Tesfasellassie Medhin

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Tesfasellassie Medhin
Bishop of Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat
Church Eastern Catholic Churches
See Adigrat
Appointed16 Nov 2001
Orders
Ordination4 Apr 1980
Consecration20 Jan 2002
by  Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel CM
Personal details
Born (1953-01-08) 8 January 1953 (age 70)
Nationality Ethiopian
Denomination Ethiopian Catholic Church

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is the serving Bishop of Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia.

Contents

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. [6] [7]

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.

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