Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Missionaries of the Divine Redeemer | Founded | ||
6 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Costermansville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
17 Jan | Archeparchy of Perat-Maishan (Chaldean), Iraq | Name Changed | Archeparchy of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq | Name Changed |
25 Jan | Diocese of Pistoia e Prato, Italy | Split | Diocese of Pistoia, Italy
Diocese of Prato, Italy | Split |
11 Feb | Diocese of Lingayen, Philippines | Name Changed | Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines | Name Changed |
21 Feb | Diocese of Mariannhill, South Africa | Territory Lost | Diocese of Umzimkulu, South Africa | Erected |
22 Feb | Diocese of Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy | Name Changed |
5 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia | Erected |
5 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouidah, Benin | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo, Benin | Erected |
16 Apr | Apostolic Administration of Laodicea (Maronite), Syria | Erected | ||
30 Apr | Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Name Changed |
10 May | Diocese of Manizales, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Manizales, Colombia | Elevated |
7 Jun | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Anzoátegui) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barcelona, Venezuela | Erected |
7 Jun | Diocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guanare, Venezuela | Erected |
7 Jun | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | Erected |
14 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bangassou, Central African Republic | Erected |
14 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia | Elevated |
14 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ketapang, Indonesia | Erected |
14 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
16 Jun | Ordinariate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites | Erected | ||
29 Jun | Archdiocese of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey | Territory Lost | Archeparchy of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
Eparchy of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria | Erected |
2 Jul | Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera, Italy | Split | Archdiocese of Acerenza, Italy
Archdiocese of Matera, Italy | Split |
5 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Jabalpur, India | Elevated |
5 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi, India | Elevated | Diocese of Jhansi, India | Elevated |
5 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara, Algeria
Diocese of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni}, Western Sahara | Erected |
18 Jul | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
26 Jul | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Diocese of Loja, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador | Erected |
30 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela | Erected |
15 Aug | Archdiocese of Sens (-Auxerre), France | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Mission de France o Pontigny, France | Erected |
19 Aug | Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | Erected |
6 Oct | Diocese of Beira, Mozambique | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quelimane, Mozambique | Erected |
27 Oct | Diocese of Oviedo, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Oviedo, Spain | Elevated |
12 Nov | Archdiocese of Perth, Australia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bunbury, Australia | Erected |
20 Nov | Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia
Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montería, Colombia | Erected |
20 Nov | Sons of Divine Providence | Approbation | ||
2 Dec | Diocese of San Miguel, El Salvador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santiago de María, El Salvador | Erected |
2 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Kuwait | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait | Elevated |
20 Dec | Diocese of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
20 Dec | Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil | Erected |
28 Dec | Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
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