The Year of Our Lord 1925

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
6 Jan	Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Erected
11 Feb			Prefecture Apostolic of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China	Erected
12 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Erected
6 Mar			Military Ordinariate of Italy, Military	Erected
13 Mar			Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China	Erected
27 Mar	Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
25 Apr	Apostolic Administration of Rijeka, Croatia	Elevated	Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia	Elevated
1 May	Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Erected
1 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Rio Negro, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	Erected
1 May	Diocese of Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil	Erected
12 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Prefecture Apostolic of Luapula Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
12 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Yungchow [Lingling], China	Erected
20 May			Delegation to Indochina	Erected
31 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania	Name Changed
3 Jun	Diocese of Rieti, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Name Changed
3 Jun	Diocese of Poggio Mirteto, Italy Diocese of Sabina (-Farfa), Italy	United	Suburbicarian See of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	United
3 Jun	Cardinal Titular Church of Sabina	United	Cardinal Titular Church of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto	United
5 Jun			Missionary Society of St. Columban	Approbation
26 Jun			Nunciature to Bolivia	Elevated
14 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Elevated
15 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada	Erected
15 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo, Kenya	Erected
24 Jul	Diocese of Campinas, Brazil Archdiocese of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
18 Oct	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Chillán, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chillán, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Temuco, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Temuco, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Diocese of Concepción, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Linares, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rancagua, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Felipe, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Talca, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Talca, Chile	Erected
18 Oct	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Valparaíso, Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Valparaíso, Chile	Erected
28 Oct			Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland	Erected
28 Oct			Diocese of Katowice, Poland	Erected
28 Oct	Diocese of Kraków, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Elevated
28 Oct	Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Łomża, Poland	Name Changed
28 Oct	Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, Ukraine	Split	Diocese of Lutsk, Ukraine Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine	Split
28 Oct			Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus	Erected
28 Oct	Diocese of Podlachia o Janów, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Siedlce, Poland	Name Changed
28 Oct	Diocese of Vilnius, Lithuania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania	Elevated
31 Oct			Nunciature to Latvia (Internunciature)	Erected
29 Nov	Diocese of Panamá	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Erected
29 Nov	Diocese of Panamá	Elevated	Archdiocese of Panamá	Elevated
11 Dec			Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria	Erected
15 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Belize, Belize	Name Changed
21 Dec			Ordinariate of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)	Erected
30 Dec			Diocese of Gdańsk, Poland	Erected

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