Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Diocese of Talca, Chile (as Territory to become a Diocese in the future) | Established | ||
14 Jan | Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes, France | Name Changed |
28 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia | Erected |
28 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale}, Ethiopia | Erected |
11 Feb | Diocese of San Salvador, El Salvador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Ana, El Salvador (Ahuachapan, Santa Ana, and Sonsonate Provinces)
Diocese of San Miguel, El Salvador (San Miguel, La Union, Morazan, and Usulutan Provinces) | Erected |
11 Feb | Diocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (Cabanas, Chalatenanco, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, San Salvador, and San Vicente Provinces) | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador | Elevated |
23 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya | Elevated |
21 Apr | Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada | Erected |
10 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Erected |
15 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Betafó, Madagascar | Erected |
20 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar | Name Changed |
20 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Madagascar {Madagascar Settentrionale}, Madagascar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar | Name Changed |
20 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale}, Madagascar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar | Name Changed |
22 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Rajputana, India | Elevated | Diocese of Ajmer, India | Elevated |
28 May | Ordinariate of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania | Erected | ||
30 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Khartoum, Sudan | Name Changed |
30 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan | Erected |
1 Jul | Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb | Decretum Laudis | ||
4 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of San Domingo de Urubamba, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan | Erected |
25 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea | Split | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
Prefecture Apostolic of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea | Split |
26 Jul | Archdiocese of Michoacán, México
Diocese of Zamora, Michoacán, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México | Erected |
25 Aug | Diocese of Diamantina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
28 Aug | Diocese of Perth, Australia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Perth, Australia | Elevated |
8 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale}, Ethiopia | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia | Name Changed |
16 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia | Erected |
20 Oct | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
Diocese of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil Diocese of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
25 Oct | Archdiocese of Cambrai, France | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lille, France | Erected |
12 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lindi, Tanzania | Erected |
2 Dec | Diocese of Nicaragua | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua
Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua | Erected |
2 Dec | Diocese of Nicaragua | Name Changed | Diocese of León en Nicaragua | Name Changed |
17 Dec | Diocese of Seattle, Washington, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Spokane, Washington, USA | Erected |
31 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam | Erected |
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