Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Barentu
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Eparchy of Barentu Eparchia Barentuanus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Eritrea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Asmara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 44,986 km2 (17,369 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2008) 718,500 40,794 (5.7%) |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eritrean Catholic Church |
| Rite | Ge'ez Rite |
| Established | 21 December 1995 (21 years ago# |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Zekarias Yohannes |
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The Eritrean Catholic Eparchy of Barentu (Latin: Eparchia Barentuanus) is a Catholic eparchy located in the town of Barentu in Eritrea. It is a part of the Ecclesiastical province of Asmara.
On 21 December 1995, Pope John Paul II established the Eparchy of Barentu from the Eparchy of Asmara and it became a suffragan of the Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba. With the establishment of the autonomous sui iuris Eritrean Catholic Church by Pope Francis in January 2015, the Eparchy of Barentu became a suffragan the Eritrean Catholic Archeparchy of Asmara.
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