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