The Year of Our Lord 1959

Diocese Events

January to June

Date	From		To
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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