Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Central African Republic
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- Regarding Oubangui Chari:
- 1514
- Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
- 1534
- São Tomé / São Tomé e Príncipe (detached from Funchal) - São Tomé and Principe
- 1596
- Congo in Angola / São Salvador da Congo (detached from São Tomé) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1609
- Congo in Angola / São Paulo de Loanda (see transferred, new name, previously São Salvador da Congo) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1623
- Congo in Angola / São Salvador da Congo (see transferred, new name, previously São Paulo de Loanda) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1628
- Congo in Angola / São Paulo de Loanda (see transferred, new name, previously São Salvador da Congo) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1640
- Lower Congo / Portuguese Congo (AP, established by the "Propaganda Fide", detached from Congo in Angola / São Paulo de Loanda) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1716
- Congo in Angola / São Paulo de Loanda / Santa Cruz de Reino de Angola (added new name) - (Portuguese West Africa) Angola
- 1842
- The Two Guineas and Senegambia (AP, detached from São Tomé, and from Funchal) - West African coast from the Senegal River to the Oranje River, except Angola
- 1846
- The Two Guineas and Senegambia (AV) - West African coast from the Senegal River to the Oranje River, except Angola
- 1863
- Gabon (new name, previously The Two Guineas and Senegambia AV) - West African coast from Guinea to the Oranje River, except Angola
- 1886
- French Congo (AV, detached from Lower Congo / Portuguese Congo AP, and from Gabon AV) - (Middle Congo) Congo [Brazzaville]
- 1890
- Lower French Congo (AV, new name after division of French Congo) - (Middle Congo) Congo [Brazzaville]
- 1890
- Upper French Congo and Oubangui (AV, detached from French Congo AV) - (Middle Congo) Congo [Brazzaville]
- 1907
- Loango (AV, new name, previously Lower French Congo) - (French Equatorial Africa) Congo [Brazzaville]
- Regarding Berbérati:
- 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
- 1914
- Adamaua (AP, detached from Sudan / Central Africa) - (Kamerun) Cameroon
- 1934
- Foumban (AV and new name, previously Adamaua AP) - Cameroon
- 1909
- Oubangui Chari (AP, detached from Oubangui AV) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1937
- Oubangui Chari (AV) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1940
- Berbérati (AP, detached from Oubangui Chari, and from Foumban) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1940
- Bangui (AV, new name, previously Oubangui Chari AP) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1952
- Berbérati (AV) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1954
- Bangassou (AP, detached from Bangui) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1955
- Bangui (Metr.) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1955
- Berbérati - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1959
- Bossangoa (AP, detached from Berbérati) - (French Equatorial Africa) Central African Republic
- 1964
- Bangassou - Central African Republic
- 1964
- Bossangoa - Central African Republic
- 1965 (1970)
- Bambari (detached from Bangui) - Central African Republic
- 1978
- Bouar (detached from Berbérati) - (Central African Empire) Central African Republic
- 1995
- Mbaiki (detached from Bangui) - Central African Republic
- 1997
- Kaga-Bandoro (detached from Bangui) - Central African Republic
- 2004
- Alindao (detached from Bangassou) - Central African Republic