Year | From | To | ||
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1249 | Order of Friar Servants of Mary | Approbation | ||
1566 | Cardinal Titular Church of San Trifone | Established | ||
1776 | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary | Territory Lost | Diocese of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Diocese of Rožňava, Slovakia | Erected |
1776 | Archdiocese of Esztergom, Hungary | Elevated | Diocese of Spiš, Slovakia | Elevated |
1786 | Diocese of Tarnów, Poland | Erected | ||
1853 | Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly, India | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mangalore, India | Erected |
1874 | Delegation to Persia | Established | ||
1891 | Fratelli dell’Istruzione Cristiana di Ploërmel | Approbation | ||
1918 | Prefecture Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Elevated |
1925 | Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China (Lungshan, Sangehih, Lungshun, Paotsing, Yungsui, Kuchang, Shenchow, Luki, Cheriki, Supu, Kienehow, Fenghwang, Mayang, Yuenchow, Kiemjang, and Hwangchow) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China | Erected |
1938 | Diocese of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada | Name Changed | Diocese of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick | Name Changed |
1938 | Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ogoja, Nigeria | Erected |
1952 | Prefecture Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic | Elevated |
1952 | Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria (Ibadan and part of Oshogbo) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ibadan, Nigeria | Erected |
1952 | Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang, Laos | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos (and name change) | Elevated |
1963 | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Departments of Comayagua and La Paz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Comayagua, Honduras | Erected |
1971 | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil (Apuiarés, General Sampaio, Irauçaba, Itapagé, Itapipoca, Paracuru, Pentecoste, Sao Luís do Cura, Trairi, and Uruburetama)
Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil (Itarema of Acaran) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
1971 | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil (Boa Viagem, Capistrano, Itapiúna, Itatira, Quixadá, and Quixeramobi) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
1971 | Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil (Camocim, Carnaubal, Chaval, Granja, Gnaraciaba do Norte, Ibiapina, Sao Benedito, Tianguá, Ubajara, and Viçosa do Ceará) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
1976 | Diocese of Northampton, England, Great Britain (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of East Anglia, England, Great Britain | Erected |
2001 | Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA | Erected | ||
2001 | Diocese of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (Baiata, Gabù, Quinara, Tombali, and Isola di Bolama) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau | Erected |
2001 | Diocese of Niamey, Niger (Maradi, Tahoua, Agadès, Bilma, Diffa, and Zinder) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maradi, Niger | Erected |
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