| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1643 | Congregation of Jesus and Mary | Founded | ||
| 1798 | Diocese of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland | Erected | ||
| 1839 | Archdiocese of Połock (Polotsk) (Ukrainian), Belarus | Territory Added | ||
| 1907 | Diocese of Tucumán, Argentina | Territory Lost | Diocese of Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Erected |
| 1931 | Priests of Saint Mary of Tinchebray | Approbation | ||
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia (Sidamo and Borana (in Galla and Sidamo)) | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia | Name Changed |
| 1937 | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa, Ethiopia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia (and Name Changed) | Elevated |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia (Uolio? and Debre Berhan) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia (Gondar, Semien, Gojjam, and Begemder) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia (Adwa, Mekelle, Adigrat, Abiy Addi, and Alamata) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai, Ethiopia | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (Addis Abeba) | Erected |
| 1937 | Delegation to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Palestine, TransJordan, and Island of Cyprus | Established | Delegation to Italian East Africa, Ethiopia | Established |
| 1937 | Delegation to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Palestine, TransJordan, and Island of Cyprus | Name Changed | Delegation to Egypt and Arabia | Name Changed |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia (Boundaries adjusted to now cover Somalia and no more) | Territory Added | ||
| 1937 | Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti) (Boundaries adjusted to now cover French Somalia and no more) | Territory Added | ||
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Dodoma, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu, Uganda | Elevated | Diocese of Gulu, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Iringa, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda | Elevated | Archdiocese of Rubaga, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kigoma, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Kigoma, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated | Diocese of Kisumu, Kenya | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Masaka, Uganda | Elevated | Diocese of Masaka, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Mwanza, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Mbulu, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Mbulu, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Morogoro, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori, Uganda | Elevated | Diocese of Mbarara, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya | Elevated | Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated | Diocese of Nyeri, Kenya | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Maswa, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Karema, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Karema, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora, Tanzania | Elevated | Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo, Uganda | Elevated | Diocese of Tororo, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kagera Inferiore, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Rutabo, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania | Elevated | Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania | Elevated |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines (Islands of Semirara, Calauya, Sibay, Libaton, Sibilon, and Libigao) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines | Territory Added |
| 1953 | Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala, Uganda | Elevated | Diocese of Kampala, Uganda | Elevated |
| 1957 | Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal (Formigais) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Leiria, Portugal | Territory Added |
| 1960 | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, Thailand | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Name Changed |
| 1963 | Missionaries of Charity Brothers | Founded | ||
| 1964 | Diocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain | Elevated |
| 1964 | Diocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated | Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain | Elevated |
| 1966 | Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Sonora, México (Puerto Peñasco)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México (Mexicali, San Louis Rio Colorado, parts of Inseñada, and the Island of Angél de la Guarda) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México | Erected |
| 1966 | Nunciature to Iran (to Nunciature) | Elevated | ||
| 1968 | Military Ordinariate of El Salvador, Military | Erected | ||
| 1968 | Territorial Prelature of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay | Split | Territorial Prelature of Alto Paraná, Paraguay (Alto Paraná)
Territorial Prelature of Encarnación, Paraguay | Split |
| 1972 | Diocese of Colima, México (Atenquique, Huescalapa, San Gabriel, Santa Cruz del Cortijo, San Juan de la Montaña, Tamazula, Tuxpan, and Zapotiltic)
Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (San José and San Antonio, existing in the city of Ciudad Guzmán; Atemajac de Brizuela, Amacueda, Atoyac, Concepción de Buenos Aires, Chiquilistlán, Mazamitla, Manzanilla, Quitupán, Sayula, San Andrés Ixtlán, Teocuitatlán, Techaluta, Tapalpa, Tipazán ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México | Erected |
| 1972 | Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (De la Sangre de Cristo and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (in San Juan de Los Lagos); San Miguel and San Felipe de Jesús (in Atotonilco and Alto); San Francisco de Asís, Tototlán, Sagrada Familia, and San Francisco (in Tepatitlán); Capilla de Guadalupe, ...) | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México | Erected |
| 1972 | Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania
Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania Diocese of Mbulu, Tanzania Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania | Territory Lost | Diocese of Singida, Tanzania (Iramba, Singida, Manyoni, and parts of Taboraënsi) | Erected |
| 1972 | Patriarchal Exarchate of Kuwait (Melkite Greek) | Erected | ||
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