Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Uganda

Uganda
DateAscendingChange
1880.09.27Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa)
1883.05.31Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza
1894.07.13Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Victoria-Nyanza (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria-Nyanza and Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile)
1894.07.13Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria-Nyanza)
1915.01.15Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Victoria-Nyanza was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
1923.06.12Apostolic Prefecture of Equatorial Nile was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal)
1933.06.02Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
1934.05.28Apostolic Vicariate of Ruwenzori was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda)
1934.12.10Apostolic Prefecture of Equatorial Nile was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Equatorial Nile
1939.05.25Apostolic Vicariate of Masaka was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda)
1948.06.10Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile)
1950.12.01Apostolic Vicariate of Equatorial Nile was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu
1951.05.10Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tororo
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu was promoted as Diocese of Gulu (became suffragan of Rubaga)
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala was promoted as Diocese of Kampala (became suffragan of Rubaga)
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Masaka was promoted as Diocese of Masaka (lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Ruwenzori was promoted as Diocese of Mbarara (became suffragan of Rubaga)
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga (with suffragan sees Gulu, Kampala, Masaka, Mbarara and Tororo and gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Masaka)
1953.03.25Apostolic Vicariate of Tororo was promoted as Diocese of Tororo (became suffragan of Rubaga)
1958.06.23Diocese of Arua was established (from Diocese of Gulu and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1961.02.21Diocese of Fort Portal was established (from Diocese of Mbarara and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1964.01.20Military Vicariate of Uganda was established
1965.03.22Diocese of Moroto was established (from Diocese of Gulu and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1965.08.09Diocese of Hoima was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga and Diocese of Fort Portal and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1966.02.01Diocese of Kabale was established (from Diocese of Mbarara and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1966.08.05Diocese of Jinja was established (from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga and became suffragan of Kinshasa)
1966.08.05Diocese of Kampala was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala (with suffragan sees Arua, Gulu, Masaka, Mbarara, Moroto and Tororo and gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga)
1966.08.05Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala and to establish Diocese of Jinja)
1968.07.12Diocese of Lira was established (from Diocese of Gulu and became suffragan of Kampala)
1980.11.29Diocese of Soroti was established (from Diocese of Tororo and became suffragan of Kampala)
1981.07.17Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala and became suffragan of Kampala)
1986.07.21Military Vicariate of Uganda was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of Uganda
1989.03.06Diocese of Kasese was established (from Diocese of Fort Portal and without ecclesiastical province)
1991.05.20Diocese of Kotido was established (from Diocese of Moroto and became suffragan of Kampala)
1996.02.23Diocese of Nebbi was established (from Diocese of Arua and became suffragan of Kampala)
1996.11.30Diocese of Kasana–Luweero was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala and became suffragan of Kampala)
1996.11.30Diocese of Lugazi was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala and became suffragan of Kampala)
1999.01.02Diocese of Gulu was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu (with suffragan sees Arua, Lira and Nebbi)
1999.01.02Diocese of Mbarara was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mbarara (with suffragan sees Fort Portal, Hoima, Kabale and Kasese)
1999.01.02Diocese of Tororo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tororo (with suffragan sees Jinja, Kotido, Moroto and Soroti)

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