The Year of Our Lord 1984

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
2 Jan	Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed
10 Jan	Delegation to United States of America	Elevated	Nunciature to United States of America	Elevated
3 Feb	Apostolic Administration of El Petén, Guatemala	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala	Elevated
3 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Garissa, Kenya	Elevated	Diocese of Garissa, Kenya	Elevated
16 Feb	Diocese of Tagum, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mati, Philippines	Erected
16 Feb	Diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Jose, Philippines	Erected
28 Feb	Diocese of Resistencia, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Resistencia, Argentina	Elevated
8 Mar	Diocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated	Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Elevated
14 Mar	Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México	Erected
29 Mar	Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Diocese of Facatativá, Colombia Archdiocese of Manizales, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia	Erected
5 Apr	Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, Roman Curia	Split	Congregation of the Sacraments, Roman Curia Congregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia	Split
9 Apr	Diocese of Lucena, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gumaca, Philippines	Erected
13 May	Diocese of Leiria, Portugal	Name Changed	Diocese of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal	Name Changed
4 Jun	Diocese of Beira, Mozambique	Elevated	Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique	Elevated
4 Jun	Diocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Elevated	Archdiocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Elevated
10 Jun	Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos, Antilles	Erected
16 Jun	Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Erected
16 Jun	Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Venice, Florida, USA	Erected
19 Jun	Diocese of Varanasi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
22 Jun	Archdiocese of Ranchi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Port Blair, India	Erected
2 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador	Elevated
2 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador	Elevated
2 Jul	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cabinda, Angola	Erected
19 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Arauca, Colombia	Elevated
11 Aug	Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain	Name Changed
11 Aug	Diocese of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Name Changed	Diocese of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Name Changed
1 Sep	Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Melkite Greek)	Elevated	Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada	Elevated
9 Oct	Diocese of São José do Grajaú, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Grajaú, Maranho, Brazil	Name Changed
14 Oct			Heralds of Good News	Founded
3 Nov	Diocese of Toluca, México, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Atlacomulco, México, México	Erected
6 Nov			Patriarchal Exarchate of Damas (Armenian), Syria	Erected
7 Nov	Diocese of Uije, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mbanza Congo, Angola	Erected
8 Nov	Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Erected
8 Nov	Diocese of Mwanza, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Geita, Tanzania	Erected
3 Dec	Diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Udaipur, India	Erected