Year | From | To | ||
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1095 | Diocese of Iria Flavia (Iria, Locus Sancti Iacobi), Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Compostela, Spain | Name Changed |
1435 | Diocese of Montefiascone, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy | Name Changed |
1622 | Diocese of Lucca, Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Miniato, Italy | Erected |
1777 | Diocese of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia | Territory Lost | Diocese of Brno, Czechia | Erected |
1777 | Diocese of Olomouc (Olmütz), Czechia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Olomouc, Czechia | Elevated |
1910 | Diocese of Olinda, Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Floresta, Brazil | Erected |
1910 | Diocese of Olinda, Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Olinda, Brazil | Elevated |
1910 | Diocese of Natal, Brazil (from Săo Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1910 | Diocese of Paraíba, Brazil (from Săo Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1910 | Diocese of Fortaleza (Ceará), Brazil (from Săo Salvador da Bahia) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1924 | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, South Africa (Welbedacht, Mariannhill, and Darrehoék) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa | Territory Added |
1930 | Diocese of Fulda, Germany (Treis ad Lumdam, Dorheim, Schwalheim, Eödgenr, Massenheim, and part of Mittel-Gründau, Bühnerhof, and Hüttengesäss-Neuwiedermus) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mainz, Germany | Territory Added |
1958 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Vicariate Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Added | ||
1960 | Diocese of Aterrado, Brazil | Name Changed | Diocese of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Name Changed |
1963 | Archdiocese of Quito, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Latacunga, Ecuador (Cotopaxi) | Erected |
1963 | Broeders van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van de Allerheiligste Maagd en Moeder Gods Maria | Approbation | ||
1974 | Diocese of Borongan, Philippines
Diocese of Calbayog, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Catarman, Philippines (Northern Samar) | Erected |
1983 | Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA (Ohio, Mississippi, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Western Pennsylvania) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA | Erected |
1983 | Archdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati, India (Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Diphu, India | Erected |
1983 | Diocese of Pointe-Noire, Congo (Niari, Lekoumou, and Bouenza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nkayi, Congo | Erected |
1998 | Diocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated | Archdiocese of Camagüey, Cuba | Elevated |
1998 | Diocese of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1998 | Diocese of Cienfuegos, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1998 | Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba (from Santiago de Cuba) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Prefecture Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | Elevated |
2000 | Diocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
2000 | Diocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Elevated | Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso | Elevated |
2000 | Archdiocese of Jos, Nigeria (Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba)
Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria (Nasarawa along with Karu, Keffi, Lafia, Obi, Awe, Doma, Nasarawa, Toto, Keana, and Kokana) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Lafia, Nigeria | Erected |
2000 | Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria (Kaduna along with Zaria, Sabon Gari, Soba, Ikara, Makarfi, Kubau, Kudun, Giwa, Bernin Gwari, and Igab (except Rigasa and Rigachukun)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Zaria, Nigeria | Erected |
2000 | Diocese of Banfora, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Diocese of Dédougou, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Diocese of Diébougou, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Diocese of Nouna, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2000 | Diocese of Kaya, Burkina Faso (from Ouagadougou) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2002 | Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya (Nyandarua and western part of Laikipia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nyahururu, Kenya | Erected |
2009 | Archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia (Sisak, Glina-Petrinja, Dubica-Kostajnica, Ivanic´ Grad, Kutina, and Pokupsko-Vukomerec) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sisak, Croatia | Erected |
2009 | Archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia (Bjelovar, Cirkvena, Cazma, Garesnica, Krizevci, Vrbovec, and Zelina) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia | Erected |
2009 | Prefecture Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia | Elevated |
2009 | Prefecture Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia | Elevated |
2009 | Titular See of Siscia | Territory Added | ||
2013 | Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Roman Curia | Established |
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