Date | From | To | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 Ara�ua� (Arassua�), Minas Gerais, Brazil (Galilee and part of Governador Valadares, and part of Aimor�s, 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 Aimor�s, Conselheiro Pena, Itueta, and Resplendor) Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (A�ucena, Coroac�, Virgin�polis, and Virgol�ndia, 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, Camb�, Catug�, Centenario, Faxinal, Florest�polis, Ibipor�o, Jaguapit�o, Lupion�polis, Porecat�, Io de Maio, Rol�ndia, Sabaudia, Santo Inacio, and Sertan�polis) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Londrina, Brazil | Erected |
1 Feb | Diocese of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil (Maring�, Alto Paran�, Jandaia, Mandaguac�, Mandaguar�, Marialva, Nova Esperan�a, and Paranavai) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maring�, Brazil | Erected |
2 Feb | Diocese of Corumb�, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Islands of Ariranhas, Tibiric�, do Bio Verde, Carolina, Manuel H�rnern, Dr. Carlos Botelho, and Bandeirantes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mar�lia, 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 Koup�la, 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 Ram�n, Peru | Name Changed |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Rialma and Goian�sia and part of Piren�polis)
Territorial Prelature of S�o Jos� de Alto Tocantins, Brazil (Uruassu, Niquel�ndia, Amaro Leite, Pilar de Goi�s, Itapac�, and part of Porangatu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Urua�u (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Goi�nia, Anicuns, Alo�ndia, Abadi�nia, An�polis, Bela Vista de Goi�s, Burit� Alegre, Caldas Novas, Campo Alegre de Goi�s, Catal�o, Corumba de Goi�s, Corumba�ba, Cristalina, Cristian�polis, Crominia, Cumar�, Ed�ia, Goiatuba, Guapo, Goiandira, Hidrol�ndia..) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Goi�nia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil (Auril�ndia, Carmo do Rio Verde, Ceres, C�rrego do Ouro, Crix�s, Itapuranga, Moss�medes, Rubiataba, and S�o Lu�s de Montes Belos)
Archdiocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Goi�s, Uruana, Itabera�, Firmin�polis, Cachoeira de Goi�s, Ivol�ndia, Ipor�, and Fazenda Nova) | Elevated | Diocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Jata�, Brazil | Elevated | Diocese of Jata�, Goias, Brazil | Elevated |
26 Mar | Archdiocese of Goi�s, Brazil (Parts of Formosa, Planaltina, and Distrito Federal)
Territorial Prelature of S�o Jos� de Alto Tocantins, Brazil (Cavalcante, Vead�iros, S�o Domingos, Sitio da Abad�a, S�o Jo�o da Alian�a, and Posse) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Formosa, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Bananal, Brazil (Christal�ndia and part of Pium and part of Peixe)
Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil (Araguacema and part of Pium) Territorial Prelature of S�o Jos� de Alto Tocantins, Brazil | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Cristal�ndia, Goias, Brazil | Erected |
26 Mar | Diocese of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil (from Goi�s) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Territorial Prelature of Tocantin�polis, Tocatins, Brazil (from Goi�s) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
7 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio, Colombia (Comisar�a 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 Kongolo�nsi, 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 (Angueret�) | 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 C�cuta, Colombia | Erected |
29 May | Archdiocese of Bogot�, Colombia (Girardot, Pandi, San Bernardo, Albel�ez, Ospina, Cabrera, part of Sumapaz, Pasca, Fusagasug�, El Triunfo, La Mesa, Rafael Reyes, Viot�, 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 Bogot�) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
29 May | Diocese of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia (from Bogot�) | 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, C�te d’Ivoire (Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Cassandra, and Tabou) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gagnoa, C�te d’Ivoire | Erected |
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