List of abunas of Ethiopia
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This is a list of the abunas of Ethiopia, the spiritual heads of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The Abuna is known officially as Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot. The current Abuna, Mathias, acceded to this position on 28 February 2013.[1]
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Abuna of Ethiopia | |
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Bishopric | |
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Incumbent: Mathias Since 28 February 2013 | |
Style | His Holiness |
Information | |
First holder | St. Frumentius (Bishop) Basilios (Patriarch) |
Established | c. 350 (Foundation) 1959 (Autocephaly) |
Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa |
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox communion, and it was granted autocephaly by Cyril VI, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, in 1959.