Year | From | To | ||
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1183 | Diocese of Cuenca, Spain | Erected | ||
1605 | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Erected |
1881 | Diocese of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Erected | ||
1881 | Diocese of Vrhbosna, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elevated | Archdiocese of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elevated |
1881 | Vicariate Apostolic of Herzegovina | Elevated | Diocese of Mostar-Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elevated |
1916 | Nunciature to Argentina (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
1954 | Prefecture Apostolic of Jabalpur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Jabalpur, India | Elevated |
1954 | Archdiocese of Agra, India (Datia and Gwalior)
Prefecture Apostolic of Jhansi, India | Elevated | Diocese of Jhansi, India | Elevated |
1954 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ghardaïa nel Sahara, Algeria (Sahara (subject to the Spaniards))
Vicariate Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco (Ifni) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Spanish Sahara and Ifni {Sahara Español e Ifni}, Western Sahara | Erected |
1954 | Diocese of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil (La Palma) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Territory Added |
1957 | Vicariate Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (Island of New Ireland with the islands commonly known as the Duke of York, the island of New Hanover, the Admiralty islands with the rest which are adjacent) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
1957 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
1957 | Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Musoma, Tanzania | Elevated |
1957 | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam (Khanhoa and Ninhthuam)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon, Viet Nam (Binhthuan) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang, Viet Nam | Erected |
1960 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles | Elevated |
1973 | Diocese of Benin City, Nigeria (Asaba and Ika) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Issele-Uku, Nigeria | Erected |
1973 | Prefecture Apostolic of Raipur, India | Elevated | Diocese of Raipur, India | Elevated |
1975 | Archdiocese of Ancona e Numana, Italy | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Ancona (-Numana), Italy | Name Changed |
1991 | Diocese of Cândido Mendes, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil | Name Changed |
1994 | Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela (Puerto Cabello and Juan José Mora) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | Erected |
1996 | Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria (Akko, Alkaleri, Balanga, Bauchi, Billirri, Darazo, Dass, Dukku, Gamawa, Gankuwa, Gombe, Itas/Gadau, Jama'are, Kaltungo, Katagum, Misau, Nafada, Nigi, Shiri, Tafawa-Balewa, Toro, Tamaltu/Deba, and Zaki) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bauchi, Nigeria | Erected |
1997 | Archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia (Pozega, Virovitica, Nasice, Nova Kapela, Nova Gradiska, and Pakrac along with Jasenovac, Krapje, and Lonja) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Požega, Croatia | Erected |
1997 | Archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia (lower Varazdin, upper Varazdin, Varazdinske-Toplice, Bednja, lower Medjimurje, upper Medjimurje, Djurdjevac, Koprivnica, and Virje) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Varaždin, Croatia | Erected |
2000 | Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Espinosa, Mamonas, Monte Azul, Gameleira, Catuti, Mato Verde, Jaiba, and Matos Cardoso)
Diocese of Montes Claros, Brazil (Janauba, Porteirinha, Pai Pedro, Serranópolis, Nova Porteirinha, Riacho dos Machados, Varzelândia, Ibiracatu, Verdelândia, Rio Pardo de Minas, Montezuma, Indaiabira, Santo Antonio do Retiro, Vargem Grande, São João do Paraíso, and Ninheira) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
2005 | Diocese of Poona, India (Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri along with Ajra and Gandhinglaj; and Kolhapur (except St. Francis Xavier)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sindhudurg, India | Erected |
2022 | Diocese of Gap (-Embrun), France | Name Changed | Diocese of Gap-Embrun, France | Name Changed |
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