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Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber
Eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Ethiopian Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber (Latin: Emdeberen(sis)) is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, a metropolitan Eastern Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Ababa.
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Eparchy of Emdeber Eparchia Emdeberensis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Addis Ababa |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,176 km2 (3,543 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 6,000,000 24,000 (0.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
Rite | Alexandrian Rite |
Established | 25 November 2003 (20 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Anthony Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Musie Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap |
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It is named after the town of Emdibir, where it has its cathedral, St. Anthony Cathedral, Endibir.
Its name, like that of the town, is transliterated in different ways: Eparchy of Emdibir,[1] Endibir, Endeber[2] and Indibir.