Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1903

DateAscendingCountryChange
1903Jordan JordanTitular Episcopal See of Areopolis was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Areopolis
1903.01.15South Africa South AfricaApostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange
1903.02.20Cuba CubaDiocese of Cienfuegos was established (from Diocese of La Habana and became suffragan of Santiago)
1903.02.20Cuba CubaDiocese of Pinar del Río was established (from Diocese of La Habana and became suffragan of Santiago)
1903.04.18Liberia LiberiaApostolic Prefecture of Liberia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone)
1903.06.19Canada CanadaDiocese of Vancouver Island was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver Island (with suffragan sees New Westminster and Mackenzie)
1903.06.19USA USADiocese of Baker City was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oregon City and became suffragan of Oregon City)
1903.06.23Colombia ColombiaApostolic Prefecture of Intendencias Orientales was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá in Colombia)
1903.06.30Congo-Kinshasa Congo-KinshasaMission sui juris of Kwango was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Kwango
1903.08.11Mexico MexicoDiocese of Puebla–Tlaxcala was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (with suffragan see Mixtecas)
1903.09.21Brazil BrazilTerritorial Prelature of Santarém was established (from Diocese of Belém do Pará and without ecclesiastical province)
1903.11.13Mexico MexicoDiocese of Mixtecas was renamed as Diocese of Huajuapan de León
1903.12.03Malawi MalawiApostolic Prefecture of Shiré was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa)

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