▁further ▁when ▁E rit rea ▁came ▁under ▁Eth iop ian ▁authority ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁Vic ari ate , ▁which ▁previously ▁had ▁under ▁its ▁juris diction ▁the ▁great ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁E rit rea , ▁became ▁less ▁important ▁numer ically ▁than ▁the ▁growing ▁Ord in ari ate , ▁which ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁an ▁ex arch ate ▁( the ▁Eastern ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁Vic ari ate ) ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Ex arch ate ▁of ▁As m ara , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁became ▁an ▁e par chy , ▁the ▁Eastern ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁last ▁bishop ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Vic ar ▁Apost ol ic ▁of ▁E rit rea ▁or ▁As m ara ▁retired ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁no ▁successor ▁was ▁appointed ▁and ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Vic ari ate ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁a ▁Cap uch in ▁priest . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁after ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁century ▁of ▁being ▁without ▁a ▁bishop ▁and ▁being ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁priest , ▁the ▁Vic ari ate ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁two ▁new ▁e par ch ies ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁were ▁formed ▁from ▁territory ▁taken ▁from ▁the