| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1540 | Society of Jesus | Founded | ||
| 1540 | Society of Jesus | Approbation | ||
| 1780 | Diocese of Bragança, Portugal
Diocese of Miranda (do Douro), Portugal | United | Diocese of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal | United |
| 1838 | Clerics of Saint Viator | Approbation | ||
| 1850 | Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles (Suffragan of Bordeaux, France) | Erected | ||
| 1850 | Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles | Erected | ||
| 1850 | Prefecture Apostolic of Bourbon, Réunion | Elevated | Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion | Elevated |
| 1853 | Congregación de San Pedro ad-Vincula | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 1860 | Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville, USA | Erected |
| 1870 | Vicariate Apostolic of Luxembourg | Elevated | Diocese of Luxembourg | Elevated |
| 1879 | Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana | Erected |
| 1880 | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania (as Pro-Vicariate Apostolic) | Erected |
| 1908 | Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, USA | Erected |
| 1961 | Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) | Approbation | ||
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