Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in 15ᵗʰ century

DateAscendingCountryChange
1401.03.08Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of San Cristoforo di Castel Durante was established (from Diocese of Urbino)
1403.07.04Portugal PortugalDiocese of Guarda lost territory to Diocese of Lamego
1403.07.04Spain SpainDiocese of Ciudad Rodrigo lost territory to Diocese of Lamego
1404Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Luceoria was established (from Diocese of Lodomeria)
1404.07.07Spain SpainDiocese of Rubicón was established (from Diocese of Telde and became suffragan of Sevilla)
1410Italy ItalyDiocese of Fiorentino was suppressed (to Diocese of Lucera)
1412France FranceDiocese of Sospel was suppressed (to Diocese of Ventimiglia)
1413.01.13Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Nardò was promoted as Diocese of Nardò (without ecclesiastical province)
1414.12.24Ukraine UkraineMetropolitan Archdiocese of Halyč was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv)
1414.12.24Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lviv was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv (with suffragan sees Chełm, Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Kyiv, Lodomeria, Przemyśl and Siret and gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halyč)
1417.04.04Spain SpainDiocese of Ceuta was established (from Diocese of Marocco and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1417.10.24Lithuania LithuaniaDiocese of Žemaitija was established (became suffragan of Gniezno)
1418Romania RomaniaDiocese of Baia was established
1418Romania RomaniaDiocese of Moldovita was established
1419.05.10Italy ItalyDiocese of Firenze was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Firenze (with suffragan sees Fiesole and Pistoia)
1420.02.12Italy ItalyDiocese of Suelli was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari)
1421Spain SpainDiocese of Tui lost territory to Diocese of Ceuta
1422.10.19Italy ItalyDiocese of Ancona was renamed as Diocese of Ancona e Umana (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Numana)
1422.10.19Italy ItalyDiocese of Numana was suppressed (to Diocese of Ancona e Umana)
1424Italy ItalyDiocese of Salpi was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani)
1424.10.17Poland PolandDiocese of Kraków lost territory to Diocese of Chełm
1424.11.20Spain SpainDiocese of Fuerteventura was established (from Diocese of Rubicón and became suffragan of Sevilla)
1425Italy ItalyTerritorial Abbacy of San Paolo fuori le Mura was established
1425Italy ItalyDiocese of Tortiboli was suppressed (to Diocese of Lucera)
1425Morocco MoroccoDiocese of Marocco was suppressed
1425.12.19Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lodomeria was suppressed (to Diocese of Luck and Włodzimierz)
1425.12.19Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Luceoria was renamed as Diocese of Luck and Włodzimierz (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Lodomeria and became suffragan of Lviv)
1426Italy ItalyDiocese of Valva lost territory to Diocese of L’Aquila
1426.06.21Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm lost territory to Diocese of Kraków
1428Ireland IrelandDiocese of Mayo was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam)
1429Ireland IrelandDiocese of Cloyne was suppressed (to Diocese of Cork and Cloyne)
1429Ireland IrelandDiocese of Cork was renamed as Diocese of Cork and Cloyne (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Cloyne)
1429Italy ItalyDiocese of Nuceria was renamed as Diocese of Nocera de’ Pagani
1429Serbia SerbiaDiocese of Graeca Alba was renamed as Diocese of Beograd (became suffragan of Kalocsa)
1430Israel IsraelTitular Episcopal See of Nicopoli di Palestina was established
1430Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Pisa lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova
1432Greece GreeceDiocese of Oleno was suppressed
1433Spain SpainDiocese of Fuerteventura was suppressed (to Diocese of Rubicón)
1434Romania RomaniaDiocese of Siret was suppressed (to Diocese of Baia)
1435.12.05Italy ItalyDiocese of Corneto was restored (from Diocese of Tuscanella)
1437Spain SpainTitular Episcopal See of Granada was established (from former Diocese of Elvira)
1437.03.20Italy ItalyDiocese of Cariati was established (from Archdiocese of Rossano and became suffragan of Santa Severina)
