Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Western Sahara

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

290-343

Barcelona - Spain

713

Barcelona (abandoned due to Arab Muslim conquest) - Spain

850

Barcelona (restored) - Spain

1237

Mallorca (reestablished, detached from Barcelona) - Spain

1351

Insulas Fortunatis / Islas Canarias (erected by monks out of Mallorca) - Spain

1354

Islas Canarias (vacant/abandoned) - Spain

1369

Telde / Islas Canarias (revived) - Spain

1393

Islas Canarias (abandoned) - Spain

1404

Rubicon / Islas Canarias (revived) - Spain

1485

Las Palmas / Islas Canarias (new name, previously Rubicon) - Spain

1630

Marocco (AP) - (State of Fez, State of Morocco) - Morocco

1908

Marocco (AV) - (French Morocco, Spanish Morocco) - Morocco

1923

Rabat (AV, detached from Marocco AV) - (French Morocco) - Morocco

1955

Rabat (AD) - Morocco

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1954

Spanish Sahara and Ifni (AP, detached from Las Palmas, from Rabat AD, and from Ghardaia in Sahara AV) - (Spanish Sahara and Ifni) Western Sahara

1970

Spanish Sahara (AP, new name, previously Spanish Sahara and Ifni AP) - (Spanish Sahara) Western Sahara

1976

Western Sahara (AP, new name, previously Spanish Sahara AP) - Western Sahara