His Holiness Abune Merkorios | |
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Co-Patriarch and Catholicos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
Church | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
Appointed | 1988 |
Term ended | 2022 |
Predecessor | Abuna Takla Haymanot |
Orders | |
Consecration | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Ze-Libanos Fanta |
Born | 14 June 1938 Amhara Governorate, Italian East Africa |
Died | 3 March 2022 (aged 83) |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Denomination | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
Residence | Addis Ababa |
Abune Merkorios (born Ze-Libanos Fanta; 14 June 1938 – 3 March 2022) was an Ethiopian bishop and the Fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1988 until 1991.[1][2]
Merkorios died on 3 March 2022, aged 83.[3]