Abyssinia (Vicariate Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia
- Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
- Elevated: 1847
- Vicariate
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Ethiopia
Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia
- Erected: 18 May 1839
- Country: Ethiopia

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. † (1 Oct 1869 Appointed - 4 Aug 1888 Died)
Jean-Jacques Crouzet, C.M. † (1 Oct 1888 Appointed - 16 Jan 1896 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Southern Madagascar {Madagascar Meridionale})

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia
18 May 1839	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia (erected)
3 April 1846	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale} (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	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia (suppressed) (Uolio? and Debre Berhan)	Prefecture Apostolic of Dessié (erected)
25 March 1937	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia (suppressed) (Gondar, Semien, Gojjam, and Begemder)	Prefecture Apostolic of Gondar (erected)
25 March 1937	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia (suppressed) (Adwa, Mekelle, Adigrat, Abiy Addi, and Alamata)	Prefecture Apostolic of Tigrai (erected)
25 March 1937	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia (suppressed)	Vicariate Apostolic of Addis Abeba (erected) (Addis Abeba)