Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Myanmar

Myanmar
DateAscendingChange
1741Apostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu was established (from Diocese of Tomé)
1856Apostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Burma
1866.11.27Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Burma)
1866.11.27Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Burma)
1866.11.27Apostolic Vicariate of Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Burma (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma and Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma)
1870.07.19Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma
1870.07.19Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Burma
1927.04.27Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma)
1927.04.27Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung)
1939.01.05Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma)
1939.01.05Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mandalay (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo)
1940.07.09Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab was established (from Diocese of Chittagong)
1950.05.26Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kengtung
1953.05.07Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon
1955.01.01Diocese of Bassein was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon and became suffragan of Rangoon)
1955.01.01Apostolic Vicariate of Kengtung was promoted as Diocese of Kengtung (became suffragan of Mandalay)
1955.01.01Apostolic Vicariate of Mandalay was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mandalay (with suffragan sees Kengtung and Bhamo)
1955.01.01Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon (with suffragan sees Bassein, Toungoo and Akyab and lost territory to establish Diocese of Bassein)
1955.01.01Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo was promoted as Diocese of Toungoo (became suffragan of Rangoon)
1957.09.19Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Prome
1960.04.11Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi
1961.02.21Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo was promoted as Diocese of Myitkyina
1961.02.21Apostolic Prefecture of Prome was promoted as Diocese of Prome
1961.03.21Diocese of Taunggyi was established (from Diocese of Toungoo and became suffragan of Rangoon)
1975.11.20Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio was established (from Diocese of Kengtung and became suffragan of Mandalay)
1988.11.14Diocese of Loikaw was established (from Diocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Rangoon)
1990.07.07Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio was promoted as Diocese of Lashio
1991.10.08Diocese of Bassein was renamed as Diocese of Pathein
1991.10.08Diocese of Prome was renamed as Diocese of Pyay
1991.10.08Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon
1992.11.21Diocese of Hakha was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mandalay and became suffragan of Mandalay)
1993.03.22Diocese of Mawlamyine was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon and became suffragan of Yangon)
1996.07.31Diocese of Toungoo was renamed as Diocese of Taungngu
1998.01.17Diocese of Taunggyi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi (with suffragan sees Kengtung, Loikaw and Taungngu)
2005.12.15Diocese of Pekhon was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Taunggyi)
2006.08.28Diocese of Banmaw was established (from Diocese of Myitkyina and became suffragan of Mandalay)
2009.01.24Diocese of Hpa-an was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon and became suffragan of Yangon)
2010.05.22Diocese of Kalay was established (from Diocese of Hakha and became suffragan of Mandalay)

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