Date | From | To | ||
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13 Jan | Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Oakland, California, USA | Erected |
13 Jan | Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA (Del Norte and Humboldt Counties)
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA (Napa and Solano County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Rosa (in California), USA | Erected |
13 Jan | Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA (Calaveras, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties)
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Stockton, California, USA | Erected |
13 Jan | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tehuacán, Puebla, México | Erected |
13 Jan | Diocese of Colima, México
Archdiocese of Durango, México Diocese of Zacatecas, México | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México | Erected |
13 Jan | Diocese of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
13 Jan | Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Tagum, Philippines | Erected |
27 Jan | Glenmary Home Missioners | Decretum Laudis | ||
10 Feb | Diocese of Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Elevated |
10 Feb | Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Feb | Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Feb | Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Feb | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Feb | Diocese of Miami, Florida, USA (From Baltimore to Atlanta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Feb | Archdiocese of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Diocese of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil | Erected |
22 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Atanasio | Established | ||
24 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Makeni, Sierra Leone | Elevated | Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone | Elevated |
5 Mar | Diocese of Lavant, Slovenia | Name Changed | Diocese of Maribor, Slovenia | Name Changed |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Chonju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Diocese of Cheong-ju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Chunchon, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Hamheung, Korea (North) | Elevated | Diocese of Hamhŭng, Korea (North) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Inch’on, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gwangju, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Monze, Zambia | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Pusan, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Pyong-Yang, Korea (North) | Elevated | Diocese of P’yŏng-yang, Korea (North) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Seoul, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Archdiocese of Bamako, Mali | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ségou, Mali | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon, Korea (South) | Elevated | Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) | Elevated |
16 Mar | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cartago, Colombia | Erected |
16 Mar | Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Facatativá, Colombia | Erected |
24 Mar | Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of San Jose de Antique, Philippines | Erected |
10 Apr | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of San, Mali | Erected |
14 Apr | Diocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
14 Apr | Territorial Prelature of Paracatu, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
14 Apr | Diocese of Pouso Alegre, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
14 Apr | Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Kiayi, Taiwan | Elevated | Diocese of Kiayi, Taiwan | Elevated |
16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Nagoya, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Nagoya, Japan | Elevated |
16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Niigata, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Niigata, Japan | Elevated |
16 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Taichung, Taiwan | Elevated | Diocese of Taichung, Taiwan | Elevated |
16 Apr | Archdiocese of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Diocese of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
30 Apr | Diocese of Colima, México
Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México | Erected |
30 Apr | Archdiocese of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Linares, Nuevo León, México | Erected |
5 May | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia | Established | ||
6 May | Diocese of Beira, Mozambique | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tete, Mozambique | Erected |
7 May | Prefecture Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated |
30 May | Apostolic Exarchate of Brazil (Ukrainian) | Erected | ||
5 Jun | Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru
Territorial Prelature of Caravelí, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba, Peru | Erected |
9 Jun | Diocese of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
Diocese of Papantla, Puebla, México Diocese of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México | Erected |
9 Jun | Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
Diocese of Veracruz, México | Erected |
9 Jun | Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil
Diocese of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
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