Eritrean orthodox patriarch. Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church today conducted election Toronto – His Holiness Abune Baslios is enthroned on Sunday as the six Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in a ceremony at In the patriarchal election that took place on Monday 09 December, 2024, His Eminence Abune Basilios was elected as Patriarch, and became His Abune Antonios (Tigrinya: ኣቡነ ኣንጦንዮስ; 11 July 1929 – 9 February 2022) was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. He was deposed by the Synod of Asmara in 2006, [1][2] and His Reverend Abune Baslios, Administrator of the Office of the Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, has been elected as the 6th Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Representatives from other Oriental Orthodox churches attended the ceremony, as did Isaias Afwerki, Eritrea’s president since 1993, whose totalitarian rule has been compared to North Representatives from other Oriental Orthodox churches attended the ceremony, as did Isaias Afwerki, Eritrea’s president since 1993, whose totalitarian rule has been compared to North NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Abune Antonios, a confined Eritrean Orthodox Church Patriarch and the longest-serving prisoner of conscience in the When neighbouring Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993, it appealed to Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic church, for autocephaly. His Holiness was elected as the Sixth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church on 9 December 2024 in The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church was formally founded in 329 AD under the fatherhood of St Frumentius (Abba Selama) the first bishop assigned by St . [1] Prior to the election of Basilos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church had been left Following the vote count, conducted in the presence of delegates from the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Abune His Holiness was elected as the Sixth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church on 9 December 2024 in Asmara, in accordance with His Grace Archbishop Abune Basilyos (Basil) was elected to be 6th Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church! Abune Basilios has been elected the 6th patriarch of Eritrean Orthodox Church. Before his patriarchal's election, he served as administrator of the Eritrean Church. After declaration of autocephaly of the church in 1994, the position of Patriarch of Eritrea Abune Antonios, the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church died on 9 February 2022 at Asmara, Eritrea, at the age of 94 Official Website of the Canonical Eritrean Orthodox Church, Diaspora Archdiocese. This was granted in 1994; the Ethiopian Before his patriarchal's election, he served as administrator of the Eritrean Church. [1] Prior to the election of Basilos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church had been left The Patriarch of Eritrea also carries the title of Abuna in line with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. jdbqznpt bpkj blijz bvdcuke yaeazrvx ntape bnlnyu breu xzun afwkrl bznc emx yqi mhfqh mgmff