Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck, Austria | Name Changed | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Name Changed |
unknown | Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles | Founded | ||
22 Jan | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Elevated |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated |
1 Feb | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diocese of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Londrina, Brazil
Diocese of Maringá, Brazil | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles | Territory Lost | Diocese of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles (Grenada) | Erected |
20 Feb | Diocese of Meru, Kenya
Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui, Kenya | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Agra, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meerut, India | Erected |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Belize | Elevated | Diocese of Belize | Elevated |
29 Feb | Diocese of Veroli, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy | Name Changed |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru
Vicariate Apostolic of Requena, Peru Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru | Erected |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil
Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil
Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil
Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
7 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia | Erected | ||
23 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
23 Apr | Diocese of Keta, Ghana
Diocese of Tamale, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of Navrongo, Ghana | Erected |
23 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia | Elevated |
29 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Likuni, Malawi
Vicariate Apostolic of Zomba, Malawi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Dedza, Malawi | Erected |
29 May | Diocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Girardot, Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Diocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Elevated |
13 Jun | Ordinariate of Austria, Faithful of Byzantine Rite | Erected | ||
14 Jun | Diocese of Jessore, Bangladesh | Name Changed | Diocese of Khulna, Bangladesh | Name Changed |
25 Jun | Diocese of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
2 Jul | Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA | Erected |
2 Jul | Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Split | Diocese of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA | Split |
2 Jul | Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA | United | Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA | United |
2 Jul | Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
18 Jul | Diocese of Portalegre, Portugal | Name Changed | Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal | Name Changed |
20 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA | Erected | ||
29 Jul | Eparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated | Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India | Elevated |
29 Jul | Archdiocese of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India | Erected |
3 Aug | Diocese of Patna, India | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bhagalpur, India | Erected |
9 Aug | Diocese of Maswa, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania | Name Changed |
11 Aug | Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | Elevated |
16 Sep | Diocese of Zacapa, Guatemala | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala | Erected |
3 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated | Archeparchy of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada | Elevated |
3 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated | Eparchy of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated |
3 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated | Eparchy of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated |
3 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated | Eparchy of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada | Elevated |
11 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea | Elevated |
11 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea | Elevated |
14 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tanger, Morocco | Elevated |
14 Nov | Titular See of Tingis | Suppressed | ||
10 Dec | Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gary, Indiana, USA | Erected |
15 Dec | Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza | Approbation | ||
17 Dec | Diocese of Cajamarca, Peru
Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru | Erected |
18 Dec | Diocese of Natchez, Mississippi, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA | Name Changed |
19 Dec | Diocese of Garoua, Cameroon | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Pala, Chad | Erected |
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