1439.07.29Ireland IrelandDiocese of Connor was suppressed (to Diocese of Down)
1440Greece GreeceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Thebæ was suppressed
1440Italy ItalyDiocese of Eraclea was suppressed (to Patriarchal See of Grado)
1441Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Torres was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari
1441Spain SpainDiocese of Telde was suppressed
1442Northern Ireland Northern IrelandDiocese of Down was renamed as Diocese of Down and Connor
1442Spain SpainDiocese of Orihuela was established (from Diocese of Cartagena)
1443.10.11Spain SpainDiocese of Orihuela was suppressed (to Diocese of Cartagena)
1449Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Lanciano was established (from Diocese of Chieti)
1450Algeria AlgeriaTitular Episcopal See of Thagaste was restored
1450Greece GreeceDiocese of Daulis was suppressed
1450India IndiaDiocese of Quilon was suppressed
1450Iran IranMetropolitan Archdiocese of Soltania was suppressed
1450Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Ehden (Maronite Rite) was established
1451Greece GreeceDiocese of Nisyros was suppressed
1451.10.08Italy ItalyDiocese of Castello was suppressed (to establish Patriarchal See of Venezia)
1451.10.08Italy ItalyPatriarchal See of Grado was suppressed (to establish Patriarchal See of Venezia)
1451.10.08Italy ItalyPatriarchal See of Venezia was established (from the suppressed Patriarchal See of Grado and Diocese of Castello and with suffragan sees Belluno, Chioggia, Cittanova, Feltre and Padova)
1452Italy ItalyDiocese of Montepeloso was restored (from Diocese of Andria and without ecclesiastical province)
1452.07.28Italy ItalyDiocese of Porto e Santa Rufina was renamed as Diocese of Porto (lost territory to establish Diocese of Santa Rufina)
1452.07.28Italy ItalyDiocese of Santa Rufina was restored (from Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina)
1453Romania RomaniaDiocese of Milcovia was renamed as Diocese of Milcovia
1454.03.22Italy ItalyDiocese of Porto was renamed as Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Santa Rufina)
1454.03.22Italy ItalyDiocese of Santa Rufina was suppressed (to Diocese of Porto e Santa Rufina)
1455.04.30Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Cerignola was established (from Archpresbyterate nullius of Canosa)
1458Greece GreeceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Patrasso was suppressed
1459Serbia SerbiaArchdiocese of Bač was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kalocsa)
1459.04.23Italy ItalyDiocese of Siena was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena (with suffragan sees Chiusi, Grosseto, Massa Marittima e Populonia and Sovana)
1460Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Corbavia was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Modruš)
1460Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Modruš was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Corbavia)
1460Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Otočac was established (from Diocese of Senj)
1460Ireland Ireland, Northern Ireland Northern IrelandDiocese of Brefinnia was renamed as Diocese of Kilmore
1460.01.14Germany GermanyAbbacy nullius of Ellwangen was demoted as Provostry nullius of Ellwangen
1461.12.06Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Ljubljana was restored (from Patriarchal See of Aquileia and became suffragan of Aquileia)
1462Palestine PalestineTitular Episcopal See of Bethlehem was restored
1462.08.13Italy ItalyDiocese of Montalcino was established (from Diocese of Arezzo, Diocese of Chiusi and Diocese of Grosseto)
1462.08.13Italy ItalyDiocese of Pienza was established (from Diocese of Arezzo and Diocese of Chiusi)
1463.09.05Italy ItalyProvostry nullius of Santo Stefano di Prato was established (from Diocese of Pistoia and without ecclesiastical province)
1465.07.21Italy ItalyDiocese of Luni was renamed as Diocese of Luni–Sarzana
1466Italy ItalyDiocese of Equilio was suppressed (to Patriarchal See of Venezia)
1469.01.18Austria AustriaDiocese of Wien was established (from Diocese of Passau and became suffragan of Salzburg)
1469.01.18Austria AustriaDiocese of Wiener Neustadt was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg and became suffragan of Salzburg)
1470Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Konavlje was suppressed
1471Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Guastalla was established (from Diocese of Reggio Emilia)
