Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Servants of Jesus and Mary | Approbation | ||
1 Jan | Diocese of San Severo, Italy (Convento Maria SS.ma di Stignano (in S. Marco)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino, Italy | Territory Added |
26 Jan | Delegation to Pacific Ocean | Established | Nunciature to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) | Established |
3 Feb | Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon (Département de Kadei) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Batouri, Cameroon | Erected |
11 Feb | Pontifical Academy for Life, Roman Curia | Established | ||
14 Feb | Diocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Elevated |
14 Feb | Diocese of La Vega, Dominican Republic (from Santo Domingo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
14 Feb | Diocese of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic (from Santo Domingo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
14 Feb | Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic (from Santo Domingo) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
16 Feb | Nunciature to Suriname, Antilles | Established | ||
19 Feb | Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA (OH, WV, IL, AL, MI, MN, MO, TX, UT, AZ, NV, OR, CA, AK, HI, IN, KY, TN, MS, WI, IA, AR, LA, ND, SD, KS, OK, NE, MT, WY, CO, NM, ID, and WA) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA | Erected |
25 Feb | Diocese of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Portoviejo, Ecuador | Elevated |
25 Feb | Territorial Prelature of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador (from Quito) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Elevated | Diocese of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | Elevated |
14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Windhoek, Namibia | Elevated |
14 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia (Okavango and Caprivi along with parts of Otjozondjupa and Otjikoto) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia | Erected |
23 Mar | Diocese of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Araçatuba, Andradina, Bento de Abreu, Bilac, Birigüí, Castilho, Coroados, Gabriel Monteiro, Guaraçai, Guararapes, Lavinia, and Mirandópolis) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
25 Mar | Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia | Established | Nunciature to Cambodia | Established |
26 Mar | Diocese of Abuja, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Abuja, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Benin City, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ibadan, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Jos, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated | Archdiocese of Owerri, Nigeria | Elevated |
26 Mar | Diocese of Ekiti, Nigeria (from Lagos) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria (from Lagos) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria (from Lagos) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Idah, Nigeria (from Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Lokoja, Nigeria (from Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria (from Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria (from Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Yola, Nigeria (from Kaduna) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Issele-Uku, Nigeria (from Lagos) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Warri, Nigeria (from Lagos) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Aba, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Okigwe, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Port Harcourt, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Ogoja, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria (from Onitsha) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Faisalabad, Pakistan (from Karachi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan (from Karachi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
26 Mar | Diocese of Multan, Pakistan (from Karachi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
6 Apr | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine | Established | Nunciature to Jordan | Established |
7 Apr | Diocese of Berlin, Germany (Boundaries adjusted)
Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
7 Apr | Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany (Neuhaus along with Dellien, Haar, Kaarssen, Neuhaus (Elbe), Stapel, Sückau, Sumte, Tripkau and parts of Neu Bleckede, Neu Wendischthun, and Stiepelse Teldau) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany | Territory Added |
9 Apr | Nunciature to Kyrgyzstan | Established | ||
9 Apr | Nunciature to Kazakhstan | Established | ||
9 Apr | Nunciature to Uzbekistan | Established | ||
18 Apr | Military Ordinariate of Hungary, Military | Erected | ||
23 Apr | Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan | Elevated |
4 Jun | Diocese of Duitama, Colombia | Name Changed | Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia | Name Changed |
10 Jun | Diocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Elevated |
10 Jun | Vicariate Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia (Keffa, Illubabor, and Gambela) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia | Erected |
10 Jun | Delegation to Pacific Ocean | Established | Nunciature to Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Established |
10 Jun | Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe (from Harare) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
10 Jun | Diocese of Hwange, Zimbabwe (from Harare) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
14 Jun | Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine | Established | Nunciature to Israel | Established |
25 Jun | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia (Muñecas, Camacho, Manco Kapac, Omasuyos, Los Andes, and Ingavi, and part of Murillo (El Alto, Zongo, and part of Achocalla)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of El Alto, Bolivia | Erected |
25 Jun | Delegation to Southern Africa | Elevated | Nunciature to South Africa | Elevated |
27 Jun | Diocese of Berlin, Germany | Elevated | Archdiocese of Berlin, Germany | Elevated |
27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Erfurt, Germany | Elevated |
27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Görlitz, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Görlitz, Germany | Elevated |
27 Jun | Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg, Germany | Elevated | Diocese of Magdeburg, Germany | Elevated |
27 Jun | Diocese of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany (from Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed |
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