Catholic ChurchinState of Eritrea (Eritrea) |
Also known as: l’Érythrée (français), Eritrea (Deutsch, español, Italiano), Erytrea (polski), Eritreia (Português), 厄立特里亞 (正體中文), エリトリア (日本語), Erythræa (latine)
Eritrean Church (4): Asmara, Barentu, Keren, Segheneyti
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Apostolic Nunciature: Eritrea
Council of Churches: Council of the Eritrean Church
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Saints: 2 Saints
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Asmara
Area: 101,000 km²
Population: 5,918,919
Neighbouring Countries: ← Sudan , ↗ Saudi Arabia , → Yemen , → Djibouti , ↓ Ethiopia
Religions: Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages: Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages
Ethnic Groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5%
Area: 117,600 km²
Catholic Population: 174,000 Catholics (3.9% of 4,502,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 155 parishes, 84 mission stations (14 with resident priest, 70 without resident priest), 75 other centres
Clergy: 4 bishops (diocesan), 516 priests (97 diocesan, 419 religious), 3 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 1,212 religious (85 brothers, 1,127 sisters), 57 members of secular institutes (20 brothers, 37 sisters), 561 major seminarians, 4 missionaries, 144 catechists
1990Statistics included in Ethiopia |
Last updated on 2024.11.11
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