Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in England

Date	Change
560	Diocese of Llandaff was established
597	Diocese of Canterbury was established
600	Diocese of York was established
601	Diocese of Canterbury was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Canterbury (with suffragan sees Bangor and Saint Asaph)
604	Diocese of London was established (became suffragan of Canterbury)
604	Diocese of Rochester was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Canterbury)
630	Diocese of Dunwich was established (became suffragan of Canterbury)
634	Diocese of Dorchester was established
634	Abbacy nullius of Lindisfarne was established
656	Diocese of Mercia was established (from Diocese of York)
660	Diocese of Dorchester was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Winchester)
660	Diocese of Winchester was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Dorchester)
664	Abbacy nullius of Lindisfarne was suppressed (to Diocese of York)
669	Diocese of Mercia was renamed as Diocese of Lichfield
670	Diocese of Leicester was restored
673	Diocese of Elmham was established (from Diocese of Dunwich)
676	Diocese of Hereford was established
678	Diocese of Hexham was established (from Diocese of York)
678	Diocese of Lindisfarne was restored (from Diocese of York)
680	Diocese of Worcester was established
681	Diocese of Selsey was established
705	Diocese of Sherborne was established (from Diocese of Leicester)
735	Diocese of York was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of York (with suffragan sees Hexham, Lindisfarne and Whithorn)
787	Diocese of Lichfield was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lichfield
803	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lichfield was demoted as Diocese of Lichfield
870	Diocese of Elmham was suppressed (to Diocese of Dunwich)
875	Diocese of Leicester was renamed as Diocese of Dorchester
883	Diocese of Cunecaster was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Hexham and Diocese of Lindisfarne)
883	Diocese of Hexham was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Cunecaster)
883	Diocese of Lindisfarne was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Cunecaster)
909	Diocese of Crediton was established (from Diocese of Sherborne)
909	Diocese of Ramsbury was established (from Diocese of Dorchester and Diocese of Sherborne)
909	Diocese of Wells was established
931	Diocese of Cornwall was established (from Diocese of Crediton)
950	Diocese of Elmham was restored
971	Diocese of Dorchester was renamed as Diocese of Dorchester
995	Diocese of Cunecaster was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Durham)
995	Diocese of Durham was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Cunecaster and became suffragan of York)
1040	Diocese of Cornwall was suppressed (to Diocese of Crediton)
1050	Diocese of Crediton was renamed as Diocese of Exeter
1058	Diocese of Ramsbury was suppressed (to Diocese of Sherborne)
1070	Diocese of Dunwich was renamed as Diocese of Thetford
1072	Diocese of Dorchester was renamed as Diocese of Lincoln
1075	Diocese of Chester was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Lichfield and became suffragan of York)
1075	Diocese of Chichester was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Selsey)
1075	Diocese of Elmham was suppressed
1075	Diocese of Lichfield was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Chester)
1075	Diocese of Sarum was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Sherborne)
1075	Diocese of Selsey was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Chichester)
1075	Diocese of Sherborne was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Sarum)
1090	Diocese of Wells was renamed as Diocese of Bath
1094	Diocese of Thetford was renamed as Diocese of Norwich
1102.04.18	Diocese of Chester was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Coventry)
1102.04.18	Diocese of Coventry was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Chester)
1109	Diocese of Ely was established (from Diocese of Lincoln)
1133.04.11	Diocese of Carlisle was established (from Diocese of Durham and became suffragan of York)
1197	Diocese of Bath was renamed as Diocese of Bath and Glastonbury
1218.03.29	Diocese of Sarum was renamed as Diocese of Salisbury
1219	Diocese of Bath and Glastonbury was renamed as Diocese of Bath
1239	Diocese of Coventry was renamed as Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield
1245.01.03	Diocese of Bath was renamed as Diocese of Bath and Wells
1530	Diocese of Llandaff was suppressed
1535	Diocese of Hereford was suppressed
1539	Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield was suppressed
1541	Diocese of Chester was restored (became suffragan of York)
1541.09.03	Diocese of Gloucester was established (from former Diocese of Hereford and Diocese of Worcester)
1541.09.05	Diocese of Peterborough was established
1542	Diocese of Bristol was established (from Diocese of Bath and Wells)
1542.09.01	Diocese of Oxford was established
1557	Diocese of Salisbury was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Bristol was suppressed
1558	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Canterbury was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Durham was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Ely was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Gloucester was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Norwich was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Oxford was suppressed
1558	Diocese of Rochester was suppressed
1559	Diocese of Chester was suppressed
1559	Diocese of Chichester was suppressed
1559	Diocese of Peterborough was suppressed
1560	Diocese of Carlisle was suppressed
1560	Diocese of Exeter was suppressed
1560	Diocese of Winchester was suppressed
1565	Diocese of Worcester was suppressed
1569	Diocese of Bath and Wells was suppressed
1569	Diocese of London was suppressed
1579	Metropolitan Archdiocese of York was suppressed
1584	Diocese of Lincoln was suppressed
1622	Apostolic Vicariate of England was restored
1688.01.30	Apostolic Vicariate of England was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of London District (gained territory from Diocese of Québec and lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Midland District and Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District)
1688.01.30	Apostolic Vicariate of Midland District was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of England)
1688.01.30	Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of England)
1688.01.30	Apostolic Vicariate of Western District was established
