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Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Segheneyti

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The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Segheneyti (Latin: Eparchia Segheneitensis) is a Catholic eparchy located in the town of Segheneyti in Eritrea. It is a part of the ecclesiastical province of Asmara. The eparchy follows the Alexandrian Rite, and has a cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.

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History

On 24 February 2012, Pope Benedict XVI established the Eparchy of Segheneyti from the Eparchy of Asmara and it became suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba.[1]

With the establishment of the autonomous sui iuris Eritrean Catholic Church by Pope Francis on 19 January 2015, the Eparchy of Segheneyti became a suffragan the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara.[2]

Ordinaries

  • Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim (24 February 2012[1] – present)

References

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