Year | From | To | ||
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1138 | Diocese of Grosseto, Italy | Erected | ||
1731 | Diocese of Dijon, France | Erected | ||
1920 | Vicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou], China | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China | Erected |
1921 | Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy | Territory Lost | Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck, Austria (Austrian territory) | Erected |
1934 | Vicariate Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} | Erected |
1934 | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Jos, Nigeria | Erected |
1934 | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Nigeria {Nigeria Settentrionale} | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaduna, Nigeria | Elevated |
1934 | Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia | Elevated |
1940 | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Name Changed |
1940 | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire | Erected |
1940 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Jiamusi [Kiamusze], China | Elevated |
1948 | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa | Name Changed |
1948 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa | Erected |
1948 | Prefecture Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa | Elevated |
1948 | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | United | Diocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania | United |
1957 | Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador | Elevated | Archdiocese of Cuenca, Ecuador | Elevated |
1957 | Diocese of Coria, Spain | Name Changed | Diocese of Coria-Cáceres, Spain | Name Changed |
1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ndola, Zambia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Solwezi, Zambia | Erected |
1968 | Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Diocese of Tamatave, Madagascar | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mananjary, Madagascar | Erected |
1968 | Diocese of Ketapang, Indonesia
Archdiocese of Pontianak, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sekadau, Indonesia | Erected |
1984 | Diocese of Lucena, Philippines | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gumaca, Philippines | Erected |
1994 | Nunciature to Kyrgyzstan | Established | ||
1994 | Nunciature to Kazakhstan | Established | ||
1994 | Nunciature to Uzbekistan | Established | ||
2011 | Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela | Elevated | Diocese of Machiques, Venezuela | Elevated |
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