Date | From | To | ||
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14 Jul | Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA | Erected | ||
22 Jul | Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | Erected |
22 Jul | Diocese of San Marcos, Guatemala | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Erected |
22 Jul | Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica (Province of Guanacaste; City of Puntarenas excluding that south of the river Iesus Maria; the City of Montes de Oro; and the region north of the rivers Arenai and San Carlos) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica | Erected |
22 Jul | Diocese of Uberaba, Brazil (Cities of Uberlândia, Araguarí, Canápolis, Capinópolis, Cascalho Rico, Centralina, Estrêla do Sul, Indianópolis, Ituiutaba, Monte Alegre de Minas, Santa Vitoria, and Tupaciguara) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
10 Sep | Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parishes of Ypejhu, Igatimi, and Curuguaty)
Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Parishes of N. S. dei Rosario and Santa Maria Auxiliadora in Coronel Oviedo plus Yhu and Caaguazu) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | Erected |
11 Sep | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda | Territory Lost | Diocese of Astrida, Rwanda | Erected |
11 Sep | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
11 Sep | Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador (from Cuenca) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
11 Sep | Territorial Prelature of El Oro, Ecuador (from Quito) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
27 Sep | Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) | Approbation | ||
16 Oct | Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, USA (Counties of Kimble, Sutton, Crockett, Schleicher, Concho, Menard, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Nolan, Mitchell, Howard, Martin, Andrews, Scurry, Fisher, and Stonewall)
Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (Counties of McCulloch, Brown, and Coleman) Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Counties of Runnels, Callhan, Taylor, Jones, and Haskell) Diocese of El Paso, Texas, USA (Counties of Pecos and Terrei) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, USA | Erected |
16 Oct | Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil (Cities of Carutapera, Turiaçu, and Candido Mendes; part of Santa Helena) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil | Erected |
7 Nov | Diocese of Bremersdorp, eSwatini | Name Changed | Diocese of Manzini, eSwatini | Name Changed |
25 Nov | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil (Cities of Abaeté do Tocantins, Acara, Barcarena, Bujarú, Mojú, and Tomé-Açu) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil | Erected |
25 Nov | Diocese of San José de Mayo, Uruguay | Territory Lost | Diocese of Canelones, Uruguay | Erected |
25 Nov | Territorial Prelature of Chapada, Brazil | Name Changed | Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Name Changed |
25 Nov | Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Anicuns, Nazário, and Turvânia)
Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Cities of Sâo Luis de Montes Belos, Amerinópolis, Aurilândia, Cachoeira de Goias, Diorama, Firminópolis, Iporá, Israelândia, Ivolândia, Jaupací, and Maiporá) Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil (Cities of Aragarças, Baliza, Born Jardim de Goiás, Piranhas, and parts of Caiapônia) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
25 Nov | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Tagaytay City)
Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Cavite) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Imus, Philippines | Erected |
25 Nov | Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines (Province of Bulacan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Malolos, Philippines | Erected |
4 Dec | Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco, Peru | Erected |
8 Dec | Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium | Erected |
8 Dec | Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium | Name Changed |
11 Dec | Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Aiquile, Bolivia | Erected |
20 Dec | Military Ordinariate of Paraguay, Military | Erected | ||
22 Dec | Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Elevated |
22 Dec | Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Elevated | Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Elevated |
22 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki, Japan | Elevated | Diocese of Oita, Japan | Elevated |
22 Dec | Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fort-Archambault, Chad | Erected |
22 Dec | Diocese of Moundou, Chad (from Bangui to Fort-Lamy) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
28 Dec | Delegation to Western Africa | Established | Nunciature to Sénégal | Established |
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