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HISTORICAL NOTES
AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On March 25th.
1937 one of the new Prefectures erected in Ethiopia was the
Prefecture of Neghelli Borana, in the Province of Sidamo,
entrusted to the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (P.I.M.E).
With this new Prefecture, the Sidamo province became a
missionary jurisdiction of its own. After the expulsion of the
P.I.M.E. Missionaries in 1941, the Prefecture of Neghelli was
administered by the Apostolic Vicariate of Harar up to
1972.
In December of 1964 the Comboni Missionaries established
themselves in the province of Sidamo. Fr. E. Ceccarini, Mccj,
was the head of the mission and later appointed vicar delegate
of the same. In
1972
the
Prefecture was re-instated as an independent ecclesiastical
jurisdiction named Apostolic Prefecture of Awassa and in
1973
Mgr. Armido Gasparini Mccj was appointed Apostolic Administrator
of the same. In
1979
the
Prefecture was erected as Apostolic Vicariate and Mgr. A.
Gasparini, consecrated Bishop, became its first Vicar Apostolic.
On his retirement Mgr. Lorenzo Ceresoli, Mccj replaced him in
1994.
Extent:
The
Vicariate of Awassa comprises Sidama and Gedeo Zones; Amaaro and
Burji special Weredas of Southern Nations Nationalities and
People Region (SNNP); Guji and Borana Zones of Oromiya Region
and Liben Zone of Somali Region.
Approximate figures:
Area:
118,000 sq. km
Population: 6,673 ,000.
Catholics: 169,297
ORDINARY:
H.E.
Mgr.LORENZO CERESOLI, MCCJ
Birth
Place:
Nave, Brescia, Italy
Birth Date: May
18, 1931
Ordained in Milan: April 2,
1960
Elected Vicar Apostolic: December 20,
1993
Titular Bishop of Fallaba (Mauritania Cesariense)
Consecrated Bishop in Nave (Italy): March 19, 1994
Address:
Awassa
Catholic Church
P.O. Box
12, Awassa
Tel:
00.251.046.220.2350 Bishop’s Office
00.251.046.220.2349 Bishop's
House (during meal times only)
00.251.046.220.2398
Diocesan Administration office
Fax:
00.251.046.220.2348
E-mail: Ceresoli@telecom.net.et
Curia Officials and Structures:
Vicar-Delegate: Rev. Abba Saamueel Hirreesso
Mission Council:
Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli
Abba Saamueel Hirreesso
Fr. Giuseppe Detomaso
Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Fr. Giorgio Pontiggia
Presbyteral Council:
Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli;
Abba Saamueel Hirreesso
Abba Isxifaanoos Guye
Fr. Julio Ocaña
Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Fr. Giuseppe Detomaso
Fr. Kenneth Okoli
Fr. Giorgio Pontiggia
Fr. Claudio Altieri
Fr. Rodolfo Cipollone
Fr. Michael Opoki.
Pastoral
Council:
Bishop Lorenzo
Ceresoli
Fr. Saamueel Hirreesso
Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Fr. Maarqoos Gaaramo
Fr. Julio Ocaña
Fr. Adelmo Spagnolo
Fr. Giorgio Pontiggia
Fr. Claudio Altieri
Fr. Ton Leus
Fr. Mark Nyeto
Sr. Auxilia Rodríguez
Sr. Azeb Ayalew
Sr. Joakim Brown
Sr. Worqenesh Mekurya
Sr. Angela Mantini
Sr. Rosie Brooks
Ato Abraham Amajjo
Ato
Yohannes Ganna e
Ato Taddese Wolde
Ato Berhanu Thomas
Ato Samuel Gebre
Ato Tari Bule
Ato Mulugeta Minkafe
Ato Argaw Fantu
Ato Dawit Beyene
Ato Shallamo Samato
Woy.
Asallefec Mekurya;
Woy. Sergut Lisanework
Woy. Demmeqec Petros
Woy. Lantu Bokansa;
Financial
Administrator:
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Awassa Catholic Secretariat (AWCS)
Head Office:
Region: Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples
(SNNP)
Zone:
Sidama
Wereda:
Awassa
Kebele:
2-05
P.O.Box
12, Awassa
Tel:
00.251.046.220.23.98
Fax:
00.251.046.220.23.48
E-Mail:
awcs@telecom.net.et
Coordinator: -----------------
Social Development Dept. Coordinator: -------------------
Social Development Dept. Deputy Coordinator:
Ato W/Gabriel W/Ghiorghis
Pastoral
Coordinator:
Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Health Coordinator: Ato
Ybeltal Jembero
Education Coordinator: Ato
Tesfaye Teferra
WID/GAD Coordinator: Tigist
Solomon
Accounting Dept. Chief Accountant: Tzion Aseffa
Finance Clerk:
Samuel Gebre
Vicariate Pastoral Centre
Vicariate Pastoral Coordinator: Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Dongora St.
Paul's Pastoral Centre Director:
Fr. Sixtus Agostini
Region:
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone:
Sidama
Wereda:
Aletta Wondo
Kebele:
Dongora-Ilmatte
P.O. Box
12, Awassa
Mobile:
00.251.0911.920.365
E-Mail:
xystus@ethionet.et
Vicariate
Youth Coordinator:
Abba Melaku
Tafese, P.O. Box 12, Awassa, SNNP
Formation and Vocation Commission
Bl.
G/Michael Major Seminary
Rector: Fr. Giovanni Migliorati, Mccj
Seminarians:
15
Region:
Addis Ababa
Kifle Ketema:
Kolfe Keranio,
Kebele:
15/16, House No. 1026
P.O. Box
1521, Addis Ababa
Tel:
00.251 011.270.27.66 / 270.26.10 (Guests' house)
Fax:
00.251 011.270.40.64
Minor
Seminary Awassa,
Rector: Abba Daawit (Belaineh)
Balko
Region:
Southern
Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)
Zone:
Sidama
Wereda:
Awassa
Kebele: 2-05
P.O.Box 12, Awassa
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