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HISTORICAL NOTES
AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Eparchy of Adigrat was erected by the Apostolic Constitution
"Quod Venerabilis" of February 20, 1961 in place of the
Prefecture Apostolic of Tigray, which had been established on
March 25, 1937 with territory detached from the Vicariate
Apostolic of Abyssinia. The first Eparch was Abune Haile Mariam
Kahsay.
EXtent:
The Eparchy of Adigrat comprises the whole of the actual Regional State
of Tigray and the Northern part (Zone 2) of Afar.
Approximate figures (2008):
Area: 132,000 sq.km
Populatio: 4,556,000
Catholics: 21,485
ORDINARY:
H.E. Abune Tesfaselassie Medhin
Birth Place:
Alitena
Birth Date:
January 8,1953
Ordained Priest:
April 20, 1980
Appointed Bishop:
November 16,
2001
Consecrated at Adigrat: January 20,
2002
Residence:
Eparchy of Adigrat
Addresses
P.O.Box
8, Adigrat, Tigray
Tel:
00.251.034.445.21.38/034.445.24.58
Fax,
Tele Fax: 00.251.034.445.43.94/034.445.26.30
E-Mail:
ceparad@ethionet.et
Emeritus:
H.E. Abune Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot
Birth Place: Addibtsuo
Birth Date: 10.09.1993
Apponted Bishop: 11.11.1984
Consecrated at Adigrat: 10.02.1985
Residence:
Eparchy of Adigrat
Curia Officials:
Vicar General: Abba Tesfay
Lemlem
P.O.Box: 8, Adigrat Tigray
Tel/Fax: 00 251 034 445 43 94
e-mail: aevg@ethionet.et
Archivist: Abba
TKevin O'Mahoney
Tel: 00 251 034 445 24 58
Financial Administrator: Abba Dietmar Lenfers, M.Afr.
Asst. Financial Admin.
Abba Hagos Ghidey
Finance Committee:
Abba Dietmar Lenfers, M.Afr. (Diocesan Finance Officer)
Abba Hagos Ghidey
Abba Tesfay Lemlem
Abba Mesghena Woldu
Abba Tesfay Hadgu,
Presbyteral Council:
Abune Tesfaselassie Medhin Abba Teum Berhe
(Secretary)
Abba Tesfay Lemlem
Abba Mussie Dory
Abba Tesfay Hadgu
Abba Dietmar Lenfers, M.Afr.
Abba Thomas Weldeselassie
Abba Weldeselassie
Tesfay
Qeshi Gebretsadik
Gebrehiwet
Abba Teweldemedhin Hagos
Abba Weldegabriel Kahsay (Asst. Sec.)
Abba Mesghenna Woldu
Abba Estifanos Gebremeskel, SDB
College of Eparchial Consultors:
Abba Tesfay Lemlem
Abba Tesfay Hadgu
Abba Dietmar Lenfers, M.Afr.
Abba Mesghena Woldu
Abba Teweldemedhin
Hagos
Abba Weldegabriel Kahsay
Abba Teum Berhe
Abba Ghidey Alem
Marriage Tribunal:
Abba Tesfay Hadgu: Judicial Vicar & President
Judge
Abba Tesfay Lemlem: Collegiate Judge
Abba Teweldemedhin Hagos Collegiate Judge
Abba Teum Berhe: Promoter of Justice &
Defender of the Bond
Abba Kevin O'Mahony, M.Afr. Notary
Liturgy/Ecumenism Commission:
Abba Hagos Shifare
Abba José Bandres, M.Afr.
Abba Teum Berhe
Abba Teweldemedhin Hagos
Abba Weldeselassie Tesfay
Abba Bahlibi Kassa
Biblical Apostolate Commission:
Abba Mussie Dory
Sr. Abeba Debessay, MVI
Abba Thomas Woldeselassie
Sr. Desta Kahsay, MPF
Catechetics Commission:
Abba Weldegabriel Kahsay
Abba Weldegabriel Abraha
Sr. Leteselassie Alemayehu, MPF
Sr. Medhin Tesfay, DC
Abba Tesfay Kidane, SDB
Abba Hagos Ghidey
Abba Tesfay Hawku
Pastoral Council:
(Underway)
Lay Councils Co-ordinator:
Abba Teum Tesfay
Youth Coordinators:
Abba Teum Tesfay
Abba
Mekonnen Butta, C.M.
Laity Council of the Eparchy:
Chairman: Ato Fessehaye Weldu
Secretary: Ato Gebreanenia Tesfamariam
c/o P.O.Box
8 Adigrat,
Tel:
00.251.034.445.00.25 /445.24.59
Major Seminary, Adigrat:
(Affiliated to the Pontifical University Urbaniana, Rome)
Rector: Abba Mussie Dory
Seminarians: 21 diocesan candidates
P.O.Box
5 Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.22.38
Fax:
00.251.034.445.26.30
E-Mail:
majsemad@ethionet.et
Minor Seminary, Adigrat:
Rector: Abba Endreas Adoumer
P.O.Box
376 Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.22.03 /445.25.80
Seminarians: 60
Pre-Seminary (Alitena):
Rector: Abba Habtegebriel Zigita
Seminarians: 20
Alitena, c/o P.O.Box 8 Adigrat
Adigrat Diocesan Catholic Secretariat (ADCS)
Head Office:
Adigrat
P.O.Box
163 Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.24.35/445.00.28/29
Fax:
00.251.034.445.28.29
E-Mail:
adcs@ethionet.et
Acting
Secretary General:
Abba Teum Berhe
Tel: 00.251.034.445.30.30
Pastoral Department:
Abba Teum Berhe
Tel: 00.251.034.445.26.33
Branch:
Mekele
P.O.Box 40, Mekele
Tel:
00.251.034-441.08.22/23/24/25
00.251.034.440.00.29
Fax: 00.251.034.440.82.62
E-Mail:
adcs.Mekele@ethionet.et
Area Coordinator:
Abba Abraha Hagos
Tel:
00.251.034.441.09.37
Formation Houses:
Daughters of Charity
Aspirants (Mekele, Alitena,)
St. Vincent House,
P.O.Box
69, Mekele
Tel:
00.251.034.440.01.48
St. Louise House
P.O. Box
50, Mekele
Tel:
00.251.034.440.92.96
Daughters of St. Anna
Aspirants (Edaga Hamus)
P.O.Box
273, Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.440.86.07
Missionaries of Africa
1. Aspirants (Wukro)
P.O.Box
45, Wukro
Tel:
00.251.034.443.00. 81
2. Philosophy Students, St. Paul's Formation House (Adigrat)
P.O.Box
310, Adigrat
Tel:
00.251. 034.445.21.97
Salesians of Don Bosco
1. Aspirants-Seminary (Mekele)
P.O.Box
8, Mekele
Tel:
00.251.034.441.07.62 (Seminary)
00.251.034.441.07.63 (Residence)
00.251.034.441.07.61 (School)
2. Residential Scholasticate, (Gol'a)
P.O.Box
6, Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.61.02/45.16.02
Sisters of St. Lucy Filippini
1. Aspirants (Adigrat, Saessi)
Postulancy, Noviciate, Junior Professed (Adigrat)
P.O. Box
12 Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.22.68 (Residence)
2. Aspirants (Gol'a)
P.O.Box
12 Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.07.28 (Gol'a)
00.251.034.445.04.40 (School)
Ursuline Sisters
1. Aspirants (Adigrat)
P.O.Box
280, Adigrat
Tel:
00.251.034.445.31.34
2. Postulancy, (Wukro)
P.O.Box
29, Wukro
Tel:
00.251.034.443.01.48
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