Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1891

DateAscendingCountryChange
1891USA USAApostolic Vicariate of Arizona lost territory to Diocese of Dallas
1891.01.27USA USAApostolic Vicariate of Utah was promoted as Diocese of Salt Lake
1891.03.13Mali MaliApostolic Prefecture of Sahara and Sudan was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sahara and Sudan
1891.04.17Japan JapanApostolic Prefecture of Hakodate 函館 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan 日本北緯)
1891.05.29USA USAApostolic Prefecture of Indian Territory was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory
1891.05.29USA USADiocese of Leavenworth was renamed as Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas
1891.06.04Canada CanadaApostolic Vicariate of Saskatchewan was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface and became suffragan of Saint-Boniface)
1891.06.15Japan JapanApostolic Prefecture of Hakodate 函館 was promoted as Diocese of Hakodate 函館 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京)
1891.06.15Japan JapanApostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan 日本南緯 was promoted as Diocese of Nagasaki 長崎 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京)
1891.06.15Japan JapanApostolic Vicariate of Central Japan 日本中部 was promoted as Diocese of Osaka 大阪 (became suffragan of Tokyo 東京)
1891.06.15Japan JapanApostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan 日本北緯 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo 東京 (with suffragan sees Hakodate 函館, Nagasaki 長崎 and Osaka 大阪)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Antequera was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera (with suffragan sees Chiapas, Tabasco, Tehuantepec and Yucatán and lost territory to establish Diocese of Tehuantepec)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Chihuahua was established (from Diocese of Durango and became suffragan of Durango)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Cuernavaca was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Durango was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango (with suffragan sees Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora and California Inferiore and lost territory to establish Diocese of Chihuahua)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Linares was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Linares (with suffragan sees Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas and Saltillo and lost territory to establish Diocese of Saltillo)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Saltillo was established (from Diocese of Linares and became suffragan of Linares)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Tehuantepec was established (from Diocese of Antequera and became suffragan of Antequera)
1891.06.23Mexico MexicoDiocese of Tepic was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara and became suffragan of Guadalajara)

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