The Year of Our Lord 1993

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
1 Jan	Nunciature to Czechoslovakia	Split	Nunciature to Czech Republic Nunciature to Slovakia	Split
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Edéa, Cameroon	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon	Territory Lost	Diocese of Eséka, Cameroon	Erected
22 Mar	Archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mawlamyine, Myanmar	Erected
25 Mar	Pontifical Commission of Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History, Roman Curia	Name Changed	Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, Roman Curia	Name Changed
5 Apr	Diocese of Banjarmasin, Indonesia	Territory Lost	Diocese of Palangkaraya, Indonesia	Erected
20 Apr	Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
20 Apr	Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
20 Apr	Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
20 Apr	Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
23 Apr	Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Split	Diocese of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Prefecture Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Split
28 May	Archdiocese of Ranchi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gumla, India	Erected
28 May	Archdiocese of Ranchi, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Simdega, India	Erected
31 May	Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Name Changed
31 May	Archdiocese of Eger, Hungary Diocese of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary	Territory Lost	Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Erected
31 May	Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kaposvár, Hungary	Erected
31 May	Archdiocese of Kalocsa, Hungary	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary	Name Changed
31 May	Diocese of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic Diocese of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Plzeň, Czech Republic	Erected
31 May	Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary	Elevated	Archdiocese of Veszprém, Hungary	Elevated
1 Jul	Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India	Territory Lost	Diocese of Srikakulam, India	Erected
10 Jul	Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná, Paraguay	Elevated	Diocese of Alto Paraná, Paraguay	Elevated
22 Jul	Diocese of Viedma, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina	Erected
22 Jul	Diocese of Viedma, Argentina	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina	Erected
14 Aug	Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Zakarpattia, Ukraine	Erected
18 Oct	Diocese of Kisii, Kenya	Territory Lost	Diocese of Homa Bay, Kenya	Erected
18 Oct	Diocese of Mahajanga, Madagascar	Territory Lost	Diocese of Port-Bergé, Madagascar	Erected
28 Oct	Diocese of Iaşi, Romania Diocese of Tiraspol, Moldova	Territory Lost	Apostolic Administration of Moldova	Erected
17 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Kankan, Guinea	Elevated	Diocese of Kankan, Guinea	Elevated
6 Dec	Diocese of Quelimane, Mozambique	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gurué, Mozambique	Erected
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Panamá	Territory Lost	Diocese of Penonomé, Panama	Erected
20 Dec	Vicariate Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Elevated	Diocese of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Elevated
30 Dec			Apostolic Administration of Caucaso, Armenia	Erected

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