Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in 18ᵗʰ century

DateAscendingCountryChange
1701Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Baalbek (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1702Lebanon LebanonPatriarchal See of Antioch (Syriac Rite) was suppressed
1702Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1703Albania AlbaniaDiocese of Pult lost territory to Diocese of Sapë
1708Turkiye TurkiyeArchdiocese of Mardin (Armenian Rite) was established
1709Iran IranDiocese of Salmas (Chaldean Rite) was established
1709.03.13India IndiaApostolic Vicariate of Malabar was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly
1709.04.06Germany GermanyApostolic Vicariate of Nordens was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions)
1710Syria SyriaDiocese of Aleppo (Armenian Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1711Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Abdera was established
1712China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Shaanxi 陝西 was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shaanxi and Shanxi 陝西山西 (gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Shanxi 山西)
1712China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Shanxi 山西 was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Shaanxi and Shanxi 陝西山西)
1712Réunion RéunionApostolic Prefecture of Islands of the Indian Ocean was established (from Diocese of Malacca)
1714Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Beirut (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1715China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Guizhou 貴州 was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan 四川)
1716Angola AngolaDiocese of São Paulo de Loanda was renamed as Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda
1716.11.07Portugal PortugalMetropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa was promoted as Patriarchal See of Lisboa Ocidental (lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa Oriental and lost suffragan sees Guarda, Portalegre and Santiago de Cabo Verde)
1716.11.07Portugal PortugalMetropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa Oriental was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa and with suffragan sees Guarda, Portalegre and Santiago de Cabo Verde)
1717.08.13Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Santissima Trinità di Mileto was suppressed (to Diocese of Mileto)
1718.05.10Ireland IrelandDiocese of Emly was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and united to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel)
1720Kosovo KosovoDiocese of Prizren was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Skopje)
1720.03.04Brazil BrazilDiocese of Belém do Pará was established (from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão and became suffragan of Lisboa Ocidental)
1721.05.18Romania RomaniaDiocese of Alba Iulia (Romanian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Făgăraş
1722.06.01Austria AustriaDiocese of Wien was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien
1724Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Bāniyās (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (became suffragan of Tyr)
1724Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Zahleh–Furzol (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (became suffragan of Damascus)
1724.10.01Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Gibail (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1724.10.01Syria SyriaPatriarchal See of Antioch (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1725.06.23Italy ItalyDiocese of Pontecorvo was established (from Diocese of Aquino and without ecclesiastical province)
1725.08.19Italy ItalyDiocese of Cingoli was restored (from Diocese of Osimo)
1726.09.11Italy ItalyDiocese of Lucca was promoted as Archdiocese of Lucca
1727Italy ItalyDiocese of San Miniato lost territory to Diocese of Pescia
1727Syria SyriaArchdiocese of Hama (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1727Syria SyriaDiocese of Homs (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1727.02Netherlands NetherlandsApostolic Vicariate of Batavia was demoted as Mission sui juris of Batavia
1727.03.17Italy ItalyArchdiocese of Lucca lost territory to Diocese of Pescia
1727.03.17Italy ItalyTerritorial Prelature of Pescia was promoted as Diocese of Pescia (gained territory from Archdiocese of Lucca)
1727.07.23Scotland ScotlandApostolic Vicariate of Highland District of Scotland was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Scotland)
1727.07.23Scotland ScotlandApostolic Vicariate of Scotland was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lowland District of Scotland (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Highland District of Scotland)
1728.11.15Italy ItalyDiocese of Fabriano was established (from Diocese of Camerino)
1729Germany GermanyDiocese of Passau lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien
1729.12.23Serbia SerbiaDiocese of Smederevo was suppressed (to Diocese of Beograd and united to Diocese of Beograd)
1730Morocco MoroccoTitular Episcopal See of Fez was suppressed
1731French Guiana French GuianaApostolic Prefecture of French Guiana was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Îles de la Terre Ferme)
