: Rep ublic s ▁Category : Count ries ▁in ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁As m ara ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁mission ary ▁juris diction ▁in ▁E rit rea . ▁Center ed ▁in ▁As m ara ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁E rit rea . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁established ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁E rit rea , ▁then ▁an ▁Italian ▁col ony , ▁with ▁the ▁dec ree ▁Ut ▁sal uti ▁anim ar um ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Pro pag ation ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith . ▁Its ▁territory ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁A by ss in ia , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁had ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁K eren , ▁E rit rea , ▁a ▁town ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Apost ol ic ▁Pref ect ure ▁of ▁E rit rea . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁( with ▁a ▁tit ular ▁bishop ▁as ▁ordinary ). ▁ ▁The ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁A by ss in ia ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Mission , ▁who ▁followed ▁the ▁lead