- 1999-12-31
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- Oppdatert statistikker:
- Tilvekst av bispedømmer på Internet
- Utviklingen i St. Olav menighet i Oslo i det 20. århundre
- Lagt inn peker til bispedømmet São José dos Campos i Brasil
- 1999-12-30
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- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Ghana etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Wiawso:
- On 30 December 1999, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Wiawso (area 11,240, population 641,500, Catholics 136,036, priests 41, religious 11), Ghana, with territory taken from the diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan Church of Cape Coast. He appointed Fr. Joseph Francis Kweku Essien of the clergy of Sekondi-Takoradi, military chaplain to the Ghanaian armed forces, as first bishop of Wiawso. The bishop-elect was born in Apowa, Ghana, in 1945 and ordained a priest in 1977.
- 1999-12-29
- Lagt inn peker til bispedømmet Coria-Cáceres i Spania
- 1999-12-28
- Lagt inn pave Johannes Paul IIs budskap til Fredsdagen 1. januar 2000
- Lagt inn peker til bispedømmet Nantes i Frankrike
- 1999-12-25
- Lagt inn Pavens ord ved åpningen av Det hellige År
- 1999-12-20
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- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikter i India:
- Bispekonferansen
- Erkebispedømmene Agra, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bombay og Delhi
- Bispedømmene Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Ajmer-Jaipur, Allahabad, Alleppey, Ambikapur, Amravati, Asansol, Aurangabad, Bagdogra, Balasore, Bareilly, Baroda, Baruipur, Bathery, Belgaum, Bellary, Berhampur, Bhagalpur, Bijnor, Calicut og Cochin
- 1999-12-19
- Lagt inn Pavens budskap til katolikkene i Macao før Kinas suverenitetsovertagelse
- Oppdatert kardinaloversikten etter kardinal Paolo Dezzas død
- 1999-12-16
- Lagt inn Bønnevake for overgangen til år 2000
- Ny artikkel: Kan vi stole på Bibelens vitnesbyrd om Jesus?
- 1999-12-13
- Lagt inn brev fra Pave Johannes Paul II til de troende i Kina
- 1999-12-11
- Oppdatert peker til bispedømmet Tulsa i USA
- 1999-12-09
- Lagt inn peker til bispedømmet Little Rock og til militærordinariatet i USA
- 1999-12-08
- Lagt inn pekere til bispedømmene Calgary og Thunder Bay i Canada
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- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikter i Mexico:
- Erkebispedømmene Acapulco, Antequera [Oaxaca], Chihuahua, Durango, Hermosillo, Jalapa, Morelia, Puebla de los Angeles, San Luis Potosí, Tlalnepantla og Yucatán
- Bispedømmene Aguascalientes, Atlacomulco, Autlán, Campeche, Celaya, Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Ciudad Altamirano, Ciudad Guzmán, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Ciudad Obregón, Ciudad Valles, Ciudad Victoria, Coatzacoalcos, Colima, Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Cuautitlán, Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Ecatepec, Huajuapan de León, Huejutla, La Paz en la Baja California Sur, León, Linares, Matehuala, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Netzhualcóyotl, Nuevo Laredo, Papantla, Parral, Querétaro, Saltillo, San Andrés Tuxtla, Tabasco, Tacámbaro, Tampico, Tarahumara, Tehuacán, Tehuantepec, Tepic, Texcoco, Tlapa, Tlaxcala, Torreón, Tula, Tulancingo, Tuxpan, Tuxtepec, Veracruz og Zamora
- Prelaturene Cancún-Chetumal, El Salto, Huautla, Jesús María, Mixes og Nuevo Casas Grandes
- Eparkiene Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México FOR MARONITTENE og Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México FOR GRESK-MELKITTENE
- On Saturday 27 November 1999, it was made public that the Holy Father:
- * Erected the diocese of Yopal, (area 17,565, population 220,000) Colombia, with territory partly taken from the apostolic vicariate of Casanare, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Tunja, Colombia. The name of the remaining portion of the apostolic vicariate is changed to Trinidad. He appointed Bishop Olavio Lopez Duque O.A.R., apostolic vicar of Casanare, as apostolic administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the new diocese of Yopal and of the apostolic vicariate of Trinidad.
- * Elevated the apostolic vicariate of Ariari, Colombia, to the rank of diocese, changing its name to Granada en Colombia (area 35,000, population 200,000, Catholics 187,500, priests 23, religious 43). The new diocese maintains the same territorial configuration and is made a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Bogota, Colombia. He appointed Bishop Hector Julio Lopez Hurtado S.D.B., apostolic vicar of Ariari, as bishop of the new diocese.
