The Year of Our Lord 1961

Diocese Events

January to June

Date	From		To
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Amboina, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Atambua, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Atambua, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Bandung, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Bandung, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Sukabumi, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Bogor, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Denpasar, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Denpasar, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Endeh, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Djakarta, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Ketapang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Ketapang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Larantuka, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Rosebery, Zambia	Elevated	Diocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Malang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Manado, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Manado, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho	Elevated	Archdiocese of Maseru, Lesotho	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Medan, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Padang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Palembang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Pontianak, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho	Territory Lost	Diocese of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho	Erected
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Samarinda, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Semarang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Sintang, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Surabaia, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Surabaia, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia	Elevated
17 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nyassa, Malawi	Elevated	Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi	Elevated
28 Jan	Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Erected
28 Jan	Diocese of Colima, México Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Erected
28 Jan	Diocese of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
7 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia	Elevated
20 Feb	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Elevated	Archeparchy of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Elevated
20 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai, Ethiopia	Elevated	Eparchy of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Elevated
20 Feb	Apostolic Exarchate of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Elevated	Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Elevated
21 Feb	Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda	Erected
21 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Bhamo, Myanmar	Elevated	Diocese of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Elevated
21 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Prome, Myanmar	Elevated	Diocese of Prome, Myanmar	Elevated
27 Feb	Archdiocese of México, Federal District Diocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tula, Hidalgo, México	Erected
19 Mar			Military Ordinariate of Bolivia, Military	Erected
21 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Elevated	Diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Elevated
21 Mar			Diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan	Erected
21 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey, Niger	Elevated	Diocese of Niamey, Niger	Elevated
21 Mar			Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan	Erected
21 Mar	Diocese of Toungoo, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Añatuya, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of Paraná, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Concordia, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Goya, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Corrientes, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina	Elevated
10 Apr	Diocese of Mendoza, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Rafael, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Viedma, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Neuquén, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orán, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Reconquista, Argentina Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rafaela, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Río Gallegos, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Francisco, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Morón, Argentina Diocese of San Isidro, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Martín, Argentina	Erected
10 Apr	Diocese of Mendoza, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mendoza, Argentina	Elevated
23 Apr	Titular See of Laodicea in Syria per i Melchiti	Territory Added
28 Apr			Archeparchy of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Erected
16 May	Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Erected
22 May	Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
22 May	Diocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
26 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Juba, Sudan	Name Changed
26 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Wau, Sudan	Name Changed
5 Jun			Diocese of Laoag, Philippines	Erected
6 Jun	Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bururi, Burundi	Erected
6 Jun			Vicariate Apostolic of Inch’on, Korea (South)	Erected
24 Jun	Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mbalmayo, Cameroon	Erected
24 Jun	Diocese of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
26 Jun	Archdiocese of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Erected