| 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 | Prefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme, Antilles | Territory Lost | Diocese of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles | Erected |
| 1850 | Prefecture Apostolic of Îles de la Terre Ferme, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles | Elevated |
| 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 (From the Diocese of Oregon to the Pacific, from the 39° lattitude to the Colorado River) | 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 (Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, Kane, Whiteside, Lee, and Kendall) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rockford, Illinois, USA | Erected |
| 1961 | Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) | Approbation | ||
| 1974 | Diocese of Crete {Candia}, Greece (from Izmir (Smirne)) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1979 | Diocese of Oudtshoorn, South Africa (Calvinia and Williston) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Keimoes, South Africa | Territory Added |
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