Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo
Sodden(sis)
Apostolic vicariate · Latin Church · Soddo, Ethiopia
Latin rite apostolic vicariate in southern Ethiopia covering Wolayta, Dawro, Gamo Gofa and neighboring zones of the former Southern Nations region. Its lineage runs from the Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna (erected 13 February 1940) through elevation to apostolic vicariate on 15 October 1982. It is immediately subject to the Holy See.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic vicariate
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 January 2010
- Latin
- Sodden(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000459
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 198,827
- Population
- 6,900,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.9%
- Priests
- 57
- Catholics per priest
- 3,488
- Extent
- 55,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Vicar Apostolic
- Hailemichael Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity stands in Soddo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Centered on the city of Sodo in Ethiopia, the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Soddensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate. Its territory takes in the Wolayta, Dawro, Gamu Gofa, and North and South Omo zones together with the Derashe, Konso and Konta special Weredas, all within the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.