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Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Portrait of Abune Mathias
Abune Mathias (2013-present)

Quick Facts

Tradition
Christianity · Oriental Orthodoxy
Current leader
Patriarch Abune Mathias
Leader since
2013

Intro

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, romanized: Yäityop̣p̣ya ortodoks täwaḥədo betä krəstiyan) is the largest Christian church in Ethiopia, with 36–51 million adherents in Ethiopia and the wider diaspora.

Structure

The current eparchies of the church include:

Source(s)

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Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Source: Structure section text copied from the Wikipedia article "Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.