The Year of Our Lord 2000

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
12 Jan			Nunciature to Bahrain	Established
9 Feb	Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Diocese of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
17 Feb	Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia	Elevated
11 Mar	Diocese of Pesaro, Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Pesaro, Italy	Elevated
11 Mar			Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy (no longer a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Mar	Archdiocese of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia	Name Changed
4 Apr	Archdiocese of Cumaná, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Diocese of Carúpano, Venezuela	Erected
14 Apr	Diocese of Nouna-Dédougou, Burkina Faso	Split	Diocese of Dédougou, Burkina Faso Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Split
15 Apr	Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Córdoba, Veracruz, México Diocese of Orizaba, Veracruz, México	Erected
19 Apr	Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Diocese of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Erected
10 May	Archdiocese of Guwahati, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bongaigaon, India	Erected
18 May	Archdiocese of Asunción, Paraguay	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Lorenzo, Paraguay	Erected
24 May	Diocese of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia	Split	Apostolic Administration of Prizren, Serbia Diocese of Skopje, North Macedonia	Split
25 May	Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Split	Diocese of Gospić-Senj, Croatia Archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia	Split
2 Jun	Diocese of Garissa, Kenya Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Malindi, Kenya	Erected
3 Jun	Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México	Elevated	Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México	Elevated
29 Jun			Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles	Approbation
Jul	Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna	United	Congregazione Mechitarista	United
3 Jul	Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and half of La Salle County) Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA (Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and half of La Salle County)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Laredo, Texas, USA	Erected
5 Jul	Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Erected
11 Jul	Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala	Name Changed	Diocese of Quiché, Guatemala	Name Changed
14 Jul	Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands, Antilles	Erected
21 Jul	Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
21 Jul	Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Sokal (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
21 Jul	Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
21 Jul	Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	United	Eparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	United
11 Oct	Apostolic Administration of Caucaso, Armenia	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Baku, Azerbaijan	Erected
23 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Elevated
23 Oct	Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mpanda, Tanzania	Erected
30 Oct	Archdiocese of Antsiranana, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar	Erected
30 Oct	Diocese of Ouesso, Congo	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Likouala, Congo	Erected
16 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia	Erected
25 Nov	Diocese of San Justo, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Erected
25 Nov			Military Ordinariate of Lithuania, Military	Erected
2 Dec			Archdiocese of Catania, Italy (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
2 Dec	Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Elevated	Archdiocese of Agrigento, Italy	Elevated
2 Dec			Archdiocese of Monreale, Italy (no longer a Metropolitan)	Elevated
5 Dec	Prefecture Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia	Elevated
5 Dec	Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Elevated	Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Elevated
5 Dec	Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Elevated	Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Elevated
5 Dec	Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lafia, Nigeria	Erected
5 Dec	Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria	Erected
23 Dec	Delegation to Djibouti	Elevated	Nunciature to Djibouti	Elevated

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