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Year	From		To
1720	Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Erected
1836	Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy Diocese of Molfetta, Italy	United	Diocese of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy	United
1849			Archeparchy of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria	Erected
1853	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands	Territory Lost	Diocese of Haarlem, Netherlands Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands	Erected
1853	Vicariate Apostolic of Limburg, Netherlands	Elevated	Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands	Elevated
1853	Vicariate Apostolic of Grave, Netherlands Vicariate Apostolic of Megen, Netherlands Vicariate Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Elevated	Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Elevated
1878			Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
1878	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
1878	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
1878	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
1878	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern District, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated	Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain	Elevated
1895	Diocese of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain Diocese of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Wales, Wales, Great Britain	Erected
1895	Diocese of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Name Changed	Diocese of Newport, Wales, Great Britain	Name Changed
1906			Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Decretum Laudis
1910	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada Diocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Erected
1914	Diocese of Ariano, Italy (Roseto Valfortore)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lucera, Italy	Territory Added
1922	Diocese of Guayana, Venezuela	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Erected
1936			Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee	Approbation
1964	Diocese of Piura, Peru (Morropòn, Huancabamba, and Ayabaca)	Territory Lost	Territorial Prelature of Chulucanas, Peru	Erected
1965	Diocese of Fiesole, Italy (Parts of Vicchiomaggio)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Territory Added

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