The old Church of San Antonio in the Keren eparchy
Location
Country
Eritrea
Ecclesiastical province
Asmara
Statistics
Area
25,949 km2 (10,019 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2014) 448,968 49,538 (11.0%)
Parishes
38
Information
Denomination
Eritrean Catholic Church
Rite
Alexandrian Rite
Established
21 December 1995 (28 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Kidane Yebio
Map
The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Keren (Latin: Eparchia Kerensis) is a Roman Catholic eparchy centred in the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is a suffragan of the Archeparchy of Asmara, and a constituent eparchy of the Eritrean Catholic Church.
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