Year | From | To | ||
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1793 | Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Territory Lost | Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans), USA (Louisiana and Florida) | Erected |
1902 | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, México | Erected |
1921 | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy (from Salzburg to Immediately Subject) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1922 | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi and Kivu, Burundi | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ruanda | Erected |
1922 | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi and Kivu, Burundi | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi | Name Changed |
1925 | Diocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Apostolic Administration of Fiume / Rijeka, Croatia Diocese of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy | Elevated | Diocese of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia | Elevated |
1925 | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (Burgstall) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of Bolivar, Ecuador (Macas) | Territory Added | ||
1932 | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia (Pekalongan, Banjoemas, and Kedoe (except Tennangseng and Magalang)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Purwokerto, Indonesia | Erected |
1933 | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China | Elevated |
1939 | Vicariate Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) (Kang-uen-to (Kogendo)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Shunsen, Korea (South) | Erected |
1939 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dakar, Senegal (Ziguinchor, Bignona, Sedhiou, Kolda, Upper Gambia, and part of Tambacounda) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ziguinchor, Senegal | Erected |
1939 | Prefecture Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
1949 | Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza | Decretum Laudis | ||
1950 | Diocese of Lipa, Philippines (Island of Polillo and northern part of Quezon) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines | Erected |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Blantyre, Malawi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dedza, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Dedza, Malawi | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Livingstone, Zambia | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Lusaka, Zambia | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia | Erected |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Abercorn, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated | Diocese of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated |
1959 | Prefecture Apostolic of N’Zérékoré, Guinea | Elevated | Diocese of N’Zérékoré, Guinea | Elevated |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Zomba, Malawi | Elevated | Diocese of Zomba, Malawi | Elevated |
1960 | Diocese of Morondava, Madagascar (Manja, Ankazoabo, Beroroha, Morombe, and southern Befandriana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Morombe, Madagascar | Erected |
1966 | Archdiocese of Chihuahua, México (Guerrero and Bachiniva)
Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México (Madera, Temosachic, Matachic, Namiquipa, Moris, Ocampo, and Gómez Farias) Diocese of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México (Yécora) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Madera, Chihuahua, México | Erected |
1966 | Diocese of Bhagalpur, India (from Calcutta to Ranchi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1966 | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Bhadrachellam Taluk) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Warangal, India | Territory Added |
1969 | Diocese of Montería, Colombia (Tierralta)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia (Montelibano and Ayapel) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú, Colombia | Erected |
1969 | Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia (Sincelejo, Colosó (Ricaurte), Corozal, Morroa, Ovejas, Palmito, Sampués, San Onofre, San Pedro, Sincé, and Tulú)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia (Caimito, Majagual, S. Benito Abad, San Marcos, Sucre, and Tolú-viejo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sincelejo, Colombia | Erected |
1969 | Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia (Maganguè, Córdoba, Margarita, Mompós, Pinillos, San Fernando, and Zambrano)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia (Achí, Barranco de Loba, Morales, San Martín de Loba, Simití, and San Pablo) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Magangué, Colombia | Erected |
1969 | Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar, Colombia | Elevated | Diocese of Valledupar, Colombia | Elevated |
1969 | Diocese of Barranquilla, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barranquilla, Colombia | Elevated |
1969 | Diocese of Sukarnapura, Indonesia | Name Changed | Diocese of Djajapura, Indonesia | Name Changed |
1969 | Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (Bukidnon) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay, Philippines | Erected |
1969 | Delegation to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore | Split | Delegation to Laos, Malaysia and Singapore
Nunciature to Thailand | Split |
1969 | Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia (from Cartagena) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1974 | Diocese of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) (Latin named changed from Vallisiensis et Futunensis) | Name Changed | ||
1997 | Military Ordinariate of Croatia, Military | Erected | ||
2001 | Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Elevated |
2001 | Diocese of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil (from Diamantina) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2001 | Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil (from Diamantina) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2001 | Diocese of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil (from Brasilia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2013 | Archdiocese of Guatemala | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala | Name Changed |
2018 | Diocese of Chiang Mai, Thailand (Chiang Rai and Phrae) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chiang Rai, Thailand | Erected |
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