Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Ethiopia
Apostolic Vicariate of Harar
Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis
Country Ethiopia Metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See Area 260,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2014) 6,453,000 21,510 (0.3%) Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Pro-Cathedral of The Holy Name of Mary Bishop Angelo Pagano, OFMCap Bishops emeritus Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap
The Apostolic Vicariate of Harar (Latin : Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis ) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Harar in Ethiopia.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Harar comprises East and West Hararghe zones and Fentale and Boset woredas of East Shewa in Oromiya Region; Harari Region Provisional Administration of Dire Dawa; Somali Region with exception of Afder and Liben Zones; Amibara worda of Afar Region
Vicars Apostolic of Galla (Roman Rite)
Bishop Guglielmo Massaia , OFMCap (May 12, 1846 – August 1880), resigned; future titular archbishop and Cardinal
Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne (August 1880 – September 1, 1899)
Vicar Apostolics of Harar (Roman rite)
Bishop André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, OFMCap (April 6, 1900 – September 2, 1937)
Bishop Leone Giacomo Ossola, OFMCap (September 22, 1937 – October 19, 1943), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Novara, Italy; future titular archbishop
Fr. Urbain-Marie Person, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – July 3, 1955); see below
Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, OFMCap (July 3, 1955 – December 4, 1981): see above
Fr. Georges Perron , OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1982 – November 21, 1992), appointed Bishop of Djibouti
Fr. Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1987 – December 21, 1992); see below
Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (December 21, 1992 – April 16, 2016); see above
Bishop Angelo Pagano, OFMCap (April 16, 2016 – Present) Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic [ edit ] Louis-Taurin Cahagne, OFMCap (1873-1880)
Felicissimo Coccino (Cocchino), OFMCap (1855-1873), did not succeed to see
Giusto da Urbino (Jacopo) Curtopassi, OFMCap (1855), did not take effect
Louis-Callixte Lasserre , OFMCap(1881-1886), did not succeed to see; appointed Prefect of Aden, Yemen