The Year of Our Lord 1938

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
8 Jan	Diocese of Trichinopoly, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Madura, India	Erected
8 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava, Madagascar	Erected
8 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia	Erected
8 Jan			Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viet Nam	Erected
8 Jan	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kienow [Jian’ou], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China	Elevated
9 Feb	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Elevated
9 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Yachow, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China	Name Changed
9 Feb			Prefecture Apostolic of Guilin [Kweilin], China	Erected
9 Feb	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China	Elevated
26 Feb	Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Erected
13 Mar	Diocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada	Name Changed
13 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ogoja, Nigeria	Erected
29 Mar	Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston, Australia	Name Changed	Diocese of Darwin, Australia	Name Changed
29 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu, Tanzania	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu, Tanzania	Elevated
29 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa	Elevated
7 May	Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
21 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Erected
21 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia	Name Changed
21 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karafuto, Russian Federation	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Karafuto, Russian Federation	Elevated
21 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China	Elevated
21 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu], China	Elevated
3 Jun			Prefecture Apostolic of Baojing [Paoking, Shaoyang], China	Erected
14 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar	Name Changed
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Togo	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé, Togo	Name Changed
14 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of Shihnan [Enshi], China	Erected
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Laos	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, Laos	Erected
4 Aug	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kodok, Sudan	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Kodok, Sudan	Elevated
24 Aug	Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal Diocese of Porto, Portugal Diocese of Viseu, Portugal	Territory Lost	Diocese of Aveiro, Portugal	Erected
21 Nov			Nunciature to Great Britain	Erected
3 Dec	Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Amos, Québec, Canada	Erected
3 Dec	Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay}, Ontario, Canada	Erected
3 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada	Elevated	Diocese of Hearst, Ontario, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)	Elevated
10 Dec	Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Name Changed
13 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Kienchangfu, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Nancheng [Nancheng], China	Elevated