Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1863

DateAscendingCountryChange
1863Czechia CzechiaDiocese of Brno exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc
1863Czechia CzechiaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc exchanged territory with Diocese of Brno
1863Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Gazireh (Syriac Rite) was established
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Guadalajara was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara (with suffragan sees Durango, Linares and Zacatecas and lost territory to establish Diocese of Zacatecas)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of León was established (from Diocese of Michoacán and became suffragan of Michoacán)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Michoacán was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Michoacán (with suffragan sees León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Zamora and lost territory to establish Diocese of León, Diocese of Querétaro and Diocese of Zamora)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Querétaro was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and Diocese of Michoacán and became suffragan of Michoacán)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Tulancingo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México and became suffragan of México)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Zacatecas was established (from Diocese of Guadalajara and Diocese of San Luis Potosí and became suffragan of Guadalajara)
1863.01.26Mexico MexicoDiocese of Zamora was established (from Diocese of Michoacán and became suffragan of Michoacán)
1863.02.06Gabon GabonApostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia)
1863.02.06Senegal SenegalApostolic Vicariate of Senegambia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie)
1863.03.07Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Barquisimeto was established (from Diocese of Mérida and became suffragan of Caracas)
1863.03.07Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Calabozo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caracas and Diocese of Mérida and became suffragan of Caracas)
1863.03.16Mexico MexicoDiocese of Chilapa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of México, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Michoacán and Diocese of Puebla–Tlaxcala and became suffragan of México)
1863.03.19Mexico MexicoDiocese of Veracruz–Jalapa was established (from Diocese of Puebla–Tlaxcala and became suffragan of México)
1863.03.27Fiji FijiApostolic Prefecture of Fiji Island was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Oceania)
1863.09.22Mexico MexicoDiocese of Yucatán lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala
1863.12.14Canada CanadaApostolic Vicariate of British Columbia was established (from Diocese of Vancouver Island and became suffragan of Québec)

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