Eparchy Adigrat
| Eparchy Adigrat | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Addis Ababa |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Addis Ababa |
| Diocesan bishop | Tesfay Medhin |
| Vicar General | Tesfay Hadgu |
| surface | 80,000 km² |
| Parishes | 35 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 4,262,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 20,050 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 68 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 248 |
| Permanent deacons | 0 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 42 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Ethiopian Rite ( Alexandrian Rite ) |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Savior |
| address | PO Box 8 Adigrat [Tigray], Ethiopia |
| Website | http://www.adigratcatholicchurch.org/ |
The Eparchia Adigrat ( Latin : Eparchia Adigratensis ) located in Ethiopia is a diocese of the Ethiopian Catholic Church , which is united with the Roman Catholic Church .
history
The Adigrat diocese was established on March 25, 1937 as the Apostolic Vicariate within the Apostolic Vicariate Abyssinia . In 1950 there were around 4,000 believers in parishes with 8 diocesan priests , and on February 20, 1961, it was elevated to the status of an independent Adigrat eparchy, which is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa as a suffragan . In 1970 it counted 9,848 believers in 14 parishes with 33 diocesan priests, 3 religious priests and 34 religious sisters and grew to 17,427 believers in 33 parishes with 74 diocesan and 11 religious priests and 47 religious sisters by 2002.
Bishops
- Bartolomeo Bechis CM (1937-1939)
- Salvatore Pane CM (June 10, 1939–1951)
- Hailé Mariam Cahsai (April 9, 1961– November 24, 1970)
- Sebhat-Leab Worku SDS (June 12, 1971– October 12, 1984)
- Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot (October 12, 1984– November 16, 2001)
- Tesfay Medhin (since November 16, 2001)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchie Adigrat on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Ethiopian Catholic Church - Eparchy of Adigrat (English)