Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1932

DateAscendingCountryChange
1932Albania AlbaniaTitular Episcopal See of Craina was suppressed
1932Bulgaria BulgariaTitular Episcopal See of Anchialus was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Anchialus
1932Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Cydonia was suppressed
1932Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Lampa was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Lappa
1932Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Macra was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Macra
1932Lebanon LebanonTitular Episcopal See of Heliopolis was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Heliopolis
1932Syria SyriaTitular Archiepiscopal See of Gabala was established
1932Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Amastris was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Amastris
1932Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Martyropolis was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Martyropolis
1932Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Archiepiscopal See of Mopsuestia was restored
1932Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Myriophytos was suppressed
1932.01.11China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Zhaoxian 趙縣 was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣
1932.01.18Vietnam VietnamApostolic Vicariate of Kontum was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon)
1932.02.02Ghana GhanaApostolic Vicariate of Kumasi was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast)
1932.02.02Madagascar MadagascarApostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
1932.02.03Sudan SudanApostolic Vicariate of Khartoum lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Foumban
1932.02.04China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Fushun 撫順 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽)
1932.02.05Venezuela VenezuelaApostolic Prefecture of Alto Orinoco was established (from Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana)
1932.02.20Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Ljubljana lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Udine and Diocese of Trieste
1932.03.15Congo-Kinshasa Congo-KinshasaApostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Coquilhatville
1932.03.22Congo-Kinshasa Congo-KinshasaApostolic Prefecture of Katanga was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Katanga
1932.03.22Romania RomaniaDiocese of Transilvania was renamed as Diocese of Alba Iulia
1932.03.23China ChinaMission sui juris of Shiqian 石阡 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang 貴陽)
1932.04.20Indonesia IndonesiaApostolic Prefecture of Bandung was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1932.04.25Indonesia IndonesiaApostolic Prefecture of Purwokerto was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1932.05.02Jordan JordanArchdiocese of Petra and Philadelphia (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1932.05.07Vietnam VietnamApostolic Vicariate of Thanh Hoá was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Phát Diêm)
1932.05.27Cameroon CameroonApostolic Prefecture of Douala was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala
1932.05.27Kenya KenyaApostolic Prefecture of Kavirondo was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu
1932.06.01China ChinaMission sui juris of Huangzhou 黃州 was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Huangzhou 黃州
1932.06.01China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Sipingjie 四平街 was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sipingjie 四平街
1932.06.01China ChinaMission sui juris of Zhangdian 張店 was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhangdian 張店
1932.06.11Greece GreeceApostolic Exarchate of Greece (Greek Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of Turkey of Europe)
1932.06.11India IndiaDiocese of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (became suffragan of Trivandrum)
1932.06.11India IndiaMetropolitanate sui juris of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara Rite) was established (with suffragan see Tiruvalla)
1932.06.17China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Datongfu 大同府 was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Datongfu 大同府
1932.06.17China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Hongtong 洪洞 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府)
1932.06.17China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Shuozhou 朔州 was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shuozhou 朔州
1932.06.17China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Zhouzhi 盩厔 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府)
1932.07.07Colombia ColombiaDiocese of Barranquilla was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena and became suffragan of Cartagena)
1932.07.13Zimbabwe ZimbabweMission sui juris of Bulawayo was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo
1932.07.15Philippines PhilippinesDiocese of Bacolod was established (from Diocese of Cebu and Diocese of Jaro and became suffragan of Manila)
1932.07.15Philippines PhilippinesApostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces was established (from Diocese of Nueva Segovia)
1932.07.18India IndiaApostolic Prefecture of Jubbulpore was established (from Diocese of Allahabad and Diocese of Nagpur and became suffragan of Madras)
1932.07.18Indonesia IndonesiaApostolic Prefecture of Padang was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Padang
1932.07.18Russia RussiaMission sui juris of Karafuto was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Sapporo 札幌)
1932.07.18Tanzania TanzaniaMission sui juris of Tukuyu was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika)
1932.08.01Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Rijeka–Opatija lost territory to Archdiocese of Zadar
1932.08.01Croatia CroatiaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Zadar was demoted as Archdiocese of Zadar (gained territory from Diocese of Rijeka–Opatija, lost territory to Diocese of Šibenik and without ecclesiastical province)
1932.11.15China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府)
1932.11.18Brazil BrazilDiocese of Goiás was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás (with suffragan sees Porto Nacional, Bananal, Jataí and São José de Alto Tocantins)
1932.11.29China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Jianchangfu 建昌府 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Yujiang 餘江)

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