Eparchy of Barentu Eparchia Barentuanus | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Asmara |
Statistics | |
Area | 44,986 km2 (17,369 sq mi) |
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Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Eritrean Catholic Church |
Rite | Alexandrian Rite |
Established | 21 December 1995 (29 years ago# |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Leo XIV |
Bishop | Thomas Osman, OFMCap |
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The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Barentu (Latin : Eparchia Barentuanus) is a Catholic eparchy located in the town of Barentu in Eritrea. It is a part of the ecclesiastical province of Asmara.
On 21 December 1995, Pope John Paul II established the Eparchy of Barentu from the Eparchy of Asmara and it became a suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba. [1] [2] With the establishment of the autonomous sui iuris Eritrean Catholic Church by Pope Francis in January 2015, the Eparchy of Barentu became a suffragan the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara. [3]