1840	Diocese of Eastern District was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Midland District)
1840	Apostolic Vicariate of Lancashire District was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District)
1840	Apostolic Vicariate of Wales District was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western District)
1840.05.11	Apostolic Vicariate of Yorkshire District was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District)
1840.07.03	Apostolic Vicariate of Midland District was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Central District
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Yorkshire District was promoted as Diocese of Beverley (became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Central District was promoted as Diocese of Birmingham (lost territory to establish Diocese of Nottingham and Diocese of Shrewsbury and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Western District was promoted as Diocese of Clifton (lost territory to establish Diocese of Plymouth and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District was promoted as Diocese of Hexham (became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Lancashire District was promoted as Diocese of Liverpool (lost territory to establish Diocese of Salford and Diocese of Shrewsbury and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of Wales District was promoted as Diocese of Newport and Menevia (lost territory to establish Diocese of Shrewsbury and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Eastern District was renamed as Diocese of Northampton (became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Nottingham was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Plymouth was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Salford was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lancashire District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Shrewsbury was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central District, Apostolic Vicariate of Lancashire District and Apostolic Vicariate of Wales District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Diocese of Southwark was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of London District and became suffragan of Westminster)
1850.09.29	Apostolic Vicariate of London District was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Westminster (with suffragan sees Beverley, Birmingham, Clifton, Hexham, Liverpool, Newport and Menevia, Northampton, Nottingham, Plymouth, Salford, Shrewsbury and Southwark and lost territory to establish Diocese of Southwark)
1851.06.27	Diocese of Salford lost territory to Diocese of Liverpool
1861.05.23	Diocese of Hexham was renamed as Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
1878.12.20	Diocese of Beverley was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Leeds and Diocese of Middlesbrough)
1878.12.20	Diocese of Leeds was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Beverley and became suffragan of Westminster)
1878.12.20	Diocese of Middlesbrough was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Beverley and became suffragan of Westminster)
1882.05.19	Diocese of Portsmouth was established (from Diocese of Southwark and became suffragan of Westminster)
1895.07.04	Diocese of Newport and Menevia was renamed as Diocese of Newport (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Wales)
1911.10.28	Diocese of Birmingham was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Birmingham (with suffragan sees Clifton, Menevia and Shrewsbury)
1911.10.28	Diocese of Liverpool was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool (with suffragan sees Hexham and Newcastle, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Salford)
1916.02.07	Diocese of Newport was suppressed (to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff)
1916.02.07	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of Newport and with suffragan see Menevia)
1917.07.20	Diocese of Brentwood was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Westminster and became suffragan of Westminster)
1924.11.22	Diocese of Lancaster was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Liverpool and Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and became suffragan of Liverpool)
1953.11.21	Military Vicariate of Great Britain was established
1957.06.10	Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1965.05.28	Diocese of Arundel and Brighton was established (from Diocese of Southwark and became suffragan of Southwark)
1965.05.28	Diocese of Southwark was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Southwark (with suffragan sees Arundel and Brighton, Plymouth and Portsmouth and lost territory to establish Diocese of Arundel and Brighton)
1967.03.08	Apostolic Exarchate of England and Wales (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (gained territory of Scotland)
1968	Titular Episcopal See of Mercia was established
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Beverley was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Cunecaster was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Elmham was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Glastonbury was established
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Lindisfarne was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Newport was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Othona was established
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Ramsbury was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Saint German’s was established
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Selsey was restored
1969	Titular Episcopal See of Sidnacestre was established
1976.03.13	Diocese of East Anglia was restored (from Diocese of Northampton and became suffragan of Westminster)
1980.05.30	Diocese of Hallam was established (from Diocese of Leeds and Diocese of Nottingham and became suffragan of Liverpool)
1982.05.02	Diocese of Leeds lost territory to Diocese of Middlesbrough
1986.07.21	Military Vicariate of Great Britain was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain
1987.02.12	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff lost territory to Diocese of Menevia
2011.01.15	Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (Anglican Rite) was established
2013.01.18	Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Holy Family of London (without ecclesiastical province)
2016.07.28	Diocese of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
2024.09.12	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff–Menevia (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Menevia and lost suffragan see Menevia)