The Year of Our Lord 1983

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
24 Jan	Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antipolo, Philippines	Erected
24 Jan	Diocese of Ozamis, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Ozamiz, Philippines	Elevated
24 Jan			Diocese of Dipolog, Philippines (from Zamboanga)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Jan			Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines (from Zamboanga)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Jan			Diocese of Iligan, Philippines (from Tuguegarao)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Jan			Territorial Prelature of Marawi, Philippines (from Cagayan de Oro)	Metropolitan Changed
27 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines	Erected
10 Feb	Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México	Elevated	Archdiocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México	Elevated
19 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated
17 Mar	Diocese of Doumé, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon	Erected
17 Mar	Diocese of Doumé, Cameroon	Name Changed	Diocese of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon	Name Changed
17 Mar	Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Muranga, Kenya	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lubbock, Texas, USA	Erected
30 Mar			Military Ordinariate of Ecuador, Military	Erected
6 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Chimbote, Peru	Elevated	Diocese of Chimbote, Peru	Elevated
7 Apr	Diocese of Ripatransone, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Ripatransone-San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy	Name Changed
18 Apr	Diocese of Caravelas, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil	Name Changed
2 May	Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan	Territory Lost	Diocese of Torit, South Sudan	Erected
6 Jun	Diocese of Owando, Congo	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ouesso, Congo	Erected
12 Jun			Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love	Decretum Laudis
28 Jul	Territorial Prelature of Coroico, Bolivia	Elevated	Diocese of Coroico, Bolivia	Elevated
13 Sep	Diocese of Amelia, Italy Diocese of Terni e Narni, Italy	United	Diocese of Terni, Narni, e Amelia, Italy	United
7 Oct	Diocese of Patna, India	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Nepal	Erected
13 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Elevated
18 Oct			Missionary Servants of the Word	Founded
10 Nov	Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA	Erected
11 Nov	Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kahama, Tanzania	Erected
16 Nov	Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia	Name Changed
22 Nov			Military Ordinariate of Korea, Military (as Vicariate)	Erected
5 Dec	Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA	Erected
5 Dec	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Diphu, India	Erected
5 Dec	Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nkayi, Congo	Erected
7 Dec			Delegation to Laos	Name Changed
31 Dec	Diocese of Belize	Name Changed	Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles	Name Changed

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