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Events in the year 2022 in Eritrea.
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- ↑ "Делегация Московского Патриархата приняла участие в торжествах в честь интронизации нового Предстоятеля Эритрейской Церкви". patriarchia.ru (in Russian). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ "His Holiness Abune Qerlos passes away". Ministry of Information of Eritrea. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "His Holiness Abune Basilos Elected as 6th Patriarch". Ministry of Information of Eritrea. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Basilios Elected as Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church". Coptic Orthodox Church. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ↑ "Official Consecration of His Holiness Abune Basilios". Ministry of Information of Eritrea. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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