- * Elevated the apostolic vicariate of San Jose del Guaviare, (area 42,327, population 105,000, Catholics 91,000, priests 13, permanent deacons 3, religious 7) Colombia, to the rank of diocese. The new diocese maintains the same name and territorial configuration and is made a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Bogota. He appointed Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes M.X.Y., apostolic vicar of San Jose del Guaviare, as bishop of the new diocese.
- * Elevated the apostolic vicariate of Sibundoy, Colombia, to the rank of diocese, changing its name to Mocoa-Sibundoy (area 25,000, population 180,000, Catholics 170,000, priests 29, permanent deacons 1, religious 104). The new diocese maintains the same territorial configuration and is made a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Popayan, Colombia. He appointed Bishop Fabio de Jesus Morales Grisales C.SS.R., apostolic vicar of Sibundoy, as bishop of the new diocese.
- * Elevated the apostolic vicariate of Tumaco, (area 16,400, population 230,000, Catholics 203,000, priests 24, permanent deacons 1, religious 30) Colombia, to the rank of diocese. The new diocese maintains the same name and territorial configuration and is made a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Popayan. He appointed Bishop Gustavo Giron Higuita O.C.D., apostolic vicar of Tumaco, as bishop of the new diocese.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av det apostoliske administraturet Saratov i Russland:
- On 23 November 1999, the Holy Father erected, at Saratov, Russia, the apostolic administration of Southern European Russia of the Latins, with territory taken from the apostolic administration of European Russia. He appointed Bishop Klemens Pickel, assistant to the apostolic administrator of European Russia, as apostolic administrator of the new ecclesial circumscription.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Osorio i Brasil:
- On 10 November, 1999, the Holy Father Erected the diocese of Osorio (area 6,210, population 236,000, Catholics 189,000, priests 27, religious 63), Brazil, with territory taken from the diocese of Caxias do Sul and from the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, making it a suffragan of the latter. He appointed Bishop Thadeu Gomes Canellas, auxiliary of Porto Alegre, as bishop of the new diocese.
- Lagt inn pekere til kirkedistrikter i USA:
- Erkebispedømmet Pittsburgh for RUTENSK-BYSANTINERE
- Bispedømmene Bismarck, Gallup, Harrisburg, Saint Nicholas of Chicago for UKRAINSK-BYSANTINERE, Sioux Falls og Tyler
- Lagt inn pekere til kirkedistrikter i Italia:
- Erkebispedømmet Capua
- Bispedømmene Assisi - Nocera Umbra - Gualdo Tadino, Bergamo, Ischia, Isernia-Venafro, San Marino-Montefeltro , Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Teggiano-Policastro, Tursi-Lagonegro og Volterra
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Vitebsk i Hviterussland:
- On 13 October 1999, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Vitebsk, Belarus, with territory taken from the archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, making it a suffragan of that same metropolitan Church. He appointed Fr. Wladyslaw Blin, pastor and deacon in Mohilev, as first bishop of the new diocese. The bishop-elect was born in Swidnin, Poland, in 1954 and ordained a priest in 1980.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Karaganda og de apostoliske administraturene Almaty, Astana og Atyrau i Kasakstan:
- Den 6. august 1999 ble det bekjentgjort at Pave Johannes Paul II har opprettet ett bispedømme og tre apostoliske administraturer i Kasakstan, fra det tidligere landsomfattende apostoliske administratur Kasakstan. Det nye bispedømmet er Karaganda. De nye apostoliske administraturer er Astana, Almaty, og Atyrau. Bispedømmet Karaganda får som biskop msgr. Jan Pawel Lenga, M.I.C., tidligere apostolisk administrator for Kasakstan. Han ble født i Horodok i Ukraina i 1950. Astana får som apostolisk administrator fader Tomasz Peta, som ble født i Inowroclaw i Polen i 1951. Almaty får som apostolisk administrator fader Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M., født i Chicago i USA i 1931. Atyrau får som apostolisk administrator fader Janusz Kaleta, født i Lazy i Polen i 1964.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Ambositra i Madagaskar:
- On Saturday, July 24, it was made public that the Holy Father erected the diocese of Ambositra (area 15,000, population 540,000, Catholics 262,233, priests 75, religious 147), Madagascar, with territory taken from the archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan church of Fianarantsoa. He appointed Fr. Fulgence Rabemahafaly, former rector of the major seminary of Vohitsoa, Madagascar, as bishop of the new diocese. The bishop-elect was born at Miarinavaratra, Madagascar, in 1951 and ordained a priest in 1980.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter elevasjonen av det apostoliske vikariatet Kano til bispedømme:
