Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Diocese of Sovana (Soana), Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy | Name Changed |
3 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China | Erected | ||
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam | Split | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam | Split |
2 Mar | Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Honan {Ho-Nan}, China | Erected |
16 Apr | Archdiocese of Québec, Canada | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest), Canada | Erected |
15 May | Diocese of Siracusa, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Noto, Italy | Erected |
20 May | Diocese of Siracusa, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Siracusa, Italy | Elevated |
25 May | Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caltanissetta, Italy | Erected |
31 May | Diocese of Mazara del Vallo, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trapani, Italy | Erected |
27 Jun | Diocese of Catania, Italy
Archdiocese of Messina, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Acireale, Italy | Erected |
12 Jul | Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (becomes a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
16 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Oceania | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)
Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
3 Aug | Prefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA | Elevated |
22 Sep | Diocese of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada | Erected |
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