Archbishop of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC)
Monastery in Jerusalem, Abune Mathias is elected the 6th Patriarch of the
Church.
Abune Mathias, 71, got
about 500 out of 806 votes cast. The other four candidates: Abune Yoseph, Abune
Mathewos, Abune Hiskiel and Abune Elsa have got 98, 98, 70 and 39 votes in that
order.
Archbishops, department heads of the patriarchate office,
ancient monasteries and churches, clergy, followers of the EOTC and Sunday
school students, among others, were voting in the election of the new
Patriarch.
The enthronement of the 6th Patriarch would be held on March 3, 2013 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. (ERTA)
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