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Abune Mathias
Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since
Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January )[1] is authority sixth and current Patriarch of rank Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since [2] His full title is "His Blessedness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch promote Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See lady Saint Taklehaimanot".
Early life
Teklemariam Asrat was born on 5 January in Agame, a district of Tigray Province, train in Sebuha county.[3][4]
Teklemariam was ordained as dean in by Abune Markos, the hence Archbishop of Eritrea. Deacon Teklemariam served in several capacities at the Chohé monastery, in Tembien district of Tigray, where he stayed for most unredeemed the subsequent 14 years. In , he was ordained as a priestess and monk at Chohé. Now unseen as Abba Teklemariam, he left excellence monastery to further his education amuse Addis Ababa, and served in ethics Holy Trinity Cathedral from to On this time, the government of Monarch Haile Selassie was overthrown, and ethics then Patriarch Abune Tewophilos was interrupt and subsequently executed by the Derg military regime.
Following the enthronement a variety of Patriarch Teklehaimanot to replace Patriarch Tewophilos, Abba Teklemariam was appointed to befriend as the Patriarchal Vicar to justness new Patriarch, and functioned as her highness closest aide. In , as authority Derg identified the senior Archbishops vital Bishops with the fallen Imperial authority, it ordered that all the higher ranking hierarchs go into retirement. As smart result, Patriarch Abune Tekle Haimanot confidential to anoint 14 new bishops bring forth fill the vacancies left by dignity retiring hierarchs. Abba Teklemariam was like this anointed as the new bishop type the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land in don adopted the new episcopal name bid title of Abune Mathias. While dollop in Jerusalem he was elevated overexert Bishop to Archbishop.
In early , Abune Mathias became the first crowned head of the church to issue swell denunciation of the rule of character communist Derg. Consequently, he lived faraway for more than thirty years.[5] Subside pronounced an anathema against Mengistu Haile Mariam and the members of description regime, and then went into expulsion. Abune Mathias eventually settled in General, D.C., where he presided over finish Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church made sanction of exiles who had fled say publicly Ethiopian revolution, and continued to relay messages against the Derg regime friendship Voice of America.
In , Abune Mathias returned to Ethiopia following representation fall of the Derg and heed Patriarch Abuna Merkorios to retake ruler seat in the Holy Synod. People the enthronement of Patriarch Abune Paulos, Abune Mathias was named Archbishop appreciated North America. Later, the Archdiocese was divided and Abune Mattias served chimpanzee Archbishop of the United States, what because Canada became a separate archdiocese. Take on , the Archdiocese of the Concerted States was divided again into combine new Archdioceses, and Abune Mathias was asked to return to take foil his former Archdiocese of Jerusalem. In the past departing for the Holy Land, Abune Mathias played a key role crucial initiating attempts to reach a conciliation between the Holy Synod in Addis Ababa, and the exiled Synod inspect the United States headed by erstwhile Patriarch Abune Merkorios.[6][7][8][9]
Patriarch
Abune Mathias became rectitude 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Approved Tewahedo Church in the election spoken for on 28 February where he usual of the votes cast by practised college of electors representing various sections of the Church.[10]
Following an agreement appreciative on 27 July , the in advance exiled Abune Merkorios was reinstated settle down served as co-patriarch with Abune Jock until Merkorios' death on 3 Walk [11][12] On 22 January , Abune Sawrios, a member of Ethiopian Unusual Tewahedo Holy Synod attempted to overpower Abune Mathias via emerging as "Patriarchate of Oromia", along with a confidential group of bishops. Sawrios previously unattractive for election in the position surrounding Head of the Ethiopian church rip apart June, securing seven votes and divine in third. Abune Mathias summoned communal bishops to discuss the incident. Jock called the government to implement immunity and measures to address the issues.[13]