Year | From | To | ||
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1787 | Diocese of Santiago de Cuba | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba (Provinces of Santa Clara, Matanzas, Havana, and Pinar del Rio in Cuba and Florida and Louisiana) | Erected |
1841 | Vicariate Apostolic of Siam, Thailand | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand | Name Changed |
1841 | Diocese of Malacca, Singapore | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore | Name Changed |
1880 | Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Erected |
1880 | Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, USA (Counties of La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Henry, and Rock Island) | Territory Added |
1880 | Diocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA | Elevated | Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA | Elevated |
1880 | Diocese of Alton, Illinois, USA (from Saint Louis to Chicago)
Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, USA (from Saint Louis to Chicago) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1919 | Vicariate Apostolic of Patna, India | Elevated | Diocese of Patna, India | Elevated |
1921 | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Southern part and Transkeian territories) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa | Erected |
1921 | Prefecture Apostolic of Alto Solimões, Brazil (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Tefé, Brazil (Boundaries Adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
1951 | Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos, Ecuador | Elevated | Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos, Ecuador | Elevated |
1961 | Diocese of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay (Parishes of Ypejhu, Igatimi, and Curuguaty)
Diocese of Villarrica, Paraguay (Parishes of N. S. dei Rosario and Santa Maria Auxiliadora in Coronel Oviedo plus Yhu and Caaguazu) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | Erected |
1982 | Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) (American Samoa) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) | Erected |
1982 | Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) (and name changed) | Elevated |
1982 | Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Split | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) (Tuvalu)
Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | Split |
1983 | Nunciature to India | Established | Nunciature to Nepal | Established |
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