Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:United Arab Emirates

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

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

1838

Abyssinia [Lat.] (AP, detached from Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus) - (Abyssinia) Ethiopia, Eritrea

1846

Galla [Lat.] (AV, detached from AP Abyssinia) - Ethiopia

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(1851 - Arabia transferred from AV Egypt and Arabia, to AV Galla)

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1859

Aden (AP, detached from AV Galla) - Arabian Peninsula

1875

Aden (abolished, reattached to Galla) - (Abyssinia) Ethiopia

1888

Aden (AV, and reerected, re-detached from AV Galla) - Arabian Peninsula

1889

Arabia (AV, new name, previously Arabia) - Arabian Peninsula

The See of the Aden/Arabia jurisdiction was in Aden, (South) Yemen, until 1973. In that year, the Apostolic Administrator, and all the clergy and sisters were expelled, and the schools nationalized. With the permission of the Holy See, the Apostolic Administrator then took up residence in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.