The Year of Our Lord 1964

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Titular See of Alexandria {Alessandria}	Suppressed
unknown	Titular See of Antiochia {Antioch}	Suppressed
13 Jan	Archdiocese of México, Federal District Diocese of Texcoco, México, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México	Erected
16 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia	Erected
16 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Elevated	Diocese of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Elevated
16 Jan	Archdiocese of Nagpur, India Prefecture Apostolic of Pala, Chad	Elevated	Diocese of Pala, Chad	Elevated
16 Jan			Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India	Erected
16 Jan	Diocese of Dibrugarh, India Diocese of Shillong, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tezpur, India	Erected
20 Jan			Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (as Vicariate)	Erected
20 Jan			Military Ordinariate of Uganda, Military	Erected
10 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Elevated	Diocese of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Elevated
10 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin	Territory Lost	Diocese of Natitingou, Benin	Erected
10 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin	Elevated	Diocese of Parakou, Benin	Elevated
10 Feb			Delegation to Laos	Name Changed
11 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated
15 Feb	Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
15 Feb	Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil	Erected
25 Feb	Diocese of Garzón, Colombia	Name Changed	Diocese of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia	Name Changed
4 Mar			Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas, Peru	Erected
10 Mar	Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Warri, Nigeria	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Barcelona, Spain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Madrid, Spain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain	Elevated
2 Apr	Pontifical Commission for Educational and Religious Films, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Commission for Social Communications, Roman Curia	Name Changed
21 Apr	Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania	Erected
12 May	Diocese of Simla, India	Name Changed	Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Name Changed
18 May	Diocese of Comacchio, Italy Territorial Abbey of Pomposa, Italy	United	Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	United
19 May			Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia	Erected
12 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Name Changed
16 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso	Elevated	Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso	Elevated
16 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria	Elevated
17 Jun	Delegation to Indochina	Name Changed	Delegation to Viêt Nam	Name Changed
20 Jun	Diocese of Cali, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia	Elevated
20 Jun	Diocese of Tunja, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tunja, Colombia	Elevated
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kabba, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria	Elevated
9 Jul	Archdiocese of Carthage, Tunisia	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Tunis, Tunisia	Name Changed
6 Aug	Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria	Elevated	Diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria	Elevated
6 Aug			Archdiocese of Trento, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
1 Sep	Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy	Name Changed
8 Sep	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras	Erected
13 Sep	Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa	Name Changed
23 Sep	Diocese of Pasto, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ipiales, Colombia	Erected
29 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador	Elevated
29 Sep	Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo	Territory Lost	Diocese of Atakpamé, Togo	Erected
29 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali	Elevated	Diocese of Mopti, Mali	Elevated
29 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Diocese of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
29 Sep	Mission "Sui Iuris" of San, Mali	Elevated	Diocese of San, Mali	Elevated
1 Oct			Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants	Approbation
9 Oct	Diocese of Usumbura, Burundi	Name Changed	Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi	Name Changed
27 Oct	Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Diocese of Toluca, México, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Erected
27 Oct	Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Name Changed	Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México	Name Changed
27 Oct	Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México	Erected
30 Oct	Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada	Name Changed	Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada	Name Changed
4 Nov	Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Erected
9 Nov	Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna, Nigeria	Erected
18 Nov	Eparchy of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel	Elevated	Archeparchy of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel	Elevated
18 Nov	Eparchy of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated	Archeparchy of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated
18 Nov	Eparchy of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated	Archeparchy of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated
18 Nov	Eparchy of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated	Archeparchy of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated
18 Nov	Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)	Elevated	Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)	Elevated
18 Nov	Diocese of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated	Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Elevated
25 Nov	Diocese of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya	Erected
28 Nov	Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Londrina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil	Erected
12 Dec	Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar, Kenya	Split	Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya	Split
12 Dec			Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Erected
21 Dec	Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Erected
21 Dec	Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Erected

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