Date | From | To | ||
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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 Cagayan de Oro to Ozamiz) | 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 and Malaysia | Split | Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei
Delegation to Laos | Split |
31 Dec | Diocese of Belize | Name Changed | Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles | Name Changed |
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