Apostolic Vicariate of The Congo - Timeline

Timeline

• 1640: The Prefecture Apostolic of Portuguese Congo is founded.
• The mission of the Upper Congo was begun in 1880; it was erected into the Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo in 1895.
• Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo
• Vicariate Apostolic of French Congo
• Vicariate Apostolic of Congo Free State
• 1886: The Vicariate Apostolic of Loango (or French Congo, or Lower Congo) was detached from the Vicariate Apostolic of Gaboon.
• 1886: Mission created, in 1888 the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville, from the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas.
• 1887: Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo was created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
• The Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi (Upper French Congo) was created in 1890.
• 1892: The mission of Kwango is detached from the Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo, and in 1903 becomes the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwango.
• 1901: The Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Kassai is created from the Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo.
• In 1909 the Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi-Chari was created from the Vicariate Apostolic of Ubanghi; it covered parts of what is now Chad.
• The Katanga mission was separated from the Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo in 1910. The Matadi mission likewise was separated in 1911. Also in 1911, the Prefecture Apostolic of Belgian Ubanghi was created from the Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo.
• 1929: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
• 1952: Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Baudouinville and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu