The Year of Our Lord 1965

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Mission Society of the Philippines	Founded
unknown	Delegation to Central-Western Africa	Territory Lost
unknown	Delegation to Eastern Africa	Territory Lost	Nunciature to Zambia	Erected
11 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Bhagalpur, India	Elevated	Diocese of Bhagalpur, India	Elevated
26 Jan	Diocese of Barra do Piraí, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Name Changed
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Gran Madre di Dio	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Camillo de Lellis	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Croce in via Flaminia	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Girolamo della Carità	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Leone I	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Michele Arcangelo	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Nome di Gesù	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of San Patrizio	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense	Established
5 Feb			Cardinal Titular Church of Regina Apostolorum	Established
6 Feb			Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Decretum Laudis
27 Feb			Delegation to Northern Africa	Erected
17 Mar	Diocese of Ibarra, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tulcán, Ecuador	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chikwawa, Malawi	Erected
22 Mar	Diocese of Gulu, Uganda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Moroto, Uganda	Erected
22 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Erected
22 Mar			Diocese of Wonju, Korea (South)	Erected
3 Apr			Delegation to Central Africa	Erected
5 May	Diocese of Kabba, Nigeria	Name Changed	Diocese of Lokoja, Nigeria	Name Changed
28 May	Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Elevated
28 May	Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Erected
14 Jun	Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itabira, Brazil	Erected
24 Jun	Apostolic Administration of Loreto, Italy	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Loreto, Italy	Elevated
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
6 Jul	Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Bafia, Cameroon	Erected
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango, Togo	Elevated	Diocese of Dapango, Togo	Elevated
6 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaolack, Senegal	Elevated	Diocese of Kaolack, Senegal	Elevated
10 Jul	Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, USA	Erected
18 Jul			Institute of Schönstatt Fathers	Founded
21 Jul	Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile Diocese of Iquique, Chile	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile	Erected
23 Jul	Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barinas, Venezuela	Erected
23 Jul	Diocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cabimas, Venezuela	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Los Teques, Venezuela	Erected
9 Aug	Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
9 Aug	Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hoima, Uganda	Erected
5 Sep	Eparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)	Elevated	Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)	Elevated
15 Sep			Synod of Bishops, Roman Curia	Established
12 Oct			Archdiocese of Washington, District of Columbia, USA (becomes a Metropolitan)	Elevated
14 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated	Diocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated
14 Oct	Diocese of Johannesburg, South Africa	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Western Transvaal, South Africa	Erected
14 Oct	Archdiocese of Saigon, Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Diocese of Phú Cường, Viet Nam	Erected
14 Oct			Diocese of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam	Erected
Nov	Delegation to Eastern Africa	Territory Lost	Nunciature to Kenya	Erected
3 Dec	Diocese of Hassaké (Syrian), Syria	Elevated	Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Elevated
3 Dec			Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt	Erected
7 Dec	Congregation of the Holy Office, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia	Name Changed
15 Dec			Nunciature to Malta	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Erected
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand	Elevated	Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bambari, Central African Republic	Erected
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Chantaburi, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Chieng-Mai, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Chieng-Mai, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Erected
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Elevated	Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Ubon, Thailand	Elevated
18 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani, Thailand	Elevated	Diocese of Udonthani, Thailand	Elevated

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