Zekarias Yohannes

Zekarias Yohannes (13 May 1925 – 1 December 2016) was an Eritrean Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Adigenú. He was ordained as a Priest of Asmara on 2 June 1949, and was appointed both Auxiliary Bishop of Asmara and Titular Bishop of Barca on 29 January 1981. He was appointed Bishop of Asmara on 17 July 1984, a position he held until his retirement on 25 June 2001.[1] Through much of his career he would have been considered an Ethiopian clergyman.

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Zekarias Yohannes". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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