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YearFromTo
1844Diocese of Angola e Congo (from São Salvador da Bahia to Lisboa) Metropolitan Changed
1859Diocese of Rennes, France ElevatedArchdiocese of Rennes, France Elevated
1893Prefecture Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize Elevated
1910Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Territory LostDiocese of Aracajú, Brazil Erected
1917Archdiocese of Bologna, Italy (Portonovo) Territory LostArchdiocese of Ravenna, Italy Territory Added
1917Archdiocese of Ravenna, Italy (Subsidii loci Marmortae) Territory LostArchdiocese of Bologna, Italy Territory Added
1931Prefecture Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Bikoro)
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Remaining part of Bikoro)
Territory LostMission "Sui Iuris" of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Erected
1931Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya (Laikipia) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Nyeri, Kenya Territory Added
1931Vicariate Apostolic of Nyeri, Kenya (Limuru) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya Territory Added
1937Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Marquette, Michigan, USA Name Changed
1941Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ Founded
1942Diocese of Montefeltro, Italy (St. Marina in Bese) Territory LostDiocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy Territory Added
1952Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Area in Pakistan)
Diocese of Krishnagar, India (Jessore, Kulna, Faridpur, Kustea, and Meherpur and Chuadanga (in Nadia))
Territory LostDiocese of Jessore, Bangladesh Erected
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Amboina, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Amboina, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Atambua, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Atambua, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Bandung, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Bandung, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Sukabumi, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Bogor, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Denpasar, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Denpasar, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Endeh, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Endeh, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Djakarta, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Djakarta, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Ketapang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Ketapang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Larantuka, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Larantuka, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Rosebery, Zambia ElevatedDiocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Makassar, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Malang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Manado, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Manado, Indonesia Elevated
1961Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho ElevatedArchdiocese of Maseru, Lesotho Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Medan, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Padang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Palembang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Pontianak, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Purwokerto, Indonesia Elevated
1961Diocese of Maseru, Lesotho (Qacha's Nek, Quthing, and Mokholtong) Territory LostDiocese of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho Erected
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Ruteng, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Samarinda, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Samarinda, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia ElevatedArchdiocese of Semarang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Sintang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Sintang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Vicariate Apostolic of Surabaia, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Surabaia, Indonesia Elevated
1961Prefecture Apostolic of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia ElevatedDiocese of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia Elevated
1961Diocese of Leribe, Lesotho (from Bloemfontein) Metropolitan Changed
1966Eparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey ElevatedArcheparchy of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey Elevated
1966Archdiocese of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran (Below the 33rd Parallel) Territory LostArcheparchy of Ahwaz (Chaldean), Iran Erected
1966Archdiocese of Québec, Canada (St. Rémi du Lac aux Sables, St. Leopold de Eervey Jonction, Notre Dame des Anges de Montauban, and Saint Eloi les Mines) Territory LostDiocese of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada Territory Added
1967Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Nugur Taluk) Territory LostDiocese of Warangal, India Territory Added
1978Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil (Area bounded by the rivers Juruena, Cabaxi, Guaporé, and Galera)
Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil (Vila Rondônia, Cacoal (formerly called New Caledonia), Iarú, Ouro Preto, Pimenta Bueno, and Vilhena)
Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, Brazil Erected
1978Diocese of Campo Grande, Brazil (Camapuâ, Coxim, Pedro Gomes, Rio Negro, and Rio Verde) Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Erected
1978Diocese of Campo Grande, Brazil (Agua Clara, Aparecida do Tabuado, Brasilândia, Cassilândia, Inocencia, Paranaíba, and Très Lagôas) Territory LostDiocese of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Erected
1981Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}, Italy (SS. Vito e Modesto in Lomazzo) Territory LostDiocese of Como, Italy Territory Added
2004Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México (Irapuato and Pueblo Nuevo)
Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México (Abasolo, Cuerámaro, Huanimaro, Jaral del Progreso, Salamanca, and Valle de Santiago along with part of Pénjamo)
Territory LostDiocese of Irapuato, Guanajuato, México Erected

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