Year | From | To | ||
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1570 | Archdiocese ofÉvora,Portugal | Territory Lost | Diocese ofElvas,Portugal | Erected |
1570 | Diocese ofCeuta,Spain Diocese ofTanger (Tangier),Morocco | United | Diocese ofCeuta and Tanger,Spain | United |
1870 | Broeders van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van de Heilige Maagd Maria | Approbation | ||
1920 | Diocese ofŽemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź),Lithuania (Courland (within Latvia)) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofRiga,Latvia | Territory Added |
1922 | Archdiocese ofLinares o Nueva León, Nuevo León,México | Name Changed | Archdiocese ofMonterrey, Nuevo León,México | Name Changed |
1933 | Archdiocese ofMontréal, Québec,Canada (From the St. Lawrence River, the Richelieu River, and the US-Canada border) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSaint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec,Canada | Erected |
1933 | Diocese ofPrince-Albert-Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada Archdiocese ofRegina, Saskatchewan,Canada | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSaskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada | Erected |
1933 | Diocese ofPrince-Albert-Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,Canada | Name Changed | Diocese ofPrince-Albert, Saskatchewan,Canada | Name Changed |
1942 | Prefecture Apostolic ofFengsiang [Fengxiang],China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic ofFengsiang [Fengxiang],China | Elevated |
1942 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBamako,Mali Vicariate Apostolic ofBobo-Dioulasso,Burkina Faso Vicariate Apostolic ofOuagadougou,Burkina Faso (Parts in Algeria) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofGao,Mali (San and Tougan, Gourma-Rharous and Gao, of Goundam (upto 20th parallel line) and of Issaber or NiafounJcé, and Tombouctou (upto 20th parallel line), and Mopti) | Erected |
1942 | Vicariate Apostolic ofOuagadougou,Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofGhardaïa nel Sahara,Algeria | Territory Added |
1949 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLos Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino),Colombia (Southern part) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofMitú,Colombia | Erected |
1949 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLos Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino),Colombia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic ofVillavicencio,Colombia | Name Changed |
1949 | Diocese ofShanghai [Shanghai],China (Szeyang, Tsinkiangpu or Tlweiyin, Uivaian, Paoying, Kaoyu, Yangchow or Kiangtu, and Ichcng) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofYangzhou [Yangchow],China | Erected |
1949 | Diocese ofShanghai [Shanghai],China (Tunghai, Kanyu, Bhuyang, Kwanyun, Lienshui, Fowning, Yencheng, Hinghwa, Tungtai, and Taichow) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofHaizhou [Haichow, Donghai, Tunghai],China | Erected |
1949 | Diocese ofShanghai [Shanghai],China (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSuzhou [Soochow, Wuhsien],China | Erected |
1950 | Prefecture Apostolic ofMorondava,Madagascar (Maintirano and Morafenobe) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic ofTsiroanomandidy,Madagascar | Territory Added |
1962 | Diocese ofHuejutla, Hidalgo,México (Benito Juárez, Chalma, Chiconamel, Chicontepec, Ilamatlán, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Plantón Sánchez, Tantoyuca, Tempoal, and Zontecomatlán) Diocese ofPapantla, Puebla,México (Tuxpan, Amatlán, Citlaltepec, Chinampa de Gorostiza, Chontla, Ixcatepec, Ozuluama, Tamalin, Tamiahua, Tancoco, Tantima, Teayo, Temapache, Tepetzintla, and Tihuatlán) Diocese ofTulancingo, Hidalgo,México (Huayacocotla, Texcatepec, Tlachichilco, and Zacualpan) Diocese ofTampico, Tamaulipas,México (Panuco, Pueblo Viejo, and Tampico Alto) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofTuxpan, Veracruz,México | Erected |
1962 | Diocese ofSan Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz,México (Acula, Amatitlán, Casamaloapan, Santiago Ixmatlahuacán, and Tlacotalpan) Archdiocese ofVeracruz-Jalapa,México (Alvarado, Boca del Rio, Cotaxtla, Ignacio de la Llave, Jamapa, La Antigua, Manlio F. Altamirano, Medellín, Paso de Ovejas, Puente Nacional, Soledad de Doblado, Tierra Blanca, Tlalixcoyan, Ursulo Galván, and Veracruz) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofVeracruz,México | Erected |
1962 | Archdiocese ofVeracruz-Jalapa,México | Name Changed | Archdiocese ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | Name Changed |
1962 | Archdiocese ofSão Paulo,Brazil (Mogi das Cruzes, Arujá, Ferraz de Vasconcellos, Guararema, Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Poá, and Suzano) Diocese ofTaubaté, Sao Paulo,Brazil (Igaratá, Salesopólis, and Santa Isabel) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Erected |
1986 | Diocese ofMeru,Kenya (Embu) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofEmbu,Kenya | Erected |
1990 | Eparchy ofBaalbek e Zahlé (Maronite),Lebanon | Split | Eparchy ofBaalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite),Lebanon Eparchy ofZahleh (Maronite),Lebanon | Split |
1990 | Eparchy ofJbeil {Byblos} (Maronite),Lebanon | Split | ||
1990 | Eparchy ofJoubbé (Maronite),Lebanon Diocese ofSarba (Maronite),Lebanon | United | Eparchy ofJoubbé, Batrun e Sarba (Maronite),Lebanon | United |
1997 | Nunciature toGuyana,Antilles | Established | ||
2014 | Diocese ofCuautitlán, México,México (Nicolás Romero, Tepotzotlán, and Cuautitlán Izcalli) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofIzcalli, México,México | Erected |
2016 | Ordinariate ofSpain, Faithful of Eastern Rites | Erected | ||
2021 | Diocese ofCheju,Korea (South) | Name Changed | Diocese ofJeju,Korea (South) | Name Changed |
2021 | Diocese ofCh’unch’ŏn,Korea (South) | Name Changed | Diocese ofChuncheon,Korea (South) | Name Changed |
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