The Year of Our Lord 1954

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
6 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Costermansville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
17 Jan	Archeparchy of Perat-Maishan (Chaldean), Iraq	Name Changed	Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Name Changed
25 Jan	Diocese of Pistoia-Prato, Italy	Split	Diocese of Pistoia, Italy Diocese of Prato, Italy	Split
11 Feb	Diocese of Lingayen, Philippines	Name Changed	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Name Changed
21 Feb	Diocese of Mariannhill, South Africa	Territory Lost	Diocese of Umzimkulu, South Africa	Erected
22 Feb	Diocese of Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy	Name Changed
5 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia	Erected
5 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Ouidah, Benin	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo, Benin	Erected
16 Apr			Apostolic Administration of Laodicea (Maronite), Syria	Erected
30 Apr	Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Name Changed
10 May	Diocese of Manizales, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Manizales, Colombia	Elevated
7 Jun	Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Anzoátegui)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barcelona, Venezuela	Erected
7 Jun	Diocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guanare, Venezuela	Erected
7 Jun	Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela	Erected
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Erected
14 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia	Elevated
14 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ketapang, Indonesia	Erected
14 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Elevated
16 Jun			Ordinariate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Erected
29 Jun			Eparchy of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria	Erected
29 Jun			Archeparchy of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq	Erected
2 Jul	Archdiocese of Acerenza-Matera, Italy	Split	Archdiocese of Acerenza, Italy Archdiocese of Matera, Italy	Split
5 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, India	Elevated	Diocese of Jabalpur, India	Elevated
5 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi, India	Elevated	Diocese of Jhansi, India	Elevated
5 Jul			Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni}, Western Sahara	Erected
18 Jul	Archdiocese of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
26 Jul	Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador Diocese of Loja, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador	Erected
30 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela	Erected
15 Aug	Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre), France	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Erected
19 Aug	Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Erected
6 Oct	Diocese of Beira, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Quelimane, Mozambique	Erected
27 Oct	Diocese of Oviedo, Spain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Oviedo, Spain	Elevated
12 Nov	Archdiocese of Perth, Australia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bunbury, Australia	Erected
20 Nov	Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montería, Colombia	Erected
20 Nov			Sons of Divine Providence	Approbation
2 Dec	Diocese of San Miguel, El Salvador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santiago de María, El Salvador	Erected
2 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Kuwait	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait	Elevated
20 Dec	Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranho, Brazil	Erected
20 Dec	Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Erected
28 Dec	Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected

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