The Year of Our Lord 1981

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
3 Jan	Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}, Italy (SS. Vito e Modesto in Lomazzo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Como, Italy	Territory Added
24 Jan	Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (Mannar and Vavuniya)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mannar, Sri Lanka	Erected
24 Jan	Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria (Ekiti, Mbano, Okigwe, and Isuikwuato)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Okigwe, Nigeria	Erected
24 Jan			Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (Ordinariate)	Elevated
27 Jan	Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Santa Clara)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Jose in California, USA	Erected
30 Jan	Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Guarulhos)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
30 Jan	Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Jardim, Anastacio, Aquidauna, Bela Vista, Bonito, Caracol, Guia Loper da Laguna, Miranda, Nioaque, and Porto Murtinho)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Erected
30 Jan	Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Igaratá) Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sao José dos Campos, Jacareí, Paraibuna, Santa Branca, and Monteiro Lobato)	Territory Lost	Diocese of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
11 Mar	Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India (Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Indore, India	Territory Added
25 Mar	Territorial Abbey of Santi Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle tre Fontane, Italy	Suppressed	Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy (S. Orestes and Ponzani Romani) Diocese of Nepi e Sutri, Italy (Monti Rosei) Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy (area in Rome) Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy (area in Etruria, Urbetelli, Mont Argentarii, Insula Igilii, and Capalbii)	Territory Added
25 Mar	Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy	Name Changed
28 Mar	Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil (Cities of Almenara, Bandeira, Felisburgo, Jacinto, Jequitinhonha, Joaima, Jordania, Rio do Pardo, Rubim, Salto da Divisa, Santa Maria do Salto, and Santo Antonio do Jacinto) Diocese of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Fronteira dos Vales)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
21 Apr	Delegation to Togo	Elevated	Nunciature to Togo	Elevated
9 May	Pontifical Committee for the Family, Roman Curia	Elevated	Pontifical Council for the Family, Roman Curia	Elevated
21 Jun	Diocese of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Name Changed	Diocese of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Name Changed
24 Jun	Delegation to Laos, Malaysia and Singapore	Split	Delegation to Laos and Malaysia Delegation to Singapore	Split
3 Jul			Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)	Erected
3 Jul			Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Erected
17 Jul	Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda (Qomba, Busujju, Buwekula (Mubende), Kiboga, Kassanda, and Mityana)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Erected
19 Jul			Missionari dei Poveri	Founded
30 Jul	Diocese of Monaco	Elevated	Archdiocese of Monaco	Elevated
4 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil	Elevated
4 Aug	Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Elevated
4 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Miracema do Norte, Brazil	Elevated
4 Aug	Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
15 Aug			Esclavos de la Eucaristía y de María Virgen	Established
1 Sep			Nunciature to Dominica, Antilles	Established
13 Sep	Eparchy of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt	Erected
18 Sep			Ordinariate of Poland, for Greek and Armenian Catholics	Erected
3 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil	Elevated
3 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated
3 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated
3 Oct	Territorial Prelature of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Elevated
3 Oct	Diocese of Sandomierz, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland	Name Changed
13 Oct	Diocese of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Name Changed
20 Oct	Diocese of Segni, Italy Diocese of Velletri, Italy	United	Suburbicarian See of Velletri e Segni, Italy	United
20 Oct	Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri	United	Cardinal Titular Church of Velletri e Segni	United
21 Oct	Diocese of Rio Negro, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Name Changed
28 Oct	Diocese of Valparaíso, Chile (Llay Llay)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Felipe, Chile	Territory Added
5 Nov	Diocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda Diocese of Kibungo, Rwanda Diocese of Ruhengeri, Rwanda (Eastern part)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Byumba, Rwanda (Ruhengeri and Byumba)	Erected
5 Nov	Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda (Southern region)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cyangugu, Rwanda	Erected
6 Nov	Diocese of Minna, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja, Nigeria (Federal Capital Territory)	Erected
19 Nov	Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA (Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Warren)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Erected
3 Dec	Eparchy of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA (Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Erected
19 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Elevated	Diocese of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Elevated
19 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia	Elevated
24 Dec			Nunciature to Equatorial Guinea	Established

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