The Apostolic Vicariate of Harar (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Harar in Ethiopia.
Apostolic Vicariate of Harar Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis | |
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Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 260,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 6,453,000 21,510 (0.3%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of The Holy Name of Mary |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Angelo Pagano, OFMCap |
Bishops emeritus | Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap |
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Harar comprises East and West Hararghe zones and Fentale and Boset woredas of East Shewa in Oromiya Region; Harari Region Provisional Administration of Dire Dawa; Somali Region with exception of Afder and Liben Zones; Amibara worda of Afar Region
History
edit- May 4, 1846: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Galla from the Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia
- March 25, 1937: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Harar
Bishops
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edit- Vicars Apostolic of Galla (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Guglielmo Massaia, OFMCap (May 12, 1846 – August 1880), resigned; future titular archbishop and Cardinal
- Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne (August 1880 – September 1, 1899)
- Vicar Apostolics of Harar (Roman rite)
- Bishop André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, OFMCap (April 6, 1900 – September 2, 1937)
- Bishop Leone Giacomo Ossola, OFMCap (September 22, 1937 – October 19, 1943), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Novara, Italy; future titular archbishop
- Fr. Urbain-Marie Person, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – July 3, 1955); see below
- Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, OFMCap (July 3, 1955 – December 4, 1981): see above
- Fr. Georges Perron, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1982 – November 21, 1992), appointed Bishop of Djibouti
- Fr. Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1987 – December 21, 1992); see below
- Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (December 21, 1992 – April 16, 2016); see above
- Bishop Angelo Pagano, OFMCap (April 16, 2016 – Present)
Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic
edit- Louis-Taurin Cahagne, OFMCap (1873-1880)
- Felicissimo Coccino (Cocchino), OFMCap (1855-1873), did not succeed to see
- Giusto da Urbino (Jacopo) Curtopassi, OFMCap (1855), did not take effect
- Louis-Callixte Lasserre, OFMCap(1881-1886), did not succeed to see; appointed Prefect of Aden, Yemen
References
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