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(Greek: aitho, burn; ops, face)
In ancient geography a country south of Egypt and closely connected with it; all the land bounded by the upper Nile on the west, and the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf on the east. A eunuch, minister of Candace, Queen of Ethiopia, was converted to Christianity by the deacon Philip (Acts 8).
Archdioceses, past and present, include
- Addis Abeba
- Adigrat
- Asmara (Vicariate Apostolic)
- Awasa (Vicariate Apostolic)
- Dessié (Prefecture Apostolic)
- Emdeber (Apostolic Exarchate)
- Endeber (Prefecture Apostolic)
- Gambella (Prefecture Apostolic)
- Gondar (Prefecture Apostolic)
- Harar (Vicariate Apostolic)
- Jimma-Bonga (Prefecture Apostolic)
- Meki (Vicariate Apostolic)
- Nekemte (Vicariate Apostolic)
- Soddo-Hosanna (Vicariate Apostolic)
- World Fact Book
- patron saints index: Ethiopia
New Catholic Dictionary
