Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Asmara

The Eparchy of Asmara (Latin: Eparchia Asmarensis ) is a diocese located in Eritrea the Ethiopian Catholic Church, which has been in union with the Roman Catholic Church.

History

On July 4, 1930 founded with an area 119,000 km ² as Ordinariate Eritrea, it counted 26,186 in 1950 (2.9% ) Believers in 65 parishes with 83 diocesan priests and 89 nuns. Collected on 31 October 1951 Apostolic Exarchate, it came on 20 February 1961 in the rank of an eparchy and thus became suffragan of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa.

After it had grown by 1990 to 60 780 believers in 87 parishes with 78 diocesan priests, 108 religious priests and 475 religious sisters, his eparchy Barentu and the Eparchy of Keren were taken on 21 December 1995, making it now even has an area of ​​53,185 km ².

The main church is the St. Joseph's Cathedral ( Asmara )