Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Delegation to Africa | Name Changed | Delegation to Southern Africa | Name Changed |
14 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Verapaz and Petén, Guatemala | Elevated | Diocese of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala | Elevated |
19 Jan | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France | Name Changed |
28 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa, Tanzania Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania | Erected |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Loyang [Luoyang], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Loyang [Luoyang], China | Elevated |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
28 Jan | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miyazaki, Japan | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan | Elevated |
11 Mar | Diocese of Ajmer, India
Diocese of Allahabad, India Diocese of Nagpur, India | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Indore, India | Erected |
11 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Taming [Daming], China | Erected |
8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mount Currie, South Africa | Erected |
8 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa | Elevated |
8 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Zhaotong [Chaotung], China | Erected |
8 Apr | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tungchow [Tongzhou], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China | Elevated |
4 Jun | Missionaries of Workers | Approbation | ||
18 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Elevated |
18 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
18 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Süchow, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Süchow [Xuzhou], China | Elevated |
18 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry, Madagascar | Erected |
17 Jul | Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Oriental Canon Law, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Pontifical Commission for the Redaction of the Code of Oriental Canon Law, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
11 Sep | Nunciature to Cuba | Established | ||
11 Oct | Apostolic Administration of Loreto, Italy | Erected | ||
11 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected | ||
9 Dec | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Yihsien [Yixian], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Yixian [Yihsien], China | Elevated |
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