Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Eritrea

Date	Change
1839	Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus)
1847	Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia
1894.09.13	Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa and Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt)
1911.02.07	Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea
1930.07.04	Ordinariate of Eritrea (Eritrean Rite) was established
1937.03.25	Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea and to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè, Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar and Apostolic Prefecture of Tigray)
1951.10.31	Ordinariate of Eritrea (Eritrean Rite) was promoted as Apostolic Exarchate of Asmara
1959.07.25	Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara
1961.02.20	Apostolic Exarchate of Asmara (Eritrean Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Asmara (became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
1995.12.21	Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara was suppressed (to Diocese of Asmara and to establish Diocese of Barentu and Diocese of Keren)
1995.12.21	Diocese of Barentu (Eritrean Rite) was established (from Diocese of Asmara, from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
1995.12.21	Diocese of Keren (Eritrean Rite) was established (from Diocese of Asmara, from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
2012.02.24	Diocese of Segheneyti (Eritrean Rite) was established (from Diocese of Asmara and became suffragan of Addis Abeba)
2015.01.19	Diocese of Asmara (Eritrean Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Asmara (with suffragan sees Barentu, Keren and Segheneyti)