Year | From | To | ||
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1534 | Diocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santiago de Guatemala | Erected |
1857 | Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy | Approbation | ||
1911 | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Eastern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
1911 | Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Western part) | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Name Changed |
1937 | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella | Established | ||
1937 | Cardinal Titular Church of San Tommaso in Parione | Territory Added | ||
1937 | Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (Boundaries adjusted)
Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
1943 | Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador (St. Vicente, Cabanas, and La Paz) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Vicente, El Salvador | Erected |
1944 | Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru (Huancavelica) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huancavélica, Peru | Erected |
1944 | Diocese of Huánuco, Peru (Junín) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Huancayo, Peru | Erected |
1944 | Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru (Tacna and Moquegua) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tacna, Peru | Erected |
1956 | Diocese of Natchez, Mississippi, USA | Name Changed | Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA | Name Changed |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Archdiocese of Bangui, Central African Republic | Territory Lost | Diocese of Bambari, Central African Republic | Erected |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chantaburi, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Prefecture Apostolic of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Prefecture Apostolic of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (Mauritania) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Nouakchott, Mauritania | Erected |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Bangnokhuek, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated | Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Ubon, Thailand | Elevated |
1965 | Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated | Diocese of Udonthani, Thailand | Elevated |
1972 | Diocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka (Uva Province) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka | Erected |
1972 | Diocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Elevated |
1972 | Archdiocese of Malacca-Singapore | Split | Diocese of Malacca-Johor, Malaysia
Archdiocese of Singapore | Split |
1972 | Territorial Abbey of Ndanda, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Mtwara, Tanzania | Elevated |
1972 | Diocese of Kagoshima, Japan (Ryu-Kyu)
Apostolic Administration of Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Ryukyus), Japan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Naha, Japan | Erected |
1972 | Diocese of Penang, Malaysia (from Malacca-Singapore) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1989 | Prefecture Apostolic of Balasore, India | Elevated | Diocese of Balasore, India | Elevated |
1993 | Archdiocese of Panamá (Coclé) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Penonomé, Panama | Erected |
2004 | Diocese of Bangassou, Central African Republic (Basse-Kotto (Mobaye, Zangba, Kembé, Satéma, Mingala, and Alindao)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Alindao, Central African Republic | Erected |
2009 | Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA | Name Changed | Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA | Name Changed |
2010 | Diocese of Tilarán, Costa Rica | Name Changed | Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica | Name Changed |
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