Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea

The Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea (later of Asmara; originally an Apostolic Prefecture) was a Latin Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Eritrea.

History

On 13 September 1894, the Holy See established an Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea, then an Italian colony.

On 7 February 1911, it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate (requiring a titular bishop as ordinary.

It was renamed on 25 July 1959 as Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

On 21 December 1995, after a quarter of a century of apostolic administration, it was suppressed in favor of three eparchies of the Eastern (Alexandrian Rite) Eritrean Catholic Church, the existing Diocese of Asmara (now the Asmara Metropolitanate sui juris), and two newly established dioceses (now its suffragans), Barentu and Keren, which henceforth cover its former territory exclusively, leaving Eritrea without any Latin (Roman Rite) ordinary.

Incumbent ordinaries

All incumbents were missionary members of the Latin congregation of Capuchin Franciscans
Prefects Apostolic of Eritrea
Vicars Apostolic of Eritrea
Vicars Apostolic of Asmara

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