List of Patriarchs of Eritrea

List of Patriarchs of Eritrea

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, automonous to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria.

Archbishop of Asmara

*Phillipos (1993-1998)

Patriarchs of Eritrea

*Phillipos (1998-2002)
**Yacob (2002-2003) ("Locum Tenens")
*Antonios (2003-2006), deposed
*Dioskoros (2006-Present)

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