1731Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Canosa was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Canosa
1731.04.09France FranceDiocese of Dijon was established (from Diocese of Langres and became suffragan of Lyon)
1732.06.10Italy ItalyOrdinariate of Italia continentale (Italo-Albanese Rite) was established
1735Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaApostolic Vicariate of Bosnia was restored (from Diocese of Bosnia and Diocese of Makarska)
1735Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Ancyra (Armenian Rite) was established
1735.07.27Italy ItalyDiocese of Ferrara was promoted as Archdiocese of Ferrara
1736Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Saïdā (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Tyr and Saïdā)
1736Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Tyr (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Tyr and Saïdā (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Saïdā)
1736Syria SyriaDiocese of Damascus (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Damascus
1740.12.13Portugal PortugalPatriarchal See of Lisboa Ocidental was renamed as Patriarchal See of Lisboa (gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa Oriental and gained suffragan sees Guarda, Portalegre and Santiago de Cabo Verde)
1740.12.13Portugal PortugalMetropolitan Archdiocese of Lisboa Oriental was suppressed (to Patriarchal See of Lisboa)
1741Egypt EgyptApostolic Vicariate of Alexandria (Coptic Rite) was established
1741Myanmar MyanmarApostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu was established (from Diocese of Tomé)
1742.01.22France FranceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon lost territory to Diocese of Saint-Claude
1742.01.22France FranceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon lost territory to Diocese of Saint-Claude
1742.01.22France FranceAbbacy nullius of Saint-Claude was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Claude (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon and became suffragan of Lyon)
1742.11.26Lebanon Lebanon, Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Cilicia (Armenian Rite) was promoted as Patriarchal See of Cilicia
1743Germany GermanyApostolic Vicariate of Meißen was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions)
1743.12.16Guatemala GuatemalaDiocese of Guatemala was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala (with suffragan sees Chiapas, Comayagua and León)
1745.12.06Brazil BrazilTerritorial Prelature of Cuiabá was established (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1745.12.06Brazil BrazilTerritorial Prelature of Goiás was established (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1745.12.06Brazil BrazilDiocese of Mariana was established (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1745.12.06Brazil BrazilDiocese of São Paulo was established (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
1747.12.10Ireland IrelandDiocese of Cloyne and Ross was restored (from Diocese of Cork and Cloyne, from the suppressed Diocese of Ross and became suffragan of Cashel)
1747.12.10Ireland IrelandDiocese of Cork and Cloyne was renamed as Diocese of Cork (lost territory to establish Diocese of Cloyne and Ross)
1747.12.10Ireland IrelandDiocese of Ross was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Cloyne and Ross)
1748.12.23Italy ItalyDiocese of Pinerolo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino and Abbacy nullius of Santa Maria ad Abbadia Alpina and became suffragan of Torino)
1749.11.26Italy ItalyDiocese of Terlizzi was established (from Diocese of Giovinazzo and became suffragan of Bari e Canosa)
1750Greece GreeceTitular Episcopal See of Arcadia was suppressed
1750Greece GreeceTitular Metropolitan See of Mytilene was restored
1750Iraq IraqMission sui juris of Mossul was established
1750Israel IsraelArchdiocese of Jerusalem (Syriac Rite) was established
1750Israel IsraelTitular Episcopal See of Sabulon was suppressed
1750Lebanon LebanonTitular Episcopal See of Beirut was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Beirut
1750Syria SyriaArchdiocese of Haūrān (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1751.07.06Italy ItalyPatriarchal See of Aquileia was suppressed (to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Udine)
1751.07.06Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia was established (from the suppressed Patriarchal See of Aquileia and with suffragan sees Koper, Ljubljana and Trieste)
1751.07.06Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Udine was established (from the suppressed Patriarchal See of Aquileia and with suffragan sees Ceneda, Concordia, Poreč, Pula, Treviso, Verona and Vicenza)
1752Curaçao Curaçao, Aruba Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Sint Maarten Sint MaartenApostolic Prefecture of Curaçao was established (from Diocese of Caracas)
1752.10.05Germany GermanyAbbacy nullius of Heiligsten Erlöser in Fulda was promoted as Diocese of Fulda
1754.12.12Spain SpainDiocese of Santander was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Burgos and Diocese of Oviedo and became suffragan of Burgos)
