Pope Leo XIV Accepts Cardinal Berhaneyesus' Retirement, Elevates Auxiliary as Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia

Pope appoints new leader of Catholic Church in Ethiopia

The Vatican has announced that Abune Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie will become the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, making him the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He succeeds Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, who has led the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa since 1999. Cardinal Souraphiel is stepping down ahead of his 78th birthday next July. The new metropolitan archbishop, 56, is originally from Harar. He joined the Comboni …

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Cardinal Berhaneyesus' Retirement, Elevates Auxiliary as Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel from the pastoral care of the Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa and has appointed his Auxiliary, Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie to shepherd the Archdiocese. The changes were made public by the Holy See Press Office on Friday, June 12 and announced by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia on the same day. Born on 14 July 1948 in Tchela Claka in Ethi…