The Year of Our Lord 1961

Diocese Events

July to December

Date From To

14 Jul Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA Erected

22 Jul Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Territory Lost Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Erected

22 Jul Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala Erected

22 Jul Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica (Province of Guanacaste; City of Puntarenas excluding that south of the river Iesus Maria; the City of Montes de Oro; and the region north of the rivers Arenai and San Carlos) Territory Lost Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica Erected

22 Jul Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil (Cities of Uberlândia, Araguarí, Canápolis, Capinópolis, Cascalho Rico, Centralina, Estrêla do Sul, Indianópolis, Ituiutaba, Monte Alegre de Minas, Santa Vitoria, and Tupaciguara) Territory Lost Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Erected

10 Sep Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parishes of Ypejhu, Igatimi, and Curuguaty)
Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Parishes of N. S. dei Rosario and Santa Maria Auxiliadora in Coronel Oviedo plus Yhu and Caaguazu) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Erected

11 Sep Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda Territory Lost Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda Erected

11 Sep Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Lost Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected

11 Sep Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador (from Cuenca) Metropolitan Changed

11 Sep Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador (from Quito) Metropolitan Changed

27 Sep Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) Approbation

16 Oct Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall)
Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman)
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell)
Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA (Counties of Pecos and Terrei) Territory Lost Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA Erected

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil (Cities of Carutapera, Turiaçu, and Candido Mendes; part of Santa Helena) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil Erected

7 Nov Diocese of Bremersdorp, eSwatini Name Changed Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini Name Changed

25 Nov Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (Cities of Abaeté do Tocantins, Acara, Barcarena, Bujarú, Mojú, and Tomé-Açu) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil Erected

25 Nov Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay Territory Lost Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay Erected

25 Nov Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil Name Changed Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Name Changed

25 Nov Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Anicuns, Nazário, and Turvânia)
Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Cities of Sâo Luis de Montes Belos, Amerinópolis, Aurilândia, Cachoeira de Goias, Diorama, Firminópolis, Iporá, Israelândia, Ivolândia, Jaupací, and Maiporá)
Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Aragarças, Baliza, Born Jardim de Goiás, Piranhas, and parts of Caiapônia) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Erected

25 Nov Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Tagaytay City)
Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Cavite) Territory Lost Diocese of Imus, Philippines Erected

25 Nov Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Bulacan) Territory Lost Diocese of Malolos, Philippines Erected

4 Dec Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco, Peru Erected

8 Dec Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Territory Lost Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Erected

8 Dec Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium Name Changed Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium Name Changed

11 Dec Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Aiquile, Bolivia Erected

20 Dec Military Ordinariate of Paraguay, Military Erected

22 Dec Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia Elevated Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia Elevated

22 Dec Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Elevated Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Elevated

22 Dec Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan Elevated Diocese of Oita, Japan Elevated

22 Dec Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad Territory Lost Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad Erected

22 Dec Diocese of Moundou, Chad (from Bangui to Fort-Lamy) Metropolitan Changed

28 Dec Delegation to Western Africa Established Nunciature to Sénégal Established

Date	From	To
14 Jul			Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Erected
22 Jul	Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica (Province of Guanacaste; City of Puntarenas excluding that south of the river Iesus Maria; the City of Montes de Oro; and the region north of the rivers Arenai and San Carlos)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil (Cities of Uberlândia, Araguarí, Canápolis, Capinópolis, Cascalho Rico, Centralina, Estrêla do Sul, Indianópolis, Ituiutaba, Monte Alegre de Minas, Santa Vitoria, and Tupaciguara)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
10 Sep	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parishes of Ypejhu, Igatimi, and Curuguaty) Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Parishes of N. S. dei Rosario and Santa Maria Auxiliadora in Coronel Oviedo plus Yhu and Caaguazu)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Erected
11 Sep	Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda	Erected
11 Sep	Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
11 Sep			Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador (from Cuenca)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Sep			Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador (from Quito)	Metropolitan Changed
27 Sep			Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar)	Approbation
16 Oct	Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall) Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman) Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell) Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA (Counties of Pecos and Terrei)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Erected
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil (Cities of Carutapera, Turiaçu, and Candido Mendes; part of Santa Helena)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil	Erected
7 Nov	Diocese of Bremersdorp, eSwatini	Name Changed	Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini	Name Changed
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (Cities of Abaeté do Tocantins, Acara, Barcarena, Bujarú, Mojú, and Tomé-Açu)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay	Erected
25 Nov	Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Name Changed
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Anicuns, Nazário, and Turvânia) Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Cities of Sâo Luis de Montes Belos, Amerinópolis, Aurilândia, Cachoeira de Goias, Diorama, Firminópolis, Iporá, Israelândia, Ivolândia, Jaupací, and Maiporá) Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Aragarças, Baliza, Born Jardim de Goiás, Piranhas, and parts of Caiapônia)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Tagaytay City) Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Cavite)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Imus, Philippines	Erected
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Bulacan)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Malolos, Philippines	Erected
4 Dec	Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco, Peru	Erected
8 Dec	Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Erected
8 Dec	Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Name Changed
11 Dec	Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Aiquile, Bolivia	Erected
20 Dec			Military Ordinariate of Paraguay, Military	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Elevated
22 Dec	Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Elevated	Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Elevated
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Oita, Japan	Elevated
22 Dec	Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad	Erected
22 Dec			Diocese of Moundou, Chad (from Bangui to Fort-Lamy)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Dec	Delegation to Western Africa	Established	Nunciature to Sénégal	Established

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