Archdiocese of Addis Abeba

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Bishop(s) Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M., Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Adigrat Asmara (Ethiopian) Barentu Emdeber Keren

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 20 February 1961 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ethiopia Square Kilometers: 291,424 (112,562 Square Miles) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 21903, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone: (011)111.16.67 Fax: 155.13.48

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia
  • Erected: 1839
  • Country: Ethiopia

• Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia
  • Elevated: 1847
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Ethiopia

• Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba
  • Name Changed: 25 March 1937
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Ethiopia

• Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
  • Latin Name: Neanthopolitanus
  • Elevated: 31 October 1951
  • Country: Ethiopia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• St. Giustino Sebastiano Pasquale de Jacobis, C.M. † (10 Mar 1839 Appointed - 31 Jul 1860 Died)
• Lorenzo Biancheri, C.M. † (31 Jul 1860 Succeeded - 11 Sep 1864 Died)
• Louis Bel, C.M. † (11 Jul 1865 Appointed - 1 Mar 1868 Died)
• Jean-Marcel Touvier, C.M. † (27 Sep 1869 Appointed - 4 Aug 1888 Died)
• Jean-Jacques Crouzet, C.M. † (1 Aug 1886 Appointed - 16 Jan 1896 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale})
• Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. † (25 Mar 1937 Appointed - 13 Dec 1945 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala)
• Hailé Mariam Cahsai † (24 Feb 1951 Appointed - 9 Apr 1961 Appointed, Bishop of Adigrat)
• Asrate Mariam Yemmeru † (9 Apr 1961 Appointed - 24 Feb 1977 Retired)
• Paulos Tzadua † (24 Feb 1977 Appointed - 11 Sep 1998 Retired)
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (7 Jul 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia
1839	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia (erected)
4 May 1846	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia
1847	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia
25 March 1937	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia	Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai (erected)
25 March 1937	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia	Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié (erected)
25 March 1937	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia	Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba
25 March 1937	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia	Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba
Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
31 October 1951	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
31 October 1951	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié (suppressed)	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
31 October 1951	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic of Endeber (suppressed)	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
31 October 1951	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar (suppressed)	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
Archdiocese of Addis Abeba
20 February 1961	Elevated	Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba	Archdiocese of Addis Abeba
25 November 2003	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Addis Abeba	Eparchy of Emdeber (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Addis Abeba
1970	26,500	7,300,000	.4%	17	58	75	353		84	62	14	ap1971
1980	33,800	13,307,000	.3%	19	54	73	463		78	105	22	ap1981
1990	46,621	14,256,000	.3%	23	56	79	590		185	145	23	ap1991
1999	51,732	19,822,163	.3%	29	143	172	300		301	221	29	ap2000
2000	20,643	20,195,700	.1%	33	142	175	117		307	219	29	ap2001
2001	49,852	20,705,590	.2%	25	142	167	298		307	219	29	ap2002
2002	51,196	21,265,000	.2%	27	142	169	302		248	219	33	ap2003
2003	34,204	21,881,685	.2%	21	136	157	217		188	207	21	ap2004
2004	32,210	16,472,490	.2%	22	136	158	203		226	207	14	ap2005
2006	27,620	25,274,000	.1%	24	90	114	242		205	253	20	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Louis Bel, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Jul 1865 to 1 Mar 1868)
• Lorenzo Biancheri, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Jun 1853; Vicar Apostolic: 31 Jul 1860 to 11 Sep 1864)
• Hailé Mariam Cahsai † (Vicar Apostolic: 24 Feb 1951 to 9 Apr 1961)
• Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Mar 1937 to 13 Dec 1945)
• Jean-Jacques Crouzet, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Aug 1886 to 16 Jan 1896)
• St. Giustino Sebastiano Pasquale de Jacobis, C.M. † (Prefect: 10 Mar 1839; Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jul 1847 to 31 Jul 1860)
• Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (Apostolic Administrator: 7 Nov 1997; Archbishop: 7 Jul 1999)
• Jean-Marcel Touvier, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Sep 1869 to 4 Aug 1888)
• Paulos Tzadua † (Priest: 12 Mar 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Mar 1973; Archbishop: 24 Feb 1977 to 11 Sep 1998)
• Asrate Mariam Yemmeru † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1961 to 24 Feb 1977)