Ecclesiastical career
Basilos was born in 1954 at the territory of present-day Eritrea. He was tonsured as monk in the young age and was ordained a hierodeacon and soon after a hieromonk. In 2005 he was consecrated a bishop and in 2021 elevated in the rank of archbishop. Before his patriarchal's election, he served as administrator of the Eritrean Church. [1]
Prior to the election of Basilos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church had been left vacant since the death of Abune Qerlos in 2022. [2] On 10 December 2024, Basilos was elected Patriarch of Eritrea. His ordination and enthronement as patriarch took place on 26 January 2025. [3] [4] [5]
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