- On 16 July 1999, the Holy Father elevated the apostolic vicariate of Kano (area 43,170, population 8,685,995, Catholics 105,913, priests 28, religious 12), Nigeria, to the standing of diocese with the same name and territorial boundaries, and made it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Kaduna. He appointed Bishop Patrick Francis Sheehan O.S.A., apostolic vicar of the same vicariate and emeritus of Yola, Nigeria, as first bishop of the new diocese.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter opprettelsen av eparkiet Adilabad:
- On 16 July 1999, the Holy Father erected the eparchy of Adilabad of the Syro-Malabars in India with territory taken from the eparchy of Chanda of the Syro-Malabars, making it a suffragan "ad instar" of the metropolitan church of Hyderabad, India. He appointed Fr. Joseph Kunnath C.M.I., pastor of the mission at Saligoan, as bishop of the new eparchy. The bishop-elect was born in Kondacherry, India, in 1939 and ordained a priest in 1972.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten etter elevasjonen av Nassau til erkebispedømme:
- On 5 July 1999, The Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Nassau (area 13,872, population 303,833, Catholics 68,237, priests 30) Bahamas, elevating the diocese of the same name to the status of metropolitan church, assigning to it as suffragan the diocese of Hamilton-in-Bermuda and aggregating to it the "sub iuris" mission of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He appointed Bishop Lawrence A. Burke S.J. as first metropolitan archbishop of Nassau.
- Lagt inn det nyopprettede eparkiet Belthangady, suffragan av Tellicherry, i India:
- On 26. May 1999, the Holy Father erected the eparchy of Belthangady, India, with territory taken from the archieparchy of Tellicherry, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan church of Tellicherry, of the Syro-Malabar rite. He appointed Fr. Lawrence Mukkuzhy as first bishop of the new eparchy. The bishop-elect was born in Sullia, India, in 1951, was ordained a priest in 1978 and since 1997 has been episcopal vicar for the Karnataka "mission."
- Lagt inn pekere til kirkedistrikter i Costa Rica:
- Bispekonferansen
- Erkebispedømmet San José de Costa Rica
- Bispedømmene Alajuela, Ciudad Quesada, Limón, Puntarenas, San Isidro de El General og Tilarán
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Russland etter opprettelsen av det apostoliske administratur Øst-Sibir:
- On 18 May 1998, the Holy Father erected the Apostolic Administration of Eastern Siberia, with the see at Irkutsk, with territory taken from the Apostolic Administration of Siberia. He appointed Bishop Jerzy Mazur S.V.D., auxiliary of the Apostolic Administration of Siberia, as Apostolic Administrator of the new Administration.
- Oppdatert pekere til rumensk-bysantinske kirkedistrikter i Romania:
- erkeeparkiet Fagaras e Alba Julia
- eparkiene Cluj-Gherla, Lugoj, Maramures og Oradea Mare
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikter i Frankrike:
- erkebispedømmene Rennes og Tours
- bispedømmene Arras, Beauvais, Meaux, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Claude og Strasbourg
- Lagt inn peker til kirkedistrikter i Den tsjekkiske republikk:
- Bispekonferansen
- Erkebispedømmene Olomouc og Praha
- Bispedømmene Brno, Ceské Budejovice, Hradec Králové, Litomerice, Ostrava-Opava og Plzen
- Det apostoliske eksarkatet Tsjekkia FOR BYSANTINERNE
- Kartpeker
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for India etter elevasjonen av bispedømmet Patna til erkebispedømme:
- On Tuesday March 30, the Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Patna, India, elevating the same episcopal see to the rank of metropolitan church, making the dioceses of Bettiah, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Purnea suffragan to it. Bishop Benedict John Osta, S.J., of the diocese of Patna was appointed as the first metropolitan archbishop of Patna. The archbishop-elect was born in Blasurahi, India, in 1931, was ordained a priest in 1963, and since March 1980 has been bishop of Patna.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Ghana etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Yendi:
- On Tuesday March 30, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Yendi (area 25,000, population 450,000, Catholics 3,843, priests 12, religious 6), Ghana, with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tamale, making it suffragan to the same metropolitan church. He appointed Fr. Vincent Boi-Nai S.V.D., as first bishop of Yendi. The bishop-elect was born in Labadi, Ghana, in 1945, made his perpetual vows in 1977 and was ordained a priest the same year. Since 1998 he has been provincial of the Society of the Divine Word (Verbites).
