Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Angola

Date	Change
1596.05.20	Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was established (from Diocese of Tomé and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1609	Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was established (from the suppressed Diocese of São Salvador da Congo and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1609	Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda)
1623	Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Salvador da Congo)
1623	Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1628	Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of São Salvador da Congo and became suffragan of Lisboa)
1628	Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda)
1640.06.27	Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda)
1716	Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was renamed as Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda
1879.07.03	Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées)
1881	Mission sui juris of Cunène was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia)
1886	Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango
1892.08.01	Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola (lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia)
1900	Mission sui juris of Lunda was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango)
1921.01.10	Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola
1940.09.04	Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa)
1940.09.04	Mission sui juris of Cunène was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa)
1940.09.04	Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda)
1940.09.04	Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda (with suffragan sees Nova Lisboa, São Tomé and Silva Porto, gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango and Mission sui juris of Lunda and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Silva Porto)
1940.09.04	Mission sui juris of Lunda was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda)
1940.09.04	Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda, from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola and Mission sui juris of Cunène and became suffragan of Luanda)
1940.09.04	Diocese of Silva Porto was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
1955.07.27	Diocese of Sá da Bandeira was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa)
1957.11.25	Diocese of Malanje was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and Diocese of Silva Porto and became suffragan of Luanda)
1963.07.01	Diocese of Luso was established (from Diocese of Silva Porto and became suffragan of Luanda)
1967.03.14	Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
1970.06.06	Diocese of Benguela was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and became suffragan of Luanda)
1975.08.10	Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho was established (from Diocese of Malanje and became suffragan of Luanda)
1975.08.10	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda lost territory to Diocese of Malanje
1975.08.10	Diocese of Ngunza was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
1975.08.10	Diocese of Pereira de Eça was restored (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira and became suffragan of Luanda)
1975.08.10	Diocese of Serpa Pinto was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira and became suffragan of Luanda)
1977.02.03	Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo (with suffragan sees Benguela, Luso and Silva Porto)
1977.02.03	Diocese of Sá da Bandeira was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango (with suffragan sees Pereira de Eça and Serpa Pinto)
1977.02.03	Diocese of Ngunza was renamed as Diocese of Novo Redondo
1979.05.16	Diocese of Silva Porto was renamed as Diocese of Kwito-Bié
1979.05.16	Diocese of Luso was renamed as Diocese of Luena
1979.05.16	Diocese of Serpa Pinto was renamed as Diocese of Menongue
1979.05.16	Diocese of Pereira de Eça was renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva
1979.05.16	Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho was renamed as Diocese of Saurimo
1979.05.16	Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador was renamed as Diocese of Uíje
1984.07.02	Diocese of Cabinda was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
1984.11.07	Diocese of Mbanza Congo was restored (from Diocese of Uíje and became suffragan of Luanda)
1990.03.26	Diocese of Ndalatando was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
2001.11.09	Diocese of Dundo was established (from Diocese of Saurimo and became suffragan of Luanda)
2006.10.22	Diocese of Novo Redondo was renamed as Diocese of Sumbe
2007.06.06	Diocese of Caxito was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
2007.06.06	Diocese of Viana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda)
2009.03.21	Diocese of Namibe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango and became suffragan of Lubango)
2011.04.12	Diocese of Malanje was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malanje (with suffragan sees Ndalatando and Uíje)
2011.04.12	Diocese of Saurimo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurimo (with suffragan sees Dundo and Luena)
2014.01.13	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established
2018.02.28	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province)