The Year of Our Lord 1972

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Archdiocese of Sivas {Sebaste} (and Tokat {Toqat}) (Armenian), Turkey	Territory Added
23 Mar	Diocese of Meerut, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
23 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Colima, México Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Colima, México Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania Diocese of Mbulu, Tanzania Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Singida, Tanzania	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti Diocese of Les Gonaïves, Haïti	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hinche, Haïti	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Les Cayes, Haïti	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jérémie, Haïti	Erected
16 May	Diocese of Valencia en Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela	Erected
22 May	Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Name Changed
14 Jun	Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
20 Jun	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lipa, Philippines	Elevated
28 Jun	Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Görlitz, Germany	Erected
28 Jun			Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Erected
28 Jun			Diocese of Opole, Poland	Erected
28 Jun			Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Erected
28 Jun			Diocese of Gorzów, Poland	Erected
24 Jul	Diocese of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia	Split	Diocese of Garzón, Colombia Diocese of Neiva, Colombia	Split
30 Jul	Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	Erected
15 Aug			Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Aug			Archdiocese of Perugia, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Aug			Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
22 Aug	Diocese of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
22 Aug	Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad	Name Changed	Diocese of Sarh, Chad	Name Changed
8 Oct	Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huautla, Oaxaca, México	Erected
16 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen, South Africa	Elevated
11 Dec	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	Name Changed	Diocese of Ekiti, Nigeria	Name Changed
13 Dec	Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA (Split and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese) Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Territory Lost	Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Elevated
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore	Split	Diocese of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia Archdiocese of Singapore	Split
18 Dec	Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania	Elevated	Diocese of Mtwara, Tanzania	Elevated
18 Dec	Diocese of Kagoshima, Japan	Territory Lost	Diocese of Naha, Japan	Erected