Date | From | To | ||
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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 Iguatu, 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 Niamey, Niger | Elevated | Diocese of Niamey, Niger | Elevated |
21 Mar | Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan | Erected |
21 Mar | Diocese of Toungoo, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Erected |
21 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan | Erected |
21 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Elevated | Diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Elevated |
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 | Suppressed | ||
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 | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines | Territory Lost | 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 |
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