Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Congregation of the Affairs of Religious, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
unknown | Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation of Catholic Education, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
unknown | Congregation of Ceremonies, Roman Curia | Suppressed | ||
unknown | Congregation of the Basilica of St. Peter, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Fabric of St. Peter, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
unknown | Delegation to Central-Western Africa | Established | ||
3 Jan | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Nugur Taluk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warangal, India | Territory Added |
6 Jan | Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace, Roman Curia | Established | ||
6 Jan | Pontifical Council for the Laity, Roman Curia | Established | ||
9 Jan | Nunciature to Madagascar (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
7 Feb | Diocese of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
9 Feb | Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand (Tak, Sukkotai, Phitsanulok, Kamphenghet, Pichit, Pechabum, Nakhorn-Sawan, Uthaithani, Chainat, Singbury, Lopbury, and Sarabury) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand | Erected |
14 Feb | Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq | Elevated | Archeparchy of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq | Elevated |
15 Feb | Diocese of Darwin, Australia (Torres Strait) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cairns, Australia | Territory Added |
27 Feb | Diocese of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil (Abaira, Agua Quente, Barra da Estiva, Boninal, Contendas do Sincorá, Dom Basilio, Ibicoara, Ibitiara, Ibipitanga, Iramaia, Ituaçu, Jussiapé, Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Mucugê, Paramirim, Piata, Rio de Contas, Rio do Pires, and Tanhaçu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
8 Mar | Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales {Inghilterra e Galles} (Ukrainian), Great Britain (Added Scotland) | Territory Added | ||
11 Mar | Delegation to Southern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Lesotho | Established |
14 Mar | Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola (Uije and Zaire) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola | Erected |
20 Mar | Diocese of Surigao, Philippines (Agusan and Butuan City) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Butuan, Philippines | Erected |
29 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Caacupé, Paraguay | Elevated | Diocese of Caacupé, Paraguay | Elevated |
8 Apr | Diocese of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium (West Flanders and Hainaut) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium | Territory Added |
13 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of De Aar, South Africa | Elevated | Diocese of De Aar, South Africa | Elevated |
13 Apr | Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar (Betroka)
Diocese of Farafangana, Madagascar (Ihosy, Ivohibé, and Midongy-Sud) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ihosy, Madagascar | Erected |
13 Apr | Diocese of Atambua, Indonesia (Timor Tenggah and Kupang along with the islands of Semau, Roti, and Sawu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kupang, Indonesia | Erected |
27 Apr | Diocese of Sololá, Guatemala (EI Quiché) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala | Erected |
27 Apr | Archdiocese of Guatemala (Chimaltenango) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sololá, Guatemala | Territory Added |
29 Apr | Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru (Callao, Bellavista, La Punta, and Reynoso Carmen de la Legua along with the islands of San Lorenzo, El Fronton, Cavinzas, and Redonda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Callao, Peru | Erected |
5 May | Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina (from La Plata) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 May | Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina (from La Plata) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 May | Diocese of Mercedes, Argentina (from Buenos Aires) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
5 May | Diocese of Nueve de Julio, Argentina (from Buenos Aires) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
31 May | Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium (Limbourg) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hasselt, Belgium | Erected |
5 Jun | Diocese of Iquique, Chile (Quillagua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile | Territory Added |
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuseppe in via Trionfale | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of San Luigi dei Francesi | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani | Established | ||
7 Jun | Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata | Established | ||
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles | Elevated |
12 Jun | Diocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated |
12 Jun | Diocese of Nellore, India (Kurnool and Anantapur (in Andhra Pradesh)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kurnool, India | Erected |
12 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos (Saravane, Vapikhamthong, Sédon, Champassac, Attopeu, and Sithandone) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé, Laos | Erected |
12 Jun | Diocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
12 Jun | Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
16 Jun | Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
22 Jun | Diocese of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam (Quang-Duc and Phuoc-Long)
Diocese of Kontum, Viet Nam (Dak Lak) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam | Erected |
28 Jun | Diocese of Antofagasta, Chile | Elevated | Archdiocese of Antofagasta, Chile | Elevated |
28 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile (from La Serena to Antofagasta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
28 Jun | Diocese of Iquique, Chile (from La Serena to Antofagasta) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
28 Jun | Territorial Prelature of Arica, Chile (from La Serena to Antofagasta) | Metropolitan Changed |
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