Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Mozambique

Mozambique
DateAscendingChange
1612.01.21Apostolic Administration of Mozambique was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and became suffragan of Goa)
1783Apostolic Administration of Mozambique was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
1940.09.04Diocese of Beira was established (from Territorial Prelature of Mozambique and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1940.09.04Territorial Prelature of Mozambique was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques (with suffragan sees Beira and Nampula and lost territory to establish Diocese of Beira and Diocese of Nampula)
1940.09.04Diocese of Nampula was established (from Territorial Prelature of Mozambique and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1954.10.06Diocese of Quelimane was established (from Diocese of Beira and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1957.04.05Diocese of Porto Amélia was established (from Diocese of Nampula and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1962.05.06Diocese of Tete was established (from Diocese of Beira and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1962.08.03Diocese of Inhambane was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1963.07.21Diocese of Vila Cabral was established (from Diocese of Nampula and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1970.06.19Diocese of João Belo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)
1976.07.29Diocese of Vila Cabral was renamed as Diocese of Lichinga
1976.09.17Diocese of Porto Amélia was renamed as Diocese of Pemba
1976.09.18Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maputo
1976.10.01Diocese of João Belo was renamed as Diocese of Xai-Xai
1984.06.04Diocese of Beira was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira (with suffragan sees Quelimane and Tete)
1984.06.04Diocese of Nampula was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula (with suffragan sees Lichinga and Pemba)
1990.11.19Diocese of Chimoio was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira and became suffragan of Beira)
1991.10.11Diocese of Nacala was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula and became suffragan of Nampula)
1993.12.06Diocese of Gurué was established (from Diocese of Quelimane and became suffragan of Beira)

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