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
av Webmaster publisert 29.07.2009, sist endret 29.07.2009 - 14:01