The Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna is a Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Latin Church in Ethiopia.
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It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See (notably to the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical conference.
Its cathedral episcopal see (since 2010) is a St. Josephs cathedral (built 1999), in Hosanna (Ethiopia).
It covers an area of 12,000, with a total population of 2,400,000, including Catholics 135,000, priests 35, religious 51.
History
Established on 1940.02.13 as Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna on territories split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli and Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma and run by missionary Capuchin Friars Minor.
Suppressed on 1977.12.30, its territory being reassigned to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna.
Restored and promoted on January 20, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI as Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna on territory restituted from the meanwhile promoted Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo–Hosanna (which is accordingly renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo.
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(all Latin Church)