His Eminence Abune Abraham, archbishop of Bahir Dar City and the region, is appointed as head of the patriarchate office. Abune Abraham got 26 votes from a total of 45 Bishops who attended the Holy Synod meeting. His Eminence Abune Kelemntos got 12 votes and His Eminence Abune Sawiros secured 7 votes. The Holy Synod also elected His Eminence Abune Petros (Ph.D.) as the secretary. His Eminence Abune Rufael got 17 votes and His Eminence Abune Elias got 8 votes.

Source: Ethiopian News June 02, 2022 02:14 UTC