Year | From | To | ||
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1515 | Diocese of Torino, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}, Italy | Elevated |
1840 | Diocese of Santiago de Chile | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | Elevated |
1904 | Sons of Saint Mary Immaculate | Decretum Laudis | ||
1917 | Diocese of Regensburg, Germany (Au am Aign and Winden am Aign) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Augsburg, Germany | Territory Added |
1938 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia (South-Eastern province of Borneo (Residentie Zuider en Oosterafdeeling)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia | Erected |
1938 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Pontianak, Indonesia | Name Changed |
1938 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Karafuto, Japan | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Karafuto, Russian Federation | Elevated |
1938 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China | Elevated |
1938 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu], China | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu], China | Elevated |
1954 | Archdiocese of Popay�n, Colombia (Part of Robles in El Valle) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cali, Colombia | Territory Added |
1959 | Archdiocese of Di�go-Suarez, Madagascar (Ambatondrazaka and Andilamena)
Archdiocese of Tananarive, Madagascar (Moramanga) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar | Erected |
1960 | Diocese of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Carrancas, Itumirim, Itutinga, Lavras, Luminarias, Minduri, and S�o Vincente de Minas)
Diocese of Juiz de Fora, Brazil (Andrel�ndia, Madre de Deus, and Piedade do Rio Grande) Archdiocese of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil (S�o Jo�o del Rei, Barroso, Dores de Campos, Lagoa Dourada, Nazareno, Prados, Rezende Costa, Tiradentes, and Bom Sucesso) | Territory Lost | Diocese of S�o Jo�o del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Erected |
1960 | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya (South Nyanza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya | Erected |
1966 | Delegation to Eastern Africa | Established | Nunciature to Malawi | Established |
1973 | Delegation to Western Africa | Established | Delegation to Togo and Guinea
Delegation to Mali and Mauritania | Established |
1979 | Diocese of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil (Angical, Baian�polis, Barreiras, Brejol�ndia, Catol�ndia, Cotegipe, Crist�polis, Formosa do Rio Preto, Riach�o das Neves, Santa Rita de C�ssia, S�o Desid�rio, and Tabocas do Brejo Velho) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
1987 | Delegation to Guinea | Elevated | Nunciature to Guinea | Elevated |
1990 | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated |
1990 | Diocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya | Elevated |
1990 | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated |
1990 | Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh (Rajshahi, Pabna, and Bogra) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Erected |
1990 | Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Kakamega, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Kisii, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Lodwar, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Embu, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Meru, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Muranga, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
1990 | Diocese of Garissa, Kenya (from Nairobi) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
2002 | Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California , Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii) | Territory Lost | Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA | Erected |
2002 | Prefecture Apostolic of Kontagora, Nigeria | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontagora, Nigeria | Elevated |
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