Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Segheneyti

Eparchy of Segheneyti

*Eparchia Segheneitensis*
Eparchy of Segheneyti; Eparchia Segheneitensis
Location
Country	Eritrea
Ecclesiastical province	Asmara
Statistics
Area	29,499 km2 (11,390 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2012); 850,000; 35,557 (4.2%)
Parishes	33
Information
Denomination	Eritrean Catholic Church
Rite	Alexandrian Rite
Established	24 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim

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.

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]

^ ^a ^b "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.02.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.01.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

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