Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma-Bonga
| Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma-Bonga | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Markos Ghebremedhin CM |
| founding | 1994 |
| surface | 57,000 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2009) |
| Residents | 3,500,000 (2009) |
| Catholics | 12,000 (2009) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Religious priest | 7 (2009) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,714 |
| Friars | 7 (2009) |
| Religious sisters | 14 (2009) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Amharic |
| cathedral | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| address | PO Box 202 Jimma Ethiopia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma-Bonga ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Gimmaensis-Bonganus ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Jimma .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma- Bonga was established on June 10, 1994 by Pope John Paul II from the cession of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma-Bonga . The Apostolic Prefecture Jimma-Bonga gave up on November 16, 2000 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Gambella . On December 5, 2009, the Apostolic Prefecture Jimma-Bonga was founded by Pope Benedict XVI. raised to the apostolic vicariate.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Jimma-Bonga
- Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel CM , 1994–1997, then Apostolic Administrator of Addis Ababa
- Theodorus van Ruyven CM, 1998–2009, then Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte
Vicars Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga
- Markos Ghebremedhin CM, since 2009
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione del Vicario Apostolico di Jimma-Bonga (Etiopia) e Nomina del primo Vicario Apostolico , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 5, 2009.