Abune Phillipos
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Abune Phillipos | |
1st Patriarch of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
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Patriarchy began | 1998-05-07 |
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Patriarchy ended | 2001-09-27 |
Successor | Abune Yacob |
Born | 1901-09-27 Endadeko, Debub |
Died | 2002-09-18 Endadeko, Maekel |
Abune Phillipos was the 1st Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. He was born Tewolde Berhane and began his religious training at the Debre Bizen Monastery at the age of eleven.