Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
| Date | Change |
| 500 | Diocese of Bistue was established |
| 533 | Diocese of Sarsenterum was established (from Diocese of Narona) |
| 590 | Diocese of Duvno was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Makarska) |
| 600 | Diocese of Bistue was suppressed |
| 600 | Diocese of Sarsenterum was suppressed (to Diocese of Ragusa) |
| 984 | Diocese of Trebinje was established (from Diocese of Ragusa) |
| 1100 | Diocese of Bosnia was established |
| 1250 | Diocese of Bosnia was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Bosnia) |
| 1361 | Diocese of Trebinje was renamed as Diocese of Mrkan |
| 1391 | Diocese of Mrkan was renamed as Diocese of Trebinje–Mrkan |
| 1611.11.21 | Apostolic Vicariate of MarÄŤa (Croatian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Zagreb) |
| 1663 | Diocese of Duvno was suppressed (to Diocese of Makarska) |
| 1735 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bosnia was restored (from Diocese of Bosnia and Diocese of Makarska) |
| 1777.06.17 | Apostolic Vicariate of MarÄŤa (Croatian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Gornji Tkalec (became suffragan of Esztergom) |
| 1800 | Titular Episcopal See of Dulma was established |
| 1801 | Diocese of Gornji Tkalec (Croatian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of KriĹľevci |
| 1846 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hercegovine was restored (from Diocese of Dubrovnik and Apostolic Vicariate of Bosnia) |
| 1881.07.05 | Diocese of Banjaluka was established (became suffragan of Vrhbosna) |
| 1881.07.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hercegovine was promoted as Diocese of Mostar–Duvno (became suffragan of Vrhbosna) |
| 1881.07.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bosnia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vrhbosna (with suffragan sees Banjaluka, Mostar–Duvno and Trebinje–Mrkan) |
| 1890.07.08 | Diocese of Trebinje–Mrkan was suppressed (to Diocese of Mostar–Duvno and united to Diocese of Mostar–Duvno) |
| 1897.08.02 | Titular Episcopal See of Dulma was suppressed (to Diocese of Mostar–Duvno) |
| 1914 | Apostolic Administration of Bosna i Hercegovina (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of KriĹľevci) |
| 1924 | Apostolic Administration of Bosna i Hercegovina (Ruthenian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of KriĹľevci) |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Bela was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Chimæra was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Cozyla was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Horæa was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Moglæna was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Morosbisdus was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Rhasus was established |
| 1933 | Titular Episcopal See of Tzernicus was established |
| 1985.12.31 | Diocese of Banjaluka was renamed as Diocese of Banja Luka |
| 1989 | Titular Episcopal See of Bistue was restored |
| 2000.05.25 | Diocese of Gospić–Senj was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj and became suffragan of Rijeka) |
| 2009.11 | Titular Episcopal See of Sarsenterum was restored |
| 2011.02.01 | Military Ordinariate of Vojni ordinarijat u Bosne i Hercegovine was established |
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