Year | From | To | ||
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1203 | Archdiocese of Acerenza, Italy
Archdiocese of Matera, Italy | United | Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera, Italy | United |
1779 | Diocese of Durango, México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sonora, México | Erected |
1848 | Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Erected |
1890 | Congregation of Saint Joseph | Decretum Laudis | ||
1907 | Territorial Abbey of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland | Restored | ||
1931 | Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China (Yochow, Pinkiang, Linsiang, and Hwajung) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Yueyang [Yochow], China | Erected |
1932 | Vicariate Apostolic of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam (Annamite province of Thanh-Hoa and to the Laotian province of San-Nua or Huaphanh Câu-Laos) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam | Erected |
1938 | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil (Limoeiro, Aracati, Areìas, Jaguario e Mirini, Morada Nova, Pereiro, Riacho do Sangue, São Bernardo das Russas, and União) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
1953 | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Orinoco, Venezuela | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | Elevated |
1953 | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Elevated |
1953 | Prefecture Apostolic of Meru, Kenya | Elevated | Diocese of Meru, Kenya | Elevated |
1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand (Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Sisaket, Itbon, Chaiyaphum, Buriram, Khorat, and Surin) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand | Erected |
1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand (Loi, Nongkhai, Khonken, and Udon) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani, Thailand | Erected |
1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Rangoon, Myanmar | Name Changed |
1958 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles | Elevated |
1962 | Prefecture Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia | Elevated |
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