Yelet Giorgis Church, Bulga

Yelet Giorgis Church
Yelet Giorgis Church in the Bulga mountains
Religion
Affiliation	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Rite	Alexandrian Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	cathedral
Status	Active
Location
Location	Yelet,   Ethiopia
Geographic coordinates	9°11′46″N39°19′01″E / 9.196°N 39.317°E / 9.196; 39.317
Architecture
Type	church

Yelet Giorgis Church is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Yelet, Bulga, Ethiopia. ^[1]

The old church building 1956 - 2004

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.

See also

• Saint George: Devotions, traditions and prayers
• Yemrehana Krestos Church

References

1. Lindahl, Bernhard. "Local History of Ethiopia" (PDF). The Nordic Africa Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2024.