The Year of Our Lord 1972

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Archdiocese of Sivas {Sebaste} (and Tokat {Toqat}) (Armenian), Turkey	Suppressed
unknown	Delegation to Western Africa	Established	Nunciature to Dahomey	Established
unknown			Titular See of Dumium	Established
unknown			Titular See of Amida degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Garin degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Kharput degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Marasc degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Mardin degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Mardin dei Siri	Established
unknown			Titular See of Mardin dei Caldei	Established
unknown			Titular See of Melitene degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Sebaste degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Ancyra degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Artvin degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Mush degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Prusa degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Tokat degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Trapezus degli Armeni	Established
unknown			Titular See of Adana degli Armeni	Established
6 Mar			Nunciature to Algeria	Established
22 Mar			Nunciature to Tunisia	Established
23 Mar	Diocese of Meerut, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
23 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India	Territory Lost	Apostolic Exarchate of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Colima, México Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania Diocese of Mbulu, Tanzania Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Singida, Tanzania	Erected
25 Mar			Patriarchal Exarchate of Kuwait (Melkite Greek)	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti Diocese of Les Gonaïves, Haïti	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hinche, Haïti	Erected
20 Apr	Diocese of Les Cayes, Haïti	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jérémie, Haïti	Erected
29 Apr	Delegation to Eastern Africa	Established	Nunciature to Sudan	Established
16 May	Diocese of Valencia en Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela	Erected
22 May	Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Name Changed
10 Jun	Pontifical Commission for the Redaction of the Code of Oriental Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law, Roman Curia	Name Changed
14 Jun	Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
20 Jun	Diocese of Lipa, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lipa, Philippines	Elevated
20 Jun			Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Jun			Diocese of Lucena, Philippines (from Manila)	Metropolitan Changed
28 Jun	Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Görlitz, Germany Diocese of Opole, Poland	Erected
28 Jun	Diocese of Berlin, Germany	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gorzów, Poland Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Erected
24 Jul	Diocese of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia	Split	Diocese of Garzón, Colombia Diocese of Neiva, Colombia	Split
30 Jul	Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	Erected
15 Aug			Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Aug			Archdiocese of Perugia, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Aug			Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
22 Aug	Diocese of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed	Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Name Changed
22 Aug	Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad	Name Changed	Diocese of Sarh, Chad	Name Changed
25 Sep			Nunciature to Bangladesh	Established
8 Oct	Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Huautla, Oaxaca, México	Erected
16 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt, South Africa	Elevated	Diocese of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen, South Africa	Elevated
11 Dec	Diocese of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	Name Changed	Diocese of Ekiti, Nigeria	Name Changed
13 Dec	Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA (Split and Diocese raised to an Archdiocese) Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Erected
13 Dec			Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA (from New Orleans to Oklahoma City)	Metropolitan Changed
18 Dec	Diocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Territory Lost	Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Elevated
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore	Split	Diocese of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia Archdiocese of Singapore	Split
18 Dec	Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania	Elevated	Diocese of Mtwara, Tanzania	Elevated
18 Dec	Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan	Elevated	Diocese of Naha, Japan	Elevated

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