

| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1394 | Diocese ofLisboa,Portugal | Elevated | Archdiocese ofLisboa,Portugal | Elevated |
| 1394 | Diocese ofGuarda,Portugal (from Santiago de Compostela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1394 | Diocese ofÉvora,Portugal (from Santiago de Compostela) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1561 | Diocese ofArezzo,Italy | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMontepulciano,Italy | Erected |
| 1664 | Archdiocese ofPraha {Prague},Czechia | Territory Lost | Diocese ofHradec Králové,Czechia | Erected |
| 1695 | Order of Lebanese Maronite (Maronite) | Founded | ||
| 1695 | Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) | Founded | ||
| 1884 | Vicariate Apostolic ofTunis,Tunisia | Elevated | Archdiocese ofCarthage,Tunisia | Elevated |
| 1889 | Vicariate Apostolic ofDakota,USA | Territory Lost | Diocese ofJamestown, North Dakota,USA | Erected |
| 1915 | Diocese ofFortaleza (Ceará),Brazil (Western part) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofSobral, Ceara,Brazil | Erected |
| 1915 | Diocese ofFortaleza (Ceará),Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese ofFortaleza, Ceara,Brazil | Elevated |
| 1915 | Diocese ofCrato, Ceara,Brazil (from Olinda) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1939 | Nunciature toUruguay | Restored | ||
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBasankusu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBasankusu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBondo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBondo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBukavu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofBukavu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofButa,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofButa,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofUsumbura,Burundi | Elevated | Diocese ofUsumbura,Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBeni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Elevated | Diocese ofBeni nel Congo | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLac Albert,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBunia,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKitega,Burundi | Elevated | Archdiocese ofGitega,Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofGoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofGoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofIpamu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofIpamu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofInongo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofInongo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofNiangara,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofNiangara,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBaudouinville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBaudouinville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKabgayi,Rwanda | Elevated | Archdiocese ofKabgayi,Rwanda | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKabinda,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKabinda,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKasongo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKasongo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLuluabourg,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofLuluabourg,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLulua,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKamina,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKikwit,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKikwit,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKindu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKindu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKisantu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKisantu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLéopoldville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofLéopoldville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofStanley-ville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofStanley-ville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKongolo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofKongolo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLisala,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofLisala,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofLuebo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofLuebo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofKatanga,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofElisabethville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofMatadi,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofMatadi,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofCoquilhatville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Archdiocese ofCoquilhatville,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofUbanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi},Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofMolegbe,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofNgozi,Burundi | Elevated | Diocese ofNgozi,Burundi | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofNyundo,Rwanda | Elevated | Diocese ofNyundo,Rwanda | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofSakania,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofSakania,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofTshumbe,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofTshumbe,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofWamba,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofWamba,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic ofBikoro,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Diocese ofBikoro,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1960 | Vicariate Apostolic ofSan Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón,Peru | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic ofYurimaguas,Peru | Name Changed |
| 1977 | Diocese ofRaigarh-Ambikapur,India | Split | Diocese ofAmbikapur,India (Surguja) Diocese ofRaigarh,India | Split |
| 1977 | Archdiocese ofOnitsha,Nigeria (Awka, Njikoka, Aguata, and part of Oji River) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofAwka,Nigeria | Erected |
| 1977 | Archdiocese ofMaseru,Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek and Mafeteng) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMohale’s Hoek,Lesotho | Erected |
| 1982 | Diocese ofLuz, Minas Gerais,Brazil (Desemboque, Sacramento) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese ofUberaba, Minas Gerais,Brazil | Territory Added |
| 1983 | Archdiocese ofDenver, Colorado,USA (Cheyenne, Douglas, Elbert, EI Paso, Kit Carson, Lake, Lincoln, Park, and Teller) Diocese ofPueblo, Colorado,USA (Chaffee) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofColorado Springs, Colorado,USA | Erected |
| 1987 | Diocese ofLydenburg-Witbank,South Africa | Name Changed | Diocese ofWitbank,South Africa | Name Changed |
| 1999 | Diocese ofCaxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil Archdiocese ofPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese ofOsório, 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 ofMadurai,India (Natham, Kamalapuram, Sinnalapatty, Athur, Karisalpatty, and Vannampatty) Diocese ofTiruchirapalli,India (Dindigul (Dindigul, Vedasandur, Oddanchatram, Palani, and Natham)) | Territory Lost | Diocese ofDindigul,India | Erected |
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