Date | From | To | ||
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Jan | Titular See of Alexandria {Alessandria} | Suppressed | ||
Jan | Titular See of Antiochia {Antioch} | Suppressed | ||
Jan | Titular See of Constantinople | Suppressed | ||
13 Jan | Archdiocese of México, Federal District (Coyotepec, Cuautitlan, Chapa de Mota, Huehuetoca, Huixquilucan, Iturbide, Jilotepec, Jilotzingo, Naucalpan, Nicolas Romero, Soyaniquilpan, Teoloyucan, Tepotzotlan, Tlalnepantla, Tultitlan, Villa del Carbon, and Zaragoza)
Diocese of Texcoco, México, México (Coacalco) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tlalnepantla, México, México | Erected |
13 Jan | Archdiocese of México, Federal District (Acambay, Aculeo, Morelos, Polotitlan, Temascalcingo, and Timilpan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toluca, México, México | Territory Added |
16 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia (Western Part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia | Erected |
16 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Elevated | Diocese of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Elevated |
16 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Pala, Chad | Elevated | Diocese of Pala, Chad | Elevated |
16 Jan | Archdiocese of Nagpur, India (Civil Districts: Raipur, Bilaspur, and Drug) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Erected |
16 Jan | Diocese of Dibrugarh, India (Subansiri, Siang, and part of Lakhimpur)
Diocese of Shillong, India (Darrang, Nowgong, and parts of Goalpara and Kamrup) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tezpur, India | Erected |
20 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (as Vicariate) | Erected | ||
20 Jan | Military Ordinariate of Uganda, Military | Erected | ||
20 Jan | Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Arinos and Formoso) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Bangassou, Central African Republic | Elevated | Diocese of Bangassou, Central African Republic | Elevated |
10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin (Civil District of Natitingou) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Natitingou, Benin | Erected |
10 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Parakou, Benin | Elevated | Diocese of Parakou, Benin | Elevated |
10 Feb | Delegation to Thailand and the Malacca Peninsula | Name Changed | Delegation to Thailand, Laos and the Malacca Peninsula | Name Changed |
11 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated |
15 Feb | Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Agudos, Boracela, Cabrália Paulista, Duartina, Gália, Lucianópolis, Pederneiras, Piratininga, and part of Bauru)
Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Arealva, Avai, Iacanga, and parts of Bauru) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
15 Feb | Diocese of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil (Floresta, Beiern do Rio Sao Francisco, Betania, Custòdia, Inajá, Petrolândia, and Tacaratu)
Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (Cabroró) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
25 Feb | Diocese of Garzón, Colombia | Name Changed | Diocese of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia | Name Changed |
2 Mar | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (Adrogué, Burzaco, Claypole, Longchamps, Mármol, Villa Calzada, Glew, Ministro Rivadavia plus San Vicente Ferrer (San Vicente)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | Territory Added |
2 Mar | Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (San Juan Bautista and Santa Lucia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina | Territory Added |
4 Mar | Diocese of Piura, Peru (Morropòn, Huancabamba, and Ayabaca) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas, Peru | Erected |
10 Mar | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria (Warri) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warri, Nigeria | Erected |
20 Mar | Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Johnston Island) | Territory Added | ||
25 Mar | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated |
25 Mar | Diocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated |
2 Apr | Pontifical Commission for Educational and Religious Films, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Pontifical Commission for Social Communications, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
21 Apr | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (Mahenge, the Game Reserve, and parts of Nachingwea) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania | Erected |
12 May | Diocese of Simla, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh, India | Name Changed |
18 May | Diocese of Comacchio, Italy
Territorial Abbey of Pomposa, Italy | United | Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy | United |
19 May | Secretariat for Non-Christians, Roman Curia | Established | ||
6 Jun | Nunciature to Rwanda (as Delegation) | Established | ||
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia | Name Changed |
16 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
16 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated |
17 Jun | Delegation to Indochina | Name Changed | Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia | Name Changed |
20 Jun | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia | Elevated |
20 Jun | Diocese of Tunja, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tunja, Colombia | Elevated |
20 Jun | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy (Gasa Fazzi in Scurtabò) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piacenza, Italy | Territory Added |
20 Jun | Diocese of Cartago, Colombia (from Popayán) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
20 Jun | Diocese of Palmira, Colombia (from Popayán) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
20 Jun | Diocese of Duitama, Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
20 Jun | Diocese of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia (from Nueva Pamplona) | Metropolitan Changed |
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