Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Ethiopia

Date	Change
Unknown	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Auxume was established
1555	Patriarchal See of Ethiopia was established
1636	Patriarchal See of Ethiopia was suppressed
1839	Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus)
1846.05.04	Apostolic Vicariate of Galla was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia)
1847	Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia
1888.05.04	Apostolic Vicariate of Galla lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Aden
1913.01.28	Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Kaffa was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Galla)
1913.09.08	Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Kaffa was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Adulis was established
1925	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Auxume was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Axomis
1925.02.13	Apostolic Vicariate of Galla lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Djibouti
1928	Titular Episcopal See of Adulis was promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Adulis
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Axomis was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Axomis
1937.03.25	Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea and to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè, Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar and Apostolic Prefecture of Tigray)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Vicariate of Addis Abeba was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Galla)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Vicariate of Galla was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Harar (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Addis Abeba and Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Galla and Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa)
1937.03.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Tigray (Ethiopic Rite) was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia)
1940.02.13	Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma)
1940.02.13	Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma and Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli)
1951.10.31	Apostolic Vicariate of Addis Abeba was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba)
1951.10.31	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba (Ethiopic Rite) was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè, Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber and Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar, from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Addis Abeba and without ecclesiastical province)
1961.02.20	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba (Ethiopic Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba (with suffragan sees Adigrat and Asmara and gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè, Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber and Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar)
1961.02.20	Apostolic Prefecture of Tigray (Ethiopic Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Adigrat (became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
1961.02.20	Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè was suppressed (to Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba)
1961.02.20	Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber was suppressed (to Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba)
1961.02.20	Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar was suppressed (to Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba)
1969.10.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Awasa
1977.12.30	Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna)
1977.12.30	Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna)
1979.03.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Awasa was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa
1980.03.06	Apostolic Prefecture of Meki was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Harar)
1982.09.03	Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte
1982.10.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna
1991.12.21	Apostolic Prefecture of Meki was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Meki
1994.06.10	Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte)
2000.11.16	Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga)
2003.11.25	Diocese of Emdeber (Ethiopic Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
2009.12.05	Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella
2009.12.05	Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma–Bonga
2010.01.20	Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna)
2010.01.20	Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna)
2012.02.11	Apostolic Prefecture of Robe was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Meki)
2015.01.19	Diocese of Bahir Dar–Dessie (Ethiopic Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)