His Holiness Abune Antonios | |
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Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
Church | Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
Appointed | 23 April 2004 |
Predecessor | Yacob |
Successor | Dioskoros (uncanonical) |
Previous post(s) | Abbot of Debre Tsege Abuna Endrias monastery |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1943 |
Personal details | |
Born | Hembrti, Hamasien, Italian Eritrea | 11 July 1929
Died | 9 February 2022 Asmara, Eritrea | (aged 92)
Denomination | Eritrean 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]
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