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YearFromTo
1325Diocese of Arezzo, Italy Territory LostDiocese of Cortona, Italy Erected
1821Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA Territory LostDiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Ohio) Erected
1852Diocese of Isernia, Italy
Diocese of Venafro, Italy
UnitedDiocese of Isernia e Venafro, Italy United
1903Archdiocese of Oregon City, Oregon, USA Territory LostDiocese of Baker City, Oregon, USA Erected
1903Diocese of Vancouver Island, USA ElevatedArchdiocese of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Elevated
1903Diocese of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (from Saint-Boniface) Metropolitan Changed
1903Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada (to Vancouver Island) Metropolitan Changed
1928Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China (Kweiteh, Ningling, Kaocheng, Yucheng, Siayi, and Yuncheng) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China Erected
1931Diocese of Csanád, Hungary (Cathedral moved) Elevated
1931Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, México (Teziutlan and Huetemalco) Territory LostDiocese of Papantla, Puebla, México Territory Added
1952Diocese of Cochin, India (Southern part) Territory LostDiocese of Alleppey, India Erected
1952Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia (Sumatra) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Padang, Indonesia Erected
1952Vicariate Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia (Teluk-Betung and Kroë) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia Erected
1952Diocese of Sendai, Japan (Oshima and Hakodate) Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Sapporo, Japan Territory Added
1957Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México (Arriaga, Villaflores, Villa Corzo, Tonala, La Concordia, Angel A. Corzo, Pijijiapam, Mapestepec, Motozintla, Siltepec, Bellavista, La Grandeza, Bejucal, Amatenango, Porvenir, Mazapa, Escuintla, Aeacoyagua, Acapetagua, Huixtla, Pueblo Nuevo, Tuzantan, ...) Territory LostDiocese of Tapachula, Chiapas, México Erected
1957Diocese of Saltillo, Coahuila, México (Torreón, Viesca, Matamoros, San Pedro, and Francisco I. Madero) Territory LostDiocese of Torreón, Coahuila, México Erected
1965Delegation to Eastern Africa EstablishedNunciature to Kenya Established
1970Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique (Gaza) Territory LostDiocese of João Belo, Mozambique Erected
1972Diocese of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Mata and Sao Vincente do Sul) Territory LostDiocese of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Territory Added
1976Diocese of Avellaneda, Argentina (Quilmes, Berazategui, and Florencio Várela) Territory LostDiocese of Quilmes, Argentina Erected
1984Diocese of Varanasi, India (Gorakhpur, Basti, and Deoria) Territory LostDiocese of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India Erected
1989Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mitú-Puerto Inírida, Colombia Elevated
1989Mission "Sui Iuris" of Abuja, Nigeria ElevatedDiocese of Abuja, Nigeria Elevated
2006Nunciature to Serbia and Montenegro Name ChangedNunciature to Serbia Name Changed
2006Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Name ChangedArchdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia Name Changed
2008Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon (Océan) Territory LostDiocese of Kribi, Cameroon Erected
2008Diocese of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon (Vallée-du-Ntem) Name ChangedDiocese of Ebolowa, Cameroon Name Changed

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