Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo
| Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Ethiopia
|
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Tsegaye Keneni Derera |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga SJ |
| surface | 53,000 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (20/01/2011) |
| Residents | 4,840,182 (1/20/2011) |
| Catholics | 128,539 (1/20/2011) |
| proportion of | 2.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (20/01/2011) |
| Religious priest | 21 (20/01/2011) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,989 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (20/01/2011) |
| Friars | 25 (1/20/2011) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (1/20/2011) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity |
The Apostolic Vicariate Soddo ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Soddensis ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Soddo .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the Apostolic Prefecture Hosanna with the Apostolic Constitution Quae utilia on February 13, 1940 from cessions of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Gimma and the Apostolic Prefecture Neghelli .
On December 30, 1977, it took the name, Apostolic Prefecture Soddo-Hosanna. With the Apostolic Constitution Compertum habentes she was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate on October 15, 1982 .
On January 20, 2010, the territory was divided into the Vicariate Apostolic Hosanna and Soddo.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Hosanna
- Tiziano da Verona OFMCap (October 25, 1940-1945)
- Urbain-Marie Person OFMCap (January 2, 1952 - February 16, 1973)
Apostolic Prefect of Soddo-Hosanna
- Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi OFMCap (February 23, 1979 - October 15, 1982)
Vicars Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna
- Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi OFMCap (October 15, 1982 - January 5, 2007)
- Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga SJ (January 5, 2007 - January 20, 2010)
Vicar Apostolic of Soddo
- Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga SJ (January 20, 2010– January 12, 2014)
- Tsegaye Keneni Derera (since January 12, 2014)