Abune Antonios

His Holiness
Abune

Antonios
Patriarch of the
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ChurchEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Appointed23 April 2004
PredecessorYacob
SuccessorDioskoros (uncanonical)
Previous post(s)Abbot of Debre Tsege Abuna Endrias monastery
Orders
Ordination1943
Personal details
Born(1929-07-11)11 July 1929
Hembrti, Hamasien, Italian Eritrea
Died9 February 2022(2022-02-09) (aged 92)
Asmara, Eritrea
DenominationEritrean Orthodox

Abune Antonios (Tigrinya: ኣቡነ ኣንጦንዮስ; 11 July 1929 – 9 February 2022) was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. He was illegally and forcefully deposed by the Eritrean government in 2006,[1][2] and was placed under house arrest thereafter.[3]

  1. ^ Plaut, Martin (28 June 2007). "Christians protest over Eritrea". BBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Orthodox patriarch of Eritrea sacked - Culture". Middle East Times. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference theguardianabeaconofhope was invoked but never defined (see the help page).