Catholic ChurchinState of Eritrea (Eritrea) | ![]() |
Also known as: l’Érythrée (français), Eritrea (Deutsch, español, Italiano), Erytrea (polski), Eritreia (Português), 厄立特里亞 (正體中文), エリトリア (日本語), Erythræa (latine)
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Asmara
Area: 101,000 km²
Population: 5,918,919
Saints: 2 Saints
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Ethnic Groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5%
Neighbouring Countries: ← Sudan , ↗ Saudi Arabia
, → Yemen
, → Djibouti
, ↓ Ethiopia
Jurisdictions (4): Metropolitanates (1), Dioceses
(3)
Eritrean Church (4): Asmara, Barentu, Keren, Segheneyti
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (5)
Apostolic Nunciature: Eritrea
Conference of Bishops: Ethiopian and Eritrean Episcopal Conference
Council of Churches: Council of the Eritrean Church
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
as of 2022.07.23
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