Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Ghana

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* From where was apostolic prefecture of Sahara established/detached?

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See a map of Ghana.

1514
Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
1534
São Tomé (detached from Funchal) - São Tomé e Principe
1842
The Two Guineas and Senegambia (AP, detached from Funchal, and from São Tomé) - 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
Regarding Lower Volta:

1860
Dahomey (AV, detached from the Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - Nigeria, Benin
1870
Benin Coast (AV, new name, previously Dahomey AV) - Nigeria, Benin
1883
Dahomey (AP, detached from Benin Coast AV) - Benin, Niger, Togo, Burkina Faso
1892
Togo (AP, detached from Dahomey AP) - Togo
1914
Togo (AV) - Togo
Regarding Gold Coast:

1863
Gabon (new name, previously The Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - West African coast from Guinea to the Oranje River, except Angola
Regarding Navrongo:

1868
Sahara and the Sudan (AP) - French North and West Africa
1891
French Soudan (AV, detached from Sahara and the Soudan AV) - Burkina Faso and Mali
1921
Ouagadougou (AV, new name, previously French Soudan AV) - Burkina Faso

1879
Gold Coast (AP, detached from Gabon / previously the Two Guineas) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1901
Gold Coast (AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1923
Lower Volta (AV, detached from Gold Coast AV, and from Togo AV) - (Gold Coast)
1926
Navrongo (AP, detached from Ouagadougou AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1932
Kumasi (AV, detached from Gold Coast) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1934
Navrongo (AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1943
Accra (AP, detached from Gold Coast) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1947
Accra (AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1950
Accra - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1950
Cape Coast (Metr., new name, previously Gold Coast AP) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1950
Keta (D, and new name, previously Lower Volta AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1950
Kumasi - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1950
Tamale (D, new name, previously Navrongo AV) - (Gold Coast) Ghana
1956
Navrongo (detached from Tamale, Keta) - Ghana
1959
Wa (detached from Tamale) - Ghana
1969
Sekondi-Takoradi (detached from Cape Coast) - GhanaOversiktskart
1973
Sunyani (detached from Kumasi) - Ghana
1975
Keta-Ho (new name, previously Keta) - Ghana
1977
Navrongo-Bolgatanga (new name, previously Navrongo) - Ghana
1977
Tamale (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Cape Coast) - Ghana
1992
Accra (Metr.) - Ghana
1992
Koforidua (detached from Accra) - Ghana
1994
Ho (new name, previously Keta-Ho) - Ghana
1994
Jasikan (detached from Keta-Ho) - Ghana
1994
Keta-Akatsi (detached from Keta-Ho) - Ghana
1995
Damongo (detached from Tamale) - Ghana
1995
Konongo-Mampong (detached from Kumasi, and from Sunyani) - Ghana
1995
Obuasi (detached from Kumasi) - Ghana
1997
Goaso (detached from Sunyani) - Ghana
1999
Wiawso (detached from Sekondi-Takoradi) - GhanaOversiktskart
1999
Yendi (detached from Tamale) - Ghana
2002
Kumasi (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Cape Coast) - Ghana
2007
Donkorkrom (AP, detached from Koforidua) - Ghana
2007
Techiman (detached from Sunyani, and from Konongo-Mampong) - Ghana
2007
Donkorkrom (AV) - Ghana
av Webmaster publisert 13.02.2010, sist endret 13.02.2010 - 18:51