Abune Merkorios, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
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Place of Birth: Begemder, Ethiopia
About Abune Merkorios
- Abune Merkorios (Patriarch and Catholicos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) is the fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, elected after the death of Abuna Takla Haymanot in May 1988.
- Merkorios remained Patriarch for three years until 1991, when the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) overthrew the Communist military junta known as Derg in Addis Ababa.
- After spending almost three decades living in exile, he was allowed to return to Addis Ababa and be recognized as Patriarch alongside Abune Mathias.
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