Diocese of Djibouti Dioecesis Gibutensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Djibouti |
Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 747,000 5,000 (0.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Djibouti |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jamal Khader Daibes |
Bishops emeritus | Giorgio Bertin, OFM |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Djibouti (Latin: Gibuten(sis)) is the Latin sole diocese in the country of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral, Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral (French: Marian Cathédrale de Notre-Dame du Bon-Pasteur) is located in the national capital, Djibouti City.