Diocese of Addis Abeba
Neanthopolitan(us)
Metropolitan Church sui iuris · Alexandrian tradition · Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba is the metropolitan see of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Ge'ez (Alexandrian) rite, not Latin rite. It was established as an apostolic exarchate in 1951 and raised to a metropolitan archeparchy in 1961, with suffragan eparchies including Adigrat, Bahir Dar-Dessie, and Emdeber.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan Church sui iuris
- Tradition
- Alexandrian tradition
- Erected
- 31 October 1951
- Latin
- Neanthopolitan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001000571
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 10,302
- Population
- 14,844,000
- Catholic share
- 0.1%
- Priests
- 92
- Catholics per priest
- 112
- Extent
- 31,224 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.3
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in Addis Abeba, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Addis Abeba
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AdigratAdigrat
- Diocese of Bahir Dar–DessieBahir Dar–Dessie
- Diocese of EmdeberEmdeber
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Officially the Metropolitan sui iuris Archeparchy of Addis Abeba (Latin: Metropolitana sui iuris archieparchia Neanthopolitana), this Ethiopian Catholic see serves as the metropolitan seat of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, a sui iuris metropolitan Eastern Catholic Church. Three suffragan eparchies depend on it. Its cathedral, the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands in the national capital Addis Ababa.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].