Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio
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Diocese of Mogadiscio Dioecesis Mogadiscensis |
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| 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 | |
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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.
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.
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