Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1871

DateAscendingCountryChange
1871Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of San Giovanni in Venere was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chieti)
1871.02.07Ecuador EcuadorApostolic Vicariate of Napo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito)
1871.09.22Canada CanadaDiocese of Saint Albert was established (from Diocese of Saint-Boniface and became suffragan of Saint-Boniface)
1871.09.22Canada CanadaDiocese of Saint-Boniface was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (with suffragan sees Saint Albert and Athabaska Mackenzie and lost territory to establish Diocese of Saint Albert)

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