Qerlos

Abune Qerlos (28 September 1927 – 2 December 2022) was the fifth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.^[1]

His Holiness Abune Qerlos
Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Church	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Diocese	Adi Keyih
Appointed	13 June 2021
Term ended	2 December 2022
Predecessor	Abune Dioskoros
Successor	Abune Basilos
Personal details
Born	28 September 1927 Italian Eritrea
Died	2 December 2022 (aged 95) Asmara, Eritrea
Buried	Abune Bitsu Amlak Monastary
Nationality	Eritrean
Denomination	Eritrean Orthodox

Ecclesiastical career

Prior to the election of Qerlos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church had been left vacant since the death of Abune Dioskoros in 2015. On 13 May 2021, Qerlos was elected Patriarch of Eritrea at the age of 93. His ordination and enthronement as Patriarch took place a month later on 13 June.^[2][3]

Personal life and death

Qerlos died on 2 December 2022, at the age of 95.^[4][1]