Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in a.d. 2018

DateAscendingCountryChange
2018.01Italy ItalyTitular Episcopal See of Bisenzio was restored
2018.01Italy ItalyTitular Episcopal See of Milazzo was restored
2018.01Italy ItalyTitular Episcopal See of Rosella was restored
2018.01Spain SpainTitular Episcopal See of Ampurias was restored
2018.01Spain SpainTitular Episcopal See of Armentia was restored
2018.01Spain SpainTitular Episcopal See of Valpuesta was restored
2018.01.23USA USADiocese of Winona was renamed as Diocese of Winona–Rochester
2018.02.28Nigeria Nigeria, Angola Angola, Benin Benin, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, Cameroon Cameroon, Central African Republic Central African Republic, Chad Chad, Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa, Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Gabon, Gambia Gambia, Ghana Ghana, Guinea Guinea, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, Liberia Liberia, Mali Mali, Mauritania Mauritania, Niger Niger, Senegal Senegal, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, Togo TogoApostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.03Italy ItalyTitular Episcopal See of Alesa was restored
2018.03.01Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and MiquelonApostolic Vicariate of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon was suppressed (to Diocese of La Rochelle)
2018.04.25Thailand ThailandDiocese of Chiang Rai was established (from Diocese of Chiang Mai and became suffragan of Bangkok)
2018.05.20USA USADiocese of Fargo lost territory to Diocese of Bismarck
2018.05.31North Macedonia North MacedoniaApostolic Exarchate of Macedonia (Macedonian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.05.31Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of El Tigre was established (from Diocese of Barcelona and became suffragan of Cumaná)
2018.06.29Italy ItalyPatriarchal See of Venezia lost territory to Diocese of Concordia–Pordenone
2018.09.05Kosovo KosovoApostolic Administration of Prizren was promoted as Diocese of Prizren–Prishtina (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.09.08China ChinaDiocese of Chengde 承德 was established (from Diocese of Chifeng 赤峰 and Diocese of Rehe 熱河 and became suffragan of Beijing 北京)
2018.10.31North Macedonia North MacedoniaTitular Episcopal See of Strumnitza was suppressed (to Diocese of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Strumica–Skopje)
2018.12.03Canada CanadaDiocese of Hearst was renamed as Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Moosonee)
2018.12.03Canada CanadaDiocese of Moosonee was suppressed (to Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee)
2018.12.06Serbia Serbia, Kosovo KosovoApostolic Exarchate of Serbia (Croatian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint Nicholas of Ruski Krstur (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.12.21Tanzania TanzaniaDiocese of Mbeya was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbeya (with suffragan sees Iringa and Sumbawanga)
2018.12.22Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Canada (Syro-Malabar Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Mississauga (without ecclesiastical province)
2018.12.22Iraq IraqDiocese of Aqrā (Chaldean Rite) was suppressed (to Archdiocese of Mossul–Aqrā)
2018.12.22Iraq IraqArchdiocese of Mossul (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Archdiocese of Mossul–Aqrā (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Aqrā)
2018.12.22Vietnam VietnamDiocese of Hà Tĩnh was established (from Diocese of Vinh and became suffragan of Hà Nôi)
2018.12.28Bangladesh BangladeshDiocese of Barisal was renamed as Diocese of Barishal
2018.12.28Bangladesh BangladeshMetropolitan Archdiocese of Chittagong was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chattogram

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