The Most Reverend Menghesteab Tesfamariam | |
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Archbishop of Asmara | |
Church | Eritrean Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Asmara |
Appointed | 19 January 2015 |
Installed | 16 September 2015 |
Previous post(s) | Ethiopian Catholic Bishop of Asmara (2001-2015) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 February 1979 |
Consecration | 16 September 2001 by Zekarias Yohannes |
Personal details | |
Born | Berakit | December 24, 1948
Nationality | Eritrea |
Denomination | Eritrean Catholic |
Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.I. (born 24 December 1948) is an Eritrean Catholic prelate who has served as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Asmara and head of the Eritrean Catholic Church since 2015. He is a member of the Comboni Missionaries and has been a bishop since 2001.