Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot (10 September 1933,

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- 2 June 2009) was a

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of the

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. He served as the

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, in the northern

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, from his

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on 12 October 1984, until his retirement on 16 November 2001. He was succeeded by Tesfasellassie Medhin. Teklehaimanot held the title of Eparch

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until his death on 2 June 2009, at the age of 75.

References

Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot †
1933 births 2009 deaths People from Tigray Region Ethiopian Catholic bishops {{Ethiopia-reli-bio-stub