A decree entrusts the Western Carolines to German Capuchins; the Carolines become a prefecture under Fr. Venantius Duffner.

What happened

The decree ended 20 years of Spanish Capuchin work on Yap. The eastern and western Carolines were joined into one apostolic prefecture under Fr. Venantius Duffner, then based on Pohnpei; two years later its seat moved to Yap.