Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Moldova

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1643

Marcianopolis (AA for the Moldovian part of Romania) - Romania

1772?

White Russia / Mohilev (erected by the Russian tsarina, later sanctioned by the Holy See, detached from .... ??) - (Russia) Belarus

1783

Mohilev (AD) - (Russia) Belarus

1798

Mohilev (Metr., previously AD) - (Russia) Belarus

1848

Cherson (detached from Mohilev) - Russia

1852

Tiraspol (new name, previously Cherson) - Russia

1884

Iasi (D, and new name, previously AA Marcianopolis) - Romania

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1993

Moldova (AA, detached from Iasi, and from Tiraspol) - Moldova

2001

Chisinau (previously AA Moldova) - Moldova