Date | From | To | ||
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8 Jan | Diocese of Trichinopoly, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Madura, India | Erected |
8 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar
Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava, Madagascar | Erected |
8 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Erected |
8 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long, Viet Nam | Erected |
8 Jan | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kienow [Jian’ou], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China | Elevated |
9 Feb | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Elevated |
9 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Yachow, China | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China | Name Changed |
9 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Guilin [Kweilin], China | Erected |
9 Feb | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China | Elevated |
26 Feb | Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA
Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, USA | Erected |
13 Mar | Diocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick | Name Changed |
13 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ogoja, Nigeria | Erected |
29 Mar | Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston, Australia | Name Changed | Diocese of Darwin, Australia | Name Changed |
29 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu, Tanzania | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu, Tanzania | Elevated |
29 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated |
7 May | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
21 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Erected |
21 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia | Name Changed |
21 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karafuto, Russian Federation | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Karafuto, Russian Federation | Elevated |
21 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China | Elevated |
21 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu], China | Elevated |
3 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Lingling [Yungchow], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Baojing [Paoking, Shaoyang], China | Erected |
3 Jun | Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Saint Mary of Guadalupe | Founded | ||
14 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar | Name Changed |
14 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Togo | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé, Togo | Name Changed |
14 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Shihnan [Enshi], China | Erected |
14 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Laos | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, Laos | Erected |
4 Aug | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kodok, Sudan | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Kodok, Sudan | Elevated |
24 Aug | Diocese of Coimbra, Portugal
Diocese of Porto, Portugal Diocese of Viseu, Portugal | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aveiro, Portugal | Erected |
21 Nov | Nunciature to Great Britain | Established | ||
3 Dec | Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Amos, Québec, Canada | Erected |
3 Dec | Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay}, Ontario, Canada | Erected |
3 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord), Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Hearst, Ontario, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Elevated |
10 Dec | Diocese of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Timmins, Ontario, Canada | Name Changed |
13 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Kienchangfu, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Nancheng [Nancheng], China | Elevated |
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