Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio

Diocese of Mogadiscio Dioecesis Mogadiscensis
Location
Country	Somalia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	637,657 km² (246,201 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 6,500,000 100-1000 (0.001-0.01%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giorgio Bertin (apostolic administrator)
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio (Latin: Mogadiscen(sis)) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. The area of the diocese coincides with that of the country. It is the only diocese in Somalia.

History

In the pre-independence period, British Somaliland was under the care of the Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, like the Vicariate Apostolic of the Gallas (including French Somaliland as well as its Ethiopian main territory) confided to the Order of Friars Cappuccini. Italian Somaliland was from 1904 the "Prefecture Apostolic of Benadir", and confided to the ancient Order of the Holy Trinity or Trinitarians. In 1927, it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate.

1904: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Benadir
1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mogadiscio
1975: Promoted as Diocese of Mogadiscio

Bishops

Prefects Apostolic of Benadir

Fr. Alessandro dei Santi, OSST (1905–1924) died
Bishop Gabriele Perlo, IMC (Apostolic Administrator 1924–22 December 1927) appointed Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio

Vicars Apostolic of Mogadiscio

Bishop Gabriele Perlo, IMC (22 December 1927–August 1930) resigned
Bishop Francesco Fulgenzio Lazzati, OFM (14 July 1931 – 24 May 1932) died
Bishop Francesco Venanzio Filippini, OFM (23 May 1933 – 19 October 1970) retired
Bishop Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, OFM (19 October 1970–January 1, 1973) died

Bishops of Mogadiscio

Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, OFM (20 November 1975 – 9 July 1989) assassinated
Bishop Giorgio Bertin, OFM (Apostolic Administrator 29 April 1990 – 13 March 2001) appointed Bishop of Djibouti
Vacant position (13 March 2001 – present)

Sources

Roman Catholicism in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Western Sahara

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