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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Galla | |||
| 4 May 1846 | Erected | Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (erected) |
| 4 May 1888 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla | Vicariate Apostolic of Aden (erected) |
| 28 January 1913 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla | Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale} (erected) |
| 8 September 1913 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (Part of the Walagga region)
Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kaffa {Kaffa Meridionale} | Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa |
| 28 April 1914 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (French Somalia) | Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti) (erected) |
| 5 February 1925 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa (Boundaries Adjusted) | |
| 13 February 1925 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (Somalia Abyssina) | Prefecture Apostolic of Djibouti (Gibuti) |
| 10 March 1926 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa (Boundaries Adjusted) | |
| 25 March 1937 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla
Prefecture Apostolic of Kaffa | Prefecture Apostolic of Neghelli (erected) (Sidamo and Borana (in Galla and Sidamo)) |
| Vicariate Apostolic of Harar | |||
| 25 March 1937 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Galla | Vicariate Apostolic of Harar |
| 15 October 1969 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Harar (Harar, Bale, and Arussi along with Haykoch-Butagira and Nazareth) | |
| 6 March 1980 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Harar (Arssi and Bale along with Butejira-Haigotch) | Prefecture Apostolic of Meki (erected) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Harar | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 7,756 | 2,000,000 | .4% | 14 | 1 | 15 | 517 | 31 | ap1951 | |||
| 1970 | 9,800 | 2,250,000 | .4% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 490 | 22 | 60 | ap1971 | ||
| 1980 | 15,300 | 2,913,000 | .5% | 5 | 33 | 38 | 402 | 47 | 69 | 3 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 12,750 | 3,812,000 | .3% | 3 | 11 | 14 | 910 | 20 | 52 | 14 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 21,150 | 5,026,000 | .4% | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1,175 | 19 | 56 | 17 | ap2000 | |
| 2000 | 23,115 | 5,700,000 | .4% | 2 | 20 | 22 | 1,050 | 26 | 63 | 19 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 23,000 | 5,700,000 | .4% | 5 | 19 | 24 | 958 | 25 | 63 | 20 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 23,175 | 5,700,000 | .4% | 6 | 20 | 26 | 891 | 26 | 63 | 19 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 23,200 | 5,700,000 | .4% | 6 | 20 | 26 | 892 | 8 | 31 | 19 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 23,210 | 5,700,000 | .4% | 6 | 20 | 26 | 892 | 26 | 63 | 20 | ap2005 | |
| 2010 | 23,600 | 5,810,500 | .4% | 12 | 15 | 27 | 874 | 17 | 48 | 18 | ap2011 | |
| 2014 | 21,510 | 6,453,000 | .3% | 14 | 14 | 1,536 | 43 | 18 | ap2015 | |||
| 2017 | 22,479 | 6,976,000 | .3% | 12 | 13 | 25 | 899 | 13 | 34 | 18 | ap2018 | |
| 2020 | 24,000 | 7,454,370 | .3% | 16 | 10 | 26 | 923 | 14 | 32 | 15 | ap2021 | |
| 2022 | 25,000 | 7,786,000 | .3% | 14 | 14 | 1,785 | 4 | 32 | 14 | ap2023 | ||
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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