Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Franciscan Friars of the Renewal | Founded | ||
unknown | Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prétre | Founded | ||
13 Jan | Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay | Name Changed | Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay | Name Changed |
31 Jan | Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar | Name Changed | Diocese of Toamasina, Madagascar | Name Changed |
19 Feb | Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Melkite Greek) | Erected | ||
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ndalatando, Angola | Erected |
2 Apr | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aba, Nigeria | Erected |
19 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Encarnación, Paraguay | Elevated | Diocese of Encarnación, Paraguay | Elevated |
23 Apr | Archdiocese of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Erected |
30 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Istmina, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia | Elevated |
30 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quibdó, Colombia | Erected |
21 May | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated |
21 May | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated |
21 May | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated |
21 May | Diocese of Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Erected | ||
9 Jun | Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite), Lebanon | Split | Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon
Eparchy of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon | Split |
9 Jun | Eparchy of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon | Split | ||
9 Jun | Eparchy of Joubbé (Maronite), Lebanon
Diocese of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | United | Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | United |
23 Jun | Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | Founded | ||
7 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio, Myanmar | Elevated | Diocese of Lashio, Myanmar | Elevated |
5 Oct | Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina | Erected | ||
31 Oct | Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada | Elevated |
19 Nov | Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique | Erected |
19 Nov | Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria | Erected |
19 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Elevated |
30 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey | Name Changed |
30 Nov | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey | Elevated |
3 Dec | Diocese of Dapango, Togo | Name Changed | Diocese of Dapaong, Togo | Name Changed |
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