The Year of Our Lord 1934

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Archdiocese of Bombay, India	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ahmedabad, India	Erected
unknown	Territorial Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco, Brazil	Erected
1 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Celebes, Indonesia	Elevated
3 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Gurupi, Brazil	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Name Changed
10 Feb	Diocese of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland	Erected
26 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
26 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana	Elevated
26 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Elevated
9 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo}	Erected
9 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Jos, Nigeria	Erected
9 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale}	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna, Nigeria	Elevated
9 Apr	Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia	Elevated
20 Apr	Diocese of La Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Azul, Argentina Diocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of La Rioja, Argentina Diocese of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Salta, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jujuy, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mendoza, Argentina Diocese of San Luis, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of La Plata, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina	Elevated
20 Apr	Diocese of Paraná, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Paraná, Argentina	Elevated
20 Apr	Diocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rosario, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Salta, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina	Elevated
20 Apr	Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Elevated
20 Apr	Diocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Elevated
20 Apr	Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Viedma, Argentina	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Elevated	Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina	Elevated
21 Apr	Territorial Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Suppressed
28 Apr	Diocese of Cebu, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines	Elevated
28 Apr			Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Apr			Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Apr			Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Apr			Diocese of Jaro, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Apr			Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori, Uganda	Erected
28 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon	Elevated
28 May	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Rajaburi, Thailand	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand	Elevated
28 May	Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Shenchow, China	Elevated
9 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Benue, Nigeria Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria	Erected
9 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri, Nigeria	Name Changed
9 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Assam, India	Elevated	Diocese of Shillong, India	Elevated
28 Jul	Diocese of Natal, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Erected
16 Aug	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Erected
8 Sep	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caxias, Brazil Territorial Prelature of Vacaria, Brazil	Erected
15 Sep	Diocese of Recanati e Loreto, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Recanati, Italy	Name Changed
12 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu, China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China	Erected
10 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Elevated
10 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Shenchow, China	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Yüanling [Yuanling], China	Name Changed
10 Dec	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Elevated

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