Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Senegal

Date	Change
1763	Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal was established (from Diocese of Funchal)
1863.02.06	Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées et Sénégambie)
1936.01.27	Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar
1936.01.27	Apostolic Prefecture of Sénégal was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
1939.04.25	Apostolic Prefecture of Ziguinchor was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar)
1952.07.10	Apostolic Prefecture of Ziguinchor was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ziguinchor
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Dakar was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar (with suffragan see Ziguinchor)
1955.09.14	Apostolic Vicariate of Ziguinchor was promoted as Diocese of Ziguinchor (became suffragan of Dakar)
1957.01.21	Apostolic Prefecture of Kaolack was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar and Diocese of Ziguinchor)
1965.07.06	Apostolic Prefecture of Kaolack was promoted as Diocese of Kaolack (became suffragan of Dakar)
1966.02.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Saint-Louis du Sénégal was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal (became suffragan of Dakar)
1969.02.06	Diocese of Thiès was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dakar and became suffragan of Dakar)
1970.08.13	Apostolic Prefecture of Tambacounda was established (from Diocese of Kaolack and Diocese of Saint-Louis du Sénégal)
1989.04.17	Apostolic Prefecture of Tambacounda was promoted as Diocese of Tambacounda (became suffragan of Dakar)
1999.12.22	Diocese of Kolda was established (from Diocese of Ziguinchor and became suffragan of Dakar)
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)