Paulos Padua | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Addis Abeba | |
Church | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
See | Addis Abeba |
Appointed | 24 February 1977 |
Term ended | 11 September 1998 |
Predecessor | Asrate Mariam Yemmeru |
Successor | Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 May 1973 (Bishop) by Asrate Mariam Yemmeru |
Created cardinal | 25 May 1985 |
Personal details | |
Born | Addifini, Eritrea | 25 August 1921
Died | 11 December 2003 Rome | (aged 82)
Buried | Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Addis Abeba |
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Paulos Tzadua (25 August 1921–11 December 2003) was the first Ethiopian Cardinal.[1] He served as Archbishop of Addis Abeba and was the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church from 1977 to 1998.