Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1894

DateAscendingCountryChange
1894Canada CanadaDiocese of Vancouver Island lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oregon City
1894.02.22China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung 山東北境)
1894.05.08Lesotho LesothoApostolic Prefecture of Basutoland was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State)
1894.05.31Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Lezhë lost territory to Territorial Abbacy of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit
1894.07.13Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria-Nyanza was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza)
1894.07.13Uganda UgandaApostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Victoria-Nyanza (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria-Nyanza and Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile)
1894.07.13Uganda UgandaApostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza)
1894.07.27USA USAApostolic Prefecture of Alaska was established (from Diocese of New Westminster and Diocese of Vancouver Island)
1894.08.30Colombia ColombiaDiocese of Tolima was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and Diocese of Popayán and became suffragan of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
1894.09.13Eritrea EritreaApostolic Prefecture of Eritrea was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa and Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt)

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