Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Drisdale River, Australia | Name Changed | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kalumburu, Australia | Name Changed |
unknown | Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana | Founded | ||
unknown | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Suppressed | ||
unknown | Delegation to Western Africa | Established | Nunciature to Niger | Established |
12 Jan | Diocese of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy | Name Changed |
16 Jan | Diocese of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles | Erected |
16 Jan | Diocese of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
Diocese of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kerema, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
17 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Iligan, Philippines | Erected |
17 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Ozamis, Philippines | Elevated | Diocese of Ozamis, Philippines | Elevated |
20 Feb | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
8 Mar | Diocese of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland | Split | Diocese of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
Diocese of Lugano, Switzerland | Split |
11 Mar | Diocese of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
13 Mar | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
Diocese of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
13 Mar | Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
16 Mar | Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran | Name Changed |
24 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Francisco Javier, Peru | Elevated |
24 Apr | Diocese of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Diocese of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Diocese of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
14 May | Diocese of Banaras, India | Name Changed | Diocese of Varanasi, India | Name Changed |
27 May | Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
27 May | Diocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
27 May | Diocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
5 Jun | Archdiocese of Ranchi, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Daltonganj, India | Erected |
28 Jun | Prefecture Apostolic of Cheju, Korea (South) | Erected | ||
28 Jun | Archdiocese of Pretoria, South Africa | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Rustenburg, South Africa | Erected |
30 Jun | Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba | Name Changed | Diocese of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba | Name Changed |
2 Jul | Diocese of Huelva, Spain (Latin name changed from Huelvensis) | Name Changed | ||
15 Jul | Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, Roman Curia | Erected | ||
14 Sep | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
14 Sep | Diocese of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
15 Oct | Diocese of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire | Territory Lost | Diocese of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
12 Nov | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Erected |
12 Nov | Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pagadian, Philippines | Erected |
29 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Maronite) | Elevated | Eparchy of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA | Elevated |
29 Nov | Apostolic Exarchate of Brazil (Ukrainian) | Elevated | Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil | Elevated |
29 Nov | Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected | ||
29 Nov | Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected | ||
6 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Jullundur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Jullundur, India | Elevated |
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