Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna
Overview
The Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo is a Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate
located in the city of Sodo
in Ethiopia.
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
located in the city of Sodo
Sodo
Sodo or Wolaita Sodo is a town in south-central Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Wolaita Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Sodo has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation between 1600 and 2100 meters above sea level...
in Ethiopia.
- February 13, 1940: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma and Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli
- December 30, 1977: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna
- October 15, 1982: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna
- January 20, 2010: The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna, EthiopiaEthiopiaEthiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
(area 12,000, population 2,400,000, Catholics 135,000, priests 35, religious 51) is formed when the Apostolic Vicariate is divided into two Apostolic Vicariates by the Holy FatherPopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
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