RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel

1948 - Today

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Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, CM (Amharic: ብርሃነ ኢየሱስ ደምረው ሱራፌል; born 14 July 1948) is a prelate of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, which he has headed since his election as Archbishop of Addis Abeba in 1999. He is also the chancellor of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia and Eritrea. He was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015. He was imprisoned by the Communist government of Ethiopia in 1979–80. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel is the 2,105th most popular religious figure (up from 2,806th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 47th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ethiopian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel ranks 2,105 out of 3,187. Before him are Alypius the Stylite, Anastasia, Edward Clancy, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Giacomo Biffi, and John of Biclaro. After him are Arsenios Autoreianos, Bernard Agré, Ursus of Solothurn, Trifko Grabež, Marco Antonio de Dominis, and Adolfo Suárez Rivera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel ranks 289. Before him are Shakin' Stevens, Mykhaylo Fomenko, Kim Hwang-sik, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Jean-Pierre Adams, and Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro. After him are Pinchas Zukerman, Clarence Thomas, Peggy March, Luis Caffarelli, Gérard Darmon, and Phil Hartman.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel ranks 34 out of 105. Before him are Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), Negasso Gidada (1943), and Haile Gebrselassie (1973). After him are Zara Yaqob (1399), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Mulatu Astatke (1943), and Wilfred Thesiger (1910).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ethiopia

Among religious figures born in Ethiopia, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel ranks 3. Before him are Onuphrius (320), and Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650). After him are Zara Yaqob (1399), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), and Genesius of Rome (250).

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