Diocese of Robe
Roben(sis)
Apostolic prefecture · Latin Church · Robe, Ethiopia
Robe is an Apostolic Prefecture of the Latin Church in Ethiopia, erected in 2012 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki and depending directly on the Holy See. It is led by Apostolic Prefect Angelo Antolini, a Capuchin Franciscan.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic prefecture
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 2012
- Latin
- Roben(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000488
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,112
- Population
- 3,822,346
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.0%
- Priests
- 6
- Catholics per priest
- 185
- Extent
- 103,769 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
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
- Apostolic Prefect
- Angelo Antolini
- Born
- 24 May 1953
- Birthplace
- Santa Vittoria in Matenano
- Institute
- 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 Emmanuel, Robe stands in Robe, 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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.