Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Madagascar (original) (raw)

DateAscending Change
1841 Apostolic Prefecture of Madagascar was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Bourbon)
1848.01.21 Apostolic Prefecture of Madagascar was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar
1848.09.04 Apostolic Prefecture of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar)
1896.01.16 Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Madagascar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar)
1898.07.05 Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar)
1898.07.05 Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Madagascar)
1913.05.10 Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar)
1913.05.15 Apostolic Prefecture of Betafó was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar)
1913.05.20 Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Madagascar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez
1913.05.20 Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Madagascar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Dauphin
1913.05.20 Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive
1918.08.24 Apostolic Prefecture of Betafó was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Betafó
1921.01.10 Apostolic Vicariate of Betafó was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Antsirabé
1923.03.15 Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez)
1932.02.02 Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore
1933.12.13 Mission sui juris of Miarinarivo was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive)
1935.06.18 Apostolic Prefecture of Vatomandry was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive)
1938.01.08 Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Antsirabé, Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa, Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive)
1938.06.14 Apostolic Prefecture of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Ambanja
1939.03.15 Mission sui juris of Miarinarivo lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava
1939.05.25 Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo
1939.05.25 Mission sui juris of Miarinarivo was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga and Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive)
1939.05.25 Apostolic Prefecture of Vatomandry was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tamatave
1939.05.25 Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo
1949.01.13 Apostolic Prefecture of Tsiroanomandidy was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo)
1951.03.08 Apostolic Prefecture of Ambanja was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ambanja
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Ambanja was promoted as Diocese of Ambanja (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Antsirabé was promoted as Diocese of Antsirabé (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Diégo-Suarez was promoted as Diocese of Diégo-Suarez (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa was promoted as Diocese of Fianarantsoa (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Dauphin was promoted as Diocese of Fort-Dauphin (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Majunga was promoted as Diocese of Majunga (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Miarinarivo was promoted as Diocese of Miarinarivo (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava was promoted as Diocese of Morondava (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Tamatave was promoted as Diocese of Tamatave (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1955.09.14 Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tananarive (with suffragan sees Ambanja, Antsirabé, Diégo-Suarez, Fianarantsoa, Fort-Dauphin, Majunga, Miarinarivo, Morondava and Tamatave)
1957.04.08 Diocese of Farafangana was established (from Diocese of Fort-Dauphin and became suffragan of Tananarive)
1957.04.08 Diocese of Tuléar was established (from Diocese of Fort-Dauphin and became suffragan of Tananarive)
1958.12.11 Diocese of Diégo-Suarez was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez (with suffragan sees Ambanja and Majunga)
1958.12.11 Diocese of Fianarantsoa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (with suffragan sees Farafangana, Fort-Dauphin, Morondava and Tuléar)
1958.12.11 Apostolic Prefecture of Tsiroanomandidy was promoted as Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy (became suffragan of Tananarive)
1959.05.21 Diocese of Ambatondrazaka was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tananarive and became suffragan of Tananarive)
1960.04.25 Diocese of Morombe was established (from Diocese of Morondava and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa)
1967.04.13 Diocese of Ihosy was established (from Diocese of Farafangana and Diocese of Fort-Dauphin and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa)
1968.04.09 Diocese of Mananjary was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa and Diocese of Tamatave and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa)
1989.10.28 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tananarive was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antananarivo
1989.10.28 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diégo-Suarez was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana
1989.10.28 Diocese of Majunga was renamed as Diocese of Mahajanga
1989.10.28 Diocese of Tuléar was renamed as Diocese of Toliara
1989.11.23 Diocese of Fort-Dauphin was renamed as Diocese of Tôlagnaro
1990.01.31 Diocese of Tamatave was renamed as Diocese of Toamasina
1993.10.18 Diocese of Port-Bergé was established (from Diocese of Mahajanga and became suffragan of Antsiranana)
1999.06.03 Diocese of Ambositra was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa and became suffragan of Fianarantsoa)
2000.10.30 Diocese of Fenoarivo Atsinanana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antsiranana and became suffragan of Antsiranana)
2003.11.14 Diocese of Toliara was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toliara (with suffragan see Morombe)
2006.05.13 Diocese of Moramanga was established (from Diocese of Ambatondrazaka and became suffragan of Antananarivo)
2010.02.26 Diocese of Toamasina was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina (with suffragan sees Ambatondrazaka, Fenoarivo Atsinanana and Moramanga)
2017.02.08 Diocese of Maintirano was established (from Diocese of Mahajanga, Diocese of Morondava and Diocese of Tsiroanomandidy and became suffragan of Antananarivo)