Vicariate Apostolic of Harar

---

Bishop(s) Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap., Vicar Apostolic

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic Name Changed: 25 March 1937 Vicariate Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ethiopia Square Kilometers: 260,000 (100,425 Square Miles) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 177, Harar, Ethiopia Telephone: (05)66.04.17 Fax: 11.10.71

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Galla
  • Latin Name: Africae inter Populos Galla
  • Erected: 4 May 1846
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Ethiopia

---

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap. † (12 May 1846 Appointed - 23 May 1880 Resigned)
• Louis-Taurin Cahagne, O.F.M. Cap. † (23 May 1880 Succeeded - 1 Sep 1899 Died)
• André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. † (6 Apr 1900 Appointed - 2 Sep 1937 Resigned)
• Leone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap. † (22 Sep 1937 Appointed - 19 Oct 1943 Appointed, Apostolic Administrator of Novara)
• Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. † (3 Jul 1955 Appointed - 4 Dec 1981 Retired)
• Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (21 Dec 1992 Appointed - )

---

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Galla
4 May 1846	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (erected)
28 January 1913	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla	Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale} (erected)
28 April 1914	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla	Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (erected)
25 March 1937	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa	Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Harar
25 March 1937	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Galla	Vicariate Apostolic of Harar
6 March 1980	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Harar	Prefecture Apostolic of Meki (erected)

---

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Harar
1950	7,756	2,000,000	.4%	14	1	15	517			31		ap1951
1970	9,800	2,250,000	.4%	9	11	20	490		22	60		ap1971
1980	15,300	2,913,000	.5%	5	33	38	402		47	69	3	ap1981
1990	12,750	3,812,000	.3%	3	11	14	910		20	52	14	ap1991
1999	21,150	5,026,000	.4%	1	17	18	1,175		19	56	17	ap2000
2000	23,115	5,700,000	.4%	2	20	22	1,050		26	63	19	ap2001
2001	23,000	5,700,000	.4%	5	19	24	958		25	63	20	ap2002
2002	23,175	5,700,000	.4%	6	20	26	891		26	63	19	ap2003
2003	23,200	5,700,000	.4%	6	20	26	892		8	31	19	ap2004
2004	23,210	5,700,000	.4%	6	20	26	892		26	63	20	ap2005

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

---

Affiliated Bishops

• Louis-Taurin Cahagne, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 21 Mar 1873; Vicar Apostolic: 23 May 1880 to 1 Sep 1899)
• Felicissimo Cocchino, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 18 Dec 1855 to 16 Feb 1873)
• Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Dec 1992)
• André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Apr 1900 to 2 Sep 1937)
• Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Mar 1881 to 1886)
• Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 May 1846 to 23 May 1880)
• Leone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Sep 1937 to 19 Oct 1943)
• Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jul 1955 to 4 Dec 1981)