1755China ChinaApostolic Vicariate of Yunnan 雲南 was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan 四川)
1755Italy ItalyTitular Episcopal See of Sinita was restored
1756.08.11Ireland IrelandDiocese of Clonmacnois was suppressed (to Diocese of Ardagh and united to Diocese of Ardagh)
1758Bulgaria BulgariaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Sofia was demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sofia–Plovdiv
1759Israel IsraelDiocese of Akka (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tyr and without ecclesiastical province)
1760Greece GreeceTitular Metropolitan See of Gortyna was restored
1760Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Samosata was restored
1762.06.27Syria SyriaApostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was restored
1763Poland PolandDiocese of Pomezania was suppressed (to Diocese of Chełmno)
1763Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and MiquelonApostolic Prefecture of Îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon was established (from Diocese of Québec)
1763Senegal SenegalApostolic Prefecture of Sénégal was established (from Diocese of Funchal)
1763.07.11Poland PolandDiocese of Kraków lost territory to Diocese of Przemyśl
1767Italy ItalyDiocese of Ales exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari
1767Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari exchanged territory with Diocese of Ales
1768Italy ItalyDiocese of Alba lost territory to Diocese of Mondovì
1768Italy ItalyDiocese of Asti lost territory to Diocese of Mondovì
1768Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Batroun (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Batroun–Jbeil (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Jbeil)
1768Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Bāniyās (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed
1768Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Jbeil (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Batroun–Jbeil)
1770Hungary HungaryMetropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom lost territory to Diocese of Transilvania
1770.06.01Portugal PortugalDiocese of Penafiel was established (from Diocese of Porto)
1770.07.10Portugal PortugalDiocese of Beja was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Évora and became suffragan of Évora)
1770.07.10Portugal PortugalDiocese of Bragança was established (from Diocese of Miranda and became suffragan of Braga)
1770.07.10Portugal PortugalDiocese of Pinhel was established (from Diocese of Lamego and Diocese of Viseu)
1770.10.13Italy ItalyDiocese of Ischia lost territory to Diocese of Gaeta
1771.06.07Portugal PortugalDiocese of Castelo Branco was established (from Diocese of Guarda)
1771.09.19Ukraine UkraineApostolic Vicariate of Mukačeve (Ruthenian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Mukačeve (became suffragan of Esztergom)
1772Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm lost territory to Diocese of Przemyśl
1772.04.29Italy ItalyDiocese of Spoleto lost territory to Diocese of Foligno
1772.06.01Italy ItalyDiocese of Biella was established (from Diocese of Vercelli and became suffragan of Torino)
1772.06.15Italy ItalyDiocese of Chiusi lost territory to Diocese of Montalcino
1772.06.15Italy ItalyDiocese of Pienza lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena and Diocese of Montalcino
1772.08.03Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of San Pietro di Novalesa lost territory to Diocese of Susa
1772.08.03Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of San Giusto di Susa was promoted as Diocese of Susa (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino and Abbacy nullius of San Pietro di Novalesa and became suffragan of Torino)
1772.08.03Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Torino lost territory to Diocese of Susa
1773India IndiaMission sui juris of Madura was suppressed (to Diocese of São Tomé de Meliapor and Mission sui juris of Coromandel Coast)
1773.07.09Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Bosnia was renamed as Diocese of Bosnia i Srijem (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Srijem)
1773.07.09Serbia SerbiaDiocese of Srijem was suppressed (to Diocese of Bosnia i Srijem)
1773.09.10Portugal PortugalDiocese of Pinhel lost territory to Diocese of Lamego
1774Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Adana (Armenian Rite) was established
1774.04.12Portugal PortugalDiocese of Aveiro was established (from Diocese of Coimbra and became suffragan of Braga)
1775Hungary HungaryMetropolitan Archdiocese of Kalocsa lost territory to Diocese of Csanád
1776India IndiaApostolic Prefecture of French Colonies in India was established (from Mission sui juris of Coromandel Coast)
1776.03.13Slovakia SlovakiaDiocese of Banská Bystrica was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1776.03.13Slovakia SlovakiaDiocese of Rožňava was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1776.03.13Slovakia SlovakiaDiocese of Spiš was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1777Italy ItalyDiocese of Rimini lost territory to Diocese of Cesena
