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