Abune Paulos

Today marks the one year anniversary of His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ichege of the See of St. Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum and one of the seven serving Presidents of the World Council of Churches. It is precisely true to say the Ethiopian Orthodox church has flourished in his leadership from 1992 until his death 2012. Theology schools are built and every year more and more theology students are graduating to go all over the country to preach and baptize. Churches are becoming financially independent by building schools and constant income generating ways that helps the Church and the community, and etc.   His contribution besides the church includes building many schools, fought for woman right and the right to get education, peace, tolerance and development in Africa and all over the world.

His holiness has served the church and the world to the best of his capacity and his work has contributed for his Nansen Medal Award by the UN High commissioner for Refugees.  

When asked as a WCC president, what is your message to the churches?

His Holliness Abune Paulos replied “I believe that we all have to be true representatives of our own churches, and that we all have to do our part to serve and contribute, through our communities, the whole world. We in the ecumenical movement are not here to make one part of the world better than the others, but, rather, we are here to serve all people”

He wrote his dissertation paper " The assumption of the virgin Mary" or what is known as in Amharic as " Filseta" in 1988 and I don't think it is a coincidence that he died on the time of Filseta. 

Let us remember our father in this fasting season!

May God listens to our prayers

RIP Abune Paulos!

You can find the dissertation by clicking here http://medhanialemeotcks.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Filsata.pdf