Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber

The Apostolic Prefecture of Endeber was a short-lived Latin Church missionary jurisdiction named after the town of Endeber in western Ethiopia.
Not being of diocesan rank, it was not part of an ecclesiastical province and was directly dependent on the Holy See.

History

It was established on 1940.02.13, during the Italian occupation, as an apostolic prefecture on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma.
On 1951.10.31 it was suppressed, its territory becoming part of the new Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Ababa.

Ordinary

Its first and only Ordinary was Father Federico da Baselga, O.F.M. Cap.. He was the preacher of a retreat attended by Angelo Roncalli in 1953 and was the author of several books, including , and .