Abune Mathias


Mathias
Patriarch and Catholicos of
Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Echege of the See of Takla Haymanot
Abune Mathias in 2021
Native name
ማትያስ
ChurchEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ArchdioceseAksum and All Ethiopia
Appointed3 March 2013
PredecessorAbune Paulos
Orders
Ordination1962 (Priesthood)
Consecration21 January 1979
by Abuna Takla Haymanot
Personal details
Born
Teklemariam Asrat

(1941-01-05) 5 January 1941 (age 83)
NationalityEthiopian
DenominationEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ResidenceEOTC Patriarchate Head Office
SignatureMathias's signature

Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January 1941)[1] is the sixth and current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013.[2] His full title is "His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot".

  1. ^ Leustean, Lucian N. (30 May 2014). Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81866-3.
  2. ^ "His Holiness Abune Mathias elected as sixth Patriach of Ethiopian Orthodox Church". The Sheba Post. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.

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