The Year of Our Lord 1991

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Diocese of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland	Name Changed	Diocese of Przemyśl (Ruthenian), Poland	Name Changed
16 Jan			Ordinariate of Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Name Changed
21 Jan			Military Ordinariate of Poland, Military	Erected
31 Jan	Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti Diocese of Hinche, Haïti	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fort-Liberté, Haïti	Erected
16 Feb	Diocese of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Viterbo, Italy	Name Changed
16 Feb	Diocese of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Name Changed	Diocese of Civita Castellana, Italy	Name Changed
22 Feb	Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador	Name Changed
Mar			Titular See of Aquipendium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Balneoregium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Mons Faliscus	Established
Mar			Titular See of Tuscania	Established
Mar			Titular See of Gallesium	Established
Mar			Titular See of Nepeta	Established
Mar			Titular See of Hortanum (Horta)	Established
Mar			Titular See of Sutrium	Established
17 Mar	Diocese of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Diocese of Warri, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bomadi, Nigeria	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kano, Nigeria	Erected
4 Apr	Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile	Territory Lost	Diocese of Melipilla, Chile	Erected
13 Apr			Diocese of Grodno, Belarus	Erected
13 Apr	Diocese of Minsk, Belarus Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus	United	Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	United
13 Apr	Diocese of Vladivostok, Russian Federation	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea}	Erected
13 Apr			Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation	Erected
13 Apr			Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Erected
15 Apr	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles	Erected
26 Apr	Diocese of Mbala, Zambia	Name Changed	Diocese of Mbala-Mpika, Zambia	Name Changed
30 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Jinotega, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Jinotega, Nicaragua	Elevated
30 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Elevated	Diocese of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Elevated
20 May	Diocese of Sangmélima, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Moroto, Uganda	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kotido, Uganda	Erected
20 May	Diocese of Bertoua, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yokadouma, Cameroon	Erected
3 Jun	Archdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lubaczów, Poland	Erected
5 Jun			Diocese of Białystok, Poland	Erected
5 Jun			Diocese of Drohiczyn, Poland	Erected
17 Jun	Diocese of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Erected
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Atanasio a Via Tiburtina	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giuseppe all’Aurelio	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo Martire	Established
28 Jun			Cardinal Titular Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia	Established
5 Jul	Diocese of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil	Name Changed
13 Jul			Ordinariate of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia	Erected
17 Jul	Diocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alcalá de Henares, Spain	Erected
23 Jul	Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Getafe, Spain	Erected
23 Jul			Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain (became a Metroplitan)	Elevated
5 Aug	Diocese of Alba Iulia, Romania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Romania	Elevated
14 Aug	Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated	Diocese of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Elevated
1 Oct			Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine	Erected
8 Oct	Diocese of Bassein, Myanmar	Name Changed	Diocese of Pathein, Myanmar	Name Changed
8 Oct	Diocese of Prome, Myanmar	Name Changed	Diocese of Pyay, Myanmar	Name Changed
8 Oct	Archdiocese of Rangoon, Myanmar	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar	Name Changed
11 Oct	Archdiocese of Nampula, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nacala, Mozambique	Erected
21 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia	Elevated
24 Dec	Territorial Prelature of Klaipeda, Lithuania Diocese of Telšiai, Lithuania	United	Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	United