CM Asked to Take Over Ethiopian College in Rome

Pontifical Ethiopian College. The Congregation for the Oriental Churches, in a letter dated 7 February 2003, has asked the Congregation of the Mission to take over the running of the Pontifical Ethiopian College, within Vatican City, for the formation of priests from Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Superior General, with the consent of the members of the General Council and after consulting the Visitors of the Province of Ethiopia and the Vice-Province of St. Justin de Jacobis (Eritrea), in a letter dated 2 May 2003, accepted this invitation. On 16 July 2003, Abba Berhanemeskel Keflemariam was appointed as Rector and Abba Hagos Hayish was appointed as Vice-Rector/Econome/Prefect.

Source: NUNTIA July-August 2003