The Year of Our Lord 1937

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
3 Jan	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Name Changed
5 Jan	Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Name Changed
4 Feb			Prefecture Apostolic of Xining [Sining], China	Erected
22 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
22 Feb			Prefecture Apostolic of Tunxi [Tunki], China	Erected
9 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Elevated
9 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Erected
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia	Erected
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia	Name Changed
25 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia	Elevated
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai, Ethiopia	Erected
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié, Ethiopia	Erected
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar, Ethiopia	Erected
25 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia	Name Changed
13 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed
13 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of Zenshu, Korea (South)	Erected
13 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
13 Apr			Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu, Korea (South)	Erected
13 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia	Erected
13 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Manado, Indonesia	Name Changed
13 Apr	Archdiocese of Simla, India	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla, India	Name Changed
13 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa	Elevated
13 Apr	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bezwada, India	Elevated	Diocese of Bezwada, India	Elevated
13 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China	Elevated
13 Apr	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ilan, China	Name Changed	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China	Name Changed
13 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Elevated
8 May			Diocese of Liepāja, Latvia	Erected
8 May			Archdiocese of Riga, Latvia (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
18 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun], China	Erected
18 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China	Elevated
18 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow, China	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Lishui [Lishui], China	Name Changed
18 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Togo	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sokodé, Togo	Erected
18 May			Prefecture Apostolic of Lintong [Lintung], China	Erected
22 May	Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Elevated
22 May	Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, USA	Erected
1 Jun	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cuttack, India	Elevated	Diocese of Cuttack, India	Elevated
17 Jun	Diocese of Osaka, Japan	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kyoto, Japan	Erected
17 Jun			Prefecture Apostolic of Suixian [Suihsien], China	Erected
1 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia	Erected
1 Jul			Vicariate Apostolic of Ichow [Linyi], China	Erected
1 Jul	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Lwangwa, Zambia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia	Elevated
1 Jul	Diocese of Quilon, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trivandrum, India	Erected
1 Jul			Prefecture Apostolic of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China	Erected
31 Jul	Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
4 Aug			Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice et Saint-Maur de Clervaux {Santi Maurizio e Mauro di Clervaux}, Luxembourg	Erected
26 Sep			Territorial Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Erected
26 Oct	Archdiocese of Monreale, Italy Archdiocese of Palermo, Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piana dei Greci, Italy	Erected
9 Nov	Archdiocese of Tōkyō, Japan	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yokohama, Japan	Erected
20 Nov	Archdiocese of Bordeaux, France	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Name Changed
28 Nov	Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (Leyte)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palo, Philippines	Erected
2 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Elevated
2 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
2 Dec	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Shiqian [Shihtsien], China	Elevated
9 Dec	Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Erected
9 Dec	Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA	Erected
9 Dec	Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA (Morris, Sussex, and Passaic Counties.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, USA	Erected
10 Dec	Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Elevated
10 Dec	Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Elevated
18 Dec			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella	Established
18 Dec	Cardinal Titular Church of San Tommaso in Parione	Territory Added