Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Nunciature to Gambia and Sierra Leone | Established | ||
1 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Portoghese, Guinea-Bissau | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Name Changed |
30 Jan | Diocese of Nha Trang, Viet Nam | Territory Lost | Diocese of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam | Erected |
25 Feb | Nunciature to Angola | Established | ||
17 Mar | Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Balanga, Philippines | Erected |
17 Mar | Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Fernando, Philippines | Elevated |
17 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines (from Manila) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
17 Mar | Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines (from Lingayen-Dagupan) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
19 Mar | Delegation to Antilles | Established | ||
12 Apr | Diocese of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Archdiocese of Mbandaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | United | Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | United |
28 Apr | Diocese of Sideia, Papua New Guinea | Name Changed | Diocese of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea | Name Changed |
6 May | [SSPX Society of Saint Pius X] | Suppressed | ||
5 Jun | Diocese of Ambanja, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Comores | Erected |
12 Jun | Diocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
Archdiocese of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
12 Jun | Diocese of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Diocese of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
20 Jun | Diocese of Keta, Ghana | Name Changed | Diocese of Keta-Ho, Ghana | Name Changed |
3 Jul | Diocese of Ventimiglia, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy | Name Changed |
5 Jul | Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana), Italy | Name Changed |
11 Jul | Congregation for Divine Worship, Roman Curia
Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia | United | Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship, Roman Curia | United |
16 Jul | Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal | Territory Lost | Diocese of Setúbal, Portugal
Diocese of Santarém, Portugal | Erected |
30 Jul | Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia | Elevated |
30 Jul | Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Elevated |
4 Aug | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy | Name Changed |
10 Aug | Diocese of Nova Lisboa, Angola
Diocese of Sá da Bandeira, Angola | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pereira de Eça, Angola
Diocese of Serpa Pinto, Angola | Erected |
10 Aug | Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ngunza, Angola | Erected |
10 Aug | Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho, Angola | Erected | ||
6 Sep | Nunciature to Sri Lanka | Established | ||
1 Oct | Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA
Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA | Erected |
20 Nov | Diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio, Myanmar | Erected |
20 Nov | Vicariate Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia | Elevated | Diocese of Mogadiscio, Somalia | Elevated |
3 Dec | Diocese of Apia o Samoa and Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed | Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Name Changed |
3 Dec | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Name Changed | Diocese of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso | Name Changed |
19 Dec | Diocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | Erected |
27 Dec | Nunciature to Dahomey | Name Changed | Nunciature to Benin | Name Changed |
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