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The Year of Our Lord 2011

Diocese Events


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DateFromTo
unknownDelegation to Viêt Nam Established
15 JanArchdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone (Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun) Territory LostDiocese of Bo, Sierra Leone
Archdiocese of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Name Changed
15 JanArchdiocese of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone Name Changed
15 JanPersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain Erected
1 FebMilitary Ordinariate of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military Erected
9 FebDiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi ElevatedArchdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi Elevated
9 FebDiocese of Dedza, Malawi (from Blantyre) Metropolitan Changed
9 FebDiocese of Mzuzu, Malawi (from Blantyre) Metropolitan Changed
9 FebDiocese of Karonga, Malawi (from Blantyre) Metropolitan Changed
11 FebPrefecture Apostolic of Likouala, Congo ElevatedDiocese of Impfondo, Congo Elevated
11 FebDelegation to Kosovo Established
12 MarDiocese of Dodoma, Tanzania (Kondoa and Usandawe) Territory LostDiocese of Kondoa, Tanzania Erected
9 AprVicariate Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela ElevatedDiocese of Machiques, Venezuela Elevated
12 AprDiocese of Malanje, Angola ElevatedArchdiocese of Malanje, Angola Elevated
12 AprDiocese of Saurimo, Angola ElevatedArchdiocese of Saurimo, Angola Elevated
12 AprDiocese of Uije, Angola (from Luanda) Metropolitan Changed
12 AprDiocese of Ndalatando, Angola (from Luanda) Metropolitan Changed
12 AprDiocese of Lwena, Angola (from Huambo) Metropolitan Changed
12 AprDiocese of Dundo, Angola (from Luanda) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ElevatedArchdiocese of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Elevated
13 AprDiocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ElevatedArchdiocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Elevated
13 AprDiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ElevatedArchdiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Elevated
13 AprDiocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
13 AprDiocese of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (from Porto Alegre) Metropolitan Changed
31 MayVicariate Apostolic of Kuwait Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain Name Changed
31 MayVicariate Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates Name Changed
1 JunDiocese of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Naviraí, Anaurilândia, Angélica, Bataguassu, Batayporã, Eldorado, Iguatemi, Itaquiraí, Ivinhema, Japorã, Jateí, Juti, Mundo Novo, Nova Andradina, Novo Horizonte do Sul, Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Tacuru, and Taguarussu) Territory LostDiocese of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Erected
10 JunEparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada Erected
17 JunArchdiocese of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Uauá) Territory LostDiocese of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil Territory Added
8 JulArchdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habigganj, and Moulibazar) Territory LostDiocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh Erected
8 JulDiocese of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles (from Castries) Metropolitan Changed
18 JulDelegation to Malaysia ElevatedNunciature to Malaysia Elevated
4 AugMission "Sui Iuris" of Baku, Azerbaijan ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Azerbaijan Elevated
12 OctDiocese of Arica, Chile Name ChangedDiocese of San Marcos de Arica, Chile Name Changed
29 OctArchdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia (Kabwe, Kapiri-Mposhi, Mkushi, and Chibombo)
Diocese of Mpika, Zambia (Serenje)
Territory LostDiocese of Kabwe, Zambia Erected
9 NovTerritorial Prelature of Óbidos, Para, Brazil ElevatedDiocese of Óbidos, Para, Brazil Elevated
21 NovArcheparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (became a Metropolitan) Elevated
21 NovEparchy of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) Metropolitan Changed
21 NovEparchy of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) Metropolitan Changed
21 NovEparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) Metropolitan Changed
21 NovEparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine ElevatedArcheparchy of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Elevated
21 NovEparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) Metropolitan Changed
21 NovEparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine ElevatedArcheparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine Elevated
21 NovEparchy of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine (from Kyiv) Metropolitan Changed
30 NovDiocese of Diébougou, Burkina Faso (Poni and Noumbiel) Territory LostDiocese of Gaoua, Burkina Faso Erected
30 DecDiocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Atlántida and Islas de la Bahía) Territory LostDiocese of La Ceiba, Honduras Erected

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