Basilos

Abune Basilos (born 1954) is the sixth and current patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

His Holiness Abune Basilos
Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Church	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Appointed	26 January 2025
Predecessor	Abune Qerlos
Orders
Consecration	2005
Personal details
Born	Elias 28 December 1954 Ethiopia (present-day Eritrea)
Nationality	Eritrean
Denomination	Eritrean Orthodox
Residence	Asmara
Occupation	Patriarch

Ecclesiastical career

Basilos was born in 1954 at the territory of present-day Eritrea. He was tonsured as monk in the young age and was ordained a hierodeacon and soon after a hieromonk. In 2005 he was consecrated a bishop and in 2021 elevated in the rank of archbishop. Before his patriarchal's election, he served as administrator of the Eritrean Church.^[1]

Prior to the election of Basilos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church had been left vacant since the death of Abune Qerlos in 2022.^[2] On 10 December 2024, Basilos was elected Patriarch of Eritrea. His ordination and enthronement as patriarch took place on 26 January 2025.^[3][4][5]