1471Russia RussiaDiocese of Tana was suppressed
1472.08.17Scotland ScotlandDiocese of Saint Andrews was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Andrews (with suffragan sees Aberdeen, Brechin, Caithness, Dunblane, Dunkeld, Kirkwall, Moray and Ross)
1472.08.21Morocco MoroccoDiocese of Marruecos was established (from Diocese of Ceuta and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1474Czechia CzechiaDiocese of Litomyšl was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha)
1474.04.18Italy ItalyDiocese of Casale Monferrato was established (from Diocese of Asti and Diocese of Vercelli and became suffragan of Milano)
1475Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Caffa was suppressed
1475.12.21France FranceDiocese of Avignon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Avignon (with suffragan sees Carpentras, Cavaillon and Vaison)
1480Italy ItalyCollegiate nullius of Montepulciano was established (from Diocese of Arezzo)
1483Greece GreeceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Athens was suppressed
1484.08.28Ireland IrelandCollegiate nullius of Saint Nicholas was established (from Diocese of Annaghdown)
1485Spain SpainDiocese of Islas Canarias was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Rubicón and became suffragan of Sevilla)
1485Spain SpainDiocese of Rubicón was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Islas Canarias)
1485Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Cembalo was suppressed
1486.08.04Spain SpainDiocese of Málaga was restored
1492.01.09Scotland ScotlandDiocese of Glasgow was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow (with suffragan sees Argyll, Kirkwall and Whithorn)
1492.05.21Spain SpainDiocese of Almería was established (from Diocese of Cartagena and former Diocese of Urci)
1492.05.21Spain SpainTitular Episcopal See of Baza was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Guadix–Baza)
1492.05.21Spain SpainDiocese of Guadix–Baza was restored (from Diocese of Cartagena, from the suppressed Titular Episcopal See of Baza and became suffragan of Toledo)
1492.07.09Spain SpainDiocese of Valencia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valencia (with suffragan sees Cartagena, Mallorca and Segorbe–Albarracín)
1492.12.10Spain SpainMetropolitan Archdiocese of Granada was restored (with suffragan sees Almería, Guadix–Baza, Jaén and Málaga)
1495.06.21Italy ItalyDiocese of Sabina was established (from Diocese of Vescovìo and became suffragan of Roma)
1495.09.11Italy ItalyDiocese of Galtellì was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari)
1495.09.18Italy ItalyDiocese of Vescovìo was suppressed (to Diocese of Sabina)
1496Morocco MoroccoTitular Episcopal See of Fez was restored
1500Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Balecio was suppressed
1500Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Craina was suppressed
1500Algeria AlgeriaTitular Episcopal See of Calama was restored
1500Cyprus CyprusTitular Episcopal See of Ceraunia was established
1500Greece GreeceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Corinthus was suppressed
1500Greece GreeceDiocese of Coronea was suppressed
1500Greece GreeceDiocese of Karpathus was suppressed
1500Greece GreeceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Mytilene was suppressed
1500Greece GreeceArchdiocese of Patrae Veteres was suppressed
1500Greece GreeceDiocese of Sitia was established
1500Lebanon LebanonArchdiocese of Beirut (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1500Palestine PalestineTitular Episcopal See of Maioren was established
1500Serbia SerbiaTitular Episcopal See of Beograd was established (from Diocese of Beograd)
1500Syria SyriaTitular Episcopal See of Arethusus was restored
1500Tunisia TunisiaTitular Episcopal See of Utica was restored
1500Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Archiepiscopal See of Colossæ was restored
1500Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Focea was suppressed
1500Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Metropolitan See of Laodicea was restored
1500Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Archiepiscopal See of Nazianzus was restored
1500Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Parium was restored
1500Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Soldaia was suppressed

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