Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Date	Change
1895.06.28	Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d’Avorio was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Gold Coast)
1911.11.17	Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d’Avorio was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo)
1911.11.17	Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Costa d’Avorio)
1940.04.09	Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra)
1940.04.09	Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Costa d’Avorio)
1951.05.17	Apostolic Vicariate of Bouaké was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan)
1952.05.15	Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo)
1952.05.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Korhogo was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Abidjan was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan (with suffragan sees Bouaké, Daloa and Katiola)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Bouaké was promoted as Diocese of Bouaké (became suffragan of Abidjan)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Sassandra was promoted as Diocese of Daloa (became suffragan of Abidjan)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Katiola was promoted as Diocese of Katiola (became suffragan of Abidjan)
1956.06.25	Diocese of Gagnoa was established (from Diocese of Daloa and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1963.09.13	Diocese of Abengourou was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan, Diocese of Bouaké and Diocese of Katiola and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1968.06.08	Diocese of Man was established (from Diocese of Daloa and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1971.10.15	Diocese of Korhogo was restored (from Diocese of Katiola and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1982.06.08	Diocese of Grand-Bassam was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1982.06.08	Diocese of Yopougon was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1987.07.03	Diocese of Bondoukou was established (from Diocese of Abengourou and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1989.10.23	Diocese of San Pedro was established (from Diocese of Gagnoa and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1992.03.06	Diocese of Yamoussoukro was established (from Diocese of Bouaké and became suffragan of Abidjan)
1994.12.19	Diocese of Bouaké was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bouaké (with suffragan sees Abengourou, Bondoukou and Yamoussoukro)
1994.12.19	Diocese of Gagnoa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gagnoa (with suffragan sees Daloa, Man and San Pedro)
1994.12.19	Diocese of Korhogo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Korhogo (with suffragan sees Katiola and Odienné and lost territory to establish Diocese of Odienné)
1994.12.19	Diocese of Odienné was established (from Diocese of Daloa, Diocese of Korhogo and Diocese of Man and became suffragan of Korhogo)
2006.10.14	Diocese of Agboville was established (from Diocese of Yopougon and became suffragan of Abidjan)
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)