The Year of Our Lord 2017

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Diocese of Gurué, Mozambique (from Beira to Nampula)	Metropolitan Changed
1 Jan	Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Roman Curia	Territory Lost	Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia	Erected
2 Jan	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Territory Lost	Diocese of Danlí, Honduras (El Paraíso)	Erected
2 Feb	Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Elevated	Archdiocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Elevated
2 Feb			Diocese of Khulna, Bangladesh (from Dhaka)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Feb			Diocese of Barisal, Bangladesh (from Dhaka)	Metropolitan Changed
8 Feb	Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Maintirano, Madagascar	Erected
1 Apr	Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Territory Lost	Diocese of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
1 Apr	Diocese of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
4 May	Delegation to Myanmar	Elevated	Nunciature to Myanmar	Elevated
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de’ Schiavi	Established
5 Aug	Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India	Erected
12 Sep	Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Split	Eparchy of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine Eparchy of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Split
21 Sep	Vicariate Apostolic of Bomadi, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Bomadi, Nigeria	Elevated
2 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown, Botswana	Elevated	Diocese of Francistown, Botswana	Elevated
10 Oct			Eparchy of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
10 Oct			Eparchy of Hosur (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
1 Nov	Diocese of Chillán, Chile	Name Changed	Diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile	Name Changed
22 Nov	Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil	Erected
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Territory Lost	Diocese of Siuna, Nicaragua	Erected
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated

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