The Year of Our Lord 1985

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Pontifical Commission of Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia	Erected
12 Jan	Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alaminos, Philippines	Erected
12 Jan	Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Territory Lost	Diocese of Urdaneta, Philippines	Erected
25 Jan	Diocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Split	Diocese of San Severino, Italy	Split
25 Jan	Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy Diocese of Recanati, Italy Diocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	United	Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy	United
25 Jan	Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy	United	Diocese of Osimo, Italy	United
8 Feb	Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa	Name Changed	Diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa	Name Changed
24 May	Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Diocese of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Anselmo all’Aventino	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Giovanni della Pigna	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of Ss. Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of SS. Nome di Maria in Via Latina	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”	Established
25 May			Cardinal Titular Church of S. Sofia a Via Boccea	Established
27 May	Diocese of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia	Name Changed	Diocese of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia	Name Changed
3 Aug	Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Chaldean)	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA	Erected
14 Sep			Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Founded
11 Oct	Diocese of Apatzingan, Michoacán, México Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México	Erected
28 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe	Elevated	Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe	Elevated
9 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia	Erected
9 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Florencia, Colombia	Elevated
21 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru	Elevated	Diocese of Tarma, Peru	Elevated
21 Dec	Diocese of Quilon, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Punalur, India	Erected
31 Dec	Diocese of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Name Changed	Diocese of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Name Changed