Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Bahir Dar–Dessie
The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Bahir Dar–Dessie is a diocese of the Ethiopian Catholic (Eastern) church, which practices the Alexandrian Rite in Geez language, .
It is one of the three suffragan eparchies of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba, the Metropolitan Archeparchy (Archdiocese) sui juris.
History
It was established on 19 January 2015 on territory split from its Metropolitan archiocese, Addis Abbeba, where its first eparch had been auxiliary bishop and Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia before his appointment (aged 55) to the newly created see.
Despite the eparchy's double name, also mentioning Dessie, another Amhara city in northern Ethiopia, the diocese has its sole episcopal see in the cathedral of Bahir Dar.
Episcopal ordinaries
Eparchs (Bishops) of Bahir Dar–Dessie:
- Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun (2015.01.19 – ...)
