The Year of Our Lord 2016

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Date	From		To
unknown	Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Roman Curia	Suppressed
unknown			Diocese of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles (from Port of Spain)	Metropolitan Changed
4 Jan	Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Syro-Malankara)	Elevated	Eparchy of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA	Elevated
7 Jan	Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian), USA	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Syrian)	Erected
20 Jan			Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (Maronite)	Erected
20 Jan	Diocese of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil (São José da Safira)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Added
25 Jan	Diocese of Jalapa, Guatemala (Jutiapa, El Progreso, Santa Catarina Mita, Agua Bianca, Asunción Mita, Yupiltepeque, Atescatempa, Jeréz, El Adelanto, Zapotlán, Comapa, Jalpatagua, Conguaco, Moyuta, Pasaco, San José Acatempa, and Quesada)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, Guatemala	Erected
Mar	Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Roman Curia	Suppressed
15 Mar	Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon (Ndian, Meme, and part of Kupe-Manenguba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kumba, Cameroon	Erected
11 Apr	Diocese of Berhampur, India (Kalanhandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, and Rayagada)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rayagada, India	Erected
9 Jun			Ordinariate of Spain, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Erected
13 Jun			Franciscan Friars of the Renewal	Approbation
26 Jun	Diocese of Vigevano, Italy (S. Silvano Martire (Sozzago in Novara))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Novara, Italy	Territory Added
26 Jun	Diocese of Novara, Italy (Blessed Vergine Assunta (Gravellona Lomellina in Pavia))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vigevano, Italy	Territory Added
20 Jul	Diocese of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Cardoso) Diocese of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Álvares Florence, Américo de Campos, Buritama, Cosmorama, Floreal, Gastão Vidigal, Lourdes, Macaubal, Magda, Monções, Nhandeara, Nova Luzitânia, Parisi, Paulo de Faria, Planalto, Pontes Gestal, Riolândia, Sebastianópolis do Sul, Tanabi, Turiúba, União ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
28 Jul			Eparchy of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)	Erected
1 Sep	Pontifical Council for the Family, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for the Laity, Roman Curia	Established	Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life, Roman Curia	Established
19 Nov			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Alberto Magno	Established
19 Nov			Cardinal Titular Church of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia	Established
9 Dec	Delegation to Mauritania	Elevated	Nunciature to Mauritania	Elevated

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