Apostolic Vicariate of Harar

Apostolic Vicariate of Harar Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	260,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 6,453,000 21,510 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Pro-Cathedral of The Holy Name of Mary
Current leadership
Bishop	, O.F.M. Cap.
Bishops emeritus	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Harar (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Harar in Ethiopia.

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[]

• 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[]

Ordnaries[]

• Vicars Apostolic of Galla (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M.Cap. (May 12, 1846 – August 1880), resigned; future titular archbishop and Cardinal
  • Bishop (August 1880 – September 1, 1899)
• Vicar Apostolics of Harar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (April 6, 1900 – September 2, 1937)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (September 22, 1937 – October 19, 1943), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Novara, Italy; future titular archbishop
  • Fr. Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – July 3, 1955); see below
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (July 3, 1955 – December 4, 1981): see above
  • Fr. Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1982 – November 21, 1992), appointed Bishop of Djibouti
  • Fr. Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1987 – December 21, 1992); see below
  • Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (December 21, 1992 – April 16, 2016); see above
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (April 16, 2016 – Present)

Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic[]

• , O.F.M. Cap. (1873-1880)
• , O.F.M. Cap. (1855-1873), did not succeed to see
• , O.F.M. Cap, (1855), did not take effect
• Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. (1881-1886), did not succeed to see; appointed Prefect of Aden, Yemen

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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