Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1896

DateAscendingCountryChange
1896Syria SyriaTitular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1896Syria Syria, Iraq IraqApostolic Prefecture of Syria and Cilicia was demoted as Mission sui juris of Syria and Cilicia
1896Turkiye TurkiyeApostolic Prefecture of Mardin was suppressed
1896.01.16Madagascar MadagascarApostolic Vicariate of Southern Madagascar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar)
1896.02.24Papua New Guinea Papua New GuineaApostolic Prefecture of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania)
1896.07.28India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Kottayam)
1896.07.28India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Trichur and from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Kottayam)
1896.07.28India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar Rite) was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Trichur and to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Changanacherry and Apostolic Vicariate of Ernakulam)
1896.09.12Turkiye TurkiyeApostolic Prefecture of Trabzon was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Izmir)

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