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Year	From		To
1175			Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Erected
1844	Diocese of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Territory Lost	Diocese of Caltanissetta, Italy	Erected
1880	Diocese of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tabasco, México	Erected
1901	Prefecture Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana	Elevated
1901	Prefecture Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin	Elevated
1927	Diocese of Dacca, Bangladesh (Chittagong, Noakhali, Barisal, Gournadi, Narikelbari, Haflong, Badarpur, Akyab, Sandoway, Gyeithaw, and Chaugtha)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Erected
1927	Diocese of Krishnagar, India (Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Maida, Bogra, Rangpur, Jalpaguri, and CooTc-Beliar)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Erected
1927	Archdiocese of Calcutta, India (Hazaribagh, Banchi, Palamau, and Singbhum, along with feudal states of Gangpur-Bamra-Donai in the region of Orissa, from Saraihela and Kharsawan in the territory of Chota Nagpur, and also from GhangJchakhar Korea, Sirguja, Jashpur, Udaipur, Sakti, ...)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ranchi, India	Erected
1929	Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu, China (Yihsien, Laishui, and Kwangchang) Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China (San Può)	Territory Lost	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Yihsien [Yixian], China	Erected
1929	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengchow [Zhengzhou], China (Kunghsien, Yenshihsien, Mengtsing, Loyang, Sinansien, MiencMh, Yungning, Yiyang, Sunghsien, Teng-feng, Nanyang, Schanchow, Lingyao, Wensiang, Lushi, Pingteng, and Tseyou)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Loyang [Luoyang], China	Erected
1936	Vicariate Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia (Part of Timor (Dutch), islands of Boti, Savoie, Alor, and Pantar)	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Timor Olandese, Indonesia	Erected
1936	Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia (Barotseland (Balovale, Lealui, Senanga, Maneoya, Kalabo and Sesheke, along with Livingstone))	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Zambia	Erected
1936	Vicariate Apostolic of Laohokow [Laohekou], China (Siangyang, Tsaoyang, Jcheng, and Nanchang)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Siangyang [Xiangyang], China	Erected
1936	Vicariate Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Bátetelas (including Tshumbe, Lubefu, Lodja, and Kotato-Kombe))	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Erected
1936	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan], China	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Hainan [Hainan], China	Elevated
1936	Vicariate Apostolic of Luanfu, China (Kiangehow (Sinkien), Yuankü, Wensi, Tsishan, Eotsin, Küwo, Fencheng, Siangning, Kishien, Yicheng, Ishih, Wanchiian, Yungho, Juieheng, Yüsiang, lÂntsin, Y anointed. Pinglu, Hiashien, Anyishien, Siehshien, and Kiangshien)	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China	Erected
1939	Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Masaka, Uganda	Erected
1939	Vicariate Apostolic of Majunga, Madagascar (Kiangara) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miarinarivo, Madagascar Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar (Ankazobe and part of Arivonimamo)	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Elevated
1939	Vicariate Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar (Part of Tamatave) Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar (Brickaville and part of Tamatave) Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry, Madagascar	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tamatave, Madagascar	Elevated
1947	Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain (Renfrewshire except Thornliebank)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
1947	Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain (Lanarkshire except Tollcross)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Erected
1947	Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain (Northern part of Ayrshire plus Great and Little Cumbrae)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Territory Added
1947			Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
1958	Diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA (Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miami, Florida, USA	Erected
1968			Apostles of Jesus Missionaries	Founded
1983	Diocese of Lacedonia, Italy (Rocchetta S. Antonio)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy	Territory Added
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni della Pigna	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”	Established
1985			Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Sofia a Via Boccea	Established
2000	Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia (Gospic, Ogulin (except Lukovdol, Plemenitas, and Vrbovsko), Otocac, Senj (except Krmpote), and Slunj)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Gospić-Senj, Croatia	Erected
2000	Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia	Name Changed

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