Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Barentu

The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Barentu (Latin: Eparchia Barentuanus) is a Catholic eparchy located in the town of Barentu in Eritrea. It is a part of the ecclesiastical province of Asmara.

Eparchy of Barentu Eparchia Barentuanus
Location
Country	Eritrea
Ecclesiastical province	Asmara
Statistics
Area	44,986 km2 (17,369 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2008) 718,500 40,794 (5.7%)
Parishes	13
Information
Denomination	Eritrean Catholic Church
Rite	Alexandrian Rite
Established	21 December 1995 (29 years ago#
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Thomas Osman, OFMCap
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History

On 21 December 1995, Pope John Paul II established the Eparchy of Barentu from the Eparchy of Asmara and it became a suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba.^[1][2] With the establishment of the autonomous sui iuris Eritrean Catholic Church by Pope Francis in January 2015, the Eparchy of Barentu became a suffragan the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara.^[3]

Ordinaries

• Luca Milesi, OFMCap † (21 Dec 1995 – 4 Oct 2001)
• Thomas Osman, OFMCap (4 Oct 2001 – present)