1777.06.16Hungary HungaryDiocese of Székesfehérvár was established (from Diocese of Győr and Diocese of Veszprém and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1777.06.17Croatia Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia SloveniaApostolic Vicariate of Marča (Croatian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Gornji Tkalec (became suffragan of Esztergom)
1777.06.17Hungary HungaryDiocese of Szombathely was established (from Diocese of Veszprém and Diocese of Zagreb and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1777.06.23Romania RomaniaDiocese of Oradea Mare (Romanian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Oradea Mare)
1777.07.21France FranceDiocese of Saint-Dié was established (from Diocese of Toul and became suffragan of Trier)
1777.11.19France FranceDiocese of Nancy was established (from Diocese of Toul and became suffragan of Trier)
1777.12.05Czechia CzechiaDiocese of Brno was established (from Diocese of Olomouc and became suffragan of Olomouc)
1777.12.05Czechia CzechiaDiocese of Olomouc was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc (with suffragan see Brno and lost territory to establish Diocese of Brno)
1777.12.15Mexico MexicoDiocese of Linares was established (from Diocese of Michoacán and became suffragan of México)
1778Austria AustriaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg lost territory to Diocese of Brixen
1778Russia RussiaDiocese of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1778.02.16Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Mérida was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada and Diocese of Caracas and became suffragan of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
1778.11.11Portugal PortugalDiocese of Penafiel was suppressed (to Diocese of Porto)
1779Turkiye TurkiyeApostolic Vicariate of Istanbul (Armenian Rite) was established
1779.05.07Mexico MexicoDiocese of Sonora was established (from Diocese of Durango and became suffragan of México)
1779.07.21Italy ItalyDiocese of Galtellì–Nuoro was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagliari, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oristano and Diocese of Alghero and became suffragan of Cagliari)
1779.08.18France FranceDiocese of Chambéry was established (from Diocese of Grenoble and without ecclesiastical province)
1779.12.01Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Santa Maria Assunta di Carpi was promoted as Diocese of Carpi (became suffragan of Bologna)
1780.02.11Germany GermanyApostolic Vicariate of Nordens was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions)
1780.09.27Portugal PortugalDiocese of Bragança was renamed as Diocese of Bragança e Miranda (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Miranda)
1780.09.27Portugal PortugalDiocese of Miranda was suppressed (to Diocese of Bragança e Miranda)
1781Lebanon LebanonPatriarchal See of Antioch (Syriac Rite) was restored
1781Sweden SwedenApostolic Prefecture of Sweden was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions)
1782France FranceMetropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon exchanged territory with Diocese of Basel
1782Switzerland SwitzerlandDiocese of Basel exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Besançon
1782.04.30Spain SpainDiocese of Ibiza was restored (from Diocese of Mallorca and became suffragan of Tarragona)
1782.09.18Italy ItalyDiocese of Volterra lost territory to Diocese of Colle di Val d’Elsa
1783Mozambique MozambiqueApostolic Administration of Mozambique was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
1783Turkiye TurkiyeDiocese of Mardin (Syriac Rite) was established
1783.03.27Spain SpainDiocese of Tudela was established (from Diocese of Pamplona and Diocese of Tarazona and became suffragan of Burgos)
1783.04.15Belarus BelarusMetropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev was established (from Diocese of Inflanty and Diocese of Smoleńsk)
1783.09.23Sweden SwedenApostolic Prefecture of Sweden was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden
1784Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Poreč exchanged territory with Diocese of Trieste
1784Germany GermanyDiocese of Passau lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien
1784Hungary HungaryDiocese of Győr lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien
1784Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Bologna lost territory to Diocese of Pistoia
1784Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia lost territory to Diocese of Trieste
1784Italy Italy, San Marino San MarinoDiocese of Montefeltro lost territory to Diocese of Sansepolcro
1784Italy ItalyDiocese of Pistoia lost territory to Diocese of Pescia
1784Italy ItalyDiocese of Trieste lost territory to Diocese of Cittanova, Diocese of Koper and Diocese of Ljubljana
1784.02.06Italy ItalyOrdinariate of Silicia (Italo-Albanese Rite) was established
1784.02.17Czechia CzechiaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Praha lost territory to Diocese of Litoměřice
1784.05.17India IndiaMission sui juris of Hindustan was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Great Mogul)
1784.05.30Canada CanadaApostolic Prefecture of Newfoundland was established (from Diocese of Québec)
1784.05.30Canada CanadaDiocese of Québec lost territory to Diocese of Santiago
