Date | From | To | ||
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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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