Abune Merkorios was the fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, succeeding Abune Takla Haymanot in 1988. Previously known as Abba Ze Libanos, and a native of Farta in Beghemidir province, and born into the lower nobility of the region, he served as a monk priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa during the later years of the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was widely regarded as a liturgical expert. Following the fall of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, he was identified as sympathetic to the changes being instituted by the new Marxist authorities. He was made Archbishop of Gondar in 1979 with the name and style of Abune Merkorios, and served in that capacity for many years. Personally a quiet, unassuming and humble man, he was however regarded as acquiescent
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| - Abune Merkorios was the fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, succeeding Abune Takla Haymanot in 1988. Previously known as Abba Ze Libanos, and a native of Farta in Beghemidir province, and born into the lower nobility of the region, he served as a monk priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa during the later years of the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was widely regarded as a liturgical expert. Following the fall of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, he was identified as sympathetic to the changes being instituted by the new Marxist authorities. He was made Archbishop of Gondar in 1979 with the name and style of Abune Merkorios, and served in that capacity for many years. Personally a quiet, unassuming and humble man, he was however regarded as acquiescent
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| - Abune Merkorios was the fourth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, succeeding Abune Takla Haymanot in 1988. Previously known as Abba Ze Libanos, and a native of Farta in Beghemidir province, and born into the lower nobility of the region, he served as a monk priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa during the later years of the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was widely regarded as a liturgical expert. Following the fall of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, he was identified as sympathetic to the changes being instituted by the new Marxist authorities. He was made Archbishop of Gondar in 1979 with the name and style of Abune Merkorios, and served in that capacity for many years. Personally a quiet, unassuming and humble man, he was however regarded as acquiescent to the rule of the Marxist Derg regime of that era. Abune Merkorios was one of a handful of Orthodox Church clergy who were granted seats in the Shengo, the Parliament of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Following the death of Abune Takla Haymanot in June 1988, the government determined that a more compliant figure should be placed at the head of the Church as the late patriarch had proven to be a stumbling block to the government in moving Ethiopia towards a Soviet style culture. Abune Merkorios was identified as such a person, and his election was virtually guaranteed thanks to the sponsorship of the Derg.
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