Back أبونا متياس Arabic ابونا متياس ARZ Mathias (Patriarch) German Abune Matías Spanish Abune Mathias French Abune Mathias Italian Maciej I Polish Matias da Etiópia Portuguese Абуна Матфий Russian 阿布纳·马蒂亚斯 Chinese
Mathias | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Echege of the See of Takla Haymanot | |
 Abune 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)[1] is the sixth and current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013.[2] 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".
- ^ Leustean, Lucian N. (30 May 2014). Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-81866-3.
- ^ "His Holiness Abune Mathias elected as sixth Patriach of Ethiopian Orthodox Church". The Sheba Post. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.