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Revision as of 20:16, 6 November 2013
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Addis Abeba | |
| Church | Ethiopian Catholic Church |
| See | Addis Abeba |
| Installed | 7 July 1999 |
| Predecessor | Paulos Tzadua |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 July 1976 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 25 January 1998 (Bishop) by Paulos Tzadua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1948 Tchela Claka |
| Residence | Ethiopia |
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel is the current Ethiopian Catholic Archbishop of Addis Abeba and the current head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church since his election in 1999.[1]
Life
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel was born on 14 July 1948 in Tchela Claka, near Harar in Ethiopia. He studied at the Makanissa Major Seminary and entered in the Congregation of the Mission (popularly known as Lazarists or Vincentians). He was ordained Catholic priest on 4 July 1976, and he earned a degree in sociology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.[2]
In 1990 Berhaneyesus Souraphiel became Provincial superior of the Lazarists in Addis Abeba. In 1994 he was appointed as Prefect of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma-Bonga.[2] On 7 November 1997 he was chosen as auxiliary bishop of Addis Abeba and was consecrated bishop on 25 January 1998 by Cardinal Paulos Tzadua. On 7 July 1999 he succeeded to Cardinal Paulos Tzadua as Ethiopian Catholic Archbishop of Addis Abeba.[1]
In December 2008, he was one of a dozen Ethiopian religious figures who adopted a resolution against homosexuality, urging Ethiopian lawmakers to endorse a ban on homosexual activity in the constitution.[3]
References
- ^ a b David Cheney. "Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
HSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ethiopia, Section 5, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State