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 Justice and Peace, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, Roman Curia Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Roman Curia	Established	Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia	Established
2 Jan	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (El Paraíso)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Danlí, Honduras	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
2 Mar	Diocese of Nantes, France (Le Fresne-sur-Loire)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Angers, France	Territory Added
18 Mar	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada (Pie Mobert and Manitouwage)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada	Territory Added
1 Apr	Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea (Centro Sur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
1 Apr	Diocese of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea (Wele-Nzas)	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
15 Jul	Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy (San Giovanni Evangelista (in Terontola in Arezzo) and San Martino in Borghetto di Tuoro)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy	Territory Added
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 (Cruz das Almas, Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu, Cachoeira, Governador Mangabeira, Maragogipe, Muritiba, Santo Amaro, São Felix, Sapeaçu, and Saubara)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil	Erected
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua (Siuna, Rosita, Bonanza, Waslala, Mulukuku, Prinzapolka, Bocana de Paiwas, La Cruz de Río Grande, Desembocadura de Río Grande, Puerto Cabezas, and Waspam)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Siuna, Nicaragua	Erected
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Elevated

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