The Year of Our Lord 1980

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kalumburu, Australia	Suppressed	Diocese of Broome, Australia	Territory Added
25 Jan	Diocese of Cruz del Eje, Argentina (Ischilin, Tulumba, Rio Seco, and Sobremonte)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes, Argentina	Erected
29 Jan	Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Erected
29 Jan	Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy (Covala)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Territory Added
29 Jan	Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy (San Giacomo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Territory Added
2 Feb	Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Canela, Campo Bom, Dois Irmâos, Estancia Velha, Gramado, Igrejinha, Ivoti, Nova Petrópolis, Nova Hamburg, Rolante, São Leopoldo, Sapiranga, Taquara, and Tres Coroas, along with Santo Antonio)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
4 Feb	Territorial Prelature of Ciudad Real, Spain	Elevated	Diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain (and Latin name change)	Elevated
14 Feb	Diocese of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA	Name Changed
27 Feb			Opus Spiritus Sancti	Founded
3 Mar	Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain (La Ina and Torrecera and the southern part of Arcos) Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain (Alcalá del Valle, Algar, Algodonales, Arcos de la Frontera, Benaocaz, Bornos, El Bosque, Chipiona, Espera, El Gastor, Grazalema, Jerez de la Frontera, Olvera, Prado del Rey, Puerto de Santa María, Puerto Serrano, Rota, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Setenil, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Erected
6 Mar	Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand (Raglan, Waipa, Otorohanga, Taumarunui, Otinemuri, Piako, Matamata, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Opotiki, Waiapu, Waikohu, Cook, and part of Waikato)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand	Erected
6 Mar	Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand (Clifton, Stratford, Inglewood, Taranaki, Egmont, Waitame West, Hawera, Eltham, Patea, Waitotara, Waimairino, Wanganui, Rangatikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua, Manawatu, Kairanga, Eketahuna, Pohiatua, Woodville, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Waipawa, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Erected
6 Mar	Diocese of Patna, India (West Champaran, East Champaram, Gopan Ganj, Siwan, Saran, Vishali, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darhanga, Samastipur, Saharsha, and Begusarai)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India	Erected
6 Mar	Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia (Arssi and Bale along with Butejira-Haigotch)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Erected
14 Mar	Diocese of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Angra dos Reis and Parati) Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Itaguai and Mangaratiba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
27 Mar	Archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina (Chascomús, Coronel Brandsen, Castelli, Dolores, General Belgrano, General Guido, General Paz, Monte, and Pila) Diocese of Mar del Plata, Argentina (General Conesa, General Lavalle, and Maipú)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chascomús, Argentina	Erected
28 Mar	Diocese of Kohima-Imphal, India	Split	Diocese of Imphal, India (Manipur) Diocese of Kohima, India	Split
28 Mar	Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba, Tanzania	Elevated	Diocese of Zanzibar, Tanzania	Elevated
18 Apr	Diocese of Assisi, Italy (S. Michele Arcangelo di Limigiano)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Spoleto, Italy	Territory Added
23 Apr			Eparchy of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt	Erected
30 May	Diocese of Leeds, England, Great Britain (South Yorkshire) Diocese of Nottingham, England, Great Britain (St. Thomas and Our Lady (in Sheffield); Bassetlaw, and Bamford, Chesterfield, Clowne, Dronfield, Eckington, Hathersage, and Staveley)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hallam, England, Great Britain	Erected
3 Jun	Delegation to Mali	Elevated	Nunciature to Mali	Elevated
7 Jun	Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bubanza, Burundi	Erected
26 Jun			Nunciature to Zimbabwe	Established
28 Jun	Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay	Erected
17 Jul			Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary (Expanded to all in Hungary of the Byzantine Rite)	Territory Added
29 Jul	Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Elevated
29 Jul			Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jul			Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Jul			Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, USA (from New Orleans)	Metropolitan Changed
11 Oct	Diocese of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (São João de Meriti) Diocese of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Duque de Caxias)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil (Guarabira, Alagoinha, Araçagi, Arara, Araruna, Bananeiras, Beiern, Borborema, Cacimba de Dentro, Caiçara, Cuitegí, Dona Ines, Duas Estradas, Lagôa de Dentro, Mari, Mulungú, Pilöes, Pilöezinhos, Pirpirituba, Serra da Raiz, Serraría, Solânea, and Tacima)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil	Erected
11 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Tagum, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Tagum, Philippines	Elevated
13 Oct			Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada	Erected
13 Oct			Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Melkite Greek)	Erected
20 Oct			Archdiocese of Brindisi, Italy (no longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
20 Oct	Diocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Lecce, Italy	Elevated
20 Oct			Archdiocese of Otranto, Italy (no longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
20 Oct			Diocese of Gallipoli, Italy (from Otranto)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Nardò, Italy (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy (from Otranto)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Archdiocese of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy (no longer a metropolitan)	Elevated
20 Oct			Diocese of Conversano, Italy (from Bari (-Canosa))	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy (from Bari (-Canosa))	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Andria, Italy (from Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie))	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Gravina, Italy (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Diocese of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
20 Oct			Territorial Prelature of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Sibolga, Indonesia	Elevated	Diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Rio Negro, Brazil	Elevated
30 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Elevated
22 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of San Francisco Javier, Peru	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Name Changed
29 Nov	Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria (Orlu, Oru, Nkwerre Isu, and Ideato along with St. Gregory in Uli)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria	Erected
29 Nov	Diocese of Tororo, Uganda (Soroti and Kumi)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Soroti, Uganda	Erected

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