Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella

Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella

Vicariatus Apostolicus Gambellensis
Location
Country Ethiopia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
HeadquartersGambela, Ethiopia
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic VicarAngelo Moreschi, Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.)

The Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Gambellensis) (formerly the Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella) is a Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (known as an apostolic vicariate) in the western part of Ethiopia.

It is exempt, i.e. immediately dependent upon the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province (such as the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Addis Abbeba).

Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Joseph Cathedral, in Gambela.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella comprises all the Gambella Region and large part of Illubabor Zone in Oromia Region.