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The Year of Our Lord 1943

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DateFromTo
12 JanVicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale}
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin, Nigeria (Ondo and Llorín) Erected
12 JanVicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin, Nigeria Name Changed
12 JanVicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria Name Changed
13 AprVicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania (Part of Masai) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania Territory Added
14 AprPrefecture Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania (Part of Singida)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania (Part of Moulu)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania (Mkalama and parts of Moulu and Singida)
Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Mbulu, Tanzania Erected
15 MayDiocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Stark, and Portage) Territory LostDiocese of Youngstown, Ohio, USA Erected
15 MayMilitary Ordinariate of Peru, Military Erected
23 MayDiocese of Arequipa, Peru ElevatedArchdiocese of Arequipa, Peru Elevated
23 MayDiocese of Cuzco, Peru ElevatedArchdiocese of Cuzco, Peru Elevated
23 MayDiocese of Trujillo, Peru ElevatedArchdiocese of Trujillo, Peru Elevated
23 MayDiocese of Puno, Peru (from Lima to Arequipa) Metropolitan Changed
23 MayDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (from Lima to Cuzco) Metropolitan Changed
23 MayDiocese of Cajamarca, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) Metropolitan Changed
23 MayDiocese of Chachapoyas, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) Metropolitan Changed
23 MayDiocese of Piura, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) Metropolitan Changed
26 MayDiocese of Zulia, Venezuela (Paez, Perijŕ, northern part of Mara, and part of Colon) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela Erected
18 JunDiocese of La Paz, Bolivia ElevatedArchdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia Elevated
18 JunDiocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) Metropolitan Changed
18 JunDiocese of Oruro, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) Metropolitan Changed
28 JunCongregation of Pious Workers
Congregation of Rural Catechists
UnitedPious Workers Rural Catechists United
2 DecVicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana (Eastern part) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana Erected
18 DecArchdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (St. Vicente, Cabanas, and La Paz) Territory LostDiocese of San Vicente, El Salvador Erected

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