| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 | Prefecture Apostolic of Aborigines of Australia | Erected | ||
| 1855 | Diocese of Bayeux, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France | Name Changed |
| 1862 | Franziskanerbr�der vom Heiligen Kreuz | Founded | ||
| 1883 | Diocese of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Macedonia (Thessalonika) (Bulgarian) | Erected |
| 1911 | Diocese of Valence, France | Name Changed | Diocese of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Ch�teaux), France | Name Changed |
| 1922 | Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Erie, Huron, and Bichland) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA | Territory Added |
| 1923 | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa (BarMy-JEast, Wodehouse, SterJcstroom, Molteno Steynsburg, Middelburg Hanover, and Richmond) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gariep, South Africa | Erected |
| 1923 | Prefecture Apostolic of Adamaua, Cameroon (Area under English control)
Vicariate Apostolic of Cameroun (Area under English control) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bu�a, Cameroon (Victoria, Kumba, Manfe, and Bamenda) | Erected |
| 1923 | Diocese of Coimbatore, India (Shoranur and Mannarghat (in Wollawanad))
Diocese of Mangalore, India (North-Malabar) Diocese of Mysore, India (Winad) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Calicut, India | Erected |
| 1923 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan (Region in the East) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Erected |
| 1923 | Diocese of Trichinopoly, India (Most of Tuticorin, about half of Nellai, and a portion of Kanyakumari) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Tuticorin, India | Erected |
| 1923 | Vicariate Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa (Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Lydenburg, South Africa (Lydenburg, Barbeton, Carolina, Middelburg, B�thal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, WaMerstroom, and Standerton) | Erected |
| 1923 | Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark (Iceland) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} | Erected |
| 1924 | Archdiocese of Cartagena, Colombia (San Benito (Punta de Blanco and Santiago), Caimito (Los Cayos and Mam�n), San Marcos (La Flores, Cuenca, M Pital, Candelaria, M Lim�n, and El Tabl�n), and part of Ayapel (Cecilia, Cintura, and Vr�)) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sin�, Colombia | Erected |
| 1947 | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana (Occidental Akim) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Territory Added |
| 1947 | Prefecture Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Calabar, Nigeria | Elevated |
| 1947 | Prefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali (Mopti, San, and Tougan along with Nouna) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 1947 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali (Kayes, Kita, Bafoulad�, Nioro, Nara, and N�ma) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kayes, Mali | Erected |
| 1947 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Ouahigouya and Koudougon) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | Erected |
| 1947 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (Sikasso and Koutiala) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sikasoo, Mali | Erected |
| 1947 | Vicariate Apostolic of Beni nel Congo Belga {Belgian Congo} (Boundaries adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Boundaries adjusted) | Territory Added | ||
| 1947 | Prefecture Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Accra, Ghana | Elevated |
| 1948 | Delegation to East Indies | Elevated | Nunciature to India (to Internunciature) | Elevated |
| 1955 | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Philippines (Abra) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Bangued, Philippines | Erected |
| 1955 | Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, and Masinloc)
Diocese of San Fernando, Philippines (Subie, Olongapo, Castillejos, S. Marcellino, S. Antonio, S. Narciso, Felipe, Cabangan, Botolan, Iba, and Palawig) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Iba, Philippines | Erected |
| 1958 | Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba, Peru (Euibayoc, Navarro, Pelejo, and Pongo) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Mara��n, Peru | Territory Added |
| 1958 | Diocese of �vila, Spain (Guijo de Avila, Cespedosa, Bercimulle, Gallegos del Solmir�n, Armenteros, R�gama, Oantaracillo, B�veda del Bio Almar, Mancera de Abajo, Salmoral, I�igos-Blasco, and Novaombela)
Diocese of Coria-C�ceres, Spain (Salamanca) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Salamanca, Spain | Territory Added |
| 1958 | Diocese of �vila, Spain (Santib��ez de B�jar, Puente de Congosto, Navamorales, El Tejado, El Gordo, and Berrocalejo)
Diocese of Coria-C�ceres, Spain (Santa Mar�a de Ba�os de Montemayor) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Plasencia, Spain | Territory Added |
| 1958 | Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain (C�ceres) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Cape Coast, Ghana | Territory Added |
| 1958 | Diocese of Salamanca, Spain (Aldeanueva de la Sierra, Anaya de Huebra, Gallegos de Huebra, Avililla de la Sierm, Mieza, Mu�oz, San Mu�oz, Sanch�n de la Sagrada, la Sagrada, Tamames, Villares of Yeltes, Pedro Alvaro, and Vilvestre) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain | Territory Added |
| 1958 | Diocese of Plasencia, Spain (Avila and N. S. dei Olmo de Aldeanueva del Camino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of �vila, Spain | Territory Added |
| 1964 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kota Baru, Indonesia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Sukarnapura, Indonesia | Name Changed |
| 1967 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bermuda Islands, Antilles | Elevated | Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles | Elevated |
| 1967 | Diocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia | Elevated |
| 1967 | Diocese of Nellore, India (Kurnool and Anantapur (in Andhra Pradesh)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kurnool, India | Erected |
| 1967 | Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos (Saravane, Vapikhamthong, S�don, Champassac, Attopeu, and Sithandone) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Paks�, Laos | Erected |
| 1967 | Diocese of Fort Rosebery, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1967 | Diocese of Abercorn, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1975 | Diocese of Parna�ba, Piaui, Brazil (Barras, Porto, and Nossa Senhora dos Bemedios)
Archdiocese of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil (Alto Longa, Beneditinos, Altos, Campo Maior, Capit�o de Campos, Castelo do Piau�, S�o Jo�o da Serra, Jos� de Freitas, Miguel Alves, and Sao Miguel do Tapuio) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
| 1975 | Diocese of Chapec�, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Agua Doce)
Diocese of Ca�ador, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Concordia and Ponte Serrada) Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil (Campos Novos, Capinzal, Castelo Branco, Catanduvas, Erval Velho, Herval do Oeste, Ibicar�, Ipira, Iran�, Jabor�, Joa�aba, Lacerdopolis, Ouro, Peritiba, Piratuba, and Tangar�) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joa�aba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
| 1976 | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan, Philippines | Erected |
| 1976 | Territorial Prelature of Cotabato, Philippines (Maguindanao and Sultan Sa Kudurat) | Elevated | Diocese of Cotabato, Philippines | Elevated |
| 1983 | Congregation of the Sons of Merciful Love | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 1996 | Diocese of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil (Belmonte, Itagimirim, and Itapebi)
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil (Eun�polis, Guaratinga, Itabela, Porto Seguro, and Santa Cruz Cabr�lia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eun�polis, Bahia, Brazil | Erected |
| 2002 | Clerical Public Association of Missionaries of Jesus | Founded | ||
| 2003 | Missionaries of Charity Brothers | Approbation | ||
| 2007 | Diocese of Koforidua, Ghana (Donkorkrom) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana | Erected |
| 2007 | Nunciature to Burkina Faso (moved to Ouagadougou) | See Transferred | ||
| 2014 | Cardinal Titular Church of Santa Dorotea | Established | ||
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