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Apostles of Jesus

Bethania Community

Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes

Brothers of the Christian School (Christian Brothers), FSC

Capuchin Sisters of Mother Rubatto

Capuchin Vice Province of Mary Kidane Meheret (Capuchin Fathers)

Cistercian Monks

Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Comboni Fathers)

Comboni Missionary Sisters (Comboni Sisters)

Congregation of Martha and Mary, CSC

Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans)

Consolata Fathers, IMC

Consolata Missionary Sisters, MC

Contemplative Missionary Movement of Fr. De Faucauld

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, DC

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Salesian Sisters

Daughters of Mary Immaculate, DMI

Daughters of Mercy & of the Cross

Daughters of St. Anne

Daughters of the Heart of Mary, DHM

Divine Providence Sisters

"Fidei Donum" Diocesan Priests

Franciscan Clarist Congregation, FCC

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, FMM

Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Christ, FMOC

Franciscan Missionary Srs. of Our Lady, FMOL

Franciscan Sisters of Oblate of Mary, FOSMI

Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels, FSMA

Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus, FCJ

Franciscan Sisters of Devine Providence, Baldegg

Good Shepherd Sisters

Little Sisters of Jesus

Maids of the Poor, MOP

Maryknoll Missionaries

Medical Mission Sisters, MMS

Medical Missionaries of Mary, MMM

Missionaries of Africa, M.Afr.

Missionaries of Charity Brothers

Missionaries of Charity Sisters, MC

Missionary Community of Saint Paul the Apostle

Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary, MSHR

Missionary Sisters Serevants of the Holy Spirit, SSpS

Order of Preachers, Dominicans

Salesian of Don Bosco Fathers, SDB

Sisters Handmaids of the Church

Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret

Sisters of St. Lucy Filippini

Sisters of St. Mariana of Jesus (Marianitas)

Society of Jesus

Society of the Helpers of Mary

St. Clare Capuchin Nuns

Ursuline Sisters of Maria Vergine Immacolata, MVI

Vincentian Community, Lazarist, CM

 

Capuchin Fathers
Addresses
Members of the Congregations

Capuchin Vice Province of Mary Kidane Meheret (Capuchin Fathers)

The first Capuchin to set foot on Ethiopian land were the blessed Martyrs Agathange of Vendome and Cassien of Nantes killed in Gonder on 7th August, 1638. Since then Ethiopia became a forbidden land for catholic missionaries and we had to wait for two centuries before finding another capuchin in the country, Guglielmo Cardinal Massaja, great bishop and missionary from 1846 up to 1880. He was the first Apostolic Vicar of the Oromos in the Southern part of Ethiopia and was followed by other Capuchins, most of them from France, who helped him in his difficult task and continued after him to carry his great missionary work.

In Northern Ethiopia the Prefecture Apostolic of Eritrea was established in 1894 with territory detached from the Apostolic of Vicariate Abyssinia.

The fast growing number of the Ethiopian Capuchins and the political division of Eritrea from Ethiopia brought about the establishment of the Eritrean Capuchin Province and the General Vice Province of Ethiopia on 7th January 1993. At present in Ethiopia there are 95 Capuchin friars working in four ecclesiastical Circumscriptions: the Archdiocese of Addis Abeba, the Apostolic Vicariate of Harar, the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo-Hosanna and Eparchy of Emdibir.

67 friars are Ethiopians and 28 are Expatriates from Italy, France, India and Eritrea. The Capuchin Friars of the General Vice Province of Mary Kidane Meheret in Ethiopia are engaged in Evangelisation, Pastoral works, Schools, Feeding Centres and other social activities in favour of the most poor and needy people according to the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Addresses/2004

Addis Abeba:

Capuchin Vice Province of  Mary Kidane Meheret
P. O. Box 633, Addis Abeba
Tel: 00.251.1.53.68.90
       00.251.9.20.14.82
Fax: 00.251.1.51.98.00
E.mail:
holysaviour
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church@ethionet.et
 

Holy Saviour Fraternity Domus Ordinis 
P.O. Box 633, Addis Abeba
Tel: 00.251.1.15.75.08
Fax: 00.251.1.51.98.00


St. Francis Friary Domus Ordinis
P.O. Box 21322, Addis Abeba
Tel: 00.251.1.70.10.41 /70.36.25/ 00.251.9.20.91.26
Tel: 00.251.1.70.34.23   Theology house
Fax: 00.251.1.70.34.43


Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology (CFIPT)
P. O. Box 21322, Addis Abeba
Tel: 00.251.1.70.34.43
Fax: 00.251.1.70.34.43
E.mail: cfipt1@telecom.net.et


Centro Romagna
P. O. Box 8850, Addis Abeba
Tel:  00.251.1.61.43.71 / 61. 34 .18
Fax:  00.251.1.61 .03 .77


Dessie, South Wello
Parish of “Kidane Mehret”
P.O.Box 50,  Kombolcha
Tel: 00.251.3.11.12.12 /51 05 61
Fax: 00.251.3.11.43.04


Dessie Catholic School
P.O. Box 50, Dessie
Tel: 00.251.3.11.20.83


Kobbo
, North Wello
Parish of St. Joseph
P. O. Box 180, Kobbo
Tel: 00.251.3.34. 00 .11


Nazereth, East Shewa
St. Joseph’s Capuchin Friary
Domus Ordinis

P.O. Box 80, Nazereth
Tel: 00.251.2.11 .23 .75  Res.
Tel: 00.251.2.11. 45. 52 
             Nazareth Shoa Center


Methehara, West Hararghe
Catholic Church
P.O.Box 57,  Metehara  Shoa
Tel:  00.251.2.26 .01 .10


Midagdu
, West Hararghe
Catholic Church.
c/o P.O.Box 57,  Metehara  Shoa


Asebe Teferi, West Hararghe:
Catholic Church  Domus Ordinis
P.O. Box 7, Asebe Teferi
Tel: 00.251.5.51.00.95


Jarra
Superieur et Fraternité
Catholic Church Jarra

P.O. Box 9, Hirna


Dire Dawa
Parish of “St. Augustine”
P.O.Box 96, Dire Dawa
Tel: 00.251.5.11.35.50 / 11.89.24
Tel: 00.251.5.11.33.83 School
Fax: 00.251.5.11.10.71


Guraghe
Capuchin Novitiate.Maganasse 
Domus Ordinis

P.O.Box 3, Emdibir


Ashira, Haydia
Catholic Church Ashira
P.O. Box 27, Hosanna


Catholic Church
, Timbaro
Domus Ordinis

P.O.Box 27,  Hosanna
Tel: 00.251.6.55.21.90


Catholic Church Wassera
P.O.Box 27, Hosanna

Catholic Church
P.O.Box 1, Bodditi  Wolaita
Tel: 00.251.6.81.15.47



Catholic Church Domus Ordinis
P.O.Box 160, Soddo, Wolaita
Tel: 00.251.6.51.20.52


Catholic Church. Dubbo

Domus Ordinis
P.O.Box 160, Soddo, Wolaita
Tel: 00.251.6.55.21.78


Metekel, Benishangul-Gumuz
Catholic Church
P.O. Box 45, Pawi, Metekel


 

Main Activities

Education

St. Gabriel Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior Secondary
(1-8)

Region:    Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: Kembata Timbaro
Town:Timbaro
Tel: 00.251.6.55.21.90/55.18.09        (Srs.)


Medhane Alem Kindergarten
Region:    Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: Guraghe
Town: Awyatie


Catholic Kidane Meheret School Grade 1-10
Region: Amhara
Zone: South Wello
Wereda: Dessie
Town: Dessie


Gura Maganasse Catholic School Grade 1-8
Region:    Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) 
Zone:  Guraghe
Wereda: Cheha
Town:  Maganasse


St. Antony Kendergarten, Elementary and Junior Secondary School (KG-8)
Region:    Southern Nations   Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: Kambata Timbaro
Wereda: Kacha Bira
Town:  Ashir


St. Theresa Elementary and Junior Secondary School Grade 1-8
Region:  Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: Kambata Timbaro
Wereda: Angacha
Town:  Wassera


Catholic Medhane Alem Elementary and Junior Secondary School (1-8)
Region: Amhara
Zone: North Wello
Wereda: Kobbo
Town:  Kobbo
Tel: 00.251.3.34.03.03


St. John the Baptist Kindergarten,
Elementary and Junior Secondary School (KG-8)
Region:    Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: Guraghe
Wereda: Gumer
Town:  Geto, Burat


Our Lady Elementary and Junior Secondary School Grade 1-8
Region:    Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone: North Omo
Wereda: Boloso Sore
Town:  Dubbo


Abune Endrieas Elementary and
Junior Secondary School  (1-8)
Region: Dire Dawa
Zone: Dire Dawa
Town:  Dire Dawa


Catholic Church Elementary School Grade 1-4
Region: Oromiya
Zone: East Shewa
Wereda: Fentale
Town:  Metehara

 

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MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION/2006

No

Name

Ordination

Profession

Location

1.

