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The Year of Our Lord 1944

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
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1 JanDiocese of Malta ElevatedArchdiocese of Malta Elevated
1 JanDiocese of Gozo, Malta (from Immediately Subject) Metropolitan Changed
13 JanPrefecture Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China Elevated
14 JanVicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort Nelson)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (North)
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Erected
14 JanVicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada (Fort St. John)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada (South)
Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada Erected
24 JanSons of Divine Providence Decretum Laudis
26 FebDiocese of Campinas, Brazil (Capivari, Piracicaba, Rio das Pedras, Santa Bárbara d´Oeste, Santa Maria da Serra, and San Pedro) Territory LostDiocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Erected
9 MarPrefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China Elevated
10 MarMission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge] Elevated
10 MarMission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} Elevated
17 AprTerritorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties) Territory LostDiocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Territory Added
11 MayVicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand (Trat, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Chonburi, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, and parts of Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand Erected
12 MayVicariate Apostolic of Chaco, Bolivia (Boundaries adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay (Boundaries adjusted)
Territory Added
2 JulArchdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Susques) Territory LostDiocese of Jujuy, Argentina Territory Added
2 JulArchdiocese of Salta, Argentina (Antofagasta de la Sierra) Territory LostDiocese of Catamarca, Argentina Territory Added
8 JulApostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile (Loncoche, Gorbea, and Pitrufquén) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia Territory Added
8 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia (Los Lagos, Futrono, Trumao, San Pablo, Quilacahuin, San Juan de la Costa, Rahue, and part of Panguipulli) Territory LostApostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile Territory Added
8 JulApostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile ElevatedDiocese of Valdivia, Chile Elevated
13 JulPrefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China Elevated
30 AugApostolic Administration of Rio Branco, Brazil ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Rio Branco, Brazil Elevated
21 OctDiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Sullivan, Grenne, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer (except Harrison)) Territory LostDiocese of Evansville, Indiana, USA Erected
21 OctDiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ElevatedArchdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Elevated
21 OctDiocese 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 LostDiocese of Lafayette in Indiana, USA Erected
21 OctDiocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA (Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Callia, and Lawrence) Territory LostDiocese of Steubenville, Ohio, USA Erected
21 OctArchdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Hardin, Marion, Union, Madison, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross, Pike, and Scioto) Territory LostDiocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA Territory Added
21 OctDiocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA (from Cincinnati) Metropolitan Changed
9 NovPrefecture Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China Elevated
6 DecArchdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka Name ChangedArchdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Name Changed
16 DecDiocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick (Madawaska, Victoria, and Restigouche Sud) Territory LostDiocese of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Erected
16 DecDiocese of Piaui, Brazil (Parnaiba, Luiz Gorreia, Barros, Burity dos Lopes, Petro Secundo, Periperi, Piracuruca, BataTha, and Porto Alegre) Territory LostDiocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Erected
16 DecDiocese of Piaui, Brazil (Oeiras, Jaicos, Patrocinio, Paulista, Picos, Floriano, Jerumenha, and Simplicio Mendes) Territory LostDiocese of Oeiras, Brazil Erected
16 DecDiocese of Piaui, Brazil Name ChangedDiocese of Teresina, Brazil Name Changed
18 DecDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (Huancavelica) Territory LostDiocese of Huancavélica, Peru Erected
18 DecDiocese of Huánuco, Peru (Junín) Territory LostDiocese of Huancayo, Peru Erected
18 DecArchdiocese of Arequipa, Peru (Tacna and Moquegua) Territory LostDiocese of Tacna, Peru Erected
23 DecDiocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Salina, Kansas, USA Name Changed

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