The Year of Our Lord 1992

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Patriarchal Vicariate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Elevated	Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Elevated
unknown	Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Elevated	Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Elevated
unknown			Chemin Neuf Institute	Founded
unknown	Diocese of Tuy-Vigo, Spain	Name Changed	Diocese of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Name Changed
unknown	Delegation to Pacific Ocean	Established
4 Jan	Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tlapa, Guerrero, México	Erected
8 Feb			Nunciature to Croatia	Established
8 Feb			Nunciature to Slovenia	Established
8 Feb			Nunciature to Ukraine	Established
28 Feb	Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Name Changed	Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Name Changed
6 Mar	Diocese of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
11 Mar			Nunciature to Swaziland	Established
19 Mar			Missionaries of the Divine Redeemer	Approbation
25 Mar	Diocese of Białystok, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Białystok, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Katowice, Poland Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Częstochowa, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Diocese of Gdańsk, Poland Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Elbląg, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Łomża, Poland Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ełk, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland Diocese of Katowice, Poland Diocese of Opole, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gliwice, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Gdańsk, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Gdańsk, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Katowice, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Katowice, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland Diocese of Opole, Poland Archdiocese of Poznań, Poland Diocese of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kalisz, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Legnica, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Łódź, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Lublin, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lublin, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Łódź, Poland Diocese of Płock, Poland Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Łowicz, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Pelplin, Poland	Name Changed
25 Mar	Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Przemyśl, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland	Split	Diocese of Radom, Poland Diocese of Sandomierz, Poland	Split
25 Mar	Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland Diocese of Tarnów, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rzeszów, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Częstochowa, Poland Diocese of Kielce, Poland Archdiocese of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sosnowiec, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toruń, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Diocese of Gorzów, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland	Name Changed
25 Mar	Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Elevated	Archdiocese of Warmia, Poland	Elevated
25 Mar	Diocese of Płock, Poland Archdiocese of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Erected
25 Mar	Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów, Poland Diocese of Lublin, Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland	Name Changed
26 Mar	Delegation to Red Sea Region	Established	Delegation to Somalia	Established
26 Mar	Delegation to Red Sea Region	Established	Delegation to Djibouti	Established
26 Mar	Delegation to Red Sea Region	Name Changed	Delegation to Arabian Peninsula	Name Changed
30 Mar	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India Diocese of Tezpur, India Diocese of Tura, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guwahati, India	Erected
30 Mar	Diocese of Butare, Rwanda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gikongoro, Rwanda	Erected
30 Mar	Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India	Split	Archdiocese of Shillong, India	Split
4 Apr			Nunciature to Mongolia	Established
10 Apr	Diocese of Gerona, Spain	Name Changed	Diocese of Girona, Spain	Name Changed
29 Apr	Diocese of Sorocaba, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Elevated
11 May	Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Parral, Chihuahua, México	Erected
16 May	Diocese of Cumaná, Venezuela	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cumaná, Venezuela	Elevated
23 May			Nunciature to Armenia	Established
23 May			Nunciature to Azerbaijan	Established
23 May			Nunciature to Georgia	Established
23 May			Nunciature to Moldova, Republic of	Established
1 Jun			Nunciature to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)	Established
26 Jun	Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Split	Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)	Split
6 Jul	Diocese of Accra, Ghana	Elevated	Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana	Elevated
6 Jul	Diocese of Accra, Ghana	Territory Lost	Diocese of Koforidua, Ghana	Erected
6 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines Vicariate Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines	Erected
6 Jul	Vicariate Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Baguio, Philippines	Name Changed
11 Jul	Diocese of Tacna, Peru	Name Changed	Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru	Name Changed
25 Jul	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Carora, Venezuela	Erected
25 Jul	Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela	Erected
18 Aug			Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina	Established
19 Sep	Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Argentina	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina	Name Changed
31 Oct	Diocese of Lérida, Spain	Name Changed	Diocese of Lleida, Spain	Name Changed
11 Nov			Nunciature to Belarus	Established
21 Nov	Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hakha, Myanmar	Erected
16 Dec	Archdiocese of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Name Changed
17 Dec	Diocese of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Keningau, Malaysia	Erected
23 Dec	Archdiocese of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania	United	Archdiocese of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania	United

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