| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1526 | Diocese of Chieti, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Chieti, Italy | Elevated |
| 1547 | Diocese of Cuzco, Peru | Territory Lost | Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) | Erected |
| 1570 | Territorial Abbey of Holy Savior of Nicosia (Ethiopian), Cyprus | Territory Added | ||
| 1588 | Clerics Regular Minor | Approbation | ||
| 1697 | Diocese of Blois, France | Erected | ||
| 1786 | Diocese of Quito, Ecuador | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cuenca, Ecuador | Erected |
| 1840 | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | Territory Lost | Diocese of La Serena, Chile | Erected |
| 1840 | Diocese of Concepción, Chile | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile | Erected |
| 1889 | Diocese of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA | Suppressed | Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Territory Added |
| 1897 | Diocese of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA | Territory Lost | Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA (Counties of Washington, Clay, Riley, Geary, and Dickinson) | Territory Added |
| 1910 | Diocese of Ispahan, Iran | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ispahan, Iran | Elevated |
| 1911 | Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) (Area between the Congo River and the Southern limits of the Belgian dominion) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Erected |
| 1913 | Little Mission for the Deaf and Dumb | Decretum Laudis | ||
| 1931 | Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China (Tangshan, Fengshien, Peihsien, Tongshan, Siaohsien, Suining, Sutsien, and Pihsien) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Süchow, China | Erected |
| 1937 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa, Zambia (Lundazi)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi (Petauke and Fort Jameson) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Fort Jameson, Zambia | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China (Ghuhsien, Istmi, Mengyin, Feihsien, Liny, and Tancheng) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Ichow [Linyi], China | Erected |
| 1937 | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa, Zambia (North Nyassa, West Nyassa, Mbombera-Mzimbam, and Kasungn) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi | Territory Added |
| 1937 | Diocese of Quilon, India (Trivandrum (Neyyantinkara, Nedumangad, Trivandrum, and Chirayinkeezh)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Trivandrum, India | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China (Niangtan, Siangsiang, Jalìng, Hengshan, Yuhsien, and Chaling) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China | Erected |
| 1937 | Vicariate Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia (Abercorn (except Mission of Rosa)
Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia (Serenje) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Loangwa, Zambia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lwangwa, Zambia | Elevated |
| 1949 | Archdiocese of Chieti, Italy (S. Gettae, S. Mariae de Igne, S. Silvestri, Stella Maris, and S. Peter the Martyr)
Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy | Split | Diocese of Penne e Pescara, Italy | Split |
| 1949 | Diocese of Penne e Atri, Italy
Diocese of Teramo, Italy | United | Diocese of Teramo e Atri, Italy | United |
| 1963 | Diocese of Silva Porto, Angola (Moxico) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Luso, Angola | Erected |
| 1972 | Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) (from Wellington) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1973 | Diocese of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy (Soriano nel Cimino) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy | Territory Added |
| 1993 | Diocese of Visakhapatnam, India (Srikakulam and part of Vizianagram (Paravathipuram, Kurupam, and Cheepurupalli)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Srikakulam, India | Erected |
| 1994 | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo (Lacs, Vo, Yoto, and Afagnan) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Aného, Togo | Erected |
| 1994 | Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo (Kioto, Agou, Dayes, Haho, and Moyen-Mono) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kpalimé, Togo | Erected |
| 1994 | Diocese of Sokodé, Togo | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kara, Togo | Erected |
| 2002 | Archdiocese of Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Saint-David d'Estcourt (Sully), Marie-Médiatrice (Estcourt), Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-Bleue, and Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long in Témiscouata) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada | Territory Added |
| 2003 | Diocese of Palembang, Indonesia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Palembang, Indonesia | Elevated |
| 2003 | Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia (from Medan) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2003 | Diocese of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia (from Medan) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
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