Year | From | To | ||
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1521 | Diocese of Vescovio, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Sabina, Italy | Name Changed |
1531 | Diocese of Coro, Venezuela | Erected | ||
1535 | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca, México | Erected |
1850 | Barmherzige Brüder von Maria-Hilf | Founded | ||
1878 | Vicariate Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kansu, China | Erected |
1915 | Vicariate Apostolic of Coastal Tonking {Tonkino Marittimo}, Viet Nam (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
1926 | Diocese of Botucatu, Brazil (Noroeste and Alta Paulista) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cafelândia, Brazil | Erected |
1929 | Diocese of Goiás, Brazil (Spiritus Sancti in Jatahy, Spiritus Sancti in Mineiros, Spiritus Sancti in Mio Bonito and Our Lady of Sorrows in Rio Verde) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Jataí, Brazil | Erected |
1938 | Franciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular, Mountbellow | Approbation | ||
1951 | Archdiocese of Agra, India (Bandikui and Alwar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ajmer, India | Territory Added |
1958 | Diocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | Elevated |
1958 | Diocese of Calabozo, Venezuela
Archdiocese of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Territory Lost | Diocese of Maracay, Venezuela (State of Aragua) | Erected |
1958 | Diocese of Barcelona, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1958 | Diocese of Cumaná, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1958 | Diocese of Maturín, Venezuela (from Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1960 | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania (Other part of the district of Bukoba) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rutabo, Tanzania | Territory Added |
1960 | Diocese of Rutabo, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed |
1960 | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Rulenge, Tanzania | Name Changed |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Samoa e Tokelau, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tarawa, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Islands, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1966 | Vicariate Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Diocese of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated |
1974 | Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1976 | Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy (Borgovelino, Calcariola, Canetra, Cantalice (care of: S. Andrm, S. Michele, S. Maria, S. Liberato), Casette, Castel S. Angelo, Castel S. Angelo-Vasche, Cittaducale, Collerinaldo, Grotti, Lisciano, Lugano, Micciani, Mozza, Paterno, Pendenza, Ponte, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy | Territory Added |
1976 | Diocese of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy (Aringo, Busci, Gapitignano, Castiglione, Gabbia, Gampotost'o, Cesaproba, Maraña, Maseioni, Montereale, Ortolano, Pago Pellescritta, Poggio Cancelli, S. Giovanni Paganica, S. Lucia, S. Pietro in Sivignano, S. Vittoria, Sivignano, Verrico, and Ville di Fano) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of L’Aquila, Italy | Territory Added |
1981 | Diocese of Saint John’s, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles | Name Changed | Diocese of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles | Name Changed |
1986 | Delegation to Guinea | Established | ||
2024 | Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia (West Manggarai Regency) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia | Erected |
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