Date | From | To | ||
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13 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Name Changed |
13 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated |
13 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar (Tsiroanomandidy and Fenoarivo) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | Erected |
20 Jan | Vicariate Apostolic of Loango, Congo | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire, Congo | Name Changed |
1 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil (Amapense) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil | Erected |
3 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon (Suat Nyong and Lom, and Kadei) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon | Erected |
3 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Lagos, Nigeria (Northern part (Oyo and Ife Ilesha and Oshogbo)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Oyo, Nigeria | Erected |
3 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan (Morii)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Zande) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan | Erected |
3 Mar | Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo], China (YungMa, Jüan, Pingyang, Taishun, Yuhwan, and Yiotsing) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China | Erected |
6 Mar | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru | Name Changed |
10 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Elevated |
10 Mar | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bellary, India | Elevated | Diocese of Bellary, India | Elevated |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
10 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
31 Mar | Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland | Name Changed | Delegation to Canada | Name Changed |
7 Apr | Delegation to Korea | Established | ||
21 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China | Elevated | Diocese of Chifeng [Chihfeng], China | Elevated |
21 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru (Alto Purus)
Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru (Alto Yuruà) | Territory Added | ||
25 Apr | Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza | Decretum Laudis | ||
5 May | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Ahmedabad, India | Elevated | Diocese of Ahmedabad, India | Elevated |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia (Northern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Hollandia, Indonesia | Erected |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea | Name Changed |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea | Erected |
12 May | Vicariate Apostolic of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia | Name Changed |
14 May | Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil (Texeira, Batalhao, Monteiro, Sumé, Garoà, Itamorotinga, Caraïbeiras, Cabaceiras, Ibiapinopolis, Picui, Pedra Lavrada, Cuité, Esperança, Alagôa Nova, N. S. da Gonceiçâo, N. S. da Rosario, Iofili, Tataguassú, and Fagundes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil | Erected |
14 May | Diocese of Tricarico, Italy (Montalbano Jónico and Craco) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Anglona-Tursi, Italy | Territory Added |
9 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia (Southern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia | Erected |
9 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia | Name Changed |
9 Jun | Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Szeyang, Tsinkiangpu or Tlweiyin, Uivaian, Paoying, Kaoyu, Yangchow or Kiangtu, and Ichcng) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China | Erected |
9 Jun | Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Tunghai, Kanyu, Bhuyang, Kwanyun, Lienshui, Fowning, Yencheng, Hinghwa, Tungtai, and Taichow) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Haizhou [Haichow, Donghai, Tunghai], China | Erected |
9 Jun | Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai], China (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow], China | Erected |
27 Jun | Society of St. Paul | Approbation | ||
1 Jul | Archdiocese of Chieti, Italy (S. Gettae, S. Mariae de Igne, S. Silvestri, Stella Maris, and S. Peter the Martyr)
Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy | Split | Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy | Split |
1 Jul | Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy
Diocese of Teramo, Italy | United | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy | United |
14 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Kitega, Burundi | Name Changed |
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Kodok, Sudan | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Malakal, Sudan | Name Changed |
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu, Tanzania | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya, Tanzania | Elevated |
14 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi (Muhinga and Ngozi along with parts of Uswnbura and Kitega) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ngozi, Burundi | Erected |
14 Jul | Archdiocese of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China (Haiskan, Taian, Pechen, Panshan, Haicheng, Yingxian, Kaiping, and Fuhsien) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Yingkou [Yingkow], China | Erected |
15 Jul | Eparchy of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt (Mudiria Ghizeh (or Ghiza)) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt | Territory Added |
16 Jul | Diocese of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay | Name Changed | Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | Name Changed |
7 Oct | Misioneros de Guadalupe | Founded | ||
13 Oct | Military Ordinariate of Colombia, Military | Erected | ||
2 Nov | Diocese of Cartagena (en España) (Albacete, Almansa, Casa Ibamez, Chinchilla, Ellin, Gorquera, and Teste)
Diocese of Cuenca, Spain (La Boda (La Roda, Fuensanta. Madrigueras, Minaya, Gasas de Roldan, Montalvos, Tarazona de la Mancha, and Villalgordo del Jucar)) Diocese of Orihuela, Spain (Gaudete) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Albacete, Spain | Erected |
2 Nov | Diocese of Santander, Spain (Villaverde de Trucios)
Diocese of Vitoria, Spain (Vizcaya) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bilbao, Spain | Erected |
2 Nov | Diocese of Vitoria, Spain (Guipúzcoa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Sebastián, Spain | Erected |
2 Nov | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain (Condado de Treviño) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Vitoria, Spain | Territory Added |
26 Nov | Diocese of Luni o La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy (Pianazze e Termo di La Spezia) | Territory Added | ||
10 Dec | Archdiocese of Salzburg, Austria (19 houses from Berndorf) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Linz, Austria | Territory Added |
16 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
17 Dec | Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Davao) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Davao, Philippines | Erected |
21 Dec | Sons of Charity | Decretum Laudis | ||
25 Dec | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Pacajes, Sicasica, Loayza, and Inquisivi) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Corocoro, Bolivia | Erected |
25 Dec | Military Ordinariate of Indonesia, Military | Erected | ||
30 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan (Taipeli, Shinchu, and Hoalien) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Taipei, Taiwan | Erected |
30 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Name Changed |
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