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Year	From		To
1696	Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang, China Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu), China Vicariate Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China Vicariate Apostolic of Kweichow [Guizhou], China Vicariate Apostolic of Yunnan, China	Erected
1696	Diocese of Peking [Beijing], China	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi, China	Erected
1696	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China	Erected
1928			Archeparchy of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey	Erected
1930			Nunciature to Dominican Republic (to Nunciature)	Elevated
1964	Diocese of Arezzo, Italy (San Cristoforo a Piazzano in Tuoro sul Trasimeno)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cortona, Italy	Territory Added
1969	Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli, Ethiopia	Name Changed	Prefecture Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Name Changed
1969			Prefecture Apostolic of Hosanna, Ethiopia (Scioa and Wollamo)	Territory Added
1969			Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia (Harar, Bale, and Arussi along with Haykoch-Butagira and Nazareth)	Territory Added
1969			Vicariate Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia (Illubabor, Wollega, Kaffa, Gomu-Gofa along with Jibat-Metcha)	Territory Added
1969	Prefecture Apostolic of Hosanna, Ethiopia (Sidamo (except Wollamo))	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Territory Added
1971	Diocese of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire (Korhogo, Boundiali, and Odienne)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Erected
1973	Archdiocese of Fort-Lamy, Chad	Name Changed	Archdiocese of N’Djaména, Chad	Name Changed
1979	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (Castellabate, Santa Maria di Castellabate, S. Antonio al Lago, S. Marco, Ogliastro Marina, Agnone Cilento, Capograssi, Casalvelino, Marina di Casalvelino, S. Bardara, Matonti, Serramezzana, S. Mango Cilento, S. Lucia Cilento, and Perdifumo)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vallo di Lucania, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Pietro di Polla, S. Benedetto di Polla, and Pertosa)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Diano-Teggiano, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy (S. Giovanni Battista, La Madonna del Ponte, and S. Potito)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Diocese of Cava e Sarno, Italy (Corpo di Cava, S. Caesareo, and Dragonea)	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Archdiocese of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy (Casali and Materdomini)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Martino, S. Gennaro and S. Michele Arcangelo in S. Martino Sannita)	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy (S. Maria Assunta in the Ponticelli Valley and part of S. Maria Assunta in Cielo in Torrette di Mercogliano in Avellino)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Avellino, Italy	Territory Added
1979	Diocese of Avellino, Italy (Summonte) Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (S. Angelo a Scala)	Territory Lost	Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, Italy	Territory Added
1982	Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Erected
1982	Diocese of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Elevated	Archdiocese of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Elevated
1982	Prefecture Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia	Elevated
1982			Diocese of Bata, Equatorial Guinea (from Immediately Subject)	Metropolitan Changed
2024	Diocese of Butuan, Philippines (Agusan del Sur)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Prosperidad, Philippines	Erected

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