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{{Short description|Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Ethiopia}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction     = Apostolic Vicariate
| name             = Harar
| latin            = Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis
| country          = {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| metropolitan     = ''Immediately subject to the Holy See''
| rite             = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]
| cathedral        = Pro-Cathedral of The Holy Name of Mary
| cocathedral      =
| area_km2         = 260,000
| population       = 6,453,000
| population_as_of = 2014
| catholics        = 21,510
| catholics_percent= 0.3
| bishop           = [[Angelo Pagano]], [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|OFMCap]]
| coadjutor        =
| auxiliary_bishops=
| emeritus_bishops = Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFM Cap
| map              = File:Ethiopia - Vicariato apostolico di Harar.jpg
}}
The '''Apostolic Vicariate of Harar''' ({{langx|la|Vicariatus Apostolicus Hararensis}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[apostolic vicariate]] located in the city of [[Harar]] in Ethiopia.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Harar comprises East and West Hararghe zones and Fentale and Boset woredas of East Shewa in Oromiya Region; Harari Region Provisional Administration of Dire Dawa; Somali Region with exception of Afder and Liben Zones; Amibara worda of Afar Region
== History ==
* May 4, 1846: Established as the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Galla]] from the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia]]
* March 25, 1937: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Harar
==Bishops==
===Ordnaries===
* Vicars Apostolic of Galla (Roman Rite)
** Bishop [[Guglielmo Massaia]], OFMCap (May 12, 1846 – August 1880), resigned; future titular archbishop and [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]
** Bishop [[Louis-Taurin Cahagne]] (August 1880 – September 1, 1899)
* Vicar Apostolics of Harar (Roman rite)
** Bishop [[André-Marie-Elie Jarosseau]], OFMCap (April 6, 1900 – September 2, 1937)
** Bishop [[Leone Giacomo Ossola]], OFMCap (September 22, 1937 – October 19, 1943), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Novara, Italy; future titular archbishop
** Fr. Urbain-Marie Person, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1952 – July 3, 1955); ''see below''
** Bishop [[Urbain-Marie Person]], OFMCap (July 3, 1955 – December 4, 1981): ''see above''
** Fr. [[Georges Perron]], OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1982 – November 21, 1992), appointed Bishop of Djibouti
** Fr. Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (Apostolic Administrator 1987 – December 21, 1992); ''see below''
** Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, OFMCap (December 21, 1992 – April 16, 2016); ''see above''
** Bishop [[Angelo Pagano]], OFMCap (April 16, 2016 – Present)
===Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic===
*[[Louis-Taurin Cahagne]], OFMCap (1873-1880)
*[[Felicissimo Coccino (Cocchino)]], OFMCap (1855-1873), did not succeed to see
*[[Giusto da Urbino (Jacopo) Curtopassi]], OFMCap (1855), did not take effect
*[[Louis-Callixte Lasserre]], OFMCap(1881-1886), did not succeed to see; appointed Prefect of Aden, Yemen
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hara1.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhrre.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|{{sup|{{small|[''self-published'']}}}}]]
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[[Category:Catholic dioceses in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1846]]
[[Category:Apostolic vicariates]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Harari Region]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Somali Region]]
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