Apostolic Vicariate Gambella
| Apostolic Vicariate Gambella | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| surface | 50,000 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 680,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 25,070 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 3.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,671 |
| Friars | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| address | PO Box 210 Gambella Ethiopia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Gambellensis ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Gambella .
history
The Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella was established on November 16, 2000 by Pope John Paul II from cession of the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma-Bonga . On December 5, 2009, the Apostolic Prefecture Gambella was founded by Pope Benedict XVI. raised to the apostolic vicariate. The former Apostolic Prefect Angelo Moreschi SDB became the first Vicar Apostolic .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione del Vicario Apostolico di Gambella (Etiopia) e nomina del primo Vicario Apostolico. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 5, 2009, accessed March 26, 2020 (Italian).