List of Patriarchs of Eritrea

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This is a list of the Abunas of Eritrea, the head of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Church communion, autonomous to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria.

[edit] Archbishop of Asmara

• Phillipos (1993-1998)

[edit] Patriarchs of Eritrea

• Phillipos (1998-2002)
  • Yacob (2002-2003) (Locum Tenens)
• Antonios (2003-2006), deposed (Still recognized as canonical Patriarch by other Oriental Orthodox Churches)
• Dioskoros (2006-Present) (un-recognized as canonical Patriarch by other Oriental Orthodox Churches)

[edit] Source

• Religious Readers