Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella (formerly the Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella) is a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction (known as an apostolic vicariate
) in the ecclesiastical province
of the archbishopric of Addis Abbeba (which covers all Ethiopia).
It is exempt, i.e. immediately dependent upon the Holy See.
On 16 November 2000 it was established as a split-off apostolic prefecture from the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga, the only other one in Ethiopia observing the Roman rite (like all five Apostolic vicariates in the predominantly Coptic country). On 5 December 2009 it was made an apostolic vicariate.
Its main church is St. Joseph Cathedral, in Gambela
city.
The first Apostolic Prefect was Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B., who was made apostolic vicar when the jurisdiction was converted to a vicariate.
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...
) in the ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of the archbishopric of Addis Abbeba (which covers all Ethiopia).
It is exempt, i.e. immediately dependent upon the Holy See.
On 16 November 2000 it was established as a split-off apostolic prefecture from the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga, the only other one in Ethiopia observing the Roman rite (like all five Apostolic vicariates in the predominantly Coptic country). On 5 December 2009 it was made an apostolic vicariate.
Its main church is St. Joseph Cathedral, in Gambela
Gambela, Ethiopia
Gambela is a city in Ethiopia and the capital of the Gambela Region or kilil. Located in Administrative Zone 1, at the confluence of the Baro River and its tributary the Jajjaba, the city has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 526 meters....
city.
The first Apostolic Prefect was Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B., who was made apostolic vicar when the jurisdiction was converted to a vicariate.