Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel | Decretum Laudis | ||
unknown | Order of Imitation of Christ | Decretum Laudis | ||
unknown | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | Nunciature to Cameroun | Established |
unknown | Titular See of Methamaucum | Established | ||
unknown | Titular See of Nomentum | Established | ||
3 Jan | Eparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey | Elevated | Archeparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey | Elevated |
3 Jan | Archeparchy of Ahwaz (Chaldean), Iran | Erected | ||
10 Jan | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Maronite) | Erected | ||
10 Jan | Patriarchal Exarchate of United States of America (Melkite Greek) | Erected | ||
10 Jan | Diocese of Minas, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay | Erected |
18 Jan | Society of Divine Vocations | Decretum Laudis | ||
22 Jan | Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, USA | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, USA | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kabale, Uganda | Erected |
15 Feb | Diocese of Masan, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
15 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal | Elevated | Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal | Elevated |
25 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México | Erected |
25 Apr | Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México
Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Diocese of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Madera, Chihuahua, México | Erected |
26 Apr | Archdiocese of Chambéry, France
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Diocese of Tarentaise, France | United | Archdiocese of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France | United |
30 Apr | Diocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Elevated |
30 Apr | Diocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela | Elevated |
3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated |
3 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of Santa Isabel, Equatorial Guinea | Elevated |
3 May | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Apostolic Administration of Mbuji-Mayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
21 May | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Malawi | Established |
29 May | Military Ordinariate of Portugal, Military | Erected | ||
30 May | Archdiocese of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
30 May | Archdiocese of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
30 May | Archdiocese of Elisabethville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
30 May | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Mbandaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
7 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys, Australia | Elevated | Diocese of Broome, Australia | Elevated |
7 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tarawa, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga} e Niue, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
21 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
25 Jun | Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA | Erected |
29 Jun | Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia
Diocese of Palmira, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Buga, Colombia | Erected |
30 Jun | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru | Elevated |
30 Jun | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Huancayo, Peru | Elevated |
30 Jun | Diocese of Piura, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Piura, Peru | Elevated |
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