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