Year | From | To | ||
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1816 | Oblates of Mary Immaculate | Founded | ||
1830 | Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy | Founded | ||
1874 | Diocese of Kingston, Ontario, Canada | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada | Erected |
1901 | Society of the Divine Word | Approbation | ||
1913 | Diocese of Würzburg, Germany (Hohenfelden, Lichtenhain, and Mosen) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fulda, Germany | Territory Added |
1913 | Diocese of Fulda, Germany (Kranichfeld, Stedten, and Kostitz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Würzburg, Germany | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of Săo Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil (Jaboticabal, Barretos, Bebedouro, Pitangueiras, Viradouro, Monte Alto, Monte Azul, Tayassů, Tayuva, Olympia, Collina, Cajoby, Irupy, Piranjy, Guaracy, and Severino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
1929 | Diocese of Săo Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil (Rio Preto, Ibirá, Santa Adélia, Tabapuă, Mirassol, Nova Granada, Monte Aprazível, Tanabi, Ariranha, Catanduva, Potirendaba, Inácio Uchoa, Cedral, José Bonifácio, and Fernando Prestes) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
1929 | Archdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon | Erected | ||
1930 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China (Kingyuentao (Pingliang, Huating, Tsing-ning , Lungteh, Chwanglang, Kingyang, Ninghsien, Cheng-ning, Hoshui, Hwanhsien, Kingchow, Tsungsin, Ohenyuen, Lingtai, Kuyen, Haiyan, and Hwaping)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Pingliang [Pingliang], China | Erected |
1930 | Diocese of Sapë, Albania (MazreTcu and ShllaJcu) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania | Territory Added |
1930 | Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania (Staßa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sapë, Albania | Territory Added |
1930 | Diocese of Poona, India (Khandala and Kune) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Bombay, India | Territory Added |
1941 | Vicariate Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | Erected |
1946 | Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Adriano al Foro | Established | Cardinal Titular Church of San Paolo alla Regola | Established |
1954 | Diocese of Pistoia e Prato, Italy | Split | Diocese of Pistoia, Italy
Diocese of Prato, Italy | Split |
1965 | Diocese of Meru, Kenya (Eastern Part of Marsabit) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya | Territory Added |
1968 | Apostolic Administration of Bačka (Bács) Jugoslavenska, Serbia | Elevated | Diocese of Subotica, Serbia | Elevated |
1972 | Diocese of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México (Soto la Marina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México | Territory Added |
1977 | Diocese of Jayapura, Indonesia (Kaimana and Wasior) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia | Territory Added |
1980 | Diocese of Cruz del Eje, Argentina (Ischilin, Tulumba, Rio Seco, and Sobremonte) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes, Argentina | Erected |
1982 | Diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia (Alor and Pantor) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kupang, Indonesia | Territory Added |
1985 | Diocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy | Split | Diocese of San Severino, Italy | Split |
1985 | Diocese of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy Diocese of Recanati, Italy Diocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy | United | Diocese of Macerata, Tolentino, Recanati, Cingoli, and Treia, Italy | United |
1985 | Diocese of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy | Split | Diocese of Osimo, Italy | Split |
1998 | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (Santa Maria degli Angeli (Chiusano San Domenico), Santa Margherita (Poppano di San Mango sul Calore), and Maria SS. Addolorata (Pratola Serra))
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy (SS. Biagio e Stefano (Forino), S. Felicissimo (Petruro di Forino), S. Maria delia Misericordia e S. Nicola (Celzi di Forino), S. Giovanni Battista e S. Maria di Monserrato (Contrada), S. Michele Arcangelo (S. Michele di Serino), SS. Pietro e Paolo Ap....) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Avellino, Italy | Territory Added |
1998 | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (S. Maria di Carpignano (Carpignano frazione di Grottaminarda) and
Santa Maria Maggiore (Grottaminarda))
Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Vallata)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy | Territory Added |
1998 | Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy (S. Nicola di Bari (Buonalbergo)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy | Territory Added |
1998 | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Santi Nicola di Bari e Antonino martire (Gesualdo), Santa Maria della Pace (Villamaina), Mary SS. Assunta in Cielo (Frigento), Santi Domenico e Francesco (Sturno), and S. Michele Arcangelo (Sturno)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy | Territory Added |
1998 | Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Maria SS. Addolorata (Starze)) | Territory Lost | Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy | Territory Added |
1999 | Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA (Madison county) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tyler, Texas, USA | Territory Added |
2005 | Archdiocese of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania (and became a Metropolitan) | Name Changed |
2005 | Diocese of Pult (Pulati), Albania
Archdiocese of Shkodrë, Albania | United | Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania | United |
2005 | Diocese of Rrëshen, Albania (from Shkodrë) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2005 | Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (from Shkodrë) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2010 | Archeparchy of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India | Erected |
2010 | Eparchy of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India (Civil districts are Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Kodagu, Mandya, Shimoga, Chickamagaluru, and Hassan in Karnataka State) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India | Erected |
2016 | Diocese of Jalapa, Guatemala (Jutiapa, El Progreso, Santa Catarina Mita, Agua Bianca, Asunción Mita, Yupiltepeque, Atescatempa, Jeréz, El Adelanto, Zapotlán, Comapa, Jalpatagua, Conguaco, Moyuta, Pasaco, San José Acatempa, and Quesada) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, Guatemala | Erected |
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