Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1803

DateAscendingCountryChange
1803Austria AustriaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg lost territory to Diocese of Brixen
1803Germany GermanyProvostry nullius of Berchtesgaden was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg)
1803Germany GermanyDiocese of Freising was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg and Diocese of Brixen)
1803Italy ItalyDiocese of Bertinoro was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ravenna)
1803Italy ItalyDiocese of Brugnato lost territory to Diocese of Ajaccio
1803Italy ItalyArchdiocese of Ferrara was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ferrara (with suffragan sees Adria, Comacchio, Mantova and Verona)
1803Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Genova lost territory to Diocese of Ajaccio
1803Italy ItalyDiocese of Grosseto lost territory to Diocese of Ajaccio
1803Italy ItalyDiocese of Massa Marittima e Populonia lost territory to Diocese of Ajaccio
1803Spain Spain, Andorra AndorraDiocese of Urgell lost territory to Diocese of Carcassonne
1803.02.25France FranceDiocese of Strasbourg lost territory to Diocese of Konstanz
1803.03.09Italy ItalyDiocese of Bisarcio was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari and Diocese of Alghero and became suffragan of Sassari)
1803.03.09Italy ItalyDiocese of Bosa lost territory to Diocese of Alghero
1803.03.09Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Oristano lost territory to Diocese of Bosa
1803.03.22Netherlands NetherlandsApostolic Vicariate of Breda was established (from Diocese of Gent and Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch)
1803.03.22Netherlands NetherlandsApostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein–Megen was established (from Diocese of Liège)
1803.05.28Peru PeruDiocese of Maynas was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima, Diocese of Cuenca, Diocese of Huamanga, Diocese of Popayán, Diocese of Quito and Diocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Lima)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Alba was suppressed (to Diocese of Asti)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Alessandria was suppressed (to Diocese of Casale Monferrato)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Aosta was suppressed (to Diocese of Ivrea)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Biella was suppressed (to Diocese of Vercelli)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Bobbio was suppressed (to Diocese of Casale Monferrato)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Pinerolo was suppressed (to Diocese of Saluzzo)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Susa was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino)
1803.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Tortona was suppressed (to Diocese of Casale Monferrato)
1803.06.07Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Sacra di San Michele was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino)
1803.09.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Albenga lost territory to Diocese of Mondovì
1803.11.24Cuba CubaDiocese of Santiago was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago (with suffragan sees La Habana and Puerto Rico)
1803.11.24Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Caracas was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas (with suffragan sees Mérida and Santo Tomás de Guayana)

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