Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) | Elevated |
unknown | Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated | Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine | Elevated |
1 Jan | Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate | Approbation | ||
17 Jan | Diocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Taunggyi, Myanmar | Elevated |
24 Jan | Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba | Erected |
2 Feb | Delegation to Malaysia and Brunei | Split | Delegation to Malaysia
Delegation to Brunei Darussalam | Split |
21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone | Established | ||
21 Feb | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale | Established | ||
3 Apr | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kitale, Kenya | Erected |
15 Apr | Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Archdiocese of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
17 Apr | Diocese of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Erected |
22 May | Archdiocese of Bombay, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vasai, India | Erected |
27 May | Diocese of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
27 Jun | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso | Erected |
27 Jun | Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bettiah, India | Erected |
27 Jun | Diocese of Dumka, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Purnea, India | Erected |
27 Jun | Diocese of Gaborone, Botswana | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana | Erected |
14 Sep | Diocese of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Territory Added |
14 Sep | Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada | Suppressed | Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | Territory Added |
5 Nov | Diocese of Calicut, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kannur, India | Erected |
23 Nov | Diocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Coro, Venezuela | Elevated |
25 Nov | Diocese of Zytomir, Ukraine | Name Changed | Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine | Name Changed |
28 Nov | Diocese of Doba, Chad
Diocese of Moundou, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of Goré, Chad
Diocese of Lai, Chad | Erected |
5 Dec | Diocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated | Archdiocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated |
29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Montelibano, Colombia | Elevated |
29 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Tibú, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Tibú, Colombia | Elevated |
30 Dec | Diocese of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Archdiocese of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
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