| 1596.05.20 |
Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was established (from Diocese of Tomé and became suffragan of Lisboa) |
| 1609 |
Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was established (from the suppressed Diocese of São Salvador da Congo and became suffragan of Lisboa) |
| 1609 |
Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda) |
| 1623 |
Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Salvador da Congo) |
| 1623 |
Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and became suffragan of Lisboa) |
| 1628 |
Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was restored (from the suppressed Diocese of São Salvador da Congo and became suffragan of Lisboa) |
| 1628 |
Diocese of São Salvador da Congo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda) |
| 1640.06.27 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda) |
| 1716 |
Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was renamed as Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda |
| 1879.07.03 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Deux Guinées) |
| 1881 |
Mission sui juris of Cunène was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia) |
| 1886 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango |
| 1892.08.01 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola (lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Orange Free State and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Cimbebasia) |
| 1900 |
Mission sui juris of Lunda was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango) |
| 1921.01.10 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Upper Cimbebasia in Portuguese Angola was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola |
| 1940.09.04 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Mission sui juris of Cunène was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda (with suffragan sees Nova Lisboa, São Tomé and Silva Porto, gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo in Cubango and Mission sui juris of Lunda and lost territory to establish Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Silva Porto) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Mission sui juris of Lunda was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Diocese of Nova Lisboa was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda, from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of Cubango in Angola and Mission sui juris of Cunène and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1940.09.04 |
Diocese of Silva Porto was established (from Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1955.07.27 |
Diocese of Sá da Bandeira was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa) |
| 1957.11.25 |
Diocese of Malanje was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and Diocese of Silva Porto and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1963.07.01 |
Diocese of Luso was established (from Diocese of Silva Porto and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1967.03.14 |
Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1970.06.06 |
Diocese of Benguela was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1975.08.10 |
Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho was established (from Diocese of Malanje and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1975.08.10 |
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda lost territory to Diocese of Malanje |
| 1975.08.10 |
Diocese of Ngunza was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1975.08.10 |
Diocese of Pereira de Eça was restored (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1975.08.10 |
Diocese of Serpa Pinto was established (from Diocese of Nova Lisboa and Diocese of Sá da Bandeira and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1977.02.03 |
Diocese of Nova Lisboa was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huambo (with suffragan sees Benguela, Luso and Silva Porto) |
| 1977.02.03 |
Diocese of Sá da Bandeira was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango (with suffragan sees Pereira de Eça and Serpa Pinto) |
| 1977.02.03 |
Diocese of Ngunza was renamed as Diocese of Novo Redondo |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Silva Porto was renamed as Diocese of Kwito-Bié |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Luso was renamed as Diocese of Luena |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Serpa Pinto was renamed as Diocese of Menongue |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Pereira de Eça was renamed as Diocese of Ondjiva |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Henrique de Carvalho was renamed as Diocese of Saurimo |
| 1979.05.16 |
Diocese of Carmona e São Salvador was renamed as Diocese of Uíje |
| 1984.07.02 |
Diocese of Cabinda was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1984.11.07 |
Diocese of Mbanza Congo was restored (from Diocese of Uíje and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 1990.03.26 |
Diocese of Ndalatando was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 2001.11.09 |
Diocese of Dundo was established (from Diocese of Saurimo and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 2006.10.22 |
Diocese of Novo Redondo was renamed as Diocese of Sumbe |
| 2007.06.06 |
Diocese of Caxito was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 2007.06.06 |
Diocese of Viana was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Luanda and became suffragan of Luanda) |
| 2009.03.21 |
Diocese of Namibe was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lubango and became suffragan of Lubango) |
| 2011.04.12 |
Diocese of Malanje was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Malanje (with suffragan sees Ndalatando and Uíje) |
| 2011.04.12 |
Diocese of Saurimo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saurimo (with suffragan sees Dundo and Luena) |
| 2014.01.13 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was established |
| 2018.02.28 |
Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Annunciation of Ibadan (without ecclesiastical province) |
| 2024.08.01 |
Diocese of Ganda was established (from Diocese of Benguela and became suffragan of Huambo) |