Abba Abate H/Ghiorgis

 01-07-01

 13-09-99

 

2.

Br. Abera Makebo Deacon 04.10.05 Holy Savi. AA

3. 

Br. Abraham Waza 07.10.06 14.08.05 Nazareth

4. 

Br. Adane Petros 07.10.06 14.08.05 Soddo

5. 

Abba Agostino Colli

25-06-88

 

Holy Savi.A.A.

6. 

Br. Aklilu Petros

Lay Br.

06-06-99

Soddo

7. 

Br. Alemayehu Fola

Theo. Stu.

24-09-00

Metahara

8. 

Br. Alemayehu Goa 07.10.06 14.08.05 Dire Dawa

9. 

Abba Amanuel Gabriel

19-11-00

 20-09-98

Dessie

10.

Abba Amanuel Ghirma

 10-07-94

 09-01-93

Nazareth

11.

Abba Angelo Antolini

17-09-77

06-06-76

Sabbatical Yr.

12.

Abba Angelo Pagano

25-06-88

15-04-85

Holy Savi.A.A.

13.

Abba Assefa Makebo

01-07-01

13-09-99

Dubbo

14.

Br. Asteyayet Franso Deacon 04.10.06 Pawe

15.

Abba Ayele Burgude

15-11-98

29-07-95

Kobbo

16.

Abba Bereket Toma

01-07-01

13-09-99

Boditti

17.

Br. Berhanu Ayele Deacon 04.10.05 Boditi

18.

Abba Berhe Tsegayohannes

15-06-75

 11-08-72

Holy Savi.A.A.

19.

Abba Bernardo Coccia

23-05-76

23-02-75

Holy Savi.A.A.

20.

Abba Charles Andre Lanoy

 29-06-50

 17-09-48

Holy Savi.A.A.

21.

Abba Daniel Assefa

04-07-93

03-05-92

Dt. Francis AA

22.

Abba Daniel Guillet

07-04-62

07-09-59

Jarra

23. Abba Daniel Manmektot

 19-10-91

 04-10-90

 

24.

Abba Dawit Worku

10-07-94

09-01-93

Holy Savi. AA

25.

Abba Dejene Hidotto

09-07-00

20-09-98

Holy Savi. AA

26.

Br. Demisie Guraro

Theol. Stu

24-09-00

Midaghdu

27.

Br. Demozie Loha

Theol. Stu

24-09-00

Nazareth

28.

Abba Desta Ganamo

21-11-99

21-09-97

Dubbo

29.

Abba Fekadu Fako

19-11-00

20-09-98

Kobbo

30.

Abba Fesseha Tafesse

04-07-93

03-05-92

Dubbo

31.

Abba Franco Marantonio

 29-06-75

 18-05-74

 Italy

32.

Abba Frew Chekol

09-07-00

20-09-98

Rome - Italy

33.

Abba Gabremeskel Magino

 02-07-89

 04-10-87

 Maganasse

34.

Abba Gabrewold Estifanos

 21-11-99

 21-09-97

Maganasse

35.

Abba Gabreyesus Amanuel

 10-07-94

 09-01-93

 Timbaro

36.

Br. Gabriel Petros Lay Br. 28.11.04 Kobbo

37.

Abba Gabriel W/Hanna

 01-07-01

 13-09-99

 Matahara

38.

Abba Gabriele Canavesi

 25-04-55

 02-08-52

 Italy

39.

Abba Gebrewold G/Tzadik

 10-07-94

 09-01-93

 Ashira

40.

Abba Ghirma Abbuto

09-07-00

20-09-98

Wassera

41.

Abba Hailegabriel Melaku

 13-01-85

 17-09-83

 Rome - Italy

42.

Abba Hailemariam Warako

 04-07-93

 03-05-92

 Holy Savior

43.

Br. Irudaya Nathan     St. Francis AA

44.

Abba Isaias Gaetano

04-07-93

03-05-92

Boditi

45.

Abba Jesudas Dominic

 1966

 

 St. Franc. AA

46.

Abba Kaleab Masresha

 23-11-97

 10-05-97

 

47.

Br. Kebbede Kuma

Lay Brother

20-09-98

Ashira

48.

Abba Kebbede Lalla

01-07-01

13-09-99

Pawi

49.

Br. Ketema Belete Theo. Stud 01.07.06 Cameroon