Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in 4ᵗʰ century

DateAscendingCountryChange
301Italy ItalyDiocese of Voghenza was established
306Portugal PortugalDiocese of Ossonoba was established
308Italy ItalyDiocese of Sala Consilina was established
310Spain SpainDiocese of León was suppressed (to Diocese of Astorga)
312Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Cirta was renamed as Diocese of Constantine
312Italy ItalyDiocese of Grumentum was established
313Italy ItalyDiocese of Atella was established
313Italy ItalyDiocese of Liternium was established
314Portugal PortugalDiocese of Betecas was established
323Italy ItalyDiocese of Acqui was established
323Italy ItalyDiocese of Aosta was established
325Lebanon LebanonPatriarchal See of Antioch (Maronite Rite) was established
325Lebanon LebanonPatriarchal See of Antioch (Syriac Rite) was established
325Palestine Palestine, Cyprus Cyprus, Israel Israel, Jordan JordanDiocese of Aelia Capitolina was renamed as Diocese of Jerusalem
325Spain SpainDiocese of Cartagena was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
325Syria SyriaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Damascus was established
325Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Antioch was promoted as Patriarchal See of Antioch
325Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Myra was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Myra
326Italy ItalyDiocese of Albano was established (became suffragan of Roma)
330France FranceDiocese of Toul was established
330Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Byzantium was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Constantinople
330Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Iconium was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Iconium
340France FranceDiocese of Verdun was established
340Germany GermanyDiocese of Mainz was established
340Germany GermanyDiocese of Speyer was established
340Italy ItalyDiocese of Bari was established
340Italy ItalyDiocese of Canosa was established
344Belgium BelgiumDiocese of Tongeren was established (from Diocese of Köln)
346Switzerland SwitzerlandDiocese of Basel was established
350Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Shkodrë was established
350Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Midila was established
350France FranceDiocese of Bayeux was established
350France FranceDiocese of Nice was established (from Diocese of Marseille)
350Greece GreeceDiocese of Patrasso was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Albenga was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Brescia was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Imola was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Narni was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Pavia was established
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Pitinum Merges was established (without ecclesiastical province)
350Italy ItalyDiocese of Tivoli was established (without ecclesiastical province)
350Portugal PortugalDiocese of Aquae Flaviae was established
350Portugal PortugalDiocese of Olisipo was established
350Portugal PortugalDiocese of Salácia was suppressed
350Spain SpainDiocese of Cástulo was established (from Diocese of Tucci)
350Spain SpainDiocese of Emerita Augusta was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Emerita Augusta (with suffragan see Ossonoba)
350Spain SpainDiocese of Mentesa was established
354France FranceDiocese of Embrun was established
355Italy ItalyDiocese of Aquileia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aquileia (with suffragan sees Pavia, Poreč, Trento and Verona)
370France FranceDiocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux was established
372France FranceDiocese of Angers was established
372Italy ItalyDiocese of Brescello was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Parma)
372Italy ItalyDiocese of Parma was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Brescello)
374France FranceDiocese of Vence was established
374Italy ItalyDiocese of Lodi was established (became suffragan of Milano)
374Italy ItalyDiocese of Milano (Ambrosian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano (with suffragan sees Acqui, Albenga, Asti, Bologna, Brescia, Faenza, Genova, Lodi, Modena, Tortona, Vercelli and Voghenza)
375Italy ItalyDiocese of Altino was established
380Belgium BelgiumDiocese of Tongeren was renamed as Diocese of Tongeren en Maastricht
380Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Zadar was established
380France FranceDiocese of Grenoble was established (from Diocese of Vienne)
380Italy ItalyDiocese of Concordia was established (became suffragan of Aquileia)
380Italy ItalyDiocese of Zuglio was established
380Portugal PortugalDiocese of Braga was established
380Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Emona was established
380Spain SpainDiocese of Ávila was established (became suffragan of Emerita Augusta)
380Switzerland SwitzerlandDiocese of Octodurum was established
380Syria SyriaDiocese of Callinicum was established
386.11.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Como was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano and became suffragan of Milano)
390France FranceDiocese of Nîmes was established
395Serbia SerbiaDiocese of Srijem was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Srijem
397Italy ItalyDiocese of Novara was established (became suffragan of Milano)
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Amantia was suppressed
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Apollonia was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Drivasto was established
400Albania AlbaniaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Durrës was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Hadrianopolis in Epiro was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Lestrona was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Onchesmus was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Phœnice was established
400Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Scampa was established
400Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Gegi was established
400Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Icosium was established
400Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Jomnium was established
400Algeria AlgeriaDiocese of Rusguniæ was established
400Austria AustriaDiocese of Juvavo was established
400Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Senj was established
400Egypt EgyptDiocese of Nitria was suppressed
400France FranceDiocese of Agen was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux)
400France FranceDiocese of Aire was established (became suffragan of Eauze)
400France FranceDiocese of Antibes was established
400France FranceDiocese of Auch was established (became suffragan of Eauze)
400France FranceDiocese of Avignon was established
400France FranceDiocese of Bazas was established (became suffragan of Eauze)
400France FranceDiocese of Besançon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon (with suffragan see Basel)
400France FranceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Bourges was established (with suffragan sees Albi, Auvergne, Cahors, Le Puy-en-Velay and Limoges)
400France FranceDiocese of Béziers was established
400France FranceDiocese of Carpentras was established
400France FranceDiocese of Cavaillon was established
400France FranceDiocese of Châlons-sur-Marne was established (became suffragan of Reims)
400France FranceDiocese of Digne was established
400France FranceDiocese of Fréjus was established
400France FranceDiocese of Gap was established
400France FranceDiocese of Nantes was established
400France FranceDiocese of Reims was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims (with suffragan sees Amiens, Beauvais, Châlons-sur-Marne and Soissons)
400France FranceDiocese of Riez was established
400France FranceDiocese of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges was established (became suffragan of Eauze)
400France FranceDiocese of Saintes was established (became suffragan of Bordeaux)
400France FranceDiocese of Sisteron was established
400France FranceDiocese of Toulon was established
400France FranceDiocese of Valence was established
400France FranceDiocese of Vernay was established
400France FranceDiocese of Alba Helvianorum was renamed as Diocese of Viviers
400Greece GreeceDiocese of Argos was established
400Greece GreeceDiocese of Carystus was established (became suffragan of Corinthus)
400Greece GreeceDiocese of Coronea was established
400Greece GreeceDiocese of Rhodes was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rhodes
400Greece GreeceDiocese of Thespia was established
400Iraq IraqDiocese of Seleucia–Ctesifonte (Chaldean Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seleucia–Ctesifonte
400Ireland IrelandDiocese of Emly was established
400Ireland IrelandAbbacy nullius of Trim was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Acerenza was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Alba was established (became suffragan of Milano)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Anzio was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Ascoli Piceno was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Bergamo was established (became suffragan of Milano)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Bettona was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Bomarzo was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Brindisi was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Castellammare di Stabia was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Caudium was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Celano was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Cingoli was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Cornus was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Egnazia Appula was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Ferento was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Fiesole was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Gubbio was established (without ecclesiastical province)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Lilibeo was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Lucera was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Matelica was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Nocera Umbra was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Nomento was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Osimo was established (without ecclesiastical province)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Otranto was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Otricoli was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Pesto was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Piacenza was established (became suffragan of Milano)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Pitinum was suppressed (to Diocese of Amiterno)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Plestia was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Pollentia was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Potenza Picena was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Sarsina was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Siponto was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Squillace was established (without ecclesiastical province)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Termini Imerese was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Tharros was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Tolentino was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Torino was established (became suffragan of Milano)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Treia was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Treviso was established (became suffragan of Aquileia)
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Urbisaglia was established
400Italy ItalyDiocese of Volterra was established
400Montenegro MontenegroDiocese of Doclea was established
400North Macedonia North MacedoniaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Dardania was established
400Palestine PalestineDiocese of Maiumas Gazæ was established
400Portugal PortugalDiocese of Betecas was suppressed
400Portugal PortugalDiocese of Coinimbriga was established (from Diocese of Olisipo and became suffragan of Emerita Augusta)
400Serbia SerbiaDiocese of Horreomargum was suppressed
400Serbia SerbiaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Viminacium was suppressed
400Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Ptuj was suppressed
400Spain SpainDiocese of Barcelona was established
400Spain SpainDiocese of Complutum was established (from Diocese of Toledo)
400Spain SpainDiocese of Cástulo was suppressed (to Diocese of Tucci)
400Spain SpainDiocese of Gerona was established
400Spain SpainDiocese of Menorca was established
400Spain SpainDiocese of Sevilla was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla (with suffragan see Córdoba)
400Spain SpainDiocese of Tortosa was established
400Switzerland SwitzerlandDiocese of Genève was established
400Syria SyriaDiocese of Aleppo (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Menefessi was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Ruspæ was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Sufes was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Theudalis was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Tunes was established
400Tunisia TunisiaDiocese of Vita was established
400Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Achyraus was established
400Turkiye TurkiyeArchdiocese of Nisibis was suppressed
400Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Polybotus was established
400Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Sebastopolis in Thracia was suppressed

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