Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Nunciature to Iran (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
10 Jan | Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Sicuani, Peru | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
Diocese of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil | Erected |
9 Feb | Diocese of Berbérati, Central African Republic | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Erected |
12 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey, Niger | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Erected |
16 Feb | Diocese of Sinaloa, México | Name Changed | Diocese of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México | Name Changed |
17 Feb | Diocese of Iquique, Chile | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Arica, Chile | Erected |
19 Feb | Ordinariate of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites | Erected | ||
19 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Moundou, Chad | Elevated | Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Elevated |
21 Feb | Military Ordinariate of Austria, Military | Erected | ||
9 Mar | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain | Name Changed |
9 Mar | Diocese of Mondoñedo, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain | Name Changed |
9 Mar | Diocese of Orihuela, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain | Name Changed |
9 Mar | Diocese of Osma, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Osma-Soria, Spain | Name Changed |
9 Mar | Diocese of Sigüenza, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain | Name Changed |
9 Mar | Diocese of Tuy, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Tuy-Vigo, Spain | Name Changed |
1 Apr | Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic | Erected |
2 Apr | Diocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Diocese of Kimberley, South Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland, Botswana | Erected |
2 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Elevated |
9 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Solwezi, Zambia | Erected |
17 Apr | Apostolic Exarchate of Deutschland und Skandinavien {Germany and Scandinavia} (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Blantyre, Malawi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Dedza, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Dedza, Malawi | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Lusaka, Zambia | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia | Erected |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated |
25 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré, Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of N’Zérékoré, Guinea | Elevated |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Zomba, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Zomba, Malawi | Elevated |
4 May | Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan | Elevated |
17 May | Pontifical Lateran University, Roman Curia | Name Changed | ||
21 May | Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
Archdiocese of Tananarive, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar | Erected |
23 May | Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México
Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México | Erected |
23 May | Archdiocese of México, Federal District
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlaxcala, México | Erected |
4 Jun | Archdiocese of Delhi and Simla, India | Split | Archdiocese of Delhi, India
Diocese of Simla, India | Split |
11 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands | Erected |
11 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kitega, Burundi
Vicariate Apostolic of Ngozi, Burundi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Usumbura, Burundi | Erected |
18 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea
Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
18 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Vicariate Apostolic of Lae, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
20 Jun | Diocese of Sonora, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México | Erected |
20 Jun | Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil | Erected |
20 Jun | Archdiocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
Diocese of Temuco, Chile | Territory Lost | Diocese of Los Angeles, Chile | Erected |
20 Jun | Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
24 Jun | Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor | Approbation | ||
30 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
30 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Hiroshima, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Hiroshima, Japan | Elevated |
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