Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Niger

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

1204
Constantinople (Latin Patriarchate from now, de facto established by the Pope through Venice) - (Latin Empire of Constantinople) Turkey
1514
Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
1534
São Tomé / São Tomé e Príncipe (detached from Funchal) - São Tomé and Principe
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
1860
Dahomey (AV, detached from The Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - Nigeria
1863
Gabon (new name, previously The Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - West African coast from Guinea to the Oranje River, except Angola
1868
Sahara and Sudan (AP) - various parts of French North and West Africa
1870
Benin Coast (AV, new name, previously Dahomey AV) - Nigeria
1883
Dahomey (AP, detached from Benin Coast AV) - (French West Africa) Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso
1884
Upper Niger (AP, detached from Benin Coast AV) - Nigeria
1889
Lower Niger (AP, detached from detached from Gabon / previously the Two Guineas) - Nigeria
1891
Sahara and Sudan (AV) - various parts of French North and West Africa
1901
Dahomey (AV) - (French West Africa) Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso
1901
Ghardaia (AP, detached from Sahara and Sudan AV) - Algeria
1901
Sahara of French Sudan (AV, detached from Sahara and the Sudan AV) - (French West Africa)) Burkina Faso and Mali
1911
Eastern Nigeria (AP, detached from Upper Niger) - Nigeria
1913
Khartoum (AV, new name, previously Sudan / Central Africa AV) - Sudan
1914
Adamaua (AP, detached from previously Sudan / Central Africa AV) - (Kamerun) Cameroon
1921
Ouagadougou (AV, new name, previously Sahara of French Sudan AV) - (Upper Volta) Burkina Faso
1929
Northern Nigeria (AP, new name, previously Eastern Nigeria AP) - Nigeria
1934
Foumban (AV and new name, previously Adamaua AP) - Cameroon
1934
Kaduna (AP, new name, previously Northern Nigeria AP) - Nigeria
1934
Jos (AP, detached from Northern Nigeria, AP) - Nigeria

1942
Niamey (AP, detached from Dahomey, from Ouagadougou, from Foumban, from Ghardaia, from Khartoum, from Kaduna, and from Jos) - (French West Africa) Niger, Benin
1961
Niamey - Niger
2001
Maradi (detached from Niamey) - Niger
2007
Niamey (Metr., previously D immediately subject to the Apostolic See) - Niger
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