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DateFromTo
8 JanVicariate Apostolic of Shantung {Scian-Ton} (Chan-tong), China Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Shantung {Scian-Ton Settentrionale}, China Name Changed
25 FebEparchy of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Erected
15 MayVicariate Apostolic of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Western Carolines, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Eastern Carolines, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Erected
28 MayDiocese of Grass Valley, California, USA
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA
Territory LostDiocese of Sacramento, California, USA Erected
4 JunVicariate Apostolic of French Congo {Congo Francese}, Congo Erected
4 JunVicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa Erected
4 JunVicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa Erected
8 JunDiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada ElevatedArchdiocese of Montréal, Québec, Canada Elevated
8 JunDiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ElevatedArchdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Elevated
8 JunDiocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (from Québec to Montréal) Metropolitan Changed
23 AugDiocese of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada Name ChangedDiocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Name Changed
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India ElevatedDiocese of Eastern Bengal, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Agra, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Agra, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Patna, India ElevatedDiocese of Allahabad, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Bombay, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Bombay, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Western Bengal, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Calcutta, India Elevated
1 SepDiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka ElevatedArchdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Coimbatore, India ElevatedDiocese of Coimbatore, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Hyderabad, India ElevatedDiocese of Hyderabad, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka ElevatedDiocese of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Kandy, Sri Lanka ElevatedDiocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka Elevated
1 SepPrefecture Apostolic of Central Bengal, India ElevatedDiocese of Central Bengal, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Punjab, India Territory LostDiocese of Lahore, Pakistan Erected
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Madras, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Madras, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Mangalore, India ElevatedDiocese of Mangalore, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Mysore, India ElevatedDiocese of Mysore, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Pondicherry, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Poona, India ElevatedDiocese of Poona, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Quilon, India ElevatedDiocese of Quilon, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Madurai and Coromandel Coast, India ElevatedDiocese of Madurai, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Vizagapatnam, India ElevatedDiocese of Vizagapatnam, India Elevated
1 SepVicariate Apostolic of Verapoly, India ElevatedArchdiocese of Verapoly, India Elevated
1 SepArchdiocese of Goa, India Territory LostDiocese of Damão, India Erected
1 SepPatriarchate of East Indies, India Erected
4 OctVicariate Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador Erected
8 OctArchdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania (became a Metropolitan) Elevated
8 OctDiocese of Pult (Pulati), Albania (from Bar (Antivari)) Metropolitan Changed
22 NovVicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected
22 NovPrefecture Apostolic of Lower Congo (Portuguese Congo), Angola Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Lower Congo in Cubango, Angola Name Changed
26 NovDiocese of Albany, New York, USA Territory LostDiocese of Syracuse, New York, USA Erected

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