Year | From | To | ||
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1825 | Prefecture Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA | Erected | ||
1838 | Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales d’Annecy | Founded | ||
1918 | Diocese of Lublin and Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland | Split | Diocese of Lublin, Poland
Diocese of Janów Podlaski (Podlaska o Janów), Poland | Split |
1932 | Missionįrios da Boa Nova | Approbation | ||
1936 | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile (Pasqua island) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Araucanķa, Chile | Territory Added |
1955 | Nunciature to Luxembourg (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
1960 | Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq (Chaikhan or Ain-Sefne, Alcosh, and Parts of Telkief and Mezure) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq | Erected |
1960 | Patriarchate of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq (Mosul, TePafr, Sinjar, and Al-Hadr) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq | Erected |
1964 | Diocese of Geraldton, Australia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberleys, Australia | Territory Added |
1966 | Nunciature to Japan (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
1969 | Diocese of Karema, Tanzania | Name Changed | Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | Name Changed |
1980 | Prefecture Apostolic of Sibolga, Indonesia | Elevated | Diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia | Elevated |
1994 | Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany
Apostolic Administration of Schwerin, Germany | Elevated | Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany | Elevated |
1994 | Diocese of Osnabrück, Germany (from Köln) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1994 | Diocese of Hildesheim, Germany (from Paderborn) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1997 | Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria (Abeokuta South, Abeokuta North, Ado/Odo/Otas, Egbado North, Egbado South, Ifo, Obafemi/Owose, and Odeda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Abeokuta, Nigeria | Erected |
1997 | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (West Bengal: Burdwan along with Bankura viz., Saltora, Mejhia, Gangajalghat, Barjhor, Sonamukhi, Patrasari, Indua, Chhatna, and Bankura, and Birbhum District viz., Muhammadbazar, Rajnagar, Khoyrasole, Dubrajpur, Suri, Illambazar, Sainthia, Bolpur, Labpur,) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Asansol, India | Erected |
1997 | Diocese of Sunyani, Ghana (Asunafo, Asutifģ, Tano, and Ahafo Area) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Goaso, Ghana | Erected |
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