Diocese of Segheneity
Segheneiten(sis)
Suffragan eparchy · Alexandrian tradition · Segheneity, Eritrea
The Eparchy of Segheneity is an eparchy of the Eritrean Catholic Church (Ge'ez/Alexandrian rite, not Latin rite), erected in 2012 and suffragan to the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara. Its eparch since 2012 is Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan eparchy
- Tradition
- Alexandrian tradition
- Erected
- 24 February 2012
- Latin
- Segheneiten(sis)
- Patron
- San Giustino de Jacobis
- Annuario code
- 001003021
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 35,557
- Population
- 850,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.2%
- Priests
- 66
- Catholics per priest
- 539
- Extent
- 29,499 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.2
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
- Eparch
- Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim
- Born
- 23 October 1970
- Birthplace
- Addis Ababa
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 St. Michael the Archangel stands in Segheneity, 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.
The province of Asmara
A suffragan of Archeparchy of Asmara.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AsmaraAsmara
- Diocese of BarentuBarentu
- Diocese of KerenKeren
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.