Eparchy Bahir Dar-Dessie
Eparchy Bahir Dar-Dessie | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
Country | Ethiopia |
Ecclesiastical province | Addis Ababa |
Metropolitan bishopric | Addis Ababa Arch Parchy |
Diocesan bishop | Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun |
founding | 2015 |
surface | 221,776 km² |
Parishes | 24 (2015) |
Residents | 16,215,850 (2015) |
Catholics | 17,544 (2015) |
proportion of | 0.1% |
Diocesan priest | 3 (2015) |
Religious priest | 21 (2015) |
Catholics per priest | 731 |
Friars | 25 (2015) |
Religious sisters | 43 (2015) |
rite | Ethiopian Rite ( Alexandrian Rite ) |
Website | http://www.bahirdardessiecatholic.org/ |
The eparchy Bahir Dar Dessie is in Ethiopia located eparchy of the Ethiopian Catholic Church based in Bahir Dar .
history
The Eparchy Bahir Dar- Dessie was established on January 19, 2015 by Pope Francis from the cession of territory to the Archeparchy Addis Ababa and subordinated to it as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione dell'Eparchia di Bahir Dar-Dessie (Etiopia) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 19, 2015, accessed January 19, 2015 (Italian).