Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1852

DateAscendingCountryChange
1852Moldova Moldova, Russia RussiaDiocese of Cherson was renamed as Diocese of Tiraspol
1852.05.04Canada CanadaDiocese of Halifax was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halifax (with suffragan sees Arichat, Charlottetown, Newfoundland and Saint John in America)
1852.06.08Canada CanadaDiocese of Saint-Hyacinthe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Québec and Diocese of Montréal and became suffragan of Québec)
1852.06.08Canada CanadaDiocese of Trois-Rivières was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Québec and became suffragan of Québec)
1852.06.19Italy ItalyDiocese of Venafro was restored (from Diocese of Isernia and became suffragan of Capua)
1852.11.26Seychelles SeychellesApostolic Prefecture of Seychelles was established (from Diocese of Port-Louis)
1852.12.11Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Zagreb was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zagreb (with suffragan see Križevci)

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