The Year of Our Lord 1962

Diocese Events

January to June

Date	From		To
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 Seoul, 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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