Former Patriarchal See of

Ethiopia

Ethiopia Ethiopia

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Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Patriarchal See Patriarchate

Name: Ethiopia / Æthiopien(sis) (Latin) / Æthiopiæ (Latin)

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Celebrations

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History

Past Ordinaries

Patriarchs of Ethiopia (Roman Rite)

Patriarch Afonso Mendes, S.J.
(1622.12.19 – 1636)

Born:1582
Died:1659.06 († 76)

Patriarch of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1622.12.19 – 1636)

Patriarch Melchior Miguel Carneiro Leitão (賈耐勞), S.J.
(1577 – 1581)

Born:1516 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1543.04.25
Consecrated Bishop:1555.05.04
Died:1583.08.19 († 66)

Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1555.01.23 – 1577)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1555.01.23 – 1577)

Apostolic Administrator of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1576.01.23 – 1581)

Patriarch of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1577 – 1581)

Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo, S.J.
(1562.12.22 – 1577.06.29)

Born:1518 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1555.05.05
Died:1577.06.29 († 58)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1555.01.23 – 1562.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis of the Syriacs (1555.01.23 – 1577.06.29)

Patriarch of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1562.12.22 – 1577.06.29)

Patriarch João Nunes Barreto, S.J.
(1555.01 – 1557)

Born:1517 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:1555.05.04
Died:1562.12.22 († 44)

Patriarch of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1555.01 – 1557)

Patriarch João Bermudes, S.J.
(1536? – 1545?)

Born:1491 (Portugal)
Died:1570 († 79)

Patriarch of Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (1536? – 1545?)

Former Prelates

Last updated on 2023.11.30

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