Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Dies
August 16, 2012 2 Comments
It is being reported that His Holiness Dr Abune Paulos, the Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has reposed.
His Holiness Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, appears to have suffered a heart attack yesterday and was admitted to Balcha Hospital in Addis Ababa, where he is reported to have died this morning (16 August), aged 76. He had served as Patriarch since 1992.
Abune Paulos was in Cairo in March for the funeral of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, where he delivered a dignified eulogy. Only recently, on 16 July, he met with President Mohamed Mursi during the African Union (AU) leaders’ meeting in Addis Ababa.
Abba Seraphim announced that he had sent condolences to His Eminence Archbishop Antonios, the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Great Britain, assuring him of the prayers of the British Orthodox clergy and faithful in their loss.
Wikipedia has more on Abune Paulos here.
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R.I.P Dr Abune Paulos. Friends we the most inspired can do more than write and sing Eulogies Its time for the disciples impacted by his service and life to continue the noble pattern. The Lord be with your Spirt and Grace with you all bereaved.
…When we had the sad news, from Sheraton Hotel Kampala, we held hands and in ‘much needed prayers’ for ourselves, the Church In Ethiopia and his many admirers, we said Amen! Just the following day one of us was supposed to fly into Addis for a meeting with the late.