Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Apostolic Administration ofInnsbruck,Austria | Name Changed | Apostolic Administration ofInnsbruck-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 ofGuayaquil,Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese ofGuayaquil,Ecuador | Elevated |
28 Jan | Prefecture Apostolic ofBermuda Islands,Antilles | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic ofBermuda Islands,Antilles | Elevated |
1 Feb | Diocese ofAraçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais,Brazil (Galilee and part of Governador Valadares, and part of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor) Diocese ofCaratinga, Minas Gerais,Brazil (Itanhoni, Mutum, Pocrane, and Tumiritinga along with part of Governador Valadares, and parts of Aimorés, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor) Archdiocese ofDiamantina, Minas Gerais,Brazil (Açucena, Coroací, Virginópolis, and Virgoländia, and part of Governador Valadares) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofGovernador Valadares, Minas Gerais,Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese ofJacarezinho, 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 ofLondrina,Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese ofJacarezinho, Parana,Brazil (Maringá, Alto Paraná, Jandaia, Mandaguacú, Mandaguarí, Marialva, Nova Esperança, and Paranavai) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMaringá,Brazil | Erected |
2 Feb | Diocese ofCorumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil (Islands of Ariranhas, Tibiricá, do Bio Verde, Carolina, Manuel Hörnern, Dr. Carlos Botelho, and Bandeirantes) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMarília, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Territory Added |
11 Feb | Archdiocese ofCanberra (and Goulburn),Australia Diocese ofWollongong,Australia | Territory Added | ||
11 Feb | Archdiocese ofCanberra (and Goulburn),Australia (Koorawatha) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofBathurst,Australia | Territory Added |
20 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic ofBritish Guiana, Guyana,Antilles (Island of Barbados) Archdiocese ofPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago,Antilles (Islands of Grenada, Ronde, Carriacou, Little Martinique, Union, Mayreau, Canouan, Mustique, Bequia, and St. Vincent) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSaint George’s in Grenada,Antilles | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese ofPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago,Antilles (Island of St. Lucia) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofCastries, Saint Lucia,Antilles | Erected |
20 Feb | Diocese ofMeru,Kenya Archdiocese ofNairobi,Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofKitui,Kenya (Kitui) | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese ofOuagadougou,Burkina Faso (Tenkodogo and Zorgo) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofKoupéla,Burkina Faso | Erected |
20 Feb | Archdiocese ofAgra,India (Meerut, Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Tehri, and Dehra Dun) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMeerut,India | Erected |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic ofGiamaica o Jamaica,Antilles | Elevated | Diocese ofKingston, Jamaica,Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic ofFrench Guiana-Cayenne,Antilles | Elevated | Diocese ofCayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana,Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic ofBritish Guiana, Guyana,Antilles | Elevated | Diocese ofGeorgetown, Guyana,Antilles | Elevated |
29 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic ofBelize | Elevated | Diocese ofBelize | Elevated |
29 Feb | Diocese ofVeroli,Italy | Name Changed | Diocese ofVeroli-Frosinone,Italy | Name Changed |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic ofUcayali,Peru (Calleria, Iparia, Masisea, and part of Pachitea) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic ofPucallpa,Peru | Erected |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic ofUcayali,Peru (Requena and Ucayali) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic ofRequena,Peru | Erected |
2 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic ofUcayali,Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic ofSan Ramón,Peru | Name Changed |
26 Mar | Archdiocese ofGoiás,Brazil (Rialma and Goianésia and part of Pirenópolis) Territorial Prelature ofSão José de Alto Tocantins,Brazil (Uruassu, Niquelândia, Amaro Leite, Pilar de Goiás, Itapací, and part of Porangatu) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofUruaçu (Uruassu), Goias,Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Archdiocese ofGoiás,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 ofGoiânia, Goias,Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature ofBananal,Brazil (Aurilándia, Carmo do Rio Verde, Ceres, Córrego do Ouro, Crixás, Itapuranga, Mossâmedes, Rubiataba, and São Luís de Montes Belos) Archdiocese ofGoiás,Brazil (Goiás, Uruana, Itaberaí, Firminópolis, Cachoeira de Goiás, Ivolándia, Iporá, and Fazenda Nova) | Elevated | Diocese ofGoiás,Brazil (Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature ofJataí,Brazil | Elevated | Diocese ofJataí, Goias,Brazil | Elevated |
26 Mar | Archdiocese ofGoiás,Brazil (Parts of Formosa, Planaltina, and Distrito Federal) Territorial Prelature ofSão José de Alto Tocantins,Brazil (Cavalcante, Veadéiros, São Domingos, Sitio da Abadía, São João da Aliança, and Posse) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature ofFormosa, Goias,Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature ofBananal,Brazil (Christalândia and part of Pium and part of Peixe) Diocese ofPorto Nacional, Tocatins,Brazil (Araguacema and part of Pium) Territorial Prelature ofSão José de Alto Tocantins,Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature ofCristalândia, Goias,Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Diocese ofPorto Nacional, Tocatins,Brazil (from Goiás) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature ofTocantinópolis, Tocatins,Brazil (from Goiás) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
7 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic ofVillavicencio,Colombia (Comisaría del Vichada) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofVichada,Colombia | Erected |
13 Apr | Diocese of’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc),Netherlands (Woudrich and parts of Sint Jan-Waalwijh and Heusden) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofBreda,Netherlands | Territory Added |
19 Apr | Military Ordinariate ofCanada, Military (to Diocese) | Elevated | ||
23 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic ofKongolo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Rimbombo, and parts of Kongoloënsi, Kasongo, and Kindu) Vicariate Apostolic ofStanley-ville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Parts of Lubutu and Shabunda) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic ofKindu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
23 Apr | Diocese ofKeta,Ghana Diocese ofTamale,Ghana | Territory Lost | Diocese ofNavrongo,Ghana (Kassena Builsa and Mamprussi) | Erected |
23 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic ofSintang,Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic ofSintang,Indonesia | Elevated |
24 Apr | Archdiocese ofLanciano e Ortona,Italy (Treglio) | Territory Added | ||
29 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic ofLikuni,Malawi (Dedza) Vicariate Apostolic ofZomba,Malawi (Ncheu) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic ofDedza,Malawi | Erected |
5 May | Archdiocese ofDiamantina, Minas Gerais,Brazil (Angueretâ) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSete Lagoas, Minas Gerais,Brazil | Territory Added |
19 May | Military Ordinariate ofChile, Military (from Vicariate) | Elevated | ||
29 May | Diocese ofNueva Pamplona,Colombia (Villa Rosario, San Cayetano, Santiago, Gramalote, Lourdes, Sardinata, Zulia, and Carmen de Nazaret) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofCúcuta,Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Archdiocese ofBogotá,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 ofGirardot,Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Diocese ofNueva Pamplona,Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese ofNueva Pamplona,Colombia | Elevated |
29 May | Territorial Prelature ofBertrania en el Catatumbo,Colombia (from Cartagena) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
29 May | Diocese ofBucaramanga,Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
29 May | Diocese ofSocorro y San Gil,Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
13 Jun | Ordinariate ofAustria, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine) | Erected | ||
14 Jun | Diocese ofJessore,Bangladesh | Name Changed | Diocese ofKhulna,Bangladesh | Name Changed |
25 Jun | Diocese ofDaloa,Côte d’Ivoire (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofGagnoa,Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
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