Apostolic Vicariate of Harar, Ethiopia

Special Churches

Pro-Cathedral: Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary, Harar

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2016.04.16 – ...):

Bishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. (69)

Titular Bishop of Ficus

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Harar (Roman Rite)

Bishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. (69)
(2016.04.16 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia)
Titular Bishop of Ficus

Ut diligatis invicem

Born:	1954.01.15 (Asmara, Eritrea)
Ordained Priest:	1988.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.29

Titular Bishop of Ficus (2016.04.16 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia) (2016.04.16 – ...)

Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (82)
(1992.12.21 – 2016.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta
Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Harar (Ethiopia)

Born:	1940.10.12 (Maiweini, Eritrea)
Ordained Priest:	1968.01.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.05.23

Apostolic Administrator of Harar (Ethiopia) (1987 – 1992.12.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia) (1992.12.21 – 2016.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta (1992.12.21 – ...)

Fr. Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. (82) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1987 – 1992.12.21)

Fr. Georges Perron, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1981.07.03 – 1987.07.03)

Bishop Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap.
(1955.07.03 – 1981.12.04)

Born:	1906.02.04 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1932.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.08.28
Died:	1994.02.09 († 88)

Apostolic Administrator of Harar (Ethiopia) (1952 – 1955.07.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Gimma (Ethiopia) (1952 – 1958)

Prefect Apostolic of Neghelli (Ethiopia) (1952.01.02 – 1969.10.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Hosanna (Ethiopia) (1952.01.02 – 1972)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia) (1955.07.03 – 1981.12.04)

Titular Bishop of Cyme (1955.07.03 – 1994.02.09)

Prefect Apostolic of Awasa (Ethiopia) (1969.10.15 – 1973.02.16)

Fr. Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1952 – 1955.07.03)

Bishop Leone Giacomo Ossola, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop)
(1937.09.22 – 1943.10.19)

Pro Domino rapiens et rugiens

Born:	1887.05.12 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1909.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.10.17
Died:	1951.10.17 († 64)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia) (1937.09.22 – 1943.10.19)

Titular Bishop of Salona (1937.09.22 – 1945.09.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Novara (Italy) (1943.10.19 – 1945.09.09)

Bishop of Novara (Italy) (1945.09.09 – 1951.06.11)

Titular Archbishop of Hierpiniana (1951.06.11 – 1951.10.17)

Bishop André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap.
(1900.04.06 – 1937.09.02)

Born:	1858.04.13 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1881.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1900.09.16
Died:	1941.01.18 († 82)

Vicar Apostolic of Harar (Ethiopia) (1900.04.06 – 1937.09.02)

Titular Bishop of Sauatra (1900.04.06 – 1941.01.18)

Vicars Apostolic of Galla (Roman Rite)

Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne
(1880.08 – 1899.09.01)

Born:	1826.05.26 (France)
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.02.14
Died:	1899.09.01 († 73)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Galla (Ethiopia) (1873.03.21 – 1880.08)

Titular Bishop of Adramyttium (1873.03.21 – 1899.09.01)

Vicar Apostolic of Galla (Ethiopia) (1880.08 – 1899.09.01)

Bishop Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap. (later Cardinal)
(1846.05.12 – 1880.08)

Born:	1809.06.08 (La Braja di Piovà, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1832.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1846.05.24
Created Cardinal:	1884.11.10
Died:	1889.08.06 (Amirante, Italy † 80)

Prefect Apostolic of Aden (United Arab Emirates) (1846.05.12 – 1854)

Vicar Apostolic of Galla (Ethiopia) (1846.05.12 – 1880.08)

Titular Bishop of Casium (1846.05.12 – 1881.08.02)

Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis (1881.08.02 – 1884.11.10)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1884.11.13 – 1889.08.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. (1881.03.15 – 1886.06)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Louis-Taurin Cahagne (1873.03.21 – 1880.08)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Felicissimo Coccino, O.F.M. Cap. (1855.12.18 – 1873.02.16)

Statistics

Area: 262,000 km²

Population: 24,550 Catholics (0.3% of 7,625,820 total) (2020)

Statistics: 14 parishes, 36 missions, 25 priests (15 diocesan, 10 religious), 47 lay religious (14 brothers, 33 sisters), 3 seminarians (2020)

History

1846.05.04: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Galla / Africæ inter Populos Galla (Latin) (from Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia)
1888.05.04: Lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Aden
1913.01.28: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Kaffa
1914.04.28: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Djibouti
1925.02.13: Lost territory to Apostolic Prefecture of Djibouti
1937.03.25: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Harar / Hararen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Addis Abeba and Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli)
1980.03.06: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Meki