Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Congregation of Saint John the Baptist Precursor | Founded | ||
unknown | Institute Voluntas Dei | Founded | ||
14 Jan | Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
14 Jan | Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Territorial Prelature of Palmas, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
14 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Palmas, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Palmas, Brazil | Elevated |
23 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Dominican Republic, Military | Erected | ||
15 Feb | Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus | Decretum Laudis | ||
16 Feb | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México | Erected |
16 Feb | Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
Diocese of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Erected |
16 Feb | Diocese of Espírito Santo, Brazil | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Name Changed |
22 Feb | Diocese of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Harbour Grace-Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada | Name Changed |
24 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania | Elevated |
24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Thakhek, Laos | Elevated |
25 Feb | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México | Name Changed | Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Name Changed |
18 Mar | Diocese of Chilapa, Guerrero, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Acapulco, Guerrero, México | Erected |
19 Apr | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
19 Apr | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
19 Apr | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
19 Apr | Diocese of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Elevated |
19 Apr | Diocese of Cork, Ireland
Diocese of Ross, Ireland | United | Diocese of Cork and Ross, Ireland | United |
19 Apr | Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
24 Apr | Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity | Decretum Laudis | ||
26 Apr | Territorial Prelature of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil | Name Changed |
28 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles | Elevated |
28 Apr | Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru | Territory Lost | Diocese of Abancay, Peru | Erected |
28 Apr | Archdiocese of Karachi, Pakistan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan | Erected |
28 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated |
7 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles | Elevated |
10 May | Apostolic Exarchate of Australia (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
15 May | Archdiocese of Lima, Peru | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huacho, Peru | Erected |
15 May | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru
Diocese of Huánuco, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tarma, Peru | Erected |
15 May | Diocese of Huánuco, Peru
Diocese of Huaraz, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Huarí, Peru | Erected |
19 May | Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Elevated |
24 May | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Monagas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maturín, Venezuela | Erected |
25 May | Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Miami, Florida, USA | Erected |
17 Jun | [Patriotic Diocese of Huizhou, China] | Erected | ||
20 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Likuni, Malawi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lilongwe, Malawi | Name Changed |
21 Jun | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated |
21 Jun | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maracay, Venezuela | Erected |
23 Jun | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México | Elevated |
23 Jun | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Arua, Uganda | Erected |
23 Jun | Diocese of Cheong-ju, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
23 Jun | Diocese of Bremersdorp, Swaziland
Archdiocese of Durban, South Africa Diocese of Lydenburg, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Volksrust, South Africa | Erected |
23 Jun | Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | Erected |
23 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
23 Jun | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria | Erected |
10 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania | Elevated | Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA | Elevated |
10 Jul | Apostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA | Elevated | Eparchy of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA | Elevated |
11 Jul | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil
Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
12 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Sulu, Philippines | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines | Elevated |
30 Jul | Diocese of Puno, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri, Peru | Erected |
17 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Gorakhpur, India | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Benares-Gorakhpur, India | Name Changed |
7 Nov | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Coroico, Bolivia | Erected |
13 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
22 Nov | Diocese of Chihuahua, México | Elevated | Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México | Elevated |
22 Nov | Archdiocese of Durango, México
Diocese of Sinaloa, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México | Erected |
22 Nov | Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Archdiocese of Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada | Erected |
9 Dec | St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions | Decretum Laudis | ||
11 Dec | Diocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar | Elevated |
11 Dec | Diocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Elevated |
11 Dec | Diocese of Libreville, Gabon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Libreville, Gabon | Elevated |
11 Dec | Diocese of Libreville, Gabon | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mouila, Gabon | Erected |
11 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | Elevated |
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