Year | From | To | ||
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1363 | Diocese of Lismore, Ireland
Diocese of Waterford, Ireland | United | Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland | United |
1777 | Diocese of Győr (Raab), Hungary
Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary | Territory Lost | Diocese of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary | Erected |
1877 | Diocese of Montpellier, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France | Name Changed |
1910 | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added |
1911 | Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA (Counties of Clark, Adair, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe, and Ralls) | Territory Added |
1911 | Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family | Decretum Laudis | ||
1920 | Nunciature to Romania | Established | ||
1931 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim, India | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Sikkim, India | Elevated |
1931 | Vicariate Apostolic of Chefoo, China (Kaoyuan, Poshing, Kwangyo, Lintze, Poshan, Idushien, Linkiu, Showkwang, Changlo, and Ankiu) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China | Erected |
1954 | Ordinariate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites | Erected | ||
1964 | Prefecture Apostolic of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
1964 | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated | Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria | Elevated |
1966 | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Part of Koraput District) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuttack, India | Territory Added |
1966 | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Bastar District) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Territory Added |
1967 | Diocese of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
1978 | Diocese of Surigao, Philippines (Surigao del Sur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tandag, Philippines | Erected |
1984 | Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA (Palm Beach and Martin)
Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA (St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Martin) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Erected |
1984 | Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, USA (Collier, Glades, and Hendry)
Diocese of Orlando, Florida, USA (Highlands) Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Venice, Florida, USA | Erected |
1986 | Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | Split | Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, DeSoto, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, Red River, and Sabine) | Split |
1986 | Diocese of Posadas, Argentina (Eldorado, General Manuel Belgrado, Iguazú, Montecarlo, San Pedro, and Guaraní (except San Vicente and part of El Soberbio)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina | Erected |
1995 | Nunciature to Andorra | Established | ||
2010 | Diocese of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil (Cabrobó)
Diocese of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (Salgueiro, Araripina, Bodocó, Cedro, Exu, Granito, Ipubi, Moreilândia, Ouricuri, Parnamirim, Serrita, Terra Nova, Trindade, and Verdejante) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil | Erected |
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