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Tanzania etter elevasjonen av bispedømmet Arusha til erkebispedømme:
- On Wednesday March 24, the Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Arusha, Tanzania, elevating the same episcopal see to the rank of metropolitan church, making the dioceses of Mbulu, Moshi and Same suffragen to it. He appointed Bishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu of this same diocese as first metropolitan archbishop of Arusha.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for India etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Gwalior:
- On Wednesday March 10, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Gwalior (area 33,584, population 5,566,723, Catholics 2,188, priests 27, religious 45), India, taking territory from the diocese of Jhansi, making it suffragan to the Metropolitan church of Bhopal. He also appointed Fr. Joseph Kaithathara as first bishop of Gwalior. The bishop-elect was born in Gothuruth, India, in 1939, was ordained a priest in 1963, and since 1996 has been pastor of St. John's in Gwalior.
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikt i Frankrike:
- Erkebispedømmet Cambrai
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikt i Italia:
- Bispedømmene Bolzano-Bressanone, Pozzuoli, Sessa Aurunca og Trieste
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikt i Spania:
- Erkebispedømmene Barcelona, Burgos, Mérida-Badajoz og Toledo
- Bispedømmene Getafe og Segorbe - Castellón de la Plana
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Brasil etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Caraguatatuba:
- On Wednesday March 3, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Caraguatatuba (area 2,121, population 210,000, Catholics 175,000, priests 14, religious 45), Brazil, with territory taken from the diocese of Santos, making it suffragan to the Metropolitan Church of Sao Paulo. He appointed Fr. Fernando Mason O.F.M.Conv., as first bishop of Caraguatatuba. The bishop-elect was born in Loreggia, Italy, in 1945, was ordained a priest in 1971, and since 1997 has been coordinator of the provincial commission for formation.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Kamerun etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Mamfe:
- On February 24, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Mamfe (area 10,500, population 337,000, Catholics 35,000, priests 8, religious 23), Cameroon, taking territory from the diocese of Buea, making it suffragan to the Metropolitan Church of Bamenda. Fr. Francis Teke Kysinge was appointed as first bishop of Mamfe. The bishop-elect was born in Muea, Cameroon, in 1938, was ordained a priest in 1966 and since 1975 has been spiritual director of the St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Major Seminary of Bambui.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Zimbabwe etter opprettelsen av bispedømmet Masvingo:
- On Monday February 22, the Holy Father erected the diocese of Masvingo (area 70,000, population 1,180,000, Catholics 102,000, priests 43, religious 142) with territory taken from the diocese of Gweru, making it suffragan to the Metropolitan Church of Bulawayo. Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera of Gokwe was appointed as first bishop of Masvingo.
- Oppdatert bispedømmeoversikten for Uganda etter elevasjonen av bispedømmene Gulu, Mbarara og Tororo til erkebispedømmer:
- On Saturday January 30, the Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Gulu, elevating the diocese of the same name to the rank of metropolitan church, and assigning to it as suffragans the dioceses of Arua, Lira and Nebbi. He appointed Bishop John Baptist Odama of Nebbi, as first metropolitan archbishop of Gulu.
- On Saturday January 30, the Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara, elevating to the rank of metropolitan church the diocese of the same name and assigning to it as suffragans the dioceses of Fort Portal, Hoima, Kabale and Kasese. He appointed Bishop Paul K. Bakyenga of the diocese of Mbarara, as first metropolitan archbishop of Mbarara.
- On Saturday January 30, the Holy Father erected the ecclesiastical province of Tororo, elevating to the rank of metropolitan church the diocese of the same name, and assigning to it the dioceses of Jinya, Kotido, Moroto and Soroti. He appointed Bishop James Odongo of the diocese of Tororo, as first metropolitan archbishop of Tororo.
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikter i Chile:
- Erkebispedømmene Antofagasta, Concepción, La Serena, Puerto Montt og Santiago de Chile
- Bispedømmene Arica, Chillán, Copiapó, Iquique, Linares, Los Angeles, Melipilla, Osorno, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, San Bernardo, San Carlos de Ancud, San Felipe, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia og Valparaíso
- Prelaturene Calama og Illapél
- De apostoliske vikariatene Araucanía og Aysén
- Oppdatert pekere til kirkedistrikter i Nicaragua:
- bispekonferansen
- Erkebispedømmet Managua
- Bispedømmene Estelí, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León og Matagalpa
- Det apostoliske vikariatet Bluefields