Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's Catholic Church is a small but ancient community in one of the oldest Christian nations on earth — where the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition predates most of Western Christianity, and where Catholics and Orthodox share a heritage rooted in Apostolic times.

Ethiopia

Notable Catholic Saints

St. Frumentius (first bishop of Ethiopia, 4th century); the Nine Saints (Syrian missionaries who deepened Ethiopian Christianity, 5th–6th century)

Ethiopia

Notable FEAST DAYs

Feast of the Timkat (Epiphany — Jan 19/20 in Ethiopian calendar) — observed by Ethiopian Catholics; Feast of Our Lady of Ethiopia; Meskel (Finding of the True Cross, Sep 27)

Catholic Population:

800,000

Percent Catholic:

0.7%

Church Status

Growing

Primary Diocese:

Archdiocese of Addis Ababa

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