The Year of Our Lord 1999

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Delegation to Singapore	Elevated	Nunciature to Singapore	Elevated
unknown	Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Roman Curia	Name Changed
2 Jan	Diocese of Gulu, Uganda	Elevated	Archdiocese of Gulu, Uganda	Elevated
2 Jan	Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda	Elevated
2 Jan	Diocese of Tororo, Uganda	Elevated	Archdiocese of Tororo, Uganda	Elevated
2 Jan			Diocese of Arua, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Lira, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Nebbi, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Hoima, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Kabale, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Kasese, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Jinja, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Kotido, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Moroto, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
2 Jan			Diocese of Soroti, Uganda (from Kampala)	Metropolitan Changed
25 Jan	Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA (Madison county)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tyler, Texas, USA	Territory Added
9 Feb	Diocese of Jhansi, India (Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri, Datia, and Sheopur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gwalior, India	Erected
9 Feb	Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon (Manyu, Lebiale, and Kupe-Manenguba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mamfe, Cameroon	Erected
9 Feb	Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe (Bikita, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, Masvingo, Mwenezi, and Ndanga along with part of Gwanda and Beitbridge)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Erected
11 Feb			Brothers of the Sacred Heart	Approbation
3 Mar	Diocese of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Caraguatatuba, Iíhabela, São Sebastiâo, and Ubatuba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
15 Mar	Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru (San Ignacio de Loyola de Ichuna (in Departamento de Moquegua))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Puno, Peru	Territory Added
16 Mar	Diocese of Arusha, Tanzania	Elevated	Archdiocese of Arusha, Tanzania	Elevated
16 Mar	Diocese of Patna, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Patna, India	Elevated
16 Mar	Archdiocese of Tamale, Ghana (Yendi, Oushiegu-Karaga, Bimbilla, Saboba-Chereponi, and Zabzugu-Tatale)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yendi, Ghana	Erected
16 Mar			Diocese of Muzaffarpur, India (from Ranchi)	Metropolitan Changed
16 Mar			Diocese of Bettiah, India (from Ranchi)	Metropolitan Changed
16 Mar			Diocese of Bhagalpur, India (from Ranchi)	Metropolitan Changed
16 Mar			Diocese of Purnea, India (from Ranchi)	Metropolitan Changed
19 Mar			Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Approbation
19 Apr			Indian Missionary Society	Approbation
24 Apr	Archeparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India (Dhakshina, Kannada, and Coorg)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belthangady (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
29 Apr			Nunciature to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Established
5 May			Heralds of Good News	Approbation
18 May	Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation (Buriat, Hakassia, Jakuzia-Saha, Tuva; Amur, Cita (with Buriato di Aginsloje), Irkutsk (with Buriato di Ust-Orda), Kamchatka, Magadan, Sakhalin; along with Khabarovsk, Krasnojarsk (with "Evemnki" and "Tajmur-DolganaNenec"), Primorje; "Ebrei"; and "Cyukci")	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation	Erected
18 May	Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation	Name Changed	Apostolic Administration of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation	Name Changed
3 Jun	Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (Ambositra, Fandriana, and Ambotofinandrahana)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ambositra, Madagascar	Erected
5 Jun	Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon	Split	Eparchy of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon	Split
5 Jun	Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon Eparchy of Joubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon	United	Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon	United
22 Jun	Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Elevated	Archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Elevated
22 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Kano, Nigeria	Elevated	Diocese of Kano, Nigeria	Elevated
22 Jun			Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles (from Kingston in Jamaica)	Metropolitan Changed
22 Jun			Mission "Sui Iuris" of Turks and Caicos, Antilles (from Kingston in Jamaica)	Metropolitan Changed
23 Jun	Eparchy of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India	Erected
7 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Elevated	Diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan	Elevated
7 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Almaty, Kazakhstan Apostolic Administration of Astana, Kazakhstan Apostolic Administration of Atyrau, Kazakhstan	Erected
19 Jul			Nunciature to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles	Established
25 Sep			Delegation to Comoros	Established
13 Oct	Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus (Vitebsk)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vitebsk, Belarus	Erected
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia	Erected
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia (Sácama, Támara, Pore, Nunchía, Yopal, Pajarito, Recetor, Aguazul, Chámeza, Monterrey, Sabanalarga, and Villanueva) Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia (Part of Morcóte)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yopal, Colombia	Erected
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Granada en Colombia	Elevated
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Sibundoy, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia	Elevated
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Elevated
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia (Iscuandé)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia	Territory Added
29 Oct	Vicariate Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Tumaco, Colombia	Elevated
10 Nov	Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Capão da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Caraá, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imbé, Itati, Mampituba, Maquiné, Morrinhos do Sul, Osório, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...)	Erected
20 Nov	Archdiocese of Paraíba, Brazil (Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceiçâo (in Areia), Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem (in Alagoa Grande), and Nossa Senhora do Patrocinio (in Remigio))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil	Territory Added
23 Nov	Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea} (Adyghey, Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Daghestan, Ingush, Kabarda Balkar, Kalmykia, Larachaevo Teherges, Mordovia, North Ossetia, Chetchnya, Tatarstan along with Belgorod, Orenburg, Pensa, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Tambov, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd, Voronezh and...)	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}	Erected
23 Nov	Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea}	Name Changed	Apostolic Administration of Northern European Russia {Russia Europea Settentrionale}	Name Changed
8 Dec			Servi della Divina Misericordia	Approbation
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia (South-western part) Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia (Puerto Gaitán)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia	Erected
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia (All except South-western part)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal (Kolda, Sedhiou, and Valingara)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kolda, Senegal	Erected
22 Dec	Archdiocese of Parakou, Benin (N'Dali, Bembereke, Kalale, Nikki, Perere, and Sinende)	Territory Lost	Diocese of N’Dali, Benin	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana (Juabeso-Bia, Sefwi Wiawso, Bibiani-Ahwiawso-Bekwai, and Aowin Suaman)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wiawso, Ghana	Erected

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