Date | From | To | ||
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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 |
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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