Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Myanmar |
Date | Change |
1741 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu was established (from Diocese of Tomé) |
1856 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Burma |
1866.11.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Burma) |
1866.11.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Burma) |
1866.11.27 | Apostolic 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) |
1870.07.19 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma |
1870.07.19 | Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Burma |
1927.04.27 | Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma) |
1927.04.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung) |
1939.01.05 | Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma) |
1939.01.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mandalay (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo) |
1940.07.09 | Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab was established (from Diocese of Chittagong) |
1950.05.26 | Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kengtung |
1953.05.07 | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Burma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon |
1955.01.01 | Diocese of Bassein was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon and became suffragan of Rangoon) |
1955.01.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of Kengtung was promoted as Diocese of Kengtung (became suffragan of Mandalay) |
1955.01.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of Mandalay was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mandalay (with suffragan sees Kengtung and Bhamo) |
1955.01.01 | Apostolic 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) |
1955.01.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo was promoted as Diocese of Toungoo (became suffragan of Rangoon) |
1957.09.19 | Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Prome |
1960.04.11 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi |
1961.02.21 | Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo was promoted as Diocese of Myitkyina |
1961.02.21 | Apostolic Prefecture of Prome was promoted as Diocese of Prome |
1961.03.21 | Diocese of Taunggyi was established (from Diocese of Toungoo and became suffragan of Rangoon) |
1975.11.20 | Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio was established (from Diocese of Kengtung and became suffragan of Mandalay) |
1988.11.14 | Diocese of Loikaw was established (from Diocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Rangoon) |
1990.07.07 | Apostolic Prefecture of Lashio was promoted as Diocese of Lashio |
1991.10.08 | Diocese of Bassein was renamed as Diocese of Pathein |
1991.10.08 | Diocese of Prome was renamed as Diocese of Pyay |
1991.10.08 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rangoon was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon |
1992.11.21 | Diocese of Hakha was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mandalay and became suffragan of Mandalay) |
1993.03.22 | Diocese of Mawlamyine was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon and became suffragan of Yangon) |
1996.07.31 | Diocese of Toungoo was renamed as Diocese of Taungngu |
1998.01.17 | Diocese of Taunggyi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi (with suffragan sees Kengtung, Loikaw and Taungngu) |
2005.12.15 | Diocese of Pekhon was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Taunggyi) |
2006.08.28 | Diocese of Banmaw was established (from Diocese of Myitkyina and became suffragan of Mandalay) |
2009.01.24 | Diocese of Hpa-an was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon and became suffragan of Yangon) |
2010.05.22 | Diocese of Kalay was established (from Diocese of Hakha and became suffragan of Mandalay) |
Last updated on 2024.10.02
© 2024 GCatholic.org