Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 2012

DateAscendingCountryChange
2012.01.01USA USA, Canada CanadaPersonal Ordinariate of The Chair of Saint Peter (Anglican Rite) was established
2012.01.14Tanzania TanzaniaDiocese of Ifakara was established (from Diocese of Mahenge and became suffragan of Dar-es-Salaam)
2012.02.11Burkina Faso Burkina FasoDiocese of Tenkodogo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Koupéla and Diocese of Fada N’Gourma and became suffragan of Koupéla)
2012.02.11Ethiopia EthiopiaApostolic Prefecture of Robe was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Meki)
2012.02.24Eritrea EritreaDiocese of Segheneity (Eritrean Rite) was established (from Diocese of Asmara and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
2012.03.06India IndiaDiocese of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established
2012.05.26Cameroon CameroonDiocese of Bafang was established (from Diocese of Nkongsamba and became suffragan of Douala)
2012.06.15Australia Australia, Guam Guam, Japan JapanPersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Anglican Rite) was established
2012.07.03Sri Lanka Sri LankaDiocese of Batticaloa was established (from Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa and became suffragan of Colombo)
2012.07.03Sri Lanka Sri LankaDiocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa was renamed as Diocese of Trincomalee (lost territory to establish Diocese of Batticaloa)
2012.07.16India IndiaDiocese of Udupi was established (from Diocese of Mangalore and became suffragan of Bangalore)
2012.07.17Italy Italy, Vatican City State Vatican City StatePapal See of Roma lost territory to Diocese of Ostia
2012.07.21France FranceDiocese of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
2012.08.20Italy ItalyTerritorial Abbacy of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni lost territory to Archdiocese of Amalfi–Cava de’ Tirreni
2012.12.29Nigeria NigeriaDiocese of Gboko was established (from Diocese of Makurdi and became suffragan of Abuja)
2012.12.29Nigeria NigeriaDiocese of Katsina-Ala was established (from Diocese of Makurdi and became suffragan of Abuja)

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