Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1906

DateAscendingCountryChange
1906.05.01Brazil BrazilDiocese of Belém do Pará was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará (with suffragan sees Amazonas, Piaui, São Luís do Maranhão and Santarém)
1906.05.01Brazil BrazilDiocese of Mariana was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mariana (with suffragan sees Goiás and Pouso Alegre)
1906.05.11Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar)
1906.08.10Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
1906.11.11Mexico MexicoDiocese of Yucatán was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán (with suffragan sees Campeche and Tabasco)
1906.12.21Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
1906.12.21Tanzania TanzaniaApostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar

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