Date | From | To | ||
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12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ondo-Ilorin, Nigeria (Ondo and Llorín) | Erected |
12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Nigeria {Nigeria Occidentale} | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Asaba-Benin, Nigeria | Name Changed |
12 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria | Name Changed |
13 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania (Part of Masai) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania | Territory Added |
14 Apr | Prefecture 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 Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mbulu, Tanzania | Erected |
15 May | Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Stark, and Portage) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, USA | Erected |
15 May | Military Ordinariate of Peru, Military | Erected | ||
23 May | Diocese of Arequipa, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru | Elevated |
23 May | Diocese of Cuzco, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru | Elevated |
23 May | Diocese of Trujillo, Peru | Elevated | Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru | Elevated |
23 May | Diocese of Puno, Peru (from Lima to Arequipa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
23 May | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (from Lima to Cuzco) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
23 May | Diocese of Cajamarca, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
23 May | Diocese of Chachapoyas, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
23 May | Diocese of Piura, Peru (from Lima to Trujillo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 May | Diocese of Zulia, Venezuela (Paez, Perijŕ, northern part of Mara, and part of Colon) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela | Erected |
18 Jun | Diocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Elevated | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Elevated |
18 Jun | Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
18 Jun | Diocese of Oruro, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
28 Jun | Congregation of Pious Workers
Congregation of Rural Catechists | United | Pious Workers Rural Catechists | United |
2 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Erected |
18 Dec | Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (St. Vicente, Cabanas, and La Paz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Vicente, El Salvador | Erected |
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