List of Patriarchs of Eritrea
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This is a list of the Abunas of Eritrea
, the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Church
communion, autonomous to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
, the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy is the faith of those Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the First Council of Ephesus. They rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon...
communion, autonomous to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria.
Patriarchs of Eritrea
- Phillipos (1998-2002)
- YacobAbune YacobAbune Yacob was the second Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church....
(2002-2003) - AntoniosAbune AntoniosAbune Antonios was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. He was forcefully deposed by the Eritrean government, and is currently under house arrest.He was replaced as Patriarch by Abune Dioskoros in May 2007....
(2003-2006), deposed (Still recognized as canonical Patriarch by other Oriental Orthodox Churches) - DioskorosAbune DioskorosAbune Dioskoros is the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, appointed in April 2007with the unanimous approval of the Holy Synod....
(2006-Present) (un-recognized as canonical Patriarch by other Oriental Orthodox Churches)