Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions | Founded | ||
11 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China | Elevated |
18 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam | Erected |
21 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China | Erected |
2 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kumasi, Ghana | Erected |
4 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Moukden, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fushun, China | Erected |
5 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Orinoco, Venezuela | Erected | ||
22 Mar | Diocese of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania | Name Changed | Diocese of Alba Iulia, Romania | Name Changed |
22 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
22 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
23 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kweyang [Guiyang], China | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shihtsien [Shiqian], China | Erected |
20 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bandung, Indonesia | Erected |
25 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia | Erected |
2 May | Archeparchy of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan | Erected | ||
6 May | Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Mallorca) | Approbation | ||
6 May | St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart | Decretum Laudis | ||
7 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam | Erected |
27 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated |
27 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo, Kenya | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated |
1 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hwangchow, China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Hwangchow, China | Elevated |
1 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien, China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien, China | Elevated |
1 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Szepingkai, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Szepingkai [Siping], China | Elevated |
11 Jun | Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey | Territory Lost | Apostolic Exarchate of Greece (Greek) | Erected |
11 Jun | Eparchy of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India | Erected | ||
11 Jun | Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India | Erected | ||
17 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China | Erected |
17 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Luanfu, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Hungtung [Hongdong], China | Erected |
17 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Shohchow, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Shohchow [Shuoxian], China | Elevated |
17 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Tatungfu, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tatungfu, China | Elevated |
7 Jul | Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barranquilla, Colombia | Erected |
15 Jul | Diocese of Cebu, Philippines
Diocese of Jaro, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines | Erected |
15 Jul | Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mountain Provinces, Philippines | Erected |
18 Jul | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
18 Jul | Diocese of Allahabad, India
Diocese of Nagpur, India | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jubbulpore, India | Erected |
18 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia | Elevated |
18 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu, Tanzania | Erected |
18 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karafuto, Russian Federation | Erected |
1 Aug | Archdiocese of Zadar (Zara), Croatia (no longer a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
22 Aug | Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants | Founded | ||
24 Oct | Missionários da Boa Nova | Approbation | ||
15 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Sianfu, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fengsiang [Fengxiang], China | Erected |
18 Nov | Diocese of Goiás, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil | Elevated |
29 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kienchangfu, China | Erected |
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