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Year	From		To
1874	Archdiocese of México, Federal District	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore, México	Erected
1933	Diocese of Zamboanga, Philippines (Surigao (with islands of Dinagat and Siargao), Agusom, Eastern Misamis (with island of Camiguin), Western Misamis, Bukidnon, and Southern part of Lanao)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Erected
1933	Diocese of Versailles, France (Part of Ruelli)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Paris, France	Territory Added
1949	Vicariate Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Name Changed
1960	Diocese of Ondo, Nigeria (Ilorin)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Ilorin, Nigeria	Erected
1964			Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Military (as Vicariate)	Erected
1964			Military Ordinariate of Uganda, Military	Erected
1964	Diocese of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Arinos and Formoso)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Added
1968	Diocese of Maringá, Brazil (Alto Paraná, Amapora, Diamante do Norte, Guairacá, Itauna do Sul, Loanda, Mirador, Nova Aliança do Ivaí, Nova Londrina, Paraíso do Norte, Paranavaí, Planaltina do Paraná, Porto Rico, Querencia do Norte, Santa Cruz do Monte Castelo, Santa Isabel do Ivaí,..)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil	Erected
1975	Diocese of Tezpur, India (Bhutan)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Darjeeling, India	Territory Added
1975	Diocese of Vellore, India (Chitoor, Palmaner, Kuppam, Bangarupalem, and Satyavedu (all of Chitoor))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nellore, India	Territory Added
1976	Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya (Nandi (except Tindinyo Compound))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya	Territory Added
1979	Diocese of Lodi, Italy (Castel Lambro (in Marzano Pavese) and parts of Bascapè (Guastalla, Mangialupo, Piacentina, Foppa, Gamborello, Barbetto, S. Zeno 1°, S. Zeno 2° Bosco, Villarzino, S. Martina))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Pavia, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Diocese of Pavia, Italy (Campo Rinaldo and Corte S. Andrea (in Miradolo and Senna Lodigiano))	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lodi, Italy	Territory Added
1984	Diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan (Maridi and Iba)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tombura, Sudan	Territory Added
2003			Military Ordinariate of Slovakia, Military	Erected
2003	Territorial Prelature of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil (Manicoré)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Territory Added
2010	Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Hosanna, Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo, Ethiopia	Split
2016			Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (Maronite)	Erected
2016	Diocese of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil (São José da Safira)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Territory Added

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