Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Jamaica

Date	Change
1515	Abbacy nullius of Jamaica was established
1655	Abbacy nullius of Jamaica was suppressed
1837.01.10	Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad)
1956.02.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Jamaica was promoted as Diocese of Kingston (without ecclesiastical province)
1967.09.14	Diocese of Kingston was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica (with suffragan sees Belize and Montego Bay and lost territory to establish Diocese of Montego Bay)
1967.09.14	Diocese of Montego Bay was established (from Diocese of Kingston and became suffragan of Kingston in Jamaica)
1970.09.08	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica lost territory to Diocese of Nassau
1991.04.15	Apostolic Vicariate of Mandeville was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica and Diocese of Montego Bay)
1997.11.21	Apostolic Vicariate of Mandeville was promoted as Diocese of Mandeville (became suffragan of Kingston in Jamaica)