Apostolic vicariate Hosanna, Ethiopia

Diocese of Hosanna

Hosannen(sis)

Latin Church

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

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.

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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.

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The see

Rank: Apostolic vicariate
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 20 January 2010
Latin: Hosannen(sis)
Patron: Saint Joseph
Annuario code: 001000410

The see in figures

Catholics: 143,204
Population: 2,921,340
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 4.9%
Priests: 52
Catholics per priest: 2,754
Extent: 8,214 km²
Catholics per km²: 17

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

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Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].