The Year of Our Lord 1956

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil	Territory Added
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	Erected
1 Feb	Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maringá, Brazil	Erected
20 Feb			Diocese of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Erected
20 Feb	Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, 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, Jamaica, Antilles	Elevated	Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles	Elevated
29 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne, French Guyana, 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, Belize	Elevated	Diocese of Belize, 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	Erected
2 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Erected
2 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru	Erected
26 Mar	Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Erected
26 Mar	Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Erected
26 Mar	Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Goiás, Goias, Brazil (Archdiocese to Diocese)	Elevated
26 Mar	Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
26 Mar	Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Erected
26 Mar			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 Eastern Rites	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 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 Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Erected
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-Malabarese), India	Elevated	Archeparchy of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Elevated
29 Jul	Archdiocese of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), 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
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