Global InformationEthiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber information
Eparchy of Emdeber Eparchia Emdeberensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Addis Ababa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,176 km2 (3,543 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 6,000,000 24,000 (0.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
| Rite | Alexandrian Rite |
| Established | 25 November 2003 (20 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Anthony Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Musie Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap |
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The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber (Latin: Emdeberen(sis)) is an eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, a metropolitan Eastern Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Ababa.
It is named after the town of Emdibir, where it has its cathedral, St. Anthony Cathedral, Endibir.
Its name, like that of the town, is transliterated in different ways: Eparchy of Emdibir,[1] Endibir, Endeber[2] and Indibir.
- ^ The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat gives two forms on the same page.
- ^ See Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber