Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1912

DateAscendingCountryChange
1912India IndiaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet 西藏
1912Peru PeruDiocese of Cajamarca exchanged territory with Diocese of Trujillo
1912Peru PeruDiocese of Trujillo exchanged territory with Diocese of Cajamarca
1912.03.08USA USADiocese of Kearney was established (from Diocese of Omaha and became suffragan of Dubuque)
1912.03.23USA USAApostolic Vicariate of Brownsville was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Corpus Christi)
1912.03.23USA USADiocese of Corpus Christi was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Brownsville and became suffragan of New Orleans)
1912.04.20France FranceDiocese of Tarbes was renamed as Diocese of Tarbes et Lourdes
1912.04.27China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Coastal Chi-Li 直隸海濱 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境)
1912.06.01Solomon Islands Solomon IslandsApostolic Prefecture of South Solomons was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of South Solomons
1912.06.08Hungary HungaryDiocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom, Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár, Diocese of Mukačeve, Diocese of Oradea Mare and Diocese of Prešov and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1912.06.15Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1912.06.20Colombia ColombiaMission sui juris of San Andrés y Providencia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena)
1912.08.13Japan JapanApostolic Prefecture of Niigata 新潟 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tokyo 東京, Diocese of Hakodate 函館 and Diocese of Osaka 大阪 and became suffragan of Tokyo 東京)
1912.10.04Peru PeruApostolic Prefecture of Putumayo was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas)
1912.11.30Canada CanadaDiocese of Calgary was established (from Diocese of Saint Albert and became suffragan of Edmonton)
1912.11.30Canada CanadaDiocese of Saint Albert was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton (with suffragan see Calgary and lost territory to establish Diocese of Calgary)
1912.12.10Cuba CubaDiocese of Camagüey was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santiago)
1912.12.10Cuba CubaDiocese of Matanzas was established (from Diocese of La Habana and became suffragan of Santiago)
1912.12.12Rwanda RwandaApostolic Vicariate of Kivu was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria-Nyanza and Apostolic Vicariate of Unianyembé)

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