Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 1930

DateAscendingCountryChange
1930Albania AlbaniaTitular Episcopal See of Croæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Croæ
1930Bulgaria BulgariaTitular Metropolitan See of Preslavus was established
1930Egypt EgyptTitular Episcopal See of Nitrium was suppressed
1930Germany GermanyDiocese of Fulda lost territory to Diocese of Hildesheim
1930Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Milopotamus was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Eleutherna
1930Norway NorwayTitular Episcopal See of Selja was restored
1930Romania RomaniaApostolic Administration of Targul-Siret (Ruthenian Rite) was suppressed
1930Syria SyriaTitular Episcopal See of Abila was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abila Lysaniæ
1930Syria SyriaTitular Episcopal See of Neve was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Neve
1930Tunisia TunisiaTitular Episcopal See of Abbirmajus was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abbir majus
1930Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Adana was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Adana
1930Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Bahtnæ (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Bahtnæ
1930Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Flaviopolis was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cratia
1930Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Archiepiscopal See of Rhizæum was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Rhizæum
1930Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Theodosiopolis was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Theodosiopolis
1930Titular Episcopal See of Charadrus was suppressed
1930.01.25Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Sapë exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë
1930.01.25Albania AlbaniaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Shkodrë exchanged territory with Diocese of Sapë
1930.01.25China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Pingliang 平涼 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州)
1930.01.27Bolivia BoliviaApostolic Vicariate of Chiquitos was established (from Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
1930.01.31Canada CanadaDiocese of Gravelbourg was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Regina and became suffragan of Regina)
1930.02.12Australia AustraliaDiocese of Townsville was established (from Diocese of Rockhampton and became suffragan of Brisbane)
1930.02.14China ChinaMission sui juris of Xinjiang 新疆 was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu 蘭州府)
1930.02.19Ecuador EcuadorApostolic Prefecture of Canelos y Macas was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos
1930.03.30Greece GreeceDiocese of Santorini lost territory to Archdiocese of Rhodes
1930.03.30South Africa South AfricaApostolic Prefecture of Umtata was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Mariannhill)
1930.05.26India IndiaDiocese of Kottar was established (from Diocese of Quilon and became suffragan of Verapoly)
1930.05.26India IndiaDiocese of Salem was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry, Diocese of Kumbakonam and Diocese of Mysore and became suffragan of Pondicherry)
1930.05.31China ChinaApostolic Prefecture of Wuchang 武昌 was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Wuchang 武昌
1930.05.31Colombia ColombiaApostolic Prefecture of Caquetá was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
1930.05.31Papua New Guinea Papua New GuineaApostolic Prefecture of Northern Solomon Islands was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands
1930.06.05Romania RomaniaDiocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Cluj–Gherla (lost territory to establish Diocese of Maramureş)
1930.06.05Romania RomaniaDiocese of Maramureş (Romanian Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia, Diocese of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár, Diocese of Hajdúdorog, Diocese of Ivano-Frankivsk, Diocese of Mukačeve and Diocese of Oradea Mare and became suffragan of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia)
1930.06.05Romania RomaniaOrdinariate of Romania (Armenian Rite) was established
1930.06.05Romania RomaniaApostolic Administration of Timişoara was promoted as Diocese of Timişoara
1930.06.05Ukraine UkraineMetropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv lost territory to Diocese of Iaşi
1930.06.06Romania RomaniaArchdiocese of Bucureşti was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucureşti (with suffragan sees Iaşi, Oradea Mare, Satu Mare, Timişoara and Transilvania)
1930.06.30China ChinaMission sui juris of Wuzhou 梧州 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧)
1930.06.30Thailand ThailandMission sui juris of Rajaburi was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bangkok)
1930.07.04Eritrea EritreaOrdinariate of Eritrea (Eritrean Rite) was established
1930.07.14Congo-Kinshasa Congo-KinshasaApostolic Prefecture of Matadi was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Matadi
1930.07.14India IndiaDiocese of Vijayapuram was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly and became suffragan of Verapoly)
1930.07.14Namibia NamibiaApostolic Prefecture of Great Namaqualand was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Great Namaqualand
1930.07.23China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Hengzhou 衡州 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Changsha 長沙)
1930.08.01USA USADiocese of Lead was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Rapid City)
1930.08.01USA USADiocese of Rapid City was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Lead and became suffragan of Saint Paul)
1930.08.13Germany GermanyDiocese of Aachen was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln and Diocese of Münster and became suffragan of Köln)
1930.08.13Germany GermanyDiocese of Berlin was established (from Diocese of Wrocław and became suffragan of Wrocław)
1930.08.13Germany GermanyDiocese of Fulda lost territory to Diocese of Limburg
1930.08.13Germany GermanyApostolic Vicariate of North German Missions was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn and Diocese of Osnabrück)
1930.08.13Germany GermanyDiocese of Paderborn was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn (with suffragan sees Fulda and Hildesheim, gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of North German Missions and lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln and Diocese of Fulda)
1930.08.13Germany Germany, Denmark DenmarkApostolic Prefecture of Schleswig-Holstein was suppressed (to Diocese of Osnabrück)
1930.08.13Poland PolandDiocese of Chełmno lost territory to Diocese of Warmia
1930.08.13Poland PolandApostolic Administration of Tütz was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl (became suffragan of Wrocław)
1930.08.13Poland PolandDiocese of Wrocław was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław (with suffragan sees Berlin, Warmia and Schneidemühl and lost territory to establish Diocese of Berlin)
1930.11.14USA USADiocese of Oklahoma was renamed as Diocese of Oklahoma City–Tulsa

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