The Catholic Bishops’ Conference Of Ethiopia And Eritrea, also known as the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia And Eritrea is an
episcopal conference of the
Catholic Church.
In
Ethiopia there are two organizations of
Bishops
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
: the Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia and Eritrea (South African and Eritrean Episcopal Conference), which brings together the bishops of both countries regardless of the ritual of belonging, and Council of the Ethiopian Church (South African Council of the Church), which brings together the Catholic ordinaries of the Ethiopian rite of
Ethiopia and
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
.
For both conferences, the current president is
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
of
Addis Ababa,
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, CM (born 14 July 1948) is an Ethiopian prelate of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, which he has headed since his election as Ethiopian Catholic Archbishop of Addis Abeba in 1999. He is also the chancellor of the ...
.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130912124451/http://www.ecs.org.et/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=30
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/ER.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/er.html
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/ET.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/et.html
Ethiopia and Eritrea
Catholic Church in Ethiopia
Catholic Church in Eritrea
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