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The Year of Our Lord 1927

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
unknownDiocese of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain SplitDiocese of Ibiza, Spain
Diocese of Mallorca, Spain
Split
unknownVincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) Founded
unknownNunciature to Liberia Established
4 JanCongregation of the Disciples of the Lord Founded
17 JanDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil (Joinville, São Francisco do Sul, Paraty, Blumenau, Campo Alegre, São Bento do Sul, Mafra, and Itaiópolis) Territory LostDiocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Erected
17 JanDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil (Lages, São Joaquim, Curitibanos, Campos Novos, Canoínhas, Porto Uniäo, Cruzeiro, and Chapecó) Territory LostDiocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Erected
17 JanDiocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil ElevatedArchdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Elevated
28 JanDiocese of Padova {Padua}, Italy (Malo) Territory LostDiocese of Vicenza, Italy Territory Added
31 JanNunciature to Lithuania (as Internunciature) Established
3 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China Elevated
3 FebVicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya (Cyrenaica) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya Erected
3 FebVicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya Name Changed
5 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia (Sarawak) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Sarawak, Malaysia Erected
5 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}, Malaysia Name Changed
14 FebDiocese of Treviso, Italy (Mestre, Carpenedo, Campalto, Favaro Veneto, Dese, Chirignago, Zelarino, Trevignano di Mestre, Mira, Borbiago, and Oriago) Territory LostPatriarchate of Venezia {Venice}, Italy Territory Added
25 FebDiocese of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
15 MarVicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada (East of 113 longitude) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada Territory Added
15 MarVicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada Name Changed
16 MarVicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa (Calvinia and Fraserburg) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa Territory Added
16 MarPrefecture Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Centrale}, South Africa (Prieska) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa Territory Added
17 MarVicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) (North and South Hpyen-an-to) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang, Korea (North) Erected
18 MarDiocese of Nagasaki, Japan (Kagoshima and Okinawa) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan Erected
18 MarDiocese of Padova {Padua}, Italy (Right bank of the river Brenta near Piazzala sul Brenta) Territory LostDiocese of Vicenza, Italy Territory Added
1 AprArchdiocese of San José de Costa Rica (Turrialba and part of Heredia) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica Territory Added
7 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Mato) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Added
7 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Territory of the tribes of Mulongo and Kibuti, as well as the mines of Mmanono) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Added
22 AprArchdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany (Kleinarreshausen) Territory LostDiocese of Regensburg, Germany Territory Added
27 AprVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar (Keng-Tung) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar Erected
27 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China Elevated
27 AprVicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia Erected
27 AprVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Toungoo, Myanmar Name Changed
27 AprVicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Bafalce, Belongo Weti, and Hongo) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Territory Added
27 AprVicariate Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea (Boundaries changed from 142m22' to 143m20') Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Central New Guinea Territory Added
1 MayDiocese of Cali, Colombia
Diocese of Pasto, Colombia
Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia (Tumaco, Barbacoas, Iscuandé, Ricaurte, Guapi, and Puerto Merizalde) Erected
25 MayDiocese of Dacca, Bangladesh (Chittagong, Noakhali, Barisal, Gournadi, Narikelbari, Haflong, Badarpur, Akyab, Sandoway, Gyeithaw, and Chaugtha) Territory LostDiocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh Erected
25 MayDiocese of Krishnagar, India (Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Maida, Bogra, Rangpur, Jalpaguri, and CooTc-Beliar) Territory LostDiocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh Erected
25 MayArchdiocese of Calcutta, India (Hazaribagh, Banchi, Palamau, and Singbhum, along with feudal states of Gangpur-Bamra-Donai in the region of Orissa, from Saraihela and Kharsawan in the territory of Chota Nagpur, and also from GhangJchakhar Korea, Sirguja, Jashpur, Udaipur, Sakti, ...) Territory LostDiocese of Ranchi, India Erected
5 JunDiocese of Catanzaro, Italy ElevatedArchdiocese of Catanzaro, Italy Elevated
29 JunDiocese of Boiano, Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy Name Changed
3 JulMisioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Founded
14 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China Elevated
14 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe (Northern Rhodesia) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia Erected
14 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda (Central Equatoria State) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan Erected
14 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe Name Changed
14 JulDiocese of Trichinopoly, India (Boundaries adjusted) Territory LostDiocese of Tuticorin, India (Boundaries adjusted) Territory Added
16 JulDiocese of Nagasaki, Japan (Saga, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Oita, and Miyazaki) Territory LostDiocese of Fukuoka, Japan Erected
22 SepDiocese of Borgo San Donnino, Italy Name ChangedDiocese of Fidenza, Italy Name Changed
22 OctDiocese of Augsburg, Germany (Bergstetten estate) Territory LostDiocese of Eichstätt, Germany Territory Added
10 DecXaverian Brothers Decretum Laudis
15 DecVicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Erected
15 DecPrefecture Apostolic of Benadir, Somalia ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia Elevated
15 DecPrefecture Apostolic of Lindi, Tanzania ElevatedTerritorial Abbey of Lindi, Tanzania Elevated
15 DecVicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China (Siangcheng and ShenMu)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China (Sinyang, Loshang, Chengyang, Sintsai, Jiming, Sftangtsai, Kwangchow, Kwangshan, Shangeheng, KusMh, and Sihsien along with Kioslian, Suiping, and Siping)
Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China Erected
31 DecArchdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany (Loding) Territory LostDiocese of Passau, Germany Territory Added

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