Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa
Encyclopedia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate
located in the city of Awasa
in Ethiopia.
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
located in the city of Awasa
Awasa
Awasa is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awasa in the Great Rift Valley. Located in the Sidama Zone 270 km south of Addis Ababa via Debre Zeit, 130 km east of Sodo, 75 km north of Dilla and 1125 km north of Nairobi, Awasa is the capital of the Southern Nations,...
in Ethiopia.
History
- March 25, 1937: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli from the Apostolic Vicariate of GallaApostolic Vicariate of GallaThe Apostolic Vicariate of Galla was a Roman Catholic mission territory set up in 1846, and embracing the territory of the Oromo people in Abyssinia.-History:...
and Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa - October 15, 1969: Renamed as the Apostolic Prefecture of Awasa
- March 15, 1979: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa
Leadership
- Vicar Apostolics of Awasa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. (December 20, 1993 – present)
- Bishop Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.I. (March 15, 1979 – December 20, 1993)
- Prefects Apostolic of Awasa (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.I. (later Bishop) (February 16, 1973 – March 15, 1979)
- Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. (January 2, 1952 – February 16, 1973)
- Prefects Apostolic of Neghelli (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Gabriele Arosio, P.I.M.E. (May 21, 1937 – 1945)