Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Indonesia

Indonesia
DateAscendingChange
1807.05.08Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean)
1841.04.03Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia
1902.12.22Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch New Guinea was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1905.02.11Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Borneo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1911.06.30Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1913.09.16Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1914.07.20Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands
1918.03.13Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Borneo was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo
1919.11.19Apostolic Prefecture of Celebes was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1920.08.29Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch New Guinea was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea
1922.03.12Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands
1923.12.27Apostolic Prefecture of Bangka dan Billiton was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra)
1923.12.27Apostolic Prefecture of Benkoelen was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra)
1923.12.27Apostolic Prefecture of Sumatra was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Padang (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bangka dan Billiton and Apostolic Prefecture of Benkoelen)
1927.04.27Apostolic Prefecture of Malang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1928.02.15Apostolic Prefecture of Surabaia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1932.04.20Apostolic Prefecture of Bandung was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1932.04.25Apostolic Prefecture of Purwokerto was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1932.07.18Apostolic Prefecture of Padang was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Padang
1934.02.01Apostolic Prefecture of Celebes was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes
1936.05.25Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands)
1937.04.13Apostolic Prefecture of Makassar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes)
1937.04.13Apostolic Vicariate of Celebes was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Manado (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Makassar)
1938.05.21Apostolic Prefecture of Bandjarmasin was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo)
1938.05.21Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Borneo was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bandjarmasin)
1939.03.15Apostolic Prefecture of Malang was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Malang
1939.06.13Apostolic Prefecture of Benkoelen was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang
1940.06.25Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1941.10.16Apostolic Prefecture of Bandung was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung
1941.10.16Apostolic Prefecture of Purwokerto was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Purwokerto
1941.10.16Apostolic Prefecture of Surabaia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Surabaia
1941.12.23Apostolic Vicariate of Padang was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Medan
1948.03.11Apostolic Prefecture of Sintang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak)
1948.05.13Apostolic Prefecture of Makassar was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Makassar
1948.11.11Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Atambua
1948.12.09Apostolic Prefecture of Sukabumi was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia)
1949.03.10Apostolic Prefecture of Bandjarmasin was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin
1949.05.12Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia)
1949.05.12Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch New Guinea)
1949.12.25Military Vicariate of Indonesia was established
1950.02.07Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Djakarta
1950.06.24Apostolic Vicariate of Merauke was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina)
1950.07.10Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands)
1951.02.08Apostolic Prefecture of Bangka dan Billiton was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Pangkal-Pinang
1951.03.08Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka and Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng)
1951.03.08Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands)
1951.03.08Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands)
1952.06.19Apostolic Prefecture of Padang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang)
1952.06.19Apostolic Prefecture of Tandjung-Karang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang)
1954.06.14Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia
1954.06.14Apostolic Prefecture of Ketapang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak)
1955.02.21Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin)
1956.04.23Apostolic Prefecture of Sintang was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sintang
1959.10.20Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh)
1959.11.17Apostolic Prefecture of Sibolga was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Medan)
1959.12.19Apostolic Prefecture of Manokwari was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Amboina was promoted as Diocese of Amboina (became suffragan of Makassar)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Atambua was promoted as Diocese of Atambua (became suffragan of Endeh)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Bandjarmasin was promoted as Diocese of Bandjarmasin (became suffragan of Pontianak)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Bandung was promoted as Diocese of Bandung (became suffragan of Djakarta)
