Year | From | To | ||
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1551 | Archdiocese of Funchal, Portugal | Elevated | Diocese of Funchal, Portugal (from Archdiocese to Diocese) | Elevated |
1551 | Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, Brazil (from Funchal to Lisboa) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1655 | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Litoměřice, Czechia | Erected |
1817 | Diocese of Catania, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Piazza Armerina, Italy | Erected |
1840 | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Lancashire District, England, Great Britain
Vicariate Apostolic of Yorkshire District, England, Great Britain | Erected |
1840 | Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District, England, Great Britain | Erected |
1840 | Vicariate Apostolic of Midland District, England, Great Britain | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Central District, England, Great Britain | Name Changed |
1840 | Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Wales District, Wales, Great Britain | Erected |
1848 | Archdiocese of Mohilev, Belarus | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cherson, Moldova | Erected |
1879 | Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Cimbebasia, Angola | Erected |
1901 | Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska Mackenzie, Alberta, Canada | Split | Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada
Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada | Split |
1927 | Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal | Founded | ||
1928 | Archdiocese of Madras, India (Nellore, Ananthapur, Chitoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, and Guntur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nellore, India | Erected |
1928 | Archdiocese of Pondicherry, India (North Arcot) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Madras, India | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of Kumbakonam, India (Mayavaram, Shiyaly, and part of Nannuam and Ghidambaram (Thanjavur))
Archdiocese of Madras, India (Part of city of Madras) Diocese of Trichinopoly, India (Alangudi and Thirumayam) | Territory Lost | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Awor, Cooumim, Dindigul, Madura, Malleiadipaty, Oriur, HFossa Senhora das Dores, and Muttupettaah (except for Venkatakulam)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trichinopoly, India | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Gur dalle, M anapal, Punnakail, Nossa Senhora des Dores de Tuticorin, and Vaipar) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuticorin, India | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Boitakana, Bändel, and Ginsutah) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the city of Daccha, Hashnabad, Tesgonge, and Nagory) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Shibpur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh | Territory Added |
1929 | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore, India (Assumpçao, Goraçao de Jesus, S. Joâo, Befugio, and Rayapuram) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Madras, India | Territory Added |
1939 | Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary (Rudabanyacslca and Beregdaroc) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine | Territory Added |
1939 | Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine (Bodrogmezo, Bodrogszerdahely, Kisdobra, and Zemplen) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary | Territory Added |
1941 | Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó, Colombia | Split | Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia
Diocese of Jericó, Colombia | Split |
1941 | Diocese of Jericó, Colombia (Anzá, Caicedo, and Urrao)
Prefecture Apostolic of Urabá, Colombia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia | Territory Added |
1955 | Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas, Peru | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru | Elevated |
1955 | Prefecture Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Palawan, Philippines | Elevated |
1955 | Diocese of Mysore, India (Nilgiris and part of Coimbatore) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ootacamund, India | Erected |
1955 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan (Yei)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Lakes) Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi, Sudan (Moru) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek, Sudan | Erected |
1957 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey (Syria) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria | Erected |
1957 | Apostolic Administration of Upper Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey (Lebanon) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon | Erected |
1959 | Diocese of Bellary, India (Raydrug, Adoni, and Alur) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nellore, India | Territory Added |
1959 | Diocese of Bellary, India (Alumpur, Gadwal, Tandur, and Godangal) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Hyderabad, India | Territory Added |
1969 | Delegation to Eastern Africa (Sudan, the French Coast of the Afars and Issas, the Somali Republic, and part of the Arabian Peninsula) | Established | Delegation to Red Sea Region | Established |
1970 | Diocese of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed | Diocese of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
1975 | Diocese of Ventimiglia, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy | Name Changed |
1979 | Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina (Ituzaingó, Santo Tomé, and General Alvear)
Diocese of Goya, Argentina (San Martín and Paso de los Libres) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santo Tomé, Argentina | Erected |
1981 | Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian) | Erected | ||
1981 | Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York | Erected | ||
1987 | Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Colón and Gracias a Dios) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trujillo, Honduras | Erected |
1987 | Diocese of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire (Bouna, Tehini, Nassian, Bondoukou, Sandégué, and Tanda (excluding Assuéfry and Transua)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
1987 | Archdiocese of Verapoly, India (Northern part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kottapuram, India | Erected |
1987 | Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon (Lekié and Haute-Sanaga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Obala, Cameroon | Erected |
1987 | Archdiocese of Madurai, India (Sivagangai, Tirupathur, Tiruvaddanai, Ramand, Paranakudi, and Mudukulathur along with the island of Rameshwaram) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sivagangai, India | Erected |
1987 | Diocese of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México (Enandio and Guarnoro) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México | Territory Added |
2000 | Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, and half of La Salle County)
Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, USA (Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit and half of La Salle County) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Laredo, Texas, USA | Erected |
2004 | Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Villavicencio, Colombia | Elevated |
2004 | Diocese of San José del Guaviare, Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2004 | Diocese of Granada en Colombia (from Bogotá) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2012 | Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka (Batticaloa and Ampara) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | Erected |
2012 | Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | Name Changed | Diocese of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | Name Changed |
2024 | Diocese of Malakal, South Sudan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bentiu, South Sudan | Erected |
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