The Year of Our Lord 1991

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Patriarchal Vicariate of Turkey (Syrian)	Elevated	Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey (Syrian)	Elevated
unknown	Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine	Elevated	Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine	Elevated
16 Jan	Ordinariate of Poland, for Greek and Armenian Catholics	Name Changed	Ordinariate of Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Name Changed
16 Jan	Diocese of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland	Name Changed
16 Jan	Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland	Suppressed	Diocese of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland	Territory Added
21 Jan			Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military	Erected
31 Jan	Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti (Département du Nord-Est) Diocese of Hinche, Haïti (Mombin-Crochu and Bois Laurence)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort-Liberté, Haïti	Erected
31 Jan	Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti (Saut-d'Eau, Mirebalais, Boucan-Carré, Las Cahobas, Savanette, and Belladère)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hinche, Haïti	Territory Added
31 Jan	Diocese of Hinche, Haïti (Pignon and La Victoire)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti	Territory Added
16 Feb	Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Viterbo, Italy	Name Changed
16 Feb	Diocese of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Civita Castellana, Italy	Name Changed
22 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador	Name Changed
27 Feb	Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law, Roman Curia	Suppressed	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Roman Curia	Territory Added
Mar			Titular See of Aquipendium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Balneoregium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Mons Faliscus	Established
Mar			Titular See of Tuscania	Established
Mar			Titular See of Gallesium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Nepeta	Established
Mar			Titular See of Hortanum (Horta)	Established
Mar			Titular See of Sutrium	Established
17 Mar	Diocese of Port Harcourt, Nigeria (Amarata and Imiringi) Diocese of Warri, Nigeria (Bomadi, Burutu, and Patani)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bomadi, Nigeria	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kano, Nigeria	Erected
25 Mar	Suburbicarian See of Albano, Italy (St. Francis of Assisi (in Latina, Borgo Bainsizza); S. Maria Goretti (in Latina, Borgo Le Ferriere); SS. Annunziata (in Latina, Borgo Montello); and S. Maria (in Latina, Borgo S. Maria))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy	Territory Added
25 Mar	Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy (S. Pietro in Formis (in Aprilia (Latina)))	Territory Lost	Suburbicarian See of Albano, Italy	Territory Added
4 Apr	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Melipilla, Maria Pinto, San Pedro, Alhué, Curacaví, San Antonio, El Tabo, Cartagena, Rocas de Santo Domingo, Navidad, Talagante, Peñaflor, and El Monte)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Melipilla, Chile	Erected
13 Apr	Diocese of Łomża, Poland (7 parishes) Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus (4 parishes) Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania (119 parishes)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Grodno, Belarus (Grodno)	Erected
13 Apr	Apostolic Administration of Kharkiv, Ukraine Apostolic Administration of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk, Russian Federation Apostolic Administration of Leningrad, Russian Federation Diocese of Minsk, Belarus Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus Apostolic Administration of Mohilev, Belarus Apostolic Administration of Moscow, Russian Federation	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan (as Karaganda (Karagandensis Latinorum)) Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus (Minsk, Mohilev, and Vitebsk) Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation (as Novosibirsk (Novosibirskensis Latinorum))	Erected
13 Apr	Diocese of Vladivostok, Russian Federation	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea} (as Moscow (Moscoviensis Latinorum))	Erected
13 Apr			Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus (from Vilnius)	Metropolitan Changed
13 Apr			Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus (Brest and Oomel)	Territory Added
15 Apr	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles (Manchester, Clarendon, and Saint Elizabeth (all in Middlesex))	Erected
26 Apr	Diocese of Mbala, Zambia	Name Changed	Diocese of Mbala-Mpika, Zambia	Name Changed
30 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Jinotega, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Jinotega, Nicaragua	Elevated
30 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Elevated
20 May	Diocese of Sangmélima, Cameroon (Vallée-du-Ntem and Océan)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Moroto, Uganda (Kotido)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kotido, Uganda	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon (Yokadouma)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yokadouma, Cameroon	Erected
24 May			Society of Saint Cajetan	Approbation
3 Jun	Archdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Lubaczów, Poland	Erected
5 Jun	Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Białystok, Poland	Erected
5 Jun	Diocese of Pinsk, Belarus	Territory Lost	Diocese of Drohiczyn, Poland	Erected
17 Jun	Diocese of Hwange, Zimbabwe (Gokwe and Omay)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Erected
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Atanasio a Via Tiburtina	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuseppe all’Aurelio	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia	Established
5 Jul	Diocese of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil	Name Changed
13 Jul			Ordinariate of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Erected
17 Jul	Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Agudo, Arroios do Tigre, Caçapava do Sul, Cachoeira do Sul, Cerro Branco, Ibarama, Paraiso do Sul, Santana da Boa Vista, Segredo, and Sobradinho)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain (Southern area of the Community of Madrid, from Chinchón-Aranjuez to Brunete-San Martín de Valdeiglesisas)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Getafe, Spain	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain (Southeastern area)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alcalá de Henares, Spain	Erected
23 Jul			Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
5 Aug	Diocese of Alba Iulia, Romania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Romania	Elevated
14 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
7 Sep			Nunciature to Albania	Established
1 Oct			Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine	Erected
8 Oct	Diocese of Bassein, Myanmar	Name Changed	Diocese of Pathein, Myanmar	Name Changed
8 Oct	Diocese of Prome, Myanmar	Name Changed	Diocese of Pyay, Myanmar	Name Changed
8 Oct	Archdiocese of Rangoon, Myanmar	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar	Name Changed
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Nampula, Mozambique (Mozambican Islands)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nacala, Mozambique	Erected
21 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated
24 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda, Lithuania Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania	United	Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	United
24 Dec			Diocese of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania (from Kaunas)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Dec			Diocese of Panevėžys, Lithuania (from Kaunas)	Metropolitan Changed

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