The Year of Our Lord 1966

Diocese Events

July to December

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Date From To

11 Jul Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Name Changed Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Name Changed

11 Jul Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines Elevated Diocese of Davao, Philippines Elevated

5 Aug Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland, Botswana Elevated Diocese of Gaberones, Botswana Elevated

5 Aug Diocese of Kampala, Uganda Name Changed Diocese of Jinja, Uganda Name Changed

5 Aug Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda Name Changed Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda Name Changed

15 Sep Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA (Alpine County) Territory Lost Diocese of Stockton, California, USA Territory Added

29 Sep Archdiocese of Bombay, India Territory Lost Diocese of Baroda, India Erected

7 Oct Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Diocese of Valencia en Venezuela Territory Lost Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela Erected

9 Oct Archdiocese of Paris, France
Diocese of Versailles, France Territory Lost Diocese of Créteil, France Erected

9 Oct Diocese of Versailles, France Territory Lost Diocese of Corbeil, France Erected

9 Oct Archdiocese of Paris, France
Diocese of Versailles, France Territory Lost Diocese of Nanterre, France Erected

9 Oct Diocese of Versailles, France Territory Lost Diocese of Pontoise, France Erected

9 Oct Archdiocese of Paris, France
Diocese of Versailles, France Territory Lost Diocese of Saint-Denis, France Erected

11 Oct Diocese of Brasília, Brazil Elevated Archdiocese of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Elevated

11 Oct Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Territory Lost Diocese of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil Erected

11 Oct Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Territory Lost Diocese of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Erected

11 Oct Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Territory Lost Diocese of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil Erected

11 Oct Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil Erected

11 Oct Diocese of Goiás, Goias, Brazil
Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba, Goias, Brazil Erected

19 Oct Diocese of Caxias, Brazil Name Changed Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Name Changed

21 Oct Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand Name Changed Diocese of Ratburi, Thailand Name Changed

7 Nov Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Archdiocese of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Territory Lost Diocese of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil Erected

7 Nov Territorial Prelature of Bayombong, Philippines Erected

15 Nov Prefecture Apostolic of Daru, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Daru, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Lae, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Bereina, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Sideia, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Prefecture Apostolic of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea Elevated Archdiocese of Madang, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Elevated Archdiocese of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Elevated Diocese of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands Elevated Diocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands Elevated Diocese of Gizo, Solomon Islands Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia Elevated Diocese of Sukarnapura, Indonesia Elevated

15 Nov Prefecture Apostolic of Manokwari, Indonesia Elevated Diocese of Manokwari, Indonesia Elevated

15 Nov Vicariate Apostolic of Merauke, Indonesia Elevated Archdiocese of Merauke, Indonesia Elevated

28 Nov Diocese of Lipa, Philippines Territory Lost Diocese of San Pablo, Philippines Erected

Date	From	To
11 Jul	Archdiocese of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Name Changed
11 Jul	Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Davao, Philippines	Elevated
5 Aug	Prefecture Apostolic of Bechuanaland, Botswana	Elevated	Diocese of Gaberones, Botswana	Elevated
5 Aug	Diocese of Kampala, Uganda	Name Changed	Diocese of Jinja, Uganda	Name Changed
5 Aug	Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda	Name Changed
15 Sep	Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA (Alpine County)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Stockton, California, USA	Territory Added
29 Sep	Archdiocese of Bombay, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Baroda, India	Erected
7 Oct	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Diocese of Valencia en Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Felipe, Venezuela	Erected
9 Oct	Archdiocese of Paris, France Diocese of Versailles, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Créteil, France	Erected
9 Oct	Diocese of Versailles, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Corbeil, France	Erected
9 Oct	Archdiocese of Paris, France Diocese of Versailles, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nanterre, France	Erected
9 Oct	Diocese of Versailles, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pontoise, France	Erected
9 Oct	Archdiocese of Paris, France Diocese of Versailles, France	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Denis, France	Erected
11 Oct	Diocese of Brasília, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Elevated
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Diocese of Goiás, Goias, Brazil Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba, Goias, Brazil	Erected
19 Oct	Diocese of Caxias, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Name Changed
21 Oct	Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Ratburi, Thailand	Name Changed
7 Nov	Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archdiocese of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
7 Nov			Territorial Prelature of Bayombong, Philippines	Erected
15 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Yule Island, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov			Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Archdiocese of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Elevated	Diocese of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Elevated	Diocese of Gizo, Solomon Islands	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Elevated
15 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Manokwari, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Manokwari, Indonesia	Elevated
15 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Merauke, Indonesia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Merauke, Indonesia	Elevated
28 Nov	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Pablo, Philippines	Erected

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