Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1837

DateAscendingCountryChange
1837.01.10Jamaica JamaicaApostolic Vicariate of Jamaica was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad)
1837.04.12Guyana GuyanaApostolic Vicariate of British Guiana was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad)
1837.06.06Mauritius Mauritius, British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean TerritoryApostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and adjacent territories was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and Saint Helena Island)
1837.06.06South Africa South AfricaApostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and Saint Helena Island was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and adjacent territories)
1837.07.28USA USADiocese of Dubuque was established (from Diocese of Saint Louis and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1837.07.28USA USADiocese of Nashville was established (from Diocese of Bardstown and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1837.07.28USA USADiocese of Natchez was restored (without ecclesiastical province)

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