Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Keren

Eparchy of Keren
Eparchy of Keren ; Eparchia Kerensis
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Location
Country	Eritrea
Ecclesiastical province	Asmara
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2010); 507,000; 42,976 (8.5%)
Parishes	38
Information
Denomination	Eritrean Catholic Church
Rite	Ge'ez Rite
Established	21 December 1995 (28 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Kidane Yebio
Map
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The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Keren (Latin: Eparchia Kerensis) is an Eritrean Catholic eparchy located in the city of Keren in Eritrea. It is a part of the Ecclesiastical province of Asmara.

History

On 21 December 1995, Pope John Paul II established the Eparchy of Keren from the Eparchy of Asmara as a suffragan to the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba.^[1]^[2] With the establishment of the autonomous sui iuris Eritrean Catholic Church by Pope Francis in January 2015, the Eparchy of Keren became a suffragan the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara.^[3]

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