Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 2016

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DateAscendingCountryChange
2016.01.07Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Canada (Syriac Rite) was established (from Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark)
2016.01.20Brazil BrazilDiocese of Guanhães lost territory to Diocese of Governador Valadares
2016.01.20Colombia ColombiaApostolic Exarchate of Colombia (Maronite Rite) was established
2016.01.25Guatemala GuatemalaDiocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa was established (from Diocese of Jalapa and became suffragan of Santiago de Guatemala)
2016.03.15Cameroon CameroonDiocese of Kumba was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Bamenda)
2016.04.11India IndiaDiocese of Rayagada was established (from Diocese of Berhampur and became suffragan of Cuttack–Bhubaneswar)
2016.06.09Spain SpainOrdinariate of Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en España (Eastern Rite) was established
2016.06.26Italy ItalyDiocese of Novara exchanged territory with Diocese of Vigevano
2016.06.26Italy ItalyDiocese of Vigevano exchanged territory with Diocese of Novara
2016.07.20Brazil BrazilDiocese of Votuporanga was established (from Diocese of Jales and Diocese of São José do Rio Preto and became suffragan of Ribeirão Preto)
2016.07.28England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales WalesDiocese of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)

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