The Year of Our Lord 1990

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
13 Jan	Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay	Name Changed	Diocese of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, Paraguay	Name Changed
31 Jan	Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar	Name Changed	Diocese of Toamasina, Madagascar	Name Changed
19 Feb			Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)	Erected
26 Mar	Archdiocese of Luanda, Angola	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ndalatando, Angola	Erected
2 Apr	Diocese of Umuahia, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Aba, Nigeria	Erected
19 Apr	Territorial Prelature of Encarnación, Paraguay	Elevated	Diocese of Encarnación, Paraguay	Elevated
23 Apr	Archdiocese of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Erected
30 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Istmina, Colombia	Elevated	Diocese of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia	Elevated
30 Apr	Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó, Colombia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Quibdó, Colombia	Erected
21 May	Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya	Elevated
21 May	Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya	Elevated	Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya	Elevated
21 May	Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya	Elevated	Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya	Elevated
21 May			Diocese of Rajshahi, Bangladesh	Erected
9 Jun	Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite), Lebanon	Split	Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon Eparchy of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon	Split
9 Jun			Eparchy of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon	Split
9 Jun	Eparchy of Joubbé (Maronite), Lebanon Diocese of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon	United	Eparchy of Joubbé e Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon	United
23 Jun			Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate	Founded
7 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio, Myanmar	Elevated	Diocese of Lashio, Myanmar	Elevated
5 Oct			Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina	Erected
31 Oct	Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada	Elevated	Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada	Elevated
19 Nov	Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chimoio, Mozambique	Erected
19 Nov	Diocese of Enugu, Nigeria	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nsukka, Nigeria	Erected
19 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Elevated
30 Nov	Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey	Name Changed
30 Nov	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Trabzon, Turkey	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey	Elevated
3 Dec	Diocese of Dapango, Togo	Name Changed	Diocese of Dapaong, Togo	Name Changed