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YearFromTo
1803Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador
Archdiocese of Lima, Peru
Diocese of Popayán, Colombia
Diocese of Quito, Ecuador
Diocese of Trujillo, Peru
Territory LostDiocese of Maynas, Peru Erected
1839Delegation to Egypt and Arabia Established
1878Archdiocese of Québec, Canada Territory LostDiocese of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada Erected
1886Diocese of Grass Valley, California, USA
Archdiocese of San Francisco, California, USA
Territory LostDiocese of Sacramento, California, USA Erected
1913Ordinariate of United States of America (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania Erected
1929Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia (Southern part of Queensland, south of the twenty-fifth degree of south latitude and west of the Auburn and great Dividing Ranges) Territory LostDiocese of Toowoomba, Australia Erected
1931Apostolic Administration of Harbin [Harbin], China Erected
1932Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana (Territory between Kumasi and Navrongo) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Navrongo, Ghana Territory Added
1934Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori, Uganda Erected
1934Prefecture Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon Elevated
1934Mission "Sui Iuris" of Rajaburi, Thailand ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand Elevated
1934Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow, China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Shenchow, China Elevated
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic (Southern part) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Brazzaville, Congo Territory Added
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Foumban, Cameroon
Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Berbérati, Central African Republic Erected
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic Name Changed
1940Vicariate Apostolic of Süchow [Xuzhou], China (area north and east of Lake Weishan) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu, China Territory Added
1960Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Name ChangedDiocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Name Changed
1965Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain (Surrey and Sussex) Territory LostDiocese of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Erected
1965Diocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain ElevatedArchdiocese of Southwark, England, Great Britain Elevated
1974Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, USA (Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Lancaster, Loudon, Madison, Northumberland, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Richmond, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Westmoreland) Territory LostDiocese of Arlington, Virginia, USA Erected
1974Diocese of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA (area in Virginia) Territory LostDiocese of Richmond, Virginia, USA Territory Added
1974Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, USA (Accomack and Northampton Counties) Territory LostDiocese of Richmond, Virginia, USA Territory Added
1974Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, USA (area in West Virginia) Territory LostDiocese of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA Territory Added
1993Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Gumla) Territory LostDiocese of Gumla, India Erected
1993Archdiocese of Ranchi, India (Simdega in Gumla) Territory LostDiocese of Simdega, India Erected
1997Diocese of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México (Ciudad del Maíz)
Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, México (Matehuala, Catoce, Cedrai, Charcas, Guadalcázar, Santo Domingo, Vanegas, Venado, Villa de Guadalupe, Villa de la Paz, and Villa de Arista)
Territory LostDiocese of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México Erected
1997Archdiocese of Kaunas, Lithuania
Diocese of Panevėžys, Lithuania
Diocese of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
Territory LostDiocese of Šiauliai, Lithuania Erected

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