Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions (2020)

Date	Country	Change
2020.01.07	Egypt	Diocese of Abu Qurqas (Coptic Rite) was established (from Diocese of Minya and became suffragan of Alexandria)
2020.02.15	Mexico	Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal was promoted as Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal
2020.03.02	Uruguay	Diocese of Maldonado–Punta del Este was renamed as Diocese of Maldonado–Punta del Este–Minas (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Minas)
2020.03.02	Uruguay	Diocese of Minas was suppressed (to Diocese of Maldonado–Punta del Este–Minas)
2020.03.05	Nigeria	Diocese of Ekwulobia was established (from Diocese of Awka and became suffragan of Onitsha)
2020.04.02	Nigeria	Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora was promoted as Diocese of Kontagora (became suffragan of Kaduna)
2020.05.06	Canada	Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall)
2020.05.06	Canada	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall)
2020.05.19	USA	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Juneau and lost suffragan see Juneau)
2020.05.19	USA	Diocese of Juneau was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau)
2020.05.30	Congo-Brazzaville	Diocese of Owando was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Owando (with suffragan sees Impfondo and Ouesso)
2020.05.30	Congo-Brazzaville	Diocese of Pointe-Noire was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire (with suffragan sees Dolisie and Nkayi)
2020.06.27	Iraq	Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Duhok (lost territory to establish Diocese of Zakho)
2020.06.27	Iraq	Diocese of Zakho (Chaldean Rite) was restored (from Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku and became suffragan of Babylon)
2020.09.10	Iraq	Titular Metropolitan See of Tagritum (Syriac Rite) was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Tagritum
2020.09.29	Peru	Territorial Prelature of Sicuani was promoted as Diocese of Sicuani
2020.11.25	Poland	Diocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa and Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk and became suffragan of Przemyśl–Warszawa)
2020.11.25	Poland	Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Wrocław–Koszalin (lost territory to establish Diocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk)

Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

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