Date | Country | Change |
2023 | Egypt | Titular Patriarchal See of Alexandria (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed |
2023 | Lithuania | Titular Episcopal See of Medininkai was restored |
2023 | Palestine, Israel | Titular Patriarchal See of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed |
2023.01.26 | Honduras | Diocese of San Pedro Sula was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (with suffragan sees Gracias, La Ceiba, Santa Rosa de Copán, Trujillo and Yoro) |
2023.01.31 | Brazil | Diocese of Araguaína was established (from Diocese of Miracema do Tocantins and Diocese of Tocantinópolis and became suffragan of Palmas) |
2023.02.12 | Nigeria | Diocese of Aguleri was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha and became suffragan of Onitsha) |
2023.02.15 | Kenya | Apostolic Vicariate of Isiolo was promoted as Diocese of Isiolo (became suffragan of Nyeri) |
2023.03.30 | Belarus | Apostolic Administration of Belarus (Belarussian Rite) was restored |
2023.04.20 | China | Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian 益都縣 was promoted as Diocese of Weifang 濰坊 (lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan 濟南 and Diocese of Zhoucun 周村 and became suffragan of Jinan 濟南) |
2023.05.30 | USA | Diocese of Las Vegas was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Las Vegas (with suffragan sees Reno and Salt Lake City) |
2023.06.01 | Italy | Diocese of Cuneo was renamed as Diocese of Cuneo–Fossano (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Fossano) |
2023.06.01 | Italy | Diocese of Fossano was suppressed (to Diocese of Cuneo–Fossano) |
2023.06.29 | Guinea | Diocese of Guéckédou was established (from Diocese of Kankan and Diocese of N’Zérékoré and became suffragan of Conakry) |
2023.07.22 | Kenya | Diocese of Wote was established (from Diocese of Machakos and became suffragan of Nairobi) |
2023.08.12 | Chad | Diocese of Koumra was established (from Diocese of Sarh and became suffragan of N’Djaména) |
2023.08.15 | Japan | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka 大阪 was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松 (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Takamatsu 高松 and lost suffragan see Takamatsu 高松) |
2023.08.15 | Japan | Diocese of Takamatsu 高松 was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松) |
2023.10.16 | Nigeria | Diocese of Katsina was established (from Diocese of Sokoto and became suffragan of Kaduna) |
2023.10.19 | Argentina | Diocese of Rawson was established (from Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
2023.11.08 | Congo-Kinshasa | Diocese of Doruma–Dungu was renamed as Diocese of Dungu–Doruma |
2023.12.22 | Tanzania | Diocese of Mafinga was established (from Diocese of Iringa and became suffragan of Mbeya) |
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