The Year of Our Lord 1957

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
4 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed
18 Jan	Territorial Prelature of Vacaria, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Elevated
19 Jan	Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay	Erected
21 Jan	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay	Erected
21 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South)	Elevated
21 Jan	Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaolack, Senegal	Erected
21 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South)	Elevated
21 Jan			Vicariate Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South)	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Villa María, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Viedma, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Formosa, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of Paraná, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Morón, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Azul, Argentina Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nueve de Julio, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Posadas, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Reconquista, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Isidro, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Erected
11 Feb	Diocese of Tucumán, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tucumán, Argentina	Elevated
11 Feb	Diocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Elevated
15 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Diocese of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Elevated
23 Feb	Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Diocese of Münster, Germany Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany	Territory Lost	Diocese of Essen, Germany	Erected
18 Mar	Diocese of Ibagué, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Espinal, Colombia	Erected
18 Mar	Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sonsón, Colombia	Erected
22 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga} e Niue, Pacific (Oceania)	Name Changed
5 Apr	Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Porto Amélia, Mozambique	Erected
6 Apr	Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Erected
8 Apr	Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar	Erected
8 Apr	Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tuléar, Madagascar	Erected
9 Apr	Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cuenca, Ecuador	Elevated
9 Apr	Diocese of Coria, Spain	Name Changed	Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain	Name Changed
10 Apr	Diocese of Chihuahua, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Erected
10 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Erected
12 Apr	Archdiocese of Lima, Peru	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Yauyos, Peru	Erected
13 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore, México	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Erected
16 Apr			Military Ordinariate of Netherlands, Military	Erected
28 Apr	Diocese of Fréjus, France	Name Changed	Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France	Name Changed
4 Jun	Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela	Erected
10 Jun			Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales {Inghilterra e Galles} (Ukrainian), Great Britain	Erected
15 Jun	Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campo Grande, Brazil	Erected
15 Jun	Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Erected
15 Jun	Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
19 Jun	Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, México	Erected
19 Jun	Diocese of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Torreón, Coahuila, México	Erected
24 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Bathurst in Gambia	Elevated	Diocese of Bathurst in Gambia	Elevated
28 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
3 Jul			Eparchy of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria	Erected
3 Jul			Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon	Erected
5 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Erected
5 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Split	Prefecture Apostolic of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Split
5 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma, Tanzania	Elevated	Diocese of Musoma, Tanzania	Elevated
5 Jul			Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Erected
8 Jul			Military Ordinariate of Argentina, Military (Vicariate)	Erected
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore, México	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Name Changed
15 Jul			Diocese of Hassaké (Syrian), Syria	Erected
27 Jul	Diocese of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil	Erected
3 Aug	Diocese of Puno, Peru	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Juli, Peru	Erected
7 Sep			Military Ordinariate of Belgium, Military	Erected
8 Sep			Vicariate Apostolic of Military, USA	Erected
19 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Akyab, Myanmar	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Prome, Myanmar	Name Changed
9 Oct	Diocese of Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA	Name Changed
31 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Copiapó, Chile	Elevated	Diocese of Copiapó, Chile	Elevated
14 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	Elevated
18 Nov	Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Erected
21 Nov	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Peru	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Name Changed
25 Nov	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola Diocese of Silva Porto, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Malanje, Angola	Erected
16 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Urawa, Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Urawa, Japan	Elevated
29 Dec	Diocese of Riobamba, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador	Erected