Its name, like that of the town, is transliterated in different ways: Eparchy of Emdibir,[1] Endibir, Endeber[2] and Indibir.

Its setting up followed long years of Catholic presence and service in the area.

Located southwest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the eparchy covers the Guraghe Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Regional State (SNNPRS) and part of South–Western Shoa Zone of Oromiya Regional State.

The total land area of the eparchy is about 12,000 square kilometers with an estimated population of 4 million.

Emdibir Catholic Secretariat (EmCS) was established in April 2004 with the mandate to coordinate and facilitate all pastoral, social and development activities of the Catholic Church in the Eparchy of Emdibir.