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| Date | From | To | ||
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| 3 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of San Jos� de Amazonas, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Jos� del Amazonas, Peru | Elevated |
| 3 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines | Elevated |
| 3 Jul | Diocese of Mysore, India (Nilgiris and part of Coimbatore) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ootacamund, India | Erected |
| 3 Jul | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan (Yei)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Lakes) Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan (Moru) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan | Erected |
| 12 Jul | Archdiocese of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (Parintins, Mau�s, and Barreirinha) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Jul | Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Santo Antonio, Sant'Ana, Baldim, Fortuna, Inha�ma, Jaboticatubas, Jequitib�, Maravilhas, Martinho Campos, Matosinhos, Papagaio, Pequi, Pomp�u, and Prudente de Mor�is)
Archdiocese of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Cedro, Lagoa Bonita, Paraopeba, Pirapama, and Biacho Fundo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
| 16 Jul | Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands (Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, along with the Noord-Oost-Polder) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Groningen, Netherlands | Erected |
| 16 Jul | Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands (Zuid-Holland) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rotterdam, Netherlands | Erected |
| 27 Jul | Diocese of Nova Lisboa, Angola (Huila and Mo�amedes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of S� da Bandeira, Angola | Erected |
| 16 Aug | Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines (Binatug, Buyasan, Dicamay, Disulap, Gangalan, Ibujan, and Tappa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuguegarao, Philippines | Territory Added |
| 25 Aug | Diocese of Bolivar, Ecuador | Name Changed | Diocese of Riobamba, Ecuador | Name Changed |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
Diocese of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain | Split | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain | Split |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Pamplona, Spain | United | Diocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | United |
| 2 Sep | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain (Aliaga, Calamocha, Cantavieja, Castellote, Monreal del Campo, Montalb�n, and Muniesa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain (Illueca and Magall�n along with Ar�ndiga, Riela, Calillas, and Lumpiaque) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain (La Corvilla, Luna, Valpalmas, and Erla) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain (Cortes de Navarra) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain (Olocau in Castell�n) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tortosa, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain (Alfaro in Logro�o) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain (18 parishes in Soria) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osma, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain (13 parishes in Navarra) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain (Viana and Amescoas in Navarra) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tortosa, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Sig�enza, Spain (Ariza in Zaragoza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tarazona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Huesca, Spain (Santa Engracia in Zaragoza) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Huesca, Spain (Broto, Buesa, Sarvis�, As�n del Broto, Bujaruelo, Torla, Viu, Linas del Broto, Fragen, Oto, S. Felices, Fuencalderas, and Marracos) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Jaca, Spain (Eres in Huesca) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huesca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of L�rida, Spain (Berbegal) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huesca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of L�rida, Spain (Artesa de Segre) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Urgell, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of L�rida, Spain (Manresana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Solsona, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of L�rida, Spain (Morillo de Liena, Bacamorta, Egea, Llert, Serrate, Nocellas, Merli, Villacarle, Vilas de Turban, Ballabriga, Beran�y, Den�y, Nerii, as well as Estada, Estadilla, Fons, and Almunia de San Juan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barbastro, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of L�rida, Spain (Mequinenza and Fay�n in Zaragoza) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain (Bechi in Castell�n) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tortosa, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain (Motos in Guadalajara) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sig�enza, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain (Hu�lanio in Cuenca) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Tortosa, Spain (Calaceite, Arens, Lled�, and Cretas) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Tortosa, Spain (May�is in L�rida) | Territory Lost | Diocese of L�rida, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Urgell, Spain (Sarroqueta, Aren (with 7 parishes), and Peralta de la Sal (with 8 parishes)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of L�rida, Spain | Territory Added |
| 2 Sep | Diocese of Urgell, Spain (Castarner (with 4 parishes)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barbastro, Spain | Territory Added |
| 8 Sep | Diocese of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (La Palma) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated | Archdiocese of Abidjan, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Ambanja, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Ambanja, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Antsirab�, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Antsirab�, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bamako, Mali | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Di�go-Suarez, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Di�go-Suarez, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tananarive, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Bouak�, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated | Diocese of Bouak�, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo | Elevated | Archdiocese of Brazzaville, Congo | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Berb�rati, Central African Republic | Elevated | Diocese of Berb�rati, Central African Republic | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea | Elevated | Archdiocese of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouidah, Benin | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cotonou, Benin | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal | Elevated | Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated | Diocese of Daloa, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti) | Elevated | Diocese of Djibouti | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Douala, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Doum�, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Doum�, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Garoua, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Garoua, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Katiola, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated | Diocese of Katiola, C�te d’Ivoire | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Koudougou, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Gharda�a nel Sahara, Algeria | Elevated | Diocese of Laghouat, Algeria | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Libreville, Gabon | Elevated | Diocese of Libreville, Gabon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Lom�, Togo | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lom�, Togo | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Majunga, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Miarinarivo, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Morondava, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Elevated | Diocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon | Elevated | Diocese of Nkongsamba, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Rousset, Congo | Elevated | Diocese of Fort-Rousset, Congo | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire, Congo | Elevated | Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Porto Novo, Benin | Territory Lost | Diocese of Porto Novo, Benin | Erected |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco | Elevated | Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokod�, Togo | Elevated | Diocese of Sokod�, Togo | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave, Madagascar | Elevated | Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Yaound�, Cameroon | Elevated | Archdiocese of Yaound�, Cameroon | Elevated |
| 14 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Elevated | Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Elevated |
| 20 Sep | Vicariate Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia (Cantho, Caman-Baclieu, Soctrang, Sadec, Rachgia, Longxuyen, Chaudoc, and Hatten) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of C�n Tho, Viet Nam | Erected |
| 20 Sep | Prefecture Apostolic of Chunchon, Korea (South) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Chunchon, Korea (South) | Elevated |
| 1 Oct | Archdiocese of Siracusa e Ragusa, Italy | Split | Diocese of Ragusa, Italy
Archdiocese of Siracusa, Italy | Split |
| 24 Oct | Nunciature to Luxembourg (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Florida-Melo, Uruguay (Treinta y Tres, and Cerro Largo)
Archdiocese of Montevideo, Uruguay (Lavalleja, Rocha, and Maldonado) | Split | Diocese of Melo, Uruguay | Split |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Florida-Melo, Uruguay | Split | Diocese of Florida, Uruguay | Split |
| 15 Nov | Archdiocese of Montevideo, Uruguay (S. Jos� de Mayo and Canelones (except Joaquin Suarez, Pando, and Sauce))
Diocese of Salto, Uruguay (Colony) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Jos� de Mayo, Uruguay | Erected |
| 15 Nov | Diocese of Puerto Montt, Chile (Puerto Octay in Osorno)
Diocese of Valdivia, Chile (Osorno) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osorno, Chile | Erected |
| 18 Nov | Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (L�gal and Morinville) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada | Territory Added |
| 18 Nov | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du S�n�gal (Bas-S�n�gal, Louga, a Podor, Lingu�re, Matam) | Territory Added | ||
| 18 Nov | Archdiocese of Dakar, Senegal (Gor�e Island) | Territory Added | ||
| 22 Nov | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain (Reinosa, Santa Cruz, Valdeprado, and La Rasa (in Santander)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santander, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain (Canales, Ezcaray, and Treviana (in Logro�o)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain (Montenegro de Cameros (in Soria)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osma, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Le�n, Spain (parts of Santander) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santander, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Osma, Spain (94 parishes in Burgos) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Osma, Spain (2 parishes in Segovia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Segovia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Sig�enza, Spain (Almaz�n, Ayll�n, Baraona, Berlanga del Duero, Maranch�n, Medinaeeli, Retortillo, and Ariza in Soria) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osma, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Sig�enza, Spain (Sorbe and Ayll�n in Segovia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Segovia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain (Yanguas and San Pedro de Manrique in Soria) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osma, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain (10 parishes in Burgos) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Segovia, Spain (Aldeavieja, Maello, and Peguerinos in Avila) | Territory Lost | Diocese of �vila, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Segovia, Spain (Fuentelcesped, Milagros, Perdilla, and Santa Cruz de la Salceda in Burgos) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of �vila, Spain (9 parishes in Segovia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Segovia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain (Navahondilla in Avila) | Territory Lost | Diocese of �vila, Spain | Territory Added |
| 22 Nov | Diocese of Palencia, Spain (6 parishes in Santander) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santander, Spain | Territory Added |
| 12 Dec | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania (Usambiro) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania | Territory Added |
| 12 Dec | Diocese of Jos, Nigeria (Northern part of Benne) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Oturkpo, Nigeria | Territory Added |
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