Yelet Giorgis Church, Bulga Explained

Building Name:Yelet Giorgis Church
Location:Yelet, Ethiopia
Geo:9.196°N 39.317°W
Religious Affiliation:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Rite:Alexandrian Rite
Status:cathedral
Functional Status:Active
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:church

Yelet Giorgis Church is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Yelet, Bulga, Ethiopia.[1] The church is dedicated to Saint George, and has over 2,500 parishioners. The church body has been in existence since the 17th century.

The first edifice, a traditional circular thatch roof church, burnt down in 1950. A modern, iron roof church was built in its place by Dejazmach Kidane Woldemedhin and dedicated in 1956. This building was erected on the same church site and served its community for a further 51 years until a more modern, 8-sided stone building was built in its place during the years 2004–2007. The new church was dedicated on 23rd Tikmt 2000 (Ethiopian calendar), which corresponds to 3 November 2007 in the Gregorian calendar.

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  1. Web site: Lindahl . Bernhard . Local History of Ethiopia . The Nordic Africa Institute . 3 February 2024.