Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate
located in the city of Nekemte
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 Nekemte
Nekemte
Nekemte is a market town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromia Region , Nekemte has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,088 meters....
in Ethiopia.
History
- January 28, 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Kaffa 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:...
- September 8, 1913: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa
- March 25, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma
- September 3, 1982: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte
Leadership
- Vicar Apostolics of Nekemte (Roman rite)
- Bishop-Elect Theodorus Van Ruijven (Apostolic Administrator, July 2008 – July 23, 2009; Bishop-Elect, July 23, 2009 - present)
- Bishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(June 10, 1994 – March 21, 2008) - Bishop Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. (October 28, 1985 – January 18, 1994)
- Bishop Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. (September 3, 1982 – October 19, 1983)
- Vicars Apostolic of Gimma (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. (December 17, 1977 – September 3, 1982)
- Fr. Herman Wilhelm Teuben, C.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1972 – December 17, 1977)
- Bishop Frans Janssen, C.M. (May 21, 1959 – 1972)
- Fr. Frans Janssen, C.M. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1958 – May 21, 1959)
- Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – 1958)
- Bishop Luigi Santa, I.M.C. (March 15, 1937 – 1943)
- Prefects Apostolic of Kaffa (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Luigi Santa, I.M.C. (later Bishop) (July 14, 1934 – March 15, 1937)
- Fr. Gaudenzio Barlassina, I.M.C. (May 6, 1913 – 1933)