Date | From | To | ||
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13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}, Manitoba, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada | Elevated | Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to an Archdiocese) | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada | Elevated | Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to an Archdiocese) | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville, Québec, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay}, Ontario, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Elevated |
13 Jul | Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada (Archdiocese without Suffragans) | Territory Added | ||
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | Elevated |
13 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada | Elevated | Diocese of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Elevated |
22 Jul | Nunciature to Netherlands (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
31 Jul | Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Zamboanga dei Norte) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dipolog, Philippines | Erected |
1 Aug | Sacred Consistorial Congregation, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for Bishops, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
15 Aug | Congregation for Propagation of the Faith, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
15 Aug | Congregation of the Council, Roman Curia | Name Changed | Congregation for the Clergy, Roman Curia | Name Changed |
15 Aug | Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia | Established | ||
15 Aug | Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Roman Curia | Established | ||
15 Aug | Prefecture of the Papal Household, Roman Curia | Established | ||
15 Aug | Apostolic Datary, Roman Curia | Suppressed | ||
22 Aug | Nunciature to India (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
12 Sep | Diocese of Velletri, Italy (Latinia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy | Territory Added |
12 Sep | Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy | Name Changed |
14 Sep | Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles (Hanover, St. James, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny, Manchester, and St. Anne) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles | Erected |
14 Sep | Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated |
14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
26 Sep | Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles | Elevated | Archdiocese of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles | Elevated |
26 Sep | Diocese of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Dungu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
26 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
26 Sep | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Southern Part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
26 Sep | Diocese of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Kabuluanda) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
26 Sep | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Ndekesha) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
26 Sep | Diocese of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
6 Oct | Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA | Split | Diocese of Fresno, California, USA
Diocese of Monterey in California, USA (Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo) | Split |
23 Oct | Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | Name Changed | Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | Name Changed |
25 Oct | Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya (Taita) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Territory Added |
25 Oct | Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania (Ulanga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania | Territory Added |
25 Oct | Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania (Songea and Mbinga) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Peramiho, Tanzania | Territory Added |
25 Oct | Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya (Garissa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meru, Kenya | Territory Added |
25 Oct | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya (Tana River) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meru, Kenya | Territory Added |
30 Oct | Diocese of Mahagi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
31 Oct | Nunciature to Gabon | Established | ||
4 Nov | Nunciature to Central African Republic | Established | ||
13 Nov | Delegation to Thailand, Laos and the Malacca Peninsula | Name Changed | Delegation to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore | Name Changed |
15 Nov | Diocese of Rancagua, Chile (Navidad and Pirque) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | Territory Added |
15 Nov | Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica (Latin from Pluviensis) | Name Changed | ||
16 Nov | Diocese of Alajuela, Costa Rica (Cantón Esparta and part of Cantón Central Puntarenas) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica | Territory Added |
22 Nov | Diocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia | Name Changed | Diocese of Mansa, Zambia | Name Changed |
22 Nov | Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia | Name Changed | Diocese of Mbala, Zambia | Name Changed |
23 Dec | Territorial Prelature of Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Elevated | Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Elevated |
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