Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna
| Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Seyoum Franso Noel |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Woldeghiorghis Mathewos |
| surface | 12,000 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2010) |
| Residents | 2,400,000 (2010) |
| Catholics | 135,000 (2010) |
| proportion of | 5.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2010) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2010) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,857 |
| Friars | 14 (2010) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2010) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Hosannensis ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Hosaena in the Southern Nations .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna was founded on January 20, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pro summo through the division of the Apostolic Vicariate Soddo-Hosanna into the Apostolic Vicariates Hosanna and Soddo . Woldeghiorghis Mathewos became the first Vicar Apostolic .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Vicariate Apostolic Hosanna on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione del Vicariato Apostolico di Hosanna (Etiopia) e Nomina del primo Vicario Apostolico , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of January 20, 2010.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Cum esset petitum , AAS 102 (2010), n.3, p. 137f.