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Former Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè

History

  • 1937.03.25: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dessiè / de Dessie (Latin) (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia)
  • 1951.10.31: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba
  • 1961.02.20: Suppressed (to Metropolitanate sui juris of Addis Abeba)

Past Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Dessiè (Roman Rite)

Fr. Costanzo Bergna, O.F.M.
(1937.07.28 – 1941.12.12)

Born:1884.11.04 (Cantù, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1908.03.14
Died:1941.12.12 († 57)

Prefect Apostolic of Dessiè (Ethiopia) (1937.07.28 – 1941.12.12)