Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Delegation to Persia | Name Changed | Delegation to Iran | Name Changed |
8 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
8 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa, Tanzania | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa, Tanzania | Elevated |
19 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian) | Territory Lost | Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)
Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada (Ukrainian) | Erected |
19 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian) | Name Changed | Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (Ukrainian) | Name Changed |
31 Jan | Diocese of Marseille, France | Elevated | Archdiocese of Marseille, France | Elevated |
5 Feb | Diocese of Goulburn, Australia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia | Elevated |
11 Feb | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine | Established | ||
12 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
12 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Kroonstad, South Africa | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bethlehem, South Africa | Erected |
12 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
12 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri, Nigeria | Split | Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha, Nigeria
Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, Nigeria | Split |
28 Feb | Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ambato, Ecuador | Erected |
1 Mar | Archdiocese of Zadar (Zara), Croatia (became a Metropolitan) | Elevated | ||
7 Mar | Diocese of Chachapoyas, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba, Peru | Erected |
11 Mar | Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay | Erected |
11 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia | Erected |
9 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa | Name Changed |
9 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa | Erected |
9 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated |
9 Apr | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | United | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | United |
13 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouidah, Benin | Name Changed |
13 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Lishui [Lishui], China | Elevated | Diocese of Lishui [Lishui], China | Elevated |
13 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia | Elevated |
13 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Niamey, Niger | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin | Erected |
19 May | Territorial Abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Erected | ||
20 May | Archdiocese of Bombay, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Karachi, Pakistan | Erected |
10 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Ghardaďa nel Sahara, Algeria | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaďa nel Sahara, Algeria | Elevated |
10 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Mountain Provinces, Philippines | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines | Elevated |
10 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala, Uganda | Erected |
12 Jun | Nunciature to India (to Internunciature) | Elevated | ||
8 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lac Moero, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
8 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua e Katanga Centrale, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
15 Jul | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos, Ecuador | Erected |
17 Jul | Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada | Erected |
7 Aug | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
15 Aug | Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo | Approbation | ||
17 Sep | Pontifical Commission for Educational and Religious Films, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
22 Oct | Delegation to Dakar | Established | ||
11 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Timor Olandese, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Atambua, Indonesia | Name Changed |
12 Nov | Archdiocese of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland | Split | Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland
Archdiocese of Poznań, Poland | Split |
9 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sukabumi, Indonesia | Erected |
9 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Oudtshoorn, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Oudtshoorn, South Africa | Elevated |
9 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Tali [Dali], China | Elevated | Diocese of Dali [Tali], China | Elevated |
9 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa | Elevated |
11 Dec | Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, USA Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joliet in Illinois, USA | Erected |
11 Dec | Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines | Erected |
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