The Year of Our Lord 1999

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Nunciature to Cambodia	Elevated
unknown			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
9 Feb	Diocese of Jhansi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gwalior, India	Erected
9 Feb	Diocese of Buéa, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mamfe, Cameroon	Erected
9 Feb	Diocese of Gweru, Zimbabwe	Territory Lost	Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Erected
3 Mar	Diocese of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
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	Territory Lost	Diocese of Yendi, Ghana	Erected
19 Mar			Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Approbation
24 Apr	Archeparchy of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belthangady (Syro-Malabarese), India	Erected
18 May	Apostolic Administration of Siberia, Russian Federation	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	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ambositra, Madagascar	Erected
5 Jun			Eparchy of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon	Split
5 Jun	Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon Eparchy of Joubbé 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
23 Jun	Eparchy of Chanda (Syro-Malabarese), India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), 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 Atyrau, Kazakhstan	Erected
7 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Astana, Kazakhstan	Erected
7 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Almaty, Kazakhstan	Erected
13 Oct	Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	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	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	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tumaco, Colombia	Erected
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	Erected
23 Nov	Apostolic Administration of European Russia {Russia Europea}	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
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia	Erected
22 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada, Colombia	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kolda, Senegal	Erected
22 Dec	Archdiocese of Parakou, Benin	Territory Lost	Diocese of N’Dali, Benin	Erected
22 Dec	Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Territory Lost	Diocese of Wiawso, Ghana	Erected