The Year of Our Lord 1973

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Pontifical Committee for the Family, Roman Curia	Erected
unknown	Delegation to Western Africa	Established	Delegation to Togo Delegation to Ghana	Established
29 Jan	Diocese of Dibrugarh, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kohima-Imphal, India	Erected
29 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon	Elevated	Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon	Elevated
29 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Yagoua, Cameroon	Elevated	Diocese of Yagoua, Cameroon	Elevated
29 Jan			Missionary Society of St. Paul	Decretum Laudis
11 Feb	Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Elevated
11 Feb	Diocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Elevated
27 Feb	Apostolic Chancery, Roman Curia	Suppressed	Secretariat of State, Roman Curia	Territory Added
1 Mar	Diocese of Ogoja, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Abakaliki, Nigeria	Erected
1 Mar	Eparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1 Mar	Diocese of Kumasi, Ghana	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana	Erected
1 Mar	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tura, India	Erected
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of San Marco in Agro Laurentino	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna	Established
5 Mar			Cardinal Titular Church of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Established
5 Mar	Delegation to Australia and Papua New Guinea	Split	Delegation to Papua New Guinea Nunciature to Australia (and Elevated)	Split
13 Apr	Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi Diocese of Ngozi, Burundi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ruyigi, Burundi	Erected
14 Apr	Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
17 May	Archdiocese of Madurai, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palayamkottai, India	Erected
21 May			Nunciature to Guinea	Established
26 May	Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Erected
26 May	Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil	Erected
28 May	Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine	Established	Nunciature to Cyprus	Established
14 Jun			Nunciature to Burkina Faso	Established
20 Jun	Delegation to New Zealand and Pacific Islands	Split	Nunciature to New Zealand (and Elevated) Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Split
25 Jun			Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Erected
5 Jul	Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Erected
5 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India	Elevated	Diocese of Raipur, India	Elevated
23 Jul	Diocese of Osnabrück, Germany	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg, Germany	Erected
23 Jul	Diocese of Fulda, Germany Diocese of Würzburg, Germany	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany	Erected
22 Aug	Diocese of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia	Name Changed	Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia	Name Changed
22 Aug	Archdiocese of Djakarta, Indonesia	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Jakarta, Indonesia	Name Changed
22 Aug	Diocese of Djajapura, Indonesia	Name Changed	Diocese of Jayapura, Indonesia	Name Changed
22 Aug	Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia	Name Changed
22 Aug	Diocese of Surabaia, Indonesia	Name Changed	Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia	Name Changed
22 Aug	Diocese of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia	Name Changed	Diocese of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia	Name Changed
17 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Johnston, Malawi	Elevated	Diocese of Mangochi, Malawi	Elevated
17 Sep	Prefecture Apostolic of Minna, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Minna, Nigeria	Elevated
2 Oct	Delegation to Central-Western Africa	Name Changed	Delegation to Nigeria	Name Changed
13 Oct	Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Celaya, Guanajuato, México	Erected
15 Oct	Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Name Changed	Archdiocese of N’Djaména, Chad	Name Changed
17 Oct	Delegation to Western Africa	Established	Delegation to Mauritania	Established
21 Nov			Priests of Notre Dame de Vie	Approbation
29 Nov	Diocese of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Erected
1 Dec	Diocese of Albenga, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Albenga-Imperia, Italy	Name Changed
13 Dec	Delegation to Central-Western Africa	Established	Delegation to Chad	Established
17 Dec	Archdiocese of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia, Zimbabwe	Erected

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