Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Pakistan

Date	Change
1880.09.30	Apostolic Vicariate of Punjab was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Agra)
1886.09.01	Apostolic Vicariate of Punjab was promoted as Diocese of Lahore
1887.07.06	Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan e Kashmir was established (from Diocese of Lahore and became suffragan of Agra)
1936.12.17	Apostolic Prefecture of Multan was established (from Diocese of Lahore)
1939.07.20	Apostolic Prefecture of Multan was promoted as Diocese of Multan (became suffragan of Delhi and Simla)
1947.07.10	Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan e Kashmir was promoted as Diocese of Rawalpindi
1948.05.20	Diocese of Karachi was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay and became suffragan of Bombay)
1950.07.15	Diocese of Karachi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Karachi (with suffragan sees Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi)
1955.05.08	Diocese of Multan lost territory to Diocese of Rawalpindi
1958.04.28	Diocese of Hyderabad was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Karachi and became suffragan of Karachi)
1960.04.13	Diocese of Lyallpur was established (from Diocese of Multan and became suffragan of Karachi)
1977.09.01	Diocese of Lyallpur was renamed as Diocese of Faisalabad
1979.06.01	Diocese of Rawalpindi was renamed as Diocese of Islamabad–Rawalpindi
1994.04.23	Diocese of Lahore was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lahore (with suffragan sees Faisalabad, Islamabad–Rawalpindi and Multan)
2001.11.09	Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Karachi and Diocese of Hyderabad)
2010.04.29	Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta