Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1845

DateAscendingCountryChange
1845.02.07India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Patna was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan)
1845.02.17Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Maldives MaldivesApostolic Vicariate of Ceylon was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Colombo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Jaffna)
1845.02.17Sri Lanka Sri LankaApostolic Vicariate of Jaffna was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ceylon)
1845.03.13Turkiye TurkiyeApostolic Prefecture of Trabzon was established
1845.03.16India IndiaApostolic Pro-Vicariate of Mysore was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry)
1845.03.16India IndiaApostolic Pro-Vicariate of Vizagapatam was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Madras and Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry)
1845.04.03India IndiaApostolic Pro-Vicariate of Coimbatore was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Pondicherry)
1845.05.06Australia AustraliaApostolic Vicariate of Essington was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney and became suffragan of Sydney)
1845.05.06Australia AustraliaApostolic Vicariate of King George Sounde - The Sound was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney and Diocese of Adelaide and became suffragan of Sydney)
1845.05.06Australia Australia, Christmas Island Christmas Island, Cocos Islands Cocos Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald IslandsDiocese of Perth was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney and became suffragan of Sydney)
1845.05.12India IndiaApostolic Pro-Vicariate of Mangalore was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly)
1845.05.12India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Quilon was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly)

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