Date | From | To | ||
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26 Jan | Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Elevated | Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Elevated |
26 Jan | Diocese of Gracias, Honduras (from Tegucigalpa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Jan | Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras (from Tegucigalpa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Jan | Diocese of Trujillo, Honduras (from Tegucigalpa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Jan | Diocese of Yoro, Honduras (from Tegucigalpa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Jan | Diocese of La Ceiba, Honduras (from Tegucigalpa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
31 Jan | Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil (Barra do Ouro, Campos Lindos, and Goiatins (all in Tocantini))
Diocese of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil (Aragominas, Araguaína, Araguanã, Arapoema, Babaçulândia, Bandeirantes do Tocantins, Carmolândia, Filadélfia, Muricilândia, Nova Olinda do Tocantins, Palmeirante, Pau d’Arco, Piraquê, Santa Fé do Araguaia, Xambioá, and Wanderlândia (all in Tocantini)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araguaína, Tocatins, Brazil | Erected |
12 Feb | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria (Local Government Areas: Anambra West & East, Oyi, and Ayamelum) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aguleri, Nigeria | Erected |
15 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya | Elevated | Diocese of Isiolo, Kenya | Elevated |
23 Feb | Nunciature to Oman | Established | ||
30 Mar | Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus (Byzantine) | Elevated | Apostolic Administration of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine) | Elevated |
20 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China | Suppressed | Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China (Neighborhoods of Boshane di Linzi and the counties of Guangrao, Boxing, and Gaoqing)
Archdiocese of Jinan [Tsinan], China (Eastern part of the Laiwu neighborhoods) Diocese of Weifang, China (Neighborhoods of Weicheng, Hanting, Fangzi, and Kuiwen; municipal development “zones”; Linju and Changle counties; and the cities of Qingzhou, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Anqiu, Gaomi, and Changyi) | Erected |
30 May | Diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Elevated |
30 May | Diocese of Reno, Nevada, USA (from San Francisco) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
30 May | Diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (from San Francisco) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1 Jun | Diocese of Cuneo, Italy
Diocese of Fossano, Italy | United | Diocese of Cuneo-Fossano, Italy | United |
29 Jun | Diocese of Kankan, Guinea (Guéckédou (Quéckédou), Kérouané, and Kissidougou)
Diocese of N’Zérékoré, Guinea (Macenta) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guéckédou, Guinea | Erected |
22 Jul | Diocese of Machakos, Kenya | Territory Lost | Diocese of Wote, Kenya | Erected |
12 Aug | Diocese of Sarh, Chad (Civil province of Mandoul) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Koumra, Chad | Erected |
15 Aug | Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan
Diocese of Takamatsu, Japan | United | Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan | United |
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Monica | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Ambrogio della Massima | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Bernadette Soubirous | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Cirillo e Metodio | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Gemma Galgani | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria in Montesanto | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Battista de La Salle | Established | ||
30 Sep | Cardinal Titular Church of San Gaetano | Established | ||
16 Oct | Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Diocese of Katsina, Nigeria | Erected |
19 Oct | Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina (Rawson, Biedma, Gaimán, Florentino Ameghino, Mártires, Telsen, and Gastre) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rawson, Argentina | Erected |
8 Nov | Diocese of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Dungu-Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
22 Dec | Diocese of Iringa, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mafinga, Tanzania | Erected |
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