Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1892

DateAscendingCountryChange
1892.03.11Norway Norway, Bouvet Island Bouvet IslandApostolic Prefecture of Norway was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Norway
1892.03.15Denmark Denmark, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands, Greenland GreenlandApostolic Prefecture of Denmark was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Denmark
1892.03.17India IndiaMission sui juris of Rajputana was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Rajputana (became suffragan of Agra)
1892.04.05Canada CanadaDiocese of Valleyfield was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal and became suffragan of Montréal)
1892.04.12Togo TogoApostolic Prefecture of Togo was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey)
1892.04.18Congo-Kinshasa Congo-KinshasaMission sui juris of Kwango was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Congo Belge)
1892.04.20India IndiaApostolic Prefecture of Bettiah was established (from Diocese of Allahabad)
1892.04.27Brazil BrazilDiocese of Amazonas was established (from Diocese of Belém do Pará and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1892.04.27Brazil BrazilDiocese of Curitiba was established (from Diocese of São Paulo and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
1892.04.27Brazil BrazilDiocese of Niterói was established (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
1892.04.27Brazil BrazilDiocese of Paraíba was established (from Diocese of Olinda and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1892.04.27Brazil BrazilDiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (with suffragan sees Cuiabá, Curitiba, Diamantina, Goiás, Mariana, Niterói, São Paulo and São Pedro do Rio Grande and lost territory to establish Diocese of Niterói)
1892.04.28Canada CanadaApostolic Prefecture of Placentia was suppressed (to Diocese of Saint John’s, Newfoundland and Apostolic Vicariate of Western Newfoundland)
1892.04.28Canada CanadaApostolic Prefecture of Western Newfoundland was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Newfoundland (gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Placentia)
1892.05.30Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Sebaste (Armenian Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Sebaste (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Tokat)
1892.05.30Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Tokat (Armenian Rite) was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Sebaste)
1892.07.14Seychelles SeychellesApostolic Vicariate of Seychelles was promoted as Diocese of Port Victoria (without ecclesiastical province)
1892.08.01Angola AngolaApostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola (lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia)
1892.08.01Namibia NamibiaApostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia)
1892.08.14Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Fontevivo was suppressed (to Diocese of Parma and united to Diocese of Parma)
1892.12.03Italy ItalyDiocese of Chiavari was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova and became suffragan of Genova)

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