Abuna of Ethiopia

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The Abuna of Ethiopia was the historic title for the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, traditionally appointed by the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria before the establishment of an independent Ethiopian patriarchate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical title
head of church
appliesTo Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED
appointedBy Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria NERFINISHED
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent granting of autocephaly to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
authorityOver church discipline in Ethiopia
ordination of Ethiopian bishops
belongsToDenominationFamily Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
churchTradition Miaphysite
country Ethiopia
followedBy Ethiopian Patriarch (Patriarch-Catholicos of Ethiopia) NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver Ethiopian Christians in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED
historicalDependency Ethiopian Church dependence on Coptic Church of Alexandria
historicRole chief bishop of Ethiopia
head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
lostExclusiveStatusWith establishment of independent Ethiopian patriarchate
meaningOfTitle our father
officeType episcopal office
partOf Ethiopian Orthodox ecclesiastical hierarchy NERFINISHED
precededBy direct oversight of Ethiopian Church by Patriarch of Alexandria
religion Christianity
Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
seeAlso Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria NERFINISHED
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED
Patriarch of Ethiopia NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Amharic
Geʽez NERFINISHED
traditionallyNonEthiopian true
usedIn Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patriarch of Ethiopia predecessorOffice Abuna of Ethiopia