Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Cameroon |
Date | Change |
1890.03.18 | Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées) |
1905.01.02 | Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun |
1914.04.28 | Apostolic Prefecture of Adamaua was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun, Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum and Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari) |
1923.06.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Adamaua was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Foumban |
1923.06.12 | Apostolic Prefecture of Buéa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun and Apostolic Prefecture of Foumban) |
1931.03.31 | Apostolic Prefecture of Douala was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun) |
1931.04.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé |
1932.05.27 | Apostolic Prefecture of Douala was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala |
1934.05.28 | Apostolic Prefecture of Foumban was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban |
1939.03.15 | Apostolic Prefecture of Buéa was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Buéa |
1947.01.09 | Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban) |
1949.03.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Doumé was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé) |
1950.04.18 | Apostolic Vicariate of Buéa was promoted as Diocese of Buéa (became suffragan of Onitsha) |
1953.03.24 | Apostolic Prefecture of Garoua was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua |
1955.09.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Douala was promoted as Diocese of Douala (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1955.09.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Doumé was promoted as Diocese of Doumé (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1955.09.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Garoua was promoted as Diocese of Garoua (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1955.09.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Foumban was promoted as Diocese of Nkongsamba (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1955.09.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé (with suffragan sees Douala, Doumé, Garoua and Nkongsamba) |
1961.06.24 | Diocese of Mbalmayo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1963.01.18 | Diocese of Sangmélima was established (from Diocese of Douala and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1965.07.06 | Apostolic Prefecture of Bafia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé) |
1968.01.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Bafia was promoted as Diocese of Bafia (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1968.03.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Maroua–Mokolo was established (from Diocese of Garoua) |
1968.03.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Yagoua was established (from Diocese of Garoua) |
1970.02.05 | Diocese of Bafoussam was established (from Diocese of Nkongsamba and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1970.08.13 | Diocese of Bamenda was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1973.01.29 | Apostolic Prefecture of Maroua–Mokolo was promoted as Diocese of Maroua–Mokolo (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1973.01.29 | Apostolic Prefecture of Yagoua was promoted as Diocese of Yagoua (became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1982.03.18 | Diocese of Bamenda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamenda (with suffragan sees Buéa and Kumbo and lost territory to establish Diocese of Kumbo) |
1982.03.18 | Diocese of Douala was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala (with suffragan sees Bafoussam and Nkongsamba) |
1982.03.18 | Diocese of Garoua was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua (with suffragan sees Maroua–Mokolo and Yagoua) |
1982.03.18 | Diocese of Kumbo was established (from Diocese of Bamenda and became suffragan of Bamenda) |
1982.11.19 | Diocese of Ngaoundéré was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Garoua and became suffragan of Garoua) |
1983.03.17 | Diocese of Bertoua was established (from Diocese of Doumé and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1983.03.17 | Diocese of Doumé was renamed as Diocese of Doumé–Abong’ Mbang (lost territory to establish Diocese of Bertoua) |
1987.07.03 | Diocese of Obala was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yaoundé and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1991.05.20 | Diocese of Ebolowa–Kribi was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala and Diocese of Sangmélima and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1991.05.20 | Diocese of Yokadouma was established (from Diocese of Bertoua and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1993.03.22 | Diocese of Edéa was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala and became suffragan of Douala) |
1993.03.22 | Diocese of Eséka was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala and became suffragan of Douala) |
1994.02.03 | Diocese of Batouri was established (from Diocese of Bertoua and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
1994.11.11 | Diocese of Bertoua was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bertoua (with suffragan sees Batouri, Doumé–Abong’ Mbang and Yokadouma) |
1999.02.09 | Diocese of Mamfe was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Bamenda) |
2008.06.19 | Diocese of Ebolowa–Kribi was renamed as Diocese of Ebolowa (lost territory to establish Diocese of Kribi) |
2008.06.19 | Diocese of Kribi was established (from Diocese of Ebolowa–Kribi and became suffragan of Yaoundé) |
2012.05.26 | Diocese of Bafang was established (from Diocese of Nkongsamba and became suffragan of Douala) |
2014.01.13 | Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established |
2016.03.15 | Diocese of Kumba was established (from Diocese of Buéa and became suffragan of Bamenda) |
2018.02.28 | Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) |
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