Year | From | To | ||
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1257 | Diocese of Forcona, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of L’Aquila, Italy | Name Changed |
1317 | Diocese of Clermont, France | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint-Flour, France | Erected |
1824 | Diocese of Nancy, France
Diocese of Toul, France | United | Diocese of Nancy (-Toul), France | United |
1902 | Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil (Piauí) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
1903 | Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba
Diocese of Pinar del Rio, Cuba | Erected |
1920 | Diocese of San Severino (Marche), Italy
Diocese of Treia, Italy | United | Diocese of San Severino (-Treia), Italy | United |
1922 | Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kenya, Kenya (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added |
1929 | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa (Queenstown, Cathcart, Stutterheim, Tarka, Hofmeyr, Glen Grey, Stockenström, Maraisburg, and part of St Mark’s) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Queenstown, South Africa | Erected |
1929 | Vicariate Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China (Kaying, Taipu, Pingyun, Hingning, Lungchun, Chenping, Hoping, Linping, and Chongloh (except Chong-San)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Erected |
1938 | Diocese of Montefeltro, Italy (Paderno) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sarsina, Italy | Territory Added |
1941 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China (Te-hoa) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China | Territory Added |
1956 | Vicariate Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles (Island of Barbados)
Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles (Islands of Grenada, Ronde, Carriacou, Little Martinique, Union, Mayreau, Canouan, Mustique, Bequia, and St. Vincent) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles | Erected |
1956 | Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles (Island of St. Lucia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles | Erected |
1956 | Diocese of Meru, Kenya
Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui, Kenya (Kitui) | Erected |
1956 | Archdiocese of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Tenkodogo and Zorgo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Erected |
1956 | Archdiocese of Agra, India (Meerut, Moradabad, Rampur, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Garhwal, Tehri, and Dehra Dun) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Meerut, India | Erected |
1961 | Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia | Elevated | Archeparchy of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia | Elevated |
1961 | Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai, Ethiopia | Elevated | Eparchy of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia | Elevated |
1961 | Apostolic Exarchate of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea | Elevated | Eparchy of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea | Elevated |
1971 | Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Aramina, Buritizal, Cristais Paulista, Franca, Guará, Igarapava, Itirapuã, Ituverava, Jeriquara, Nuporanga, Orlândia, Patrocínio Paulista, Pedregulho, Restinga, Ribeirão Corrente, Rifaina, Sales Oliveira, São Joaquim da Barra, and São José da Bela Vista) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Erected |
1997 | Diocese of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil (Turiaçu) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil | Territory Added |
2010 | Territorial Prelature of Calama, Chile | Elevated | Diocese of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile | Elevated |
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