Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna


The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna is a Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in Ethiopia.
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See via the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical conference.
Its cathedral episcopal see since 2010 is a St. Joseph's cathedral, which was built in 1999 and dedicated to the diocesan patron saint, in Hosanna.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pasorally served 143,204 Catholics on 8,214 km² in 26 parishes and 3 missions with 48 priests, 1 deacon, 64 lay religious and 15 seminarians.

History

Established on 1940.02.13 as Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna, on territories split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli and then Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma and run by missionary Capuchin Friars Minor.
Suppressed on 1977.12.30, its territory being reassigned to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna.
Restored and promoted on January 20, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI as Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna on territory restituted from the meanwhile promoted Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna (which is accordingly renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna comprises the whole population of Hadiya, Kambata-Tambaro zones and parts of Alaba special woreda and Silte zone.

Ordinaries

;Apostolic Prefects of Hosanna
;Apostolic Vicars of Hosanna