Honorific title of Orthodox Tewahedo Church bishops
This article is about religious title. For the surname, see Abouna. For the river, see Abuna River.
Patriarch of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን ፓትሪያርክ
Incumbent Abune Mathias since 2013
Style
His Beatitude/His Holiness
Residence
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Formation
1959
First holder
Abuna Basilios, First Patriarch of Ethiopia
Website
www.eotc-patriarch.org
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