| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1394 | Diocese of Lisboa, Portugal | Elevated | Archdiocese of Lisboa, Portugal | Elevated |
| 1394 | Diocese of Guarda, Portugal (from Santiago de Compostela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1394 | Diocese of Évora, Portugal (from Santiago de Compostela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1561 | Diocese of Arezzo, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of Montepulciano, Italy | Erected |
| 1664 | Archdiocese of Praha {Prague}, Czechia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Hradec Králové, Czechia | Erected |
| 1695 | Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite) | Founded | ||
| 1695 | Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) | Founded | ||
| 1884 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tunis, Tunisia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Carthage, Tunisia | Elevated |
| 1889 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Jamestown, North Dakota, USA | Erected |
| 1915 | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil (Western part) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil | Erected |
| 1915 | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil | Elevated |
| 1915 | Diocese of Crato, Ceara, Brazil (from Olinda) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1939 | Nunciature to Uruguay | Restored | ||
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Usumbura, Burundi | Elevated | Diocese of Usumbura, Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Elevated | Diocese of Beni nel Congo | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Lac Albert, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kitega, Burundi | Elevated | Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Lulua, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Elisabethville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ngozi, Burundi | Elevated | Diocese of Ngozi, Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyundo, Rwanda | Elevated | Diocese of Nyundo, Rwanda | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1960 | Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru | Name Changed |
| 1977 | Diocese of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India | Split | Diocese of Ambikapur, India (Surguja)
Diocese of Raigarh, India | Split |
| 1977 | Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria (Awka, Njikoka, Aguata, and part of Oji River) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Awka, Nigeria | Erected |
| 1977 | Archdiocese of Maseru, Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek and Mafeteng) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho | Erected |
| 1982 | Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Desemboque, Sacramento) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Territory Added |
| 1983 | Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA (Cheyenne, Douglas, Elbert, EI Paso, Kit Carson, Lake, Lincoln, Park, and Teller)
Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado, USA (Chaffee) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA | Erected |
| 1987 | Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa | Name Changed | Diocese of Witbank, South Africa | Name Changed |
| 1999 | Diocese of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Arroio do Sal, Balneario Pinhal, Capão da Canoa, Capivari do Sul, Caraá, Cidreira, Dom Pedro de Alcantara, Imbé, Itati, Mampituba, Maquiné, Morrinhos do Sul, Osório, Palmares do Sul, Santo Antonio da Patrulha, Terra de Areia, Torres, Tramandai, Tres ...) | Erected |
| 2003 | Archdiocese of Madurai, India (Natham, Kamalapuram, Sinnalapatty, Athur, Karisalpatty, and Vannampatty)
Diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India (Dindigul (Dindigul, Vedasandur, Oddanchatram, Palani, and Natham)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dindigul, India | Erected |
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