Eparchy Barentu
| Eparchy Barentu | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Eritrean Catholic Church |
| Country | Eritrea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Eritrea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Asmara Archeparchy |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Osman OFMCap |
| Vicar General | Andemariam Tesfamicael |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 44,986 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (January 19, 2015) |
| Residents | 765,000 (January 19, 2015) |
| Catholics | 40,543 (January 19, 2015) |
| proportion of | 5.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (January 19, 2015) |
| Religious priest | 21 (January 19, 2015) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,622 |
| Permanent deacons | 0 (January 19, 2015) |
| Friars | 24 (January 19, 2015) |
| Religious sisters | 26 (January 19, 2015) |
| rite | Ethiopian ( Alexandrian ) |
| address | Catholic Eparchy, PO Box 9, Barentu [Gash-barka], Eritrea |
The Eparchy Barentu ( Latin Eparchia Barentuanus ) located in Eritrea is a diocese ( eparchy ) of the Eritrean Catholic Church , which is united with the Roman Catholic Church . On December 21, 1995 it was removed from the territory of the Asmara Eparchy . The eparchy belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Addis Ababa of the Ethiopian Catholic Church until 2015 .
With the establishment of the Eritrean Catholic Church on January 19, 2015, the eparchy was subordinate to the Archeparch Asmara as a suffragan.
Bishops
- Luca Milesi OFMCap , 1995-2001
- Thomas Osman OFMCap, since 2001
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della Chiesa Metropolitana sui iuris eritrea e nomina del primo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 19, 2015, accessed January 19, 2015 (Italian).