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Ethiopian patriarchate

Church History · 1959

The Ethiopian church account distinguishes the consecration of Ethiopian bishops in 1948 from installation of Basilios as the first Ethiopian patriarch in 1959. These milestones do not date the beginning of Ethiopian Christianity.

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The Ethiopian church account distinguishes the consecration of Ethiopian bishops in 1948 from installation of Basilios as the first Ethiopian patriarch in 1959. These milestones do not date the beginning of Ethiopian Christianity.

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