Catholic Western Rite

[work in progress]

Introduction

aka Latin Rite

Established by the Capuchin Bishop Guglielmo Massaja who worked in the Oromo area.

The churches of the Western tradition include the Apostolic Vicariates of Harar, Hawassa, Nekemte, Soddo, Hossana, Maqi as well as the Apostolic Prefectures of Jimma-Bonga and Gambella.

Missal Books

» Read Hadiyya Missal Book

(?) Kambaata Missal Book

(?) Oromo Missal Book

(?) Wolaytta MIssal Book

Video

Hadiyya
Kambaata
Taza Choir (didn’t find movie of Mass)
Oromo
(2010)
Wolaytta
(q, homily, 2020)

For further reading

Crummey, Donald (2007). Priests & Politicians: Protestant & Catholic Missions in Orthodox Ethiopia (1830-1868). Reprint. Hollywood, CA: Tsehai Publishers. [1st edition Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1972]