1961.01.03Apostolic Prefecture of Sukabumi was promoted as Diocese of Bogor (became suffragan of Djakarta)
1961.01.03Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar was promoted as Diocese of Denpasar (became suffragan of Endeh)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Djakarta was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Djakarta (with suffragan sees Bandung and Bogor)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh (with suffragan sees Atambua, Denpasar, Larantuka and Ruteng)
1961.01.03Apostolic Prefecture of Ketapang was promoted as Diocese of Ketapang (became suffragan of Pontianak)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka was promoted as Diocese of Larantuka (became suffragan of Endeh)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Makassar was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar (with suffragan sees Amboina and Manado)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Malang was promoted as Diocese of Malang (became suffragan of Semarang)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Manado was promoted as Diocese of Manado (became suffragan of Makassar)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Medan was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medan (with suffragan sees Padang, Palembang, Pangkal-Pinang and Tandjung-Karang)
1961.01.03Apostolic Prefecture of Padang was promoted as Diocese of Padang (became suffragan of Medan)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Palembang was promoted as Diocese of Palembang (became suffragan of Medan)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Pangkal-Pinang was promoted as Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang (became suffragan of Medan)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Pontianak was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak (with suffragan sees Bandjarmasin, Ketapang, Samarinda and Sintang)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Purwokerto was promoted as Diocese of Purwokerto (became suffragan of Semarang)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng was promoted as Diocese of Ruteng (became suffragan of Endeh)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Samarinda was promoted as Diocese of Samarinda (became suffragan of Pontianak)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Semarang (with suffragan sees Malang, Purwokerto and Surabaia)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Sintang was promoted as Diocese of Sintang (became suffragan of Pontianak)
1961.01.03Apostolic Vicariate of Surabaia was promoted as Diocese of Surabaia (became suffragan of Semarang)
1961.01.03Apostolic Prefecture of Tandjung-Karang was promoted as Diocese of Tandjung-Karang (became suffragan of Medan)
1963.06.28Apostolic Vicariate of Hollandia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru
1964.06.12Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura
1966.11.15Apostolic Prefecture of Manokwari was promoted as Diocese of Manokwari (became suffragan of Merauke)
1966.11.15Apostolic Vicariate of Merauke was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke (with suffragan sees Manokwari and Sukarnapura)
1966.11.15Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura was promoted as Diocese of Sukarnapura (became suffragan of Merauke)
1967.04.13Diocese of Kupang was established (from Diocese of Atambua and became suffragan of Endeh)
1968.04.09Apostolic Prefecture of Sekadau was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pontianak and Diocese of Ketapang)
1969.02.06Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula was promoted as Diocese of Weetebula (became suffragan of Endeh)
1969.04.25Diocese of Sukarnapura was renamed as Diocese of Djajapura
1969.05.29Diocese of Agats was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Merauke and became suffragan of Merauke)
1973.08.22Diocese of Bandjarmasin was renamed as Diocese of Banjarmasin
1973.08.22Metropolitan Archdiocese of Djakarta was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jakarta
1973.08.22Diocese of Djajapura was renamed as Diocese of Jayapura
1973.08.22Diocese of Surabaia was renamed as Diocese of Surabaya
1973.08.22Diocese of Tandjung-Karang was renamed as Diocese of Tanjungkarang
1973.08.22Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang
1974.05.14Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende
1974.05.14Diocese of Manokwari was renamed as Diocese of Manokwari–Sorong
1980.10.24Apostolic Prefecture of Sibolga was promoted as Diocese of Sibolga (became suffragan of Medan)
1982.06.08Apostolic Prefecture of Sekadau was promoted as Diocese of Sanggau (became suffragan of Pontianak)
1986.07.21Military Vicariate of Indonesia was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of Indonesia
1989.10.23Diocese of Kupang was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kupang (with suffragan sees Atambua and Weetebula)
1993.04.05Diocese of Palangkaraya was established (from Diocese of Banjarmasin and became suffragan of Pontianak)
2000.03.15Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Makassar
2001.12.22Diocese of Tanjung Selor was established (from Diocese of Samarinda and became suffragan of Pontianak)
2003.01.29Diocese of Samarinda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda (with suffragan sees Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya and Tanjung Selor)
2003.07.01Diocese of Palembang was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palembang (with suffragan sees Pangkal-Pinang and Tanjungkarang)
2003.12.19Diocese of Timika was established (from Diocese of Jayapura and became suffragan of Merauke)
2005.12.14Diocese of Maumere was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende and became suffragan of Ende)
2019Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang was renamed as Diocese of Pangkalpinang
2024.06.21Diocese of Labuan Bajo was established (from Diocese of Ruteng and became suffragan of Ende)

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