▁of ▁Saint ▁Gi ust ino ▁de ▁Jacob is , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁mission , ▁by ▁using ▁in ▁the ▁lit ur gy ▁the ▁local ▁Eth iop ic ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁Alexand rian ▁R ite ▁in ▁the ▁Ge ' ez ▁language , ▁not ▁the ▁Roman ▁R ite ▁in ▁Latin . ▁They ▁were ▁mainly ▁French ▁and , ▁after ▁E rit rea ▁was ▁declared ▁an ▁Italian ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁were ▁exp elled ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities , ▁who ▁accused ▁them ▁of ▁f oment ing ▁armed ▁resistance . ▁The ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁E rit rea ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁Cap uch ins , ▁who ▁replaced ▁them . ▁These ▁promoted ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁R ite , ▁in ▁view ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Italian ▁imm igr ants . ▁Dis content ▁among ▁the ▁E rit re an ▁C athol ics ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sending ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁cardinal ▁Alex is ▁L ép ic ier ▁as ▁an ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vis itor ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁situation . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Father ▁Kid an è - M ary am ▁Cass à ▁was ▁appointed ▁at ▁first ▁Pro - V ic ar ▁Apost ol ic ▁for ▁the ▁Eth iop ic - R ite ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁then , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁bishop ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Ord in ari ate ▁of ▁E rit rea . ▁The ▁E rit re an ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁is ▁the ▁continu