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St. Anthony Cathedral, () also known as the Ethiopian Catholic Cathedral of Emdibir, is a
cathedral A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...
of the
Ethiopian Catholic Church The Ethiopian Catholic Churchis a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ethiopia. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. Established in 1930, the church is organi ...
located in
Emdibir Emdibir is a town south-west of Addis Ababa, in the central part of Ethiopia. Located in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation between 2130 and 2164 ...
,
Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. It follows the
Alexandrian Rite The Alexandrian rites are a collection of ritual families and uses of Christian liturgy employed by three Oriental Orthodox churches (the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and the Ethiopian Orthod ...
. The
cathedral A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually s ...
is the main church of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber (''Eparchia Emdeberensis''), which was created in 2003 by the bull "Ad universae incrementum" of
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...
with territory of the Ethiopian Catholic Archaeparchy of Addis Ababa. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis.


See also

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Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Adigrat The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (), also called Adigrat Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Adigrat, Ethiopia. It is the main place of worship of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. The cathedral is the mother church of the Eparchy of Adigrat ...
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sodo The Holy Trinity Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic church located in Sodo, Ethiopia. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin liturgical rite. As its name suggests, it was dedicated to the mystery of the Holy Trinity. The church is subject to the A ...
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Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. The Eastern Rite Ethiopian Catholic Church, the primary Catholic rite in the country, bases its liturgy and teac ...


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Eastern Catholic cathedrals in Ethiopia Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region {{Ethiopia-church-stub