Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Gabon 🇬🇦

Date	Change
1842.01.22	Apostolic Prefecture of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie was established (from Diocese of Funchal and Diocese of Tomé)
1842.10.03	Apostolic Prefecture of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie
1863.02.06	Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia)
1890.03.18	Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gabon (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroun)
1947.07.10	Apostolic Vicariate of Gabon was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Libreville
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Libreville was promoted as Diocese of Libreville (became suffragan of Brazzaville)
1958.12.11	Diocese of Libreville was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville (with suffragan see Mouila and lost territory to establish Diocese of Mouila)
1958.12.11	Diocese of Mouila was established (from Diocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville)
1969.05.29	Diocese of Oyem was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville)
1974.10.05	Diocese of Franceville was established (from Diocese of Mouila and became suffragan of Libreville)
2003.03.07	Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou was established (from Diocese of Oyem)
2003.03.19	Diocese of Port-Gentil was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Libreville and became suffragan of Libreville)
2014.01.13	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established
2014.07.11	Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou
2018.02.28	Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province)