Abune Merkorios
Abune Merkorios (born Ze-Libanos Fanta; 14 June 1938 – 3 March 2022) was an Ethiopian bishop and the Fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1988 until 1991.[1][2]
| His Holiness Abune Merkorios | |
|---|---|
| Co-Patriarch and Catholicos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
| Church | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Appointed | 1988 |
| Reign ended | 2022 |
| Predecessor | Abuna Takla Haymanot |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Ze-Libanos Fanta |
| Born | 14 June 1938 Amhara Governorate, Italian East Africa |
| Died | 3 March 2022 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Denomination | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Residence | Addis Ababa |
Merkorios died on 3 March 2022, aged 83.[3]
References
- ↑ Haustein, Jörg; Østebø, Terje (November 2011). "EPRDF's revolutionary democracy and religious plurality: Islam and Christianity in post-Derg Ethiopia" (PDF). Journal of Eastern African Studies. 5 (4): 755–772. doi:10.1080/17531055.2011.642539. S2CID 59042446.
- ↑ Dickinson, Augustine (31 July 2018). "Decades-Old Schism in the Ethiopian Church Mended" (in en). Ethiopicist Blog. https://ethiopicist.com/blog/decades-old-schism-in-ethiopian-church-mended/. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ Fourth Patriarch of Ethiopia Abune Merkorios reportedly passed away