1784.11.26USA USAApostolic Prefecture of United States of America was established (from Diocese of Québec and Apostolic Vicariate of London District)
1785Iraq IraqDiocese of Amadiyah (Chaldean Rite) was established (became suffragan of Babylon)
1785Spain SpainDiocese of Pamplona lost territory to Diocese of Jaca
1785.01.28Austria AustriaDiocese of Linz was established (from Diocese of Passau and became suffragan of Wien)
1785.01.28Austria AustriaDiocese of Sankt Pölten was established (from Diocese of Passau, from the suppressed Diocese of Wiener Neustadt and became suffragan of Wien)
1785.01.28Austria AustriaDiocese of Wiener Neustadt was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wien and to establish Diocese of Sankt Pölten)
1785.04Italy ItalyDiocese of Acquapendente exchanged territory with Diocese of Sovana
1785.04Italy ItalyDiocese of Sovana exchanged territory with Diocese of Acquapendente
1785.07.08Italy ItalyDiocese of Matelica was restored (from Diocese of Camerino)
1785.09.20Czechia CzechiaDiocese of České Budějovice was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Praha and became suffragan of Praha)
1786Italy ItalyDiocese of Feltre lost territory to Diocese of Trento
1786.03.13Poland PolandDiocese of Tarnów was established (from Diocese of Kraków and became suffragan of Lviv)
1786.04.29Austria AustriaDiocese of Leoben was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg and Diocese of Passau and became suffragan of Salzburg)
1786.07.01Ecuador EcuadorDiocese of Cuenca was established (from Diocese of Quito and became suffragan of Lima)
1787Austria AustriaDiocese of Lavant lost territory to Diocese of Gurk
1787Austria AustriaMetropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg lost territory to Diocese of Gurk and Diocese of Seckau
1787Greece GreeceDiocese of Chersonissos was suppressed
1787Italy ItalyDiocese of Bergamo exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milano
1787Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia lost territory to Diocese of Gurk
1787Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Milano (Ambrosian Rite) exchanged territory with Diocese of Bergamo
1787Italy ItalyDiocese of Padova lost territory to Diocese of Trento
1787Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Ljubljana lost territory to Diocese of Gurk
1787.02.03Slovakia SlovakiaDiocese of Spiš lost territory to Diocese of Mukačeve
1787.05.07Slovakia SlovakiaDiocese of Rožňava lost territory to Diocese of Mukačeve
1787.09.10Cuba CubaDiocese of La Habana was established (from Diocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)
1787.10.16Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Pula lost territory to Diocese of Senj–Modruš
1787.12.17Italy ItalyDiocese of Camerino was promoted as Archdiocese of Camerino
1788Poland PolandDiocese of Wrocław lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olomouc
1788.03.08Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Pedena was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Gradisca)
1788.03.08Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana and to establish Diocese of Gradisca)
1788.03.08Italy ItalyDiocese of Gradisca was established (from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia, Diocese of Pedena and Diocese of Trieste and became suffragan of Ljubljana)
1788.03.08Italy ItalyDiocese of Trieste was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Gradisca)
1788.03.08Slovenia SloveniaDiocese of Ljubljana was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (with suffragan sees Gradisca, Koper, Poreč and Pula and gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gorizia)
1789Iraq IraqMetropolitan Archdiocese of Kirkuk (Chaldean Rite) was established
1789Italy ItalyDiocese of Pienza lost territory to Diocese of Montalcino
1789.01.16Italy ItalyArchpresbyterate nullius of Acquaviva delle Fonti was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari e Canosa)
1789.07.18Italy ItalyArchdiocese of Lucca exchanged territory with Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pisa
1789.07.18Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Pisa exchanged territory with Archdiocese of Lucca
1789.11.06USA USAApostolic Prefecture of United States of America was promoted as Diocese of Baltimore
1790France FranceAbbacy nullius of Cluny was suppressed
1790Iraq IraqArchdiocese of Mossul (Syriac Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1790Syria SyriaArchdiocese of Aleppo (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aleppo
1790.05.20Venezuela VenezuelaDiocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana was established (from Diocese of Puerto Rico and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)
1790.07.12France FranceDiocese of Lodève was suppressed (to Diocese of Montpellier)
1790.08.08Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm was renamed as Diocese of Chełm–Lublin (gained territory from Diocese of Kraków)
1790.08.08Poland PolandDiocese of Kraków lost territory to Diocese of Chełm–Lublin
1791Italy ItalyDiocese of Massa Marittima e Populonia lost territory to Diocese of Brugnato
1791.09.12Italy ItalyDiocese of Gorizia e Gradisca was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Gradisca and became suffragan of Ljubljana)
