Eparchy of Keren

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The Eparchy of Keren is an Eastern Catholic diocese of the Eritrean Catholic Church serving the faithful in and around the city of Keren in Eritrea.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eparchy of Keren canonical 2
Ecclesiastical Province of Asmara 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Catholic eparchy
Eritrean Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction
belongsToEcclesiasticalCommunion Eritrean Catholic Church
surface form: Catholic Church in Eritrea
belongsToParticularChurch Eritrean Catholic Church
cathedral Cathedral of St Michael, Keren
churchSuiIurisTradition Alexandrian Rite
communionWith Holy See
Pope
country Eritrea
createdFrom Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara
surface form: Eparchy of Asmara
dateOfEstablishment 1995
denomination Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
episcopalSeeOf Eritrean Catholic faithful in and around Keren
establishedAsEparchy 1995
establishedBy Pope John Paul II
governedBy eparch (bishop)
hasCathedralTitle St Michael
hasClericalCelibacyTradition married and celibate clergy
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in and around Keren
hierarchicalType eparchy
isEasternCatholic true
isMetropolitanSee false
isSuffraganOf Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara
isTerritorialJurisdictionOf Eritrean Catholic Church
liturgicalRite Ethiopian Rite
surface form: Geʽez Rite
locatedIn Keren
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Anseba Region
locatedInCountry Eritrea
metropolitanSee Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara
partOf Eritrean Catholic Church
primaryCountryOfFaithful Eritrea
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy Geʽez
province Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara
surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Asmara
region Eastern Africa
religiousTradition Eastern Catholicism
rite Alexandrian liturgical tradition
riteFamily Oriental Catholic
seeCity Keren
suiIurisChurch Eritrean Catholic Church
territoryIncludes city of Keren
surrounding areas of Keren
typeOfOrdinary eparchial bishop
usesCalendar Julian-derived liturgical calendar
usesLiturgicalLanguage Arabic
Tigrinya

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eritrean Catholic Church suffraganEparchy Eparchy of Keren
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara hasEcclesiasticalProvince Eparchy of Keren
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical Province of Asmara