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State of Eritrea (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)

By Type (4)

Metropolitan Sees sui juris Metropolitanate (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (3)


By Rite

Eritrean Church (4): Asmara, Barentu, Keren, Segheneyti


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Eritrea

Council of Churches: Council of the Eritrean Church Archbishop Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.J. (75)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde (55)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (5)

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Saints: 2 Saints

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Geography

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Asmara

Area: 101,000 km²

Population: 5,918,919

Neighbouring Countries: Sudan Sudan, ↗ Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, → Yemen Yemen, → Djibouti Djibouti, ↓ Ethiopia Ethiopia

Cultural Summary

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%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

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

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1990Statistics included in Ethiopia Ethiopia

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