Vicariate Apostolic Meki
| Vicariate Apostolic Meki | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Abraham Desta |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 156,600 km² |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 5,855,029 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 22,467 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 775 |
| Friars | 26 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 57 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Kidane Miheret Cathedral |
| address | PO Box 43, Meki, East Showa, Ethiopia; PO Box 12789, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Mekiensis ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Meki .
history
Pope John Paul II founded the Meki Apostolic Prefecture on September 8, 1981 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Harar .
On December 21, 1991 she was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Meki
- Yohannes Woldegiorgis (September 8, 1981 - December 21, 1991)
Vicars Apostolic of Meki
- Yohannes Woldegiorgis (December 21, 1991 - September 19, 2002)
- Abraham Desta (since January 29, 2003)