| Year | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Vicariate Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South Africa | Erected | ||
| 1834 | Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA (MD and DC; aadm of Richmond) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (MA, ME, NH, RI, CT, and VT) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of New York, New York, USA (NY and parts of NJ (Sussex, Bergen, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth)) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (PA, DE, and parts of NJ (Hunterdon, Varren, Burlington, Glouester, Salem, Cumberland, and Cap May)) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, USA (NC, SC, and GA) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Mobile, Alabama, USA (AL and FL) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (LA and MS) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (OH) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Detroit, Michigan, USA (MI and the North West) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA (KY and TN) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA (MO, AR, and Territory West of the Mississippi River) | Territory Added | ||
| 1834 | Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana, USA (IN and eastern parts of IL) | Territory Added | ||
| 1855 | Congregation of Holy Cross | Approbation | ||
| 1920 | Diocese of Piaui, Brazil (Sâo Raymundo Nonnato, Bon Jesus do Gurgucia, Paranaguà, Gorrente, and S. Filomena) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil | Erected |
| 1931 | Vicariate Apostolic of Chefoo, China (Haiyang, Muping, Weihaiwei, Wendeng, and Yungcheng) | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Weihaiwei [Weihai], China | Erected |
| 1935 | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kaying [Meixian], China | Elevated |
| 1935 | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Elevated |
| 1935 | Prefecture Apostolic of Süchow, China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Süchow [Xuzhou], China | Elevated |
| 1935 | Vicariate Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (Nosivarilca and Marolambo)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar (Vatomandry and Mahanoro) | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Vatomandry, Madagascar | Erected |
| 1943 | Diocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Elevated | Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia | Elevated |
| 1943 | Diocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1943 | Diocese of Oruro, Bolivia (from Sucra to La Paz) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea
Vicariate Apostolic of Wewak, Papua New Guinea | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (Western Highlands) | Erected |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea (Eastern Highlands) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
| 1959 | Vicariate Apostolic of Alexishafen, Papua New Guinea (Morobe) | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Lae, Papua New Guinea | Erected |
| 1970 | Diocese of Rancagua, Chile (Maipo (in Santiago)) | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile | Territory Added |
| 1971 | Vicariate Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile (Lonquimay and Curacautin (both in Malleco))
Diocese of Los Angeles, Chile (Collipulli and Ercilla (both in Malleco)) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Temuco, Chile | Territory Added |
| 1982 | Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua (Jinotega) | Territory Lost | Territorial Prelature of Jinotega, Nicaragua | Erected |
| 1988 | Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia (Urabá antioqueno)
Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó, Colombia (Urabá chocoani) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Apartadó, Colombia | Erected |
| 1988 | Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia (Girardota, Barbosa, Santo Domingo, Concepción, Alejandría, San Roque, Caracoli, Maceo, Yolombó, and Cisneros) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Girardota, Colombia | Erected |
| 1988 | Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia (Amaga, Angelopolis, Armenia, Caldas, Fredonia, Heliconia, Montebello, Santa Barbara, Titiribí, and Venecia along with Santa Isabel, de la Tablaza) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Caldas, Colombia | Erected |
| 1988 | Diocese of Antioquía, Colombia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia | Elevated |
| 1988 | Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia (from Medellín) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2008 | Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia (Serbia) | Territory Lost | Diocese of Srijem, Serbia | Erected |
| 2008 | Diocese of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia (Croatia) | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia (and Name Change) | Elevated |
| 2008 | Diocese of Požega, Croatia (from Zagreb) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2008 | Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador | Name Changed | Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador | Name Changed |
| 2024 | Diocese of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated | Archdiocese of Ndola, Zambia | Elevated |
| 2024 | Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
| 2024 | Diocese of Solwezi, Zambia (from Lusaka) | Metropolitan Changed | ||
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