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H.E. ABUNE MUSIE' GHEBREGHIORGHIS
Eparch of Emdibir

 

 St. Anthony Cathedral, Emdibir

 

St. Mark Elementary School
Emdibir

 

Attat St. Luke Hospital Mother & Child Health Care Unit

 

Water Project, 
Yejoka, Emdibir

 

Agricultural Project

 

 

Map of Eparchy of Emdibir
Historical Notes and Background Information
Parishes of Eparchy of Emdibir

                  

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HISTORICAL NOTES AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Catholic Eparchy of Emdibir was erected by Pope John Paul II's Decree "Ad Universae Incrementum" of November 25, 2003 with territories detached from the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa.  An Apostolic Prefecture of Emdibir had previously been established with territories detached from the Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma on February 13, 1940. The first Prefect Apostolic elect Federico Baldassari of Baselga, OFM Cap from the Capuchin Province of Trento never succeeded to enter Ethiopia because of the war.

Extent

The Eparchy of Emdibir comprises the whole Guraghe Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNPPR), and part of Woliso and Goro Wereda of West Shewa zone of the Oromiya Region.

Approximate Figures

Area:  10,700 sq. km    Population: 2,723,000           Catholics: 18,749

ORDINARY:

H.E. ABUNE MUSIE' GHEBREGHIORGHIS

       Birth Place:                                  Aderho, Akeleguzay, Eritrea
       Birth Date:                                   July 26, 1949
       Ordained to Priesthood               June 13, 1976
       Appointed Eparch                        November 25,2003
       Consecrated in Addis Ababa        February 8, 2004
       Enthroned in Emdibir                   February 15, 2004

 

Address:                 

Catholic Eparchy of Emdibir
P.O.Box
23, Emdibir
Tel:
  00.251.011.330.61.62/330.60.15;  Mobile 0911.24.62.29
Fax:
00.251.011.551.98.00 
Email:
musieggu@yahoo.com

 

Emdibir Catholic Secretariat (EmCS)-

 

Head Office:       Emdibir
Tel: 00.251.011.331.01.65/331.00.37/331.00.38                                Fax: 00.251.011.331.00.39
Email: eccemcs@ethionet.et
 

 Curia Officials:

 Protosynchellus:               Abba Abraham Tenkir
Financial Administrator:     Abba Maurizio Golino
Secretary:                          Sr. Rosemary

Presbyteral Council:

+Abba Musie' Ghebreghiorghis            Eparch
Abba Abraham Tenkir               Protosynchellus
Abba Desbele Kidane               Parish Priest of Wolissona Guagure Bora
Abba Dawit Enderias               Synchellus of Gorona Wolisso
Abba Fikremariam Kebede       Parish Priest of Dakuna
Abba Gebremeskel Megino      Synchellus of Emdibir, Dibretiye, Ejza,
                                                Gura-Geto         
Abba Kinfemichael Shirbaga     Parish Priest of  Darghe and Kulit
Abba Melaku Geremew            Synchellus of Wolkite, Woliso, Kulit
                                                and
 Darghe

 

Abba Maurizio Golino               Financial Administrator

Abba Tesfaye Barega Gumer   Synchellus of Gumerna Amiya and

Abba Tesfaye Sibani                Sunchellus of Attat & Enemor

Abba Yacob G/Christos            Pastoral Coordinator of Tulubolo & Gumuse

Abba Maurizio Golino               Financial Administrator 

Ecclesiastical Tribunal:

Abba Teshome Fikre          Judicial Vicar and President Judge

Abba Yacob G/Christos      Promoter of Justice and Defender of Bond

Abba Alazar Ghiday                               “                        “

 Pastoral Council:

Abba Abraham Hagos              Ato Fikre Fersha

Abba Tzegaye Tekka                Ato Haile Abza

Abba Yacob G/Christos            Ato Misganu Berta

Sr. Filseta Tereda                     Ato Tesfaye Badeji

Sr. Luciana Cateni                    Ato Woldeamlak Pietros

                                                               

 Major Seminary:

St. Ephrem Major Seminary

Run by:  Archdiocese of Addis Abeba

Rector: Abba Girmay Abraha

Administrator:  Abba Tadele

Spiritual Director: Abba Thomas Moolan

Seminarians:  8

Philosophy and Theology:  Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and           Theology

Region:  Addis Abeba

KifleKetema: Arada
Kebele: 02
P.O.Box 21903, Addis Abeba
Tel:  251.011.112.96.24

Eparchial Lay Organizations:

Laity Apostolate council

President:  Ato Haile Abza

Secretary:  Ato Tesfaye Badeji

P.O.Box 23, Emdibir

Area Coordinators:

Enemore  & Attat Qetena:                   Ato Misganu Berta

Yedbe, Ejza, Gura & Geto Qetena:      Ato Thomas Anchebi

Goro & Wolisso Qetena:                      Ato Kifle Nerga

Gumer & Amiya Qetena:                      Ato Berhanu Tessema

 

 

Small Christian Communities:

Emdibir:         41            Amya:        08

Atat:              12            Dakuna:     06

Debretye:      03            Zizencho:   04

Yefiregeba     14            Medercho:  07

Gerar:            02            Woliso:      04

Yeror:             04            Wolkite:     04

Maganasse:   23            Darghe:     05

Oma:              12            Kulit:          05

Awiatye:        12

Eparchial Youth Coordinating Committee:

Priest in Charge:         On-going
Coordinators:                  “

Young Catholic Workers (YCW):

Chairperson:   On-going
Chaplain:   Abba Dawit Endiriyas
P.O.Box 23, Emdibir
Tel: (99) 15

 

 

 

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Please click on one of the name of the Parishes below to get more information about the respective Parish.

Basic information about the Parishes in the
Eparchy of Emdibir (2006) - Approximate figures

No

Name of Parish

Extension
(in Km2)

Population

No. of Catholics

1

Our Lady of Lourdes

Abba Tesfaye Sebani

Attat

2180

2

Medhane Alem

Abba W/Aregawi (Ayele)

Awyatye

900

3

St. John the Baptist

Abba G/Wolde Estifanos

Burat

634

4

Holy Trinity

Abba Fikremariam Kebede

Dakuna

1109

5

St. Joseph

Abba Tsegaye Teka

Debretye

844

6

St. Anthony

Abba Abraham Tenkir

Emdibir

1667

7

St. Francis of Assisi

Abba G/Meskel Megino

Maganasse

1260

8

St. Mary

Abba Kinfemichael Shirbaga

Kulit

400

9

St. Mark

Abba Tesfaye Barega

Nadena

1100

10

Kidane Meheret

Abba Mengesha Thomas

Oma

2063

11

St. Stephen

Abba Dawit Endrias

Shebraber

905

12

St. Michael

Abba Kinfemichael Shirbaga

Welkite

480

13

St. Gabriel

Abba Desbele (G/Egziabher) Kidane

Woliso

500

14

Yeforehena

Abba Abraham Hagos

Yeforehena

1012

 

 

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