The Year of Our Lord 1980

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kalumburu, Australia	Suppressed	Diocese of Broome, Australia	Territory Added
unknown	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Established
25 Jan	Diocese of Cruz del Eje, Argentina	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes, Argentina	Erected
29 Jan	Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Erected
2 Feb	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
4 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real, Spain	Elevated	Diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain	Elevated
14 Feb	Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA	Name Changed
27 Feb			Opus Spiritus Sancti	Founded
3 Mar	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Erected
6 Mar	Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand	Erected
6 Mar	Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Erected
6 Mar	Diocese of Patna, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India	Erected
6 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Erected
14 Mar	Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
27 Mar	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chascomús, Argentina	Erected
28 Mar	Diocese of Kohima-Imphal, India	Split	Diocese of Imphal, India Diocese of Kohima, India	Split
28 Mar	Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Elevated	Diocese of Zanzibar, Tanzania	Elevated
23 Apr			Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt	Erected
30 May	Diocese of Leeds, England, Great Britain Diocese of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hallam, England, Great Britain	Erected
7 Jun	Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bubanza, Burundi	Erected
26 Jun			Nunciature to Zimbabwe	Established
28 Jun	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay	Erected
29 Jul	Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated
11 Oct	Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Tagum, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Tagum, Philippines	Elevated
13 Oct			Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada	Erected
13 Oct			Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Melkite Greek)	Erected
20 Oct	Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy (no longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
20 Oct	Diocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated
20 Oct			Archdiocese of Otranto, Italy (became a Suffragan)	Elevated
24 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Sibolga, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Rio Negro, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Elevated
22 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of San Francisco Javier, Peru	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Name Changed
29 Nov	Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria	Erected
29 Nov	Diocese of Tororo, Uganda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Soroti, Uganda	Erected

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