The Year of Our Lord 1940

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
12 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan, Korea (North)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kanko o Hamheung, Korea (North)	Name Changed
12 Jan	Diocese of Allahabad, India	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi, India	Erected
12 Jan	Archdiocese of Agra, India Diocese of Allahabad, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lucknow, India	Erected
12 Jan			Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)	Erected
13 Feb	Diocese of Mysore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bangalore, India	Erected
13 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Fushun, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Fushun [Fushun], China	Elevated
13 Feb	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guntur, India	Erected
13 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Hosanna, Ethiopia	Erected
13 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Endeber, Ethiopia	Erected
17 Feb	Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Aysén, Chile	Erected
29 Feb	Diocese of Trujillo, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piura, Peru	Erected
9 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Name Changed
9 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
9 Apr	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Jiamusi [Kiamusze], China	Elevated
28 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic	Name Changed
28 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic	Erected
11 Jun			Scarboro Foreign Mission Society	Approbation
25 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia	Erected
25 Jun	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
9 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Keimoes, South Africa	Name Changed
9 Jul	Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Akyab, Myanmar	Erected
13 Jul	Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil	Erected
4 Sep	Territorial Prelature of Mozambico, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Beira, Mozambique	Erected
4 Sep			Diocese of Díli, Timor-Leste	Erected
4 Sep	Territorial Prelature of Mozambico, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Erected
4 Sep	Territorial Prelature of Mozambico, Mozambique	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique	Elevated
4 Sep	Diocese of Angola e Congo, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nova Lisboa, Angola	Erected
4 Sep	Diocese of Angola e Congo, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Silva Porto, Angola	Erected
4 Sep	Diocese of Angola e Congo, Angola	Elevated	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola	Elevated
4 Sep	Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau	Erected
17 Dec			Paulist Fathers	Approbation