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Ethiopia

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
23 May 199332.03 Bishop Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar
17 Aug 199628.80 Silvano Maria Cardinal Tomasi, C.S.Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
25 Jan 199827.36 Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel, C.M.Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian)
6 Jan 200025.41 Archbishop George PanikulamApostolic Nuncio
20 Jan 200223.37 Bishop Tesfasellassie MedhinBishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian)
10 May 200322.07 Bishop Abraham DestaVicar Apostolic of Meki
8 Feb 200421.32 Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Emdeber (Ethiopian)
4 Mar 200718.25 Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo
25 Apr 200916.11 Archbishop Luigi BiancoApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
30 Aug 200915.76 Bishop Theodorus van Ruijven (van Ruyven), C.M.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte
24 Jan 201015.36 Bishop Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga
11 Apr 201015.15 Bishop Woldeghiorghis MatheosVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hosanna
Most Junior
9 Feb 20250.32 Bishop Merhakristos Gobezayehu Getachew YilmaVicar Apostolic of Awasa
2 Feb 20250.34 Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian)
22 Sep 20240.70 Bishop Getahun Fanta Shikune, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte
15 Sep 20240.72 Bishop Hailemichael Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Soddo
11 Feb 20241.31 Bishop Lukas Teshome Fikre WoldetensaeBishop of Emdeber (Ethiopian)
4 Oct 20195.67 Archbishop Antoine CamilleriApostolic Nuncio to Cuba
2 Jul 20177.92 Bishop Seyoum Franso NoelVicar Apostolic of Hosanna
8 Oct 20168.66 Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic of Gambella
29 May 20169.02 Bishop Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Harar
24 Nov 201311.53 Bishop Tsegaye Keneni DeraraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo
13 Aug 201311.81 Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, C.M.Bishop of Balasore, India
27 Apr 201312.10 Archbishop Brian Ngozi UdaigweApostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia

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