Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1869

DateAscendingCountryChange
1869.08.17Norway Norway, Canada Canada, Denmark Denmark, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands, Greenland Greenland, Iceland Iceland, Scotland Scotland, Sweden SwedenApostolic Prefecture of North Pole was suppressed (to Diocese of Saint-Boniface, Diocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski, Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie, Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District of Scotland, Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden and Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark)
1869.08.17Norway Norway, Bouvet Island Bouvet IslandMission sui juris of Norway was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Norway
1869.10.22Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Barquisimeto was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Coro y Barquisimeto and became suffragan of Caracas)
1869.10.22Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Coro y Barquisimeto was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Barquisimeto)
1869.11.15Canada CanadaDiocese of Sandwich was renamed as Diocese of London
1869.11.26New Zealand New ZealandDiocese of Dunedin was established (from Diocese of Wellington)
1869.11.28Australia AustraliaDiocese of Armidale was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney and became suffragan of Sydney)

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