Abune Mathias
Mathias | |
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| Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Echege of the See of Takla Haymanot | |
Mathias in 2021 | |
| Native name | ማትያስ |
| Church | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Archdiocese | Aksum and All Ethiopia |
| Appointed | 3 March 2013 |
| Predecessor | Abune Paulos |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1962 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 21 January 1979 by Abuna Takla Haymanot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teklemariam Asrat 5 January 1941 |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Denomination | Oriental Orthodoxy (Ethiopian Tewahedo) |
| Residence | EOTC Patriarchate Head Office |
| Signature | |
Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January 1941) is the sixth and current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013. His full title is "His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot".