The Year of Our Lord 1979

Diocese Events

July to December

Date From To

3 Jul Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina (Ituzaingó, Santo Tomé, and General Alvear)
Diocese of Goya, Argentina (San Martín and Paso de los Libres) Territory Lost Diocese of Santo Tomé, Argentina Erected

4 Jul Diocese of Sambalpur, India (Sundargarh) Territory Lost Diocese of Rourkela, India Erected

20 Jul Nunciature to Jamaica, Antilles Established

27 Jul Nunciature to Bahamas, Antilles Established

20 Aug Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Caroni and Andrés Eloy Blanco in Piar) Territory Lost Diocese of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Erected

22 Aug Diocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India (Christ the King at Kaiagiri) Territory Lost Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India Territory Added

25 Aug Nunciature to Gambia and Sierra Leone Split Delegation to Sierra Leone
Nunciature to Gambia Split

29 Aug Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras Elevated Diocese of Choluteca, Honduras Elevated

27 Sep Diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa (Calvinia and Williston) Territory Lost Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa Territory Added

15 Oct Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (Castellabate, Santa Maria di Castellabate, S. Antonio al Lago, S. Marco, Ogliastro Marina, Agnone Cilento, Capograssi, Casalvelino, Marina di Casalvelino, S. Bardara, Matonti, Serramezzana, S. Mango Cilento, S. Lucia Cilento, and Perdifumo) Territory Lost Diocese of Vallo di Lucania, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Pietro di Polla, S. Benedetto di Polla, and Pertosa) Territory Lost Diocese of Diano-Teggiano, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Giovanni Battista, La Madonna del Ponte, and S. Potito) Territory Lost Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Diocese of Cava e Sarno, Italy (Corpo di Cava, S. Caesareo, and Dragonea) Territory Lost Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy (Casali and Materdomini) Territory Lost Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Martino, S. Gennaro and S. Michele Arcangelo in S. Martino Sannita) Territory Lost Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Maria Assunta in the Ponticelli Valley and part of S. Maria Assunta in Cielo in Torrette di Mercogliano in Avellino) Territory Lost Diocese of Avellino, Italy Territory Added

15 Oct Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Summonte)
Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (S. Angelo a Scala) Territory Lost Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy Territory Added

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Diocese of Cascavel, Brazil Elevated Archdiocese of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Formosa, Goias, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Guamá, Para, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Guamá, Para, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Marabá, Para, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Marabá, Para, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Diocese of Maringá, Brazil Elevated Archdiocese of Maringá, Parana, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Roraima, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Roraima, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil Elevated Diocese of Santarém, Para, Brazil Elevated

16 Oct Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel)
Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel)
Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Metropolitan Changed

16 Oct Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá)
Diocese of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá)
Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá) Metropolitan Changed

3 Nov Archdiocese of Besançon, France (Le Doubs with le Pays de Montbéliard, Belfort, La Haute-Saône with the canton of Héricourt) Territory Lost Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard, France Erected

5 Nov Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines Elevated Archdiocese of Cotabato, Philippines Elevated

5 Nov Archdiocese of Davao, Philippines (Davao del Sur) Territory Lost Diocese of Digos, Philippines Erected

5 Nov Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines (from Davao) Metropolitan Changed

5 Nov Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines (from Davao) Metropolitan Changed

15 Nov Diocese of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Name Changed Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany Name Changed

13 Dec Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil (Pequizeiro and Itaporã de Goiás) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil Territory Added

24 Dec Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Alicia, Buug, Ipil, Kabasalan, Mabuhay, Malangas, Margosatubig, Siay, and Subanipa) Territory Lost Territorial Prelature of Ipil, Philippines Erected

Date	From	To
3 Jul	Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina (Ituzaingó, Santo Tomé, and General Alvear) Diocese of Goya, Argentina (San Martín and Paso de los Libres)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santo Tomé, Argentina	Erected
4 Jul	Diocese of Sambalpur, India (Sundargarh)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rourkela, India	Erected
20 Jul			Nunciature to Jamaica, Antilles	Established
27 Jul			Nunciature to Bahamas, Antilles	Established
20 Aug	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela (Caroni and Andrés Eloy Blanco in Piar)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Erected
22 Aug	Diocese of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India (Christ the King at Kaiagiri)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India	Territory Added
25 Aug	Nunciature to Gambia and Sierra Leone	Split	Delegation to Sierra Leone Nunciature to Gambia	Split
29 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, Honduras	Elevated	Diocese of Choluteca, Honduras	Elevated
27 Sep	Diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa (Calvinia and Williston)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa	Territory Added
15 Oct	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (Castellabate, Santa Maria di Castellabate, S. Antonio al Lago, S. Marco, Ogliastro Marina, Agnone Cilento, Capograssi, Casalvelino, Marina di Casalvelino, S. Bardara, Matonti, Serramezzana, S. Mango Cilento, S. Lucia Cilento, and Perdifumo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vallo di Lucania, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Pietro di Polla, S. Benedetto di Polla, and Pertosa)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Diano-Teggiano, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Giovanni Battista, La Madonna del Ponte, and S. Potito)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Diocese of Cava e Sarno, Italy (Corpo di Cava, S. Caesareo, and Dragonea)	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy (Casali and Materdomini)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Martino, S. Gennaro and S. Michele Arcangelo in S. Martino Sannita)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Maria Assunta in the Ponticelli Valley and part of S. Maria Assunta in Cielo in Torrette di Mercogliano in Avellino)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino, Italy	Territory Added
15 Oct	Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Summonte) Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (S. Angelo a Scala)	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy	Territory Added
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Diocese of Cascavel, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Diocese of Maringá, Brazil	Elevated	Archdiocese of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Roraima, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Roraima, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct	Territorial Prelature of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Elevated
16 Oct			Diocese of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Diocese of Palmas, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel) Diocese of Toledo, Parana, Brazil (from Curitiba to Cascavel)	Metropolitan Changed
16 Oct			Diocese of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá) Diocese of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá) Diocese of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil (from Londrina to Maringá)	Metropolitan Changed
3 Nov	Archdiocese of Besançon, France (Le Doubs with le Pays de Montbéliard, Belfort, La Haute-Saône with the canton of Héricourt)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belfort-Montbéliard, France	Erected
5 Nov	Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated	Archdiocese of Cotabato, Philippines	Elevated
5 Nov	Archdiocese of Davao, Philippines (Davao del Sur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Digos, Philippines	Erected
5 Nov			Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines (from Davao)	Metropolitan Changed
5 Nov			Territorial Prelature of Marbel, Philippines (from Davao)	Metropolitan Changed
15 Nov	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Name Changed	Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Name Changed
13 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil (Pequizeiro and Itaporã de Goiás)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Miracema do Norte, Goias, Brazil	Territory Added
24 Dec	Archdiocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Alicia, Buug, Ipil, Kabasalan, Mabuhay, Malangas, Margosatubig, Siay, and Subanipa)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Ipil, Philippines	Erected

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