1791.09.12Italy ItalyDiocese of Gradisca was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Gorizia e Gradisca and Diocese of Trieste)
1791.09.12Italy ItalyDiocese of Trieste was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Gradisca and became suffragan of Ljubljana)
1792.04.23Germany GermanyAbbacy nullius of St. Stephanus und Vitus in Corvey was promoted as Diocese of Corvey (became suffragan of Mainz)
1792.05.05Germany GermanyDiocese of Paderborn lost territory to Diocese of Corvey
1792.09.07Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Santa Maria di Vangadizza was suppressed (to Diocese of Adria)
1793.04.25USA USADiocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas was established (from Diocese of La Habana and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)
1794Croatia CroatiaDiocese of Pula lost territory to Diocese of Trieste
1794Italy ItalyDiocese of Pinerolo lost territory to Diocese of Susa
1794Italy ItalyAbbacy nullius of Santa Maria di Sesto was suppressed (to Diocese of Concordia)
1794.01.12Poland PolandDiocese of Poznań lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno
1795Belarus BelarusDiocese of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795Poland PolandMetropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno lost territory to Diocese of Kraków
1795Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795.07.23Spain SpainDiocese of Menorca was restored (from Diocese of Mallorca and became suffragan of Valencia)
1796.01.05Canada CanadaApostolic Prefecture of Newfoundland was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Newfoundland
1797Italy ItalyDiocese of Ventimiglia lost territory to Diocese of Nice
1797.07.04Italy ItalyDiocese of Pontremoli was established (from Diocese of Brugnato and Diocese of Luni–Sarzana and became suffragan of Pisa)
1798Greece GreeceApostolic Vicariate of Kea–Kythnos was suppressed (to Diocese of Milos)
1798Greece GreeceApostolic Vicariate of Sifnos–Serifos was suppressed (to Diocese of Milos)
1798Italy ItalyMetropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari lost territory to Diocese of Alghero
1798.03.06Poland PolandDiocese of Supraśl (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč and former Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst)
1798.08.08Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm–Lublin lost territory to Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz
1798.08.08Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Kyiv–Černihiv lost territory to Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz
1798.08.08Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Luck was renamed as Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz (gained territory from Diocese of Chełm–Lublin and Diocese of Kyiv–Černihiv and gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Žytomyr)
1798.08.08Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Žytomyr was suppressed (to Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz)
1798.09.18Italy ItalyDiocese of Pontremoli lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pisa
1798.10.16Belarus BelarusDiocese of Minsk was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev and became suffragan of Mohilev)
1798.10.16Poland PolandDiocese of Warszawa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno and became suffragan of Gniezno)
1798.10.16Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Kyiv–Černihiv was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev and Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz)
1798.11.15Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1798.11.17Latvia Latvia, Estonia EstoniaDiocese of Inflanty was suppressed (to Diocese of Vilnius)
1798.11.18Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1799.03.16Poland PolandDiocese of Wigry was established (from Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz, Diocese of Vilnius and Diocese of Žemaitija)
1799.06.20Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm–Lublin lost territory to Diocese of Kraków
1800Armenia ArmeniaTitular Episcopal See of Etchmiadzin was established
1800Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaTitular Episcopal See of Dulma was established
1800Cyprus CyprusTitular Episcopal See of Amathus was restored
1800Georgia GeorgiaTitular Episcopal See of Tiflis was suppressed
1800Greece GreeceDiocese of Milos was suppressed
1800Iraq IraqDiocese of Mossul (Chaldean Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1800Israel IsraelArchdiocese of Jerusalem (Syriac Rite) was suppressed
1800Israel IsraelTitular Episcopal See of Ptolemais was restored
1800Lebanon LebanonDiocese of Saidnaya (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed
1800Syria SyriaDiocese of Hama (Syriac Rite) was established
1800Syria SyriaDiocese of Jabrud (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1800Syria SyriaDiocese of Nabk (Syriac Rite) was established
1800Syria SyriaDiocese of Qâra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed
1800Turkiye TurkiyeTitular Episcopal See of Comana Ponti was restored
1800.09.09Poland PolandDiocese of Kraków lost territory to Diocese of Wrocław
1800.09.09Poland PolandDiocese of Płock lost territory to Diocese of Warszawa

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