Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck, Austria | Name Changed | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck-Feldkirch, Austria | Name Changed |
unknown | Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles | Founded | ||
unknown | Little Brothers of the Gospel | Founded | ||
22 Jan | Diocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador | Elevated |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated |
1 Feb | Diocese of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil (Galilee and part of Governador Valadares, and part of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor)
Diocese of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Itanhoni, Mutum, Pocrane, and Tumiritinga along with part of Governador Valadares, and parts of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor) Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Açucena, Coroací, Virginópolis, and Virgoländia, and part of Governador Valadares) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil (Londrina, Alvorada, Apucarana, Arapongas, Araruva, Astorga, Bela Vista, Cambé, Catugí, Centenario, Faxinal, Florestópolis, Ibiporâo, Jaguapitäo, Lupionópolis, Porecatú, Io de Maio, Rolândia, Sabaudia, Santo Inacio, and Sertanópolis) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Londrina, Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil (Maringá, Alto Paraná, Jandaia, Mandaguacú, Mandaguarí, Marialva, Nova Esperança, and Paranavai) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maringá, Brazil | Erected |
2 Feb | Diocese of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Islands of Ariranhas, Tibiricá, do Bio Verde, Carolina, Manuel Hörnern, Dr. Carlos Botelho, and Bandeirantes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Territory Added |
11 Feb | Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
Diocese of Wollongong, Australia | Territory Added | ||
11 Feb | Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia (Koorawatha) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bathurst, Australia | Territory Added |
20 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles (Island of Barbados)
Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles (Islands of Grenada, Ronde, Carriacou, Little Martinique, Union, Mayreau, Canouan, Mustique, Bequia, and St. Vincent) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles (Island of St. Lucia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles | Erected |
20 Feb | Diocese of Meru, Kenya
Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui, Kenya (Kitui) | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Tenkodogo and Zorgo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese of Agra, India (Meerut, Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Tehri, and Dehra Dun) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meerut, India | Erected |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Belize | Elevated | Diocese of Belize | Elevated |
29 Feb | Diocese of Veroli, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy | Name Changed |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru (Calleria, Iparia, Masisea, and part of Pachitea) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru | Erected |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru (Requena and Ucayali) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Requena, Peru | Erected |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru | Name Changed |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil (Rialma and Goianésia and part of Pirenópolis)
Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil (Uruassu, Niquelândia, Amaro Leite, Pilar de Goiás, Itapací, and part of Porangatu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil (Goiânia, Anicuns, Aloândia, Abadiânia, Anápolis, Bela Vista de Goiás, Burití Alegre, Caldas Novas, Campo Alegre de Goiás, Catalâo, Corumba de Goiás, Corumbaíba, Cristalina, Cristianópolis, Crominia, Cumarí, Edéia, Goiatuba, Guapo, Goiandira, Hidrolándia..) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil (Aurilándia, Carmo do Rio Verde, Ceres, Córrego do Ouro, Crixás, Itapuranga, Mossâmedes, Rubiataba, and São Luís de Montes Belos)
Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil (Goiás, Uruana, Itaberaí, Firminópolis, Cachoeira de Goiás, Ivolándia, Iporá, and Fazenda Nova) | Elevated | Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Jataí, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goiás, Brazil (Parts of Formosa, Planaltina, and Distrito Federal)
Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil (Cavalcante, Veadéiros, São Domingos, Sitio da Abadía, São João da Aliança, and Posse) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil (Christalândia and part of Pium and part of Peixe)
Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil (Araguacema and part of Pium) Territorial Prelature of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil (from Goiás) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil (from Goiás) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
7 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia (Comisaría del Vichada) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia | Erected |
13 Apr | Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands (Woudrich and parts of Sint Jan-Waalwijh and Heusden) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Breda, Netherlands | Territory Added |
19 Apr | Military Ordinariate of Canada, Military (to Diocese) | Elevated | ||
23 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Rimbombo, and parts of Kongoloënsi, Kasongo, and Kindu)
Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Parts of Lubutu and Shabunda) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
23 Apr | Diocese of Keta, Ghana
Diocese of Tamale, Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese of Navrongo, Ghana (Kassena Builsa and Mamprussi) | Erected |
23 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia | Elevated |
24 Apr | Archdiocese of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy (Treglio) | Territory Added | ||
29 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Likuni, Malawi (Dedza)
Vicariate Apostolic of Zomba, Malawi (Ncheu) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Dedza, Malawi | Erected |
5 May | Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Angueretâ) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
19 May | Military Ordinariate of Chile, Military (from Vicariate) | Elevated | ||
29 May | Diocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia (Villa Rosario, San Cayetano, Santiago, Gramalote, Lourdes, Sardinata, Zulia, and Carmen de Nazaret) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Archdiocese of Bogotá, Colombia (Girardot, Pandi, San Bernardo, Albeláez, Ospina, Cabrera, part of Sumapaz, Pasca, Fusagasugá, El Triunfo, La Mesa, Rafael Reyes, Viotá, Silvania, Cumaca with the town of Tibacuy, Anapoima, El Colegio, Tocaima, Tena, San Antonio, Cachipay, Anolaima, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Girardot, Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Diocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Elevated |
29 May | Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo, Colombia (from Cartagena) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
29 May | Diocese of Bucaramanga, Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
29 May | Diocese of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
13 Jun | Ordinariate of Austria, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine) | Erected | ||
14 Jun | Diocese of Jessore, Bangladesh | Name Changed | Diocese of Khulna, Bangladesh | Name Changed |
25 Jun | Diocese of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
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