The Year of Our Lord 1963

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Mbuji-Mayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
18 Jan	Diocese of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam	Erected
18 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Oyo, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria	Elevated
18 Jan	Diocese of Douala, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sangmélima, Cameroon	Erected
16 Feb	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Erected
16 Feb	Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines	Erected
16 Feb	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Elevated
1 Mar	Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arusha, Tanzania	Erected
1 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Hwalien, Taiwan	Elevated	Diocese of Hwalien, Taiwan	Elevated
1 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Diocese of Wankie, Zimbabwe	Elevated
1 Mar	Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Erected
1 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos	Erected
13 Mar	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Territory Lost	Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras	Erected
28 Mar	Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed
5 Apr	Archdiocese of Cotonou, Benin Diocese of Porto Novo, Benin	Territory Lost	Diocese of Abomey, Benin	Erected
7 Apr			Territorial Prelature of Chota, Peru	Erected
22 Apr	Diocese of Seckau, Austria	Name Changed	Diocese of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Name Changed
27 Apr	Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hull, Québec, Canada	Erected
29 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil	Name Changed
10 May	Diocese of Puerto Montt, Chile	Elevated	Archdiocese of Puerto Montt, Chile	Elevated
25 Jun	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Erected
28 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia	Name Changed
1 Jul	Diocese of Silva Porto, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Luso, Angola	Erected
6 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Elevated	Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Elevated
6 Jul			Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Erected
6 Jul	Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA	Erected
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kayes, Mali	Elevated	Diocese of Kayes, Mali	Elevated
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Diocese of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Sikasoo, Mali	Elevated	Diocese of Sikasso, Mali	Elevated
13 Jul	Diocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, México	Elevated
13 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Elevated	Diocese of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Elevated
13 Jul	Archdiocese of Panamá	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama	Erected
13 Jul	Archdiocese of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Erected
13 Jul	Archdiocese of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil	Erected
21 Jul	Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vila Cabral, Mozambique	Erected
5 Aug	Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nachingwea, Tanzania	Erected
12 Aug	Archdiocese of Tucumán, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Concepción, Argentina	Erected
12 Aug	Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cruz del Eje, Argentina	Erected
12 Aug	Diocese of Rosario, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Erected
12 Aug	Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Erected
12 Aug	Diocese of Rosario, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Rosario, Argentina	Elevated
12 Sep			Workers of the Kingdom of Christ	Founded
13 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Erected
13 Sep	Archdiocese of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Diocese of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire Diocese of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire	Territory Lost	Diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
13 Sep	Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India Diocese of Indore, India Diocese of Jabalpur, India	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bhopal, India	Erected
13 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Shikoku, Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Takamatsu, Japan	Elevated
28 Sep	Diocese of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil	Erected
7 Oct			Diocese of Suwon, Korea (South)	Erected
7 Oct			Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb	Approbation
12 Oct	Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Isabela, Philippines	Erected
12 Nov	Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda	Name Changed	Diocese of Butare, Rwanda	Name Changed
16 Nov	Diocese of Mysore, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chikmagalur, India	Erected
16 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui, Kenya	Elevated	Diocese of Kitui, Kenya	Elevated
18 Nov	Diocese of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia	Name Changed	Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Name Changed
26 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos	Name Changed
5 Dec	Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Latacunga, Ecuador	Erected
10 Dec	Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Same, Tanzania	Erected
23 Dec			Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (became a Major Archdiocese)	Elevated
31 Dec	Delegation to Korea	Elevated	Nunciature to Korea (Internunciature)	Elevated

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