Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin is the serving
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of
Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat
The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat ( la, Eparchia Adigratensis) is a Catholic eparchy located in the city of Adigrat, Ethiopia. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Addis Ababa.
History
On 25 March 1937, Pope Pius XI established the Pre ...
in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
Early life
He was born on 8 Jan 1953 in
Alitena
Alitena ( Ge'ez: ዓሊተና) is a town in northern Ethiopia, located in the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone of the Tigray Region. Alitena was the administrative center of Irob woreda until Dawhan was made the new center in 2003.
History
19th Ce ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
Religious life
He was Ordained a Priest on 4 Apr 1980. He was Appointed Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia on 16 Nov 2001 and Ordained on 20 Jan 2002.
In November 2021, Tesfaselassie Medhin denounced "a genocidal war" and criticized the joint report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in the Tigray region.
References
External links
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Living people
1953 births
Ethiopian Catholic bishops