The Year of Our Lord 1969

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Congregation of Rites, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Roman Curia	Name Changed
31 Jan	Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador	Territory Lost	Diocese of Machala, Ecuador	Erected
6 Feb	Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania	Name Changed	Diocese of Songea, Tanzania	Name Changed
6 Feb	Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal	Territory Lost	Diocese of Thiès, Senegal	Erected
6 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Weetebula, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Weetebula, Indonesia	Elevated
21 Feb			Eparchy of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA	Erected
21 Feb	Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA	Elevated	Archeparchy of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA	Elevated
6 Mar			Military Ordinariate of Australia, Military	Erected
11 Apr			International Theological Commission, Roman Curia	Erected
25 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Elevated
25 Apr	Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Magangué, Colombia	Erected
25 Apr	Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sincelejo, Colombia	Erected
25 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Valledupar, Colombia	Elevated
25 Apr	Diocese of Barranquilla, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Barranquilla, Colombia	Elevated
25 Apr	Diocese of Sukarnapura, Indonesia	Name Changed	Diocese of Djajapura, Indonesia	Name Changed
25 Apr			Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay, Philippines	Erected
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Battista Decollato	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Gesù Divin Lavoratore	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Gregorio VII	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Immacolata al Tiburtino	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Luca a Via Prenestina	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Madre della Providenza a Monte Verde	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora de La Salette	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Pio X alla Balduina	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica	Established
29 Apr			Cardinal Titular Church of San Roberto Bellarmino	Established
29 Apr			Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo	Approbation
8 May	Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia	Territory Lost	Congregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia	Erected
9 May	Archdiocese of Guatemala	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Escuintla, Guatemala	Erected
13 May	Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Erected
27 May	Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Name Changed
29 May	Archdiocese of Merauke, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Agats, Indonesia	Erected
29 May	Archdiocese of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) Diocese of Wonju, Korea (South)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Andong, Korea (South)	Erected
29 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Ilorin, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Ilorin, Nigeria	Elevated
29 May	Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria	Erected
29 May	Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Machakos, Kenya	Erected
29 May	Archdiocese of Libreville, Gabon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oyem, Gabon	Erected
29 May	Diocese of Zomba, Malawi	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Johnston, Malawi	Erected
24 Jun	Diocese of Osaka, Japan	Elevated	Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan	Elevated
26 Jun	Prefecture Apostolic of Haflong, India	Elevated	Diocese of Silchar, India	Elevated
26 Jun	Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kaya, Burkina Faso	Erected
26 Jun	Diocese of Ratburi, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Name Changed
26 Jun	Diocese of Shillong, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Gauhati-Shillong, India	Elevated
26 Jun	Diocese of Ratburi, Thailand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Surat Thani, Thailand	Erected
28 Jun	Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Split	Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, USA Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Split
28 Jun	Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Erected
2 Jul	Diocese of Chantaburi, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Name Changed
2 Jul	Diocese of Chieng-Mai, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Chiang Mai, Thailand	Name Changed
2 Jul	Diocese of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Name Changed
2 Jul	Diocese of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Name Changed
2 Jul	Diocese of Udonthani, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Udon Thani, Thailand	Name Changed
2 Jul	Diocese of Ubon, Thailand	Name Changed	Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Name Changed
18 Jul	Diocese of Cumaná, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Margarita, Venezuela	Erected
18 Jul	Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Diocese of Morón, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Justo, Argentina	Erected
27 Jul	Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia Diocese of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia	United	Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	United
27 Jul	Diocese of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Elevated
9 Aug	Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Split	Diocese of Dallas, Texas, USA Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Split
8 Sep	Diocese of Catamarca, Argentina Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Cafayate, Argentina	Erected
8 Sep	Diocese of Jujuy, Argentina	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca, Argentina	Erected
2 Oct	Titular See of Prisriana Diocese of Skopje, Macedonia	United	Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia	United
15 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Name Changed
16 Oct			Nunciature to Canada	Elevated
24 Oct	Diocese of Karema, Tanzania	Name Changed	Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania	Name Changed
19 Nov	Territorial Prelature of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic	Elevated	Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic	Elevated
20 Nov	Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Erected
20 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Name Changed