Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1880

DateAscendingCountryChange
1880Chile ChileApostolic Vicariate of Tarapacá was established (from Diocese of Arequipa)
1880Egypt EgyptTitular Episcopal See of Leontopolis in Bithynia was promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Leontopolis in Bithynia
1880Israel IsraelTitular Episcopal See of Samaria was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Samaria
1880Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Metropolitan See of Gangra was restored
1880Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Martiria was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Martyropolis
1880.01.20Poland PolandDiocese of Tarnów lost territory to Diocese of Kraków
1880.05.25Mexico MexicoDiocese of Tabasco was established (from Diocese of Yucatán and became suffragan of México)
1880.07.29Colombia ColombiaDiocese of Tunja was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and became suffragan of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
1880.08.31Seychelles SeychellesApostolic Prefecture of Seychelles was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Seychelles
1880.09.10USA USADiocese of Chicago was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago (with suffragan sees Alton and Peoria)
1880.09.10USA USADiocese of Kansas City was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis and became suffragan of Saint Louis)
1880.09.27Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa)
1880.09.27Uganda UgandaApostolic Vicariate of Nyanza was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa)
1880.09.30Pakistan PakistanApostolic Vicariate of Punjab was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Agra)

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