Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Cameroon
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- Regarding Ap. Vicariate of Cameroon:
-
- 1514
- Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
- 1534
- São Tomé / São Tomé e Príncipe (detached from Funchal) - São Tomé and Principe
- 1842
- The Two Guineas and Senegambia (AP, detached from São Tomé, and from Funchal) - West African Coast between the Senegal River and the Oranje River, except Loanda/Angola
- 1846
- The Two Guineas and Senegambia (AV) - West African Coast between the Senegal River and the Oranje River, except Loanda/Angola
- 1863
- Gabon (new name, previously The Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - West African coast from Guinea to the Oranje River, except Angola
- Regarding Adamaua:
- 1204
- Constantinople (Latin Patriarchate from now, de facto established by the Pope through Venice) - (Latin Empire of Constantinople) Turkey
- 1742
- Constantinople (AV, supplanting the Latin Patriarchal Vicars / suffragan Bishops) - (Ottoman Empire) Turkey
- 1762
- Aleppo (AV, detached from Constantinople AV) - (Ottoman Empire) Syria, Lebanon, etc.
- 1818
- Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus (AV, new name, previously Aleppo AV; see in Beirut) - (Ottoman Empire) Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Arabian Peninsula
- 1839
- Egypt and Arabia (AV, detached from detached from the AV of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus) - Egypt, Sudan, Abyssinia, Arabian Peninsula
- 1846
- Sudan / Central Africa (AV, detached from Egypt and Arabia AV) - Sudan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon
- 1890
- Cameroon (AP, detached from Gabon / previously the Two Guineas) - (Kamerun) Cameroon
- 1904
- Cameroon (AV) - (Kamerun) Cameroon
- 1914
- Adamaua (AP, detached from Sudan / Central Africa) - (Kamerun) Cameroon
- 1923
- Buéa (AP, detached from Cameroon AV, and from Adamaua AV) - (British Cameroons) Cameroon
- 1931
- Douala (AP, detached from Cameroon AV) - Cameroon
- 1931
- Yaoundé (AV, new name, previously Cameroon AV) - Cameroon
- 1932
- Douala (AV) - Cameroon
- 1934
- Foumban (AV and new name, previously Adamaua AP) - Cameroon
- 1939
- Buéa (AV) - (British Cameroons) Cameroon
- 1947
- Garoua (AP, detached from Foumban) - Cameroon
- 1949
- Doumé (AV, detached from Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1950
- Buéa - (British Cameroons) Cameroon
- 1953
- Garoua (AV) - Cameroon
- 1955
- Yaoundé (Metr.) - Cameroon
- 1955
- Douala - Cameroon
- 1955
- Doumé - Cameroon
- 1955
- Garoua - Cameroon
- 1955
- Nkongsamba (D and new name, previously Foumban AV) - Cameroon
- 1961
- Mbalmayo (detached from Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1963
- Sangmélina (detached from Douala) - Cameroon
- 1965
- Bafia (AP, detached from Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1968
- Bafia - Cameroon
- 1968
- Maroua-Mokolo (AP, detached from Garoua) - Cameroon
- 1968
- Yagoua (AP, detached from Garoua) - Cameroon
- 1970
- Bafoussam (detached from Nkongsamba) - Cameroon
- 1970
- Bamenda (detached from Buéa) - Cameroon
- 1973
- Maroua-Mokolo - Cameroon
- 1973
- Yagoua - Cameroon
- 1982
- Bamenda (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1982
- Douala (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1982
- Garoua (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1982
- Kumbo (detached from Bamenda) - Cameroon
- 1982
- Ngaoundéré (detached from Garoua) - Cameroon
- 1983
- Doumé-Abong' Mbang (new name, previously Doumé) - Cameroon
- 1983
- Bertoua (detached from Doumé) - Cameroon
- 1987
- Obala (detached from Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1991
- Ebolowa-Kribi (detached from Sangmélina) - Cameroon
- 1991
- Yokadouma (detached from Bertoua) - Cameroon
- 1993
- Edéa (detached from Douala) - Cameroon
- 1993
- Eséka (detached from Douala) - Cameroon
- 1994
- Bertoua (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Yaoundé) - Cameroon
- 1994
- Batouri (detached from Bertoua) - Cameroon
- 1999
- Mamfe (detached from Buéa) - Cameroon
- 2008
- Kribi (detached from Ebolowa-Kribi) - Cameroon
- 2008
- Ebolowa (new name, previously Ebolowa-Kribi) - Cameroon