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Apostolic vicariate Hosanna, Ethiopia

Diocese of Hosanna

Hosannen(sis)

Hosanna is a Latin Church Apostolic Vicariate in Ethiopia, first established as an Apostolic Prefecture in 1940 and restored as a vicariate in 2010. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and is led by Bishop Seyoum Fransua Noel, appointed in 2017.

On the map

Esri
Hosanna, Ethiopia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1940
Catholics
143,204
Priests
52
Territory
8,214 km²

Parishes and churches

57 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Seyoum Franso Noel
Born
20 August 1970
Birthplace
Waragu

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The cathedral

St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Hosanna, 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.