Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Misioneros de la Natividad de María | Founded | ||
1 Jan | Diocese of Malta | Elevated | Archdiocese of Malta | Elevated |
1 Jan | Diocese of Gozo, Malta (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
13 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China | Elevated |
14 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort Nelson)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (North) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | Erected |
14 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort St. John)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (South) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada | Erected |
24 Jan | Sons of Divine Providence | Decretum Laudis | ||
26 Feb | Diocese of Campinas, Brazil (Capivari, Piracicaba, Rio das Pedras, Santa Bárbara d´Oeste, Santa Maria da Serra, and San Pedro) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
9 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China | Elevated |
10 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge] | Elevated |
10 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} | Elevated |
17 Apr | Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | Territory Added |
11 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand (Trat, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, and parts of Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand | Erected |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia (Boundaries adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
2 Jul | Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Susques) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jujuy, Argentina | Territory Added |
2 Jul | Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Antofagasta de la Sierra) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Catamarca, Argentina | Territory Added |
8 Jul | Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile (Loncoche, Gorbea, and Pitrufquén) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia | Territory Added |
8 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia (Los Lagos, Futrono, Trumao, San Pablo, Quilacahuin, San Juan de la Costa, Rahue, and part of Panguipulli) | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile | Territory Added |
8 Jul | Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile | Elevated | Diocese of Valdivia, Chile | Elevated |
13 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China | Elevated |
30 Aug | Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco, Brazil | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco, Brazil | Elevated |
21 Oct | Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Sullivan, Grenne, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer (except Harrison)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, USA | Erected |
21 Oct | Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Elevated |
21 Oct | Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (Newton, Fulton, Jasper, Pulaski, Benton, Warren, Fountain, White, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Boone, Miami, Howard, Tipton, Hamilton, Grant, Madison, Blackford, Delaware, Jay, and Randolph) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, USA | Erected |
21 Oct | Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA (Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Callia, and Lawrence) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, USA | Erected |
21 Oct | Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Hardin, Marion, Union, Madison, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross, Pike, and Scioto) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA | Territory Added |
21 Oct | Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (from Cincinnati) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
9 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China | Elevated |
6 Dec | Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka | Name Changed |
16 Dec | Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick (Madawaska, Victoria, and Restigouche Sud) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada | Erected |
16 Dec | Diocese of Piaui, Brazil (Parnaiba, Luiz Gorreia, Barros, Burity dos Lopes, Petro Secundo, Periperi, Piracuruca, BataTha, and Porto Alegre) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
16 Dec | Diocese of Piaui, Brazil (Oeiras, Jaicos, Patrocinio, Paulista, Picos, Floriano, Jerumenha, and Simplicio Mendes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Oeiras, Brazil | Erected |
16 Dec | Diocese of Piaui, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Teresina, Brazil | Name Changed |
18 Dec | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (Huancavelica) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huancavélica, Peru | Erected |
18 Dec | Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (Junín) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru | Erected |
18 Dec | Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru (Tacna and Moquegua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacna, Peru | Erected |
23 Dec | Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Salina, Kansas, USA | Name Changed |
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