Tesfasellassie Medhin Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Tesfasellassie Medhin
Bishop of Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat
Church:Eastern Catholic Churches
See:Adigrat
Appointed:16 Nov 2001
Ordination:4 Apr 1980
Consecration:20 Jan 2002
Consecrated By:Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel CM
Birth Date:8 January 1953
Birth Place:Alitena, Ethiopia
Nationality:Ethiopian
Religion:Ethiopian Catholic Church

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin[1] [2] [3] is the serving Bishop of Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia.

Early life

He was born on 8 Jan 1953 in Alitena, Ethiopia.

Religious life

He was Ordained a Priest on 4 Apr 1980. He was Appointed Bishop of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia on 16 Nov 2001 and Ordained on 20 Jan 2002.[4] [5]

In November 2021, Tesfaselassie Medhin denounced "a genocidal war" and criticized the joint report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in the Tigray region.

Notes and References

  1. News: Etiopia. Eparca di Adigrat: la misericordia comincia in famiglia. 2017-07-25. it.
  2. News: Ugandan Catholic Bishops elected to AMECEA committee. www.newvision.co.ug. 2017-07-25.
  3. Web site: Adigrat Eparchy - Home Page. www.adigratcatholicchurch.org. 2017-07-22.
  4. Book: The ministerial priesthood in Ethiopia: towards a pastoral approach to priesthood : a symposium held at Holy Savior Parish Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 4-7, 2003. 2003. Ethiopian Review of Cultures, Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology. en.
  5. Web site: Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2017-07-20.