www.byzcath.org Forums News & Events Church News A new Ge'ez Catholic Cardinal.

His Holiness, Francis, Pope of Rome, has named His Excellency, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Archbishop of Addis Abeba, and head of the Ge'ez Catholic Church as Cardinal. Axios!

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His predecessor, His Eminence Paulos Tzadua, was the first Ge'ez Catholic cardinal.

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Axios to Cardinal Berhaneyesus! May God bless him and his efforts to make the Church better in East Africa.
But, I must say that I am disappointed that Pope Francis did not name Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Lviv, Ukraine as Cardinal. He is also worthy, very worthy and would be instrumental in unity/ecumenical dialogue with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian Orthodox Church.

This is the first I have heard of the Ge'ez Catholic Church. I will need to do some research. Are they distinct from the Ethiopian Catholic Church?

Frankly, I don't why all the crocodile tears about Patriarch Svyatoslav not being named a Cardinal.

The title and role have nothing whatever to do with the Eastern tradition.

Also, are you kidding about the ecumenical issue involving the Patriarch of Moscow? Is the UGCC primate indeed the one Rome wants to send to speak with the MP?

Have I missed something here?

Alex

"Ge'ez Catholic Church" is an umbrella term that encompasses Ethiopian and Eritean Catholics of the Alexandrian Rite whose liturgical language is Ge'ez.

Thank you for that explanation. I am a new member of The Byzantine Forum.

Difficult to predict, the future is.

(Yes yes, I realize that Yoda never said that.)

Anaphora,

This CNEWA article should help: The Ge'ez Catholic Church [cnewa.org]

GC

Axios!

His Holiness placing a red ቀበ [philippi-collection.blogspot.com] on His Eminence.

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The Ethiopians serve using Ge'ez as their liturgical language; the Eritrean Catholics use Tigrinya. And, with the long-overdue erection of the Eritrean Catholic Church, there is no encompassing 'umbrella' anymore, the two are distinct Churches. Moreover, I think that it's time to cease using Ge'ez as the Church's name in any instance. The proper name is the Ethiopian Catholic Church.

If any usage is to be made of 'Ge'ez', it should merely be as a parenthetical to distinguish the Oriental Catholic Ethiopian Church from that of the Ethiopians who are ascribed to the Latin Church in that country. Thus, Ethiopian (Ge'ez) Catholic Church.

Many years,

Neil

Slava Isusu Khrestu Praise be Jesus Christ

I have a question. From the pictures of His Excellency, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel i surmise that he is of the Eastern Church. But when I was watching the ceremony,his non liturgical (?) garments appeared so very western. Is this typical of the Catholic Ethiopian Church ?

Are you certain? I can find no official reference online or otherwise that states Tigrinya is used as a liturgical language. An online directory [catholicgheez.org] of Eritrean Catholic parishes in the USA shows "Ge'ez". Even the Wikipedia articles on the Eritrean Catholic and Orthodox Churches say "Ge'ez".

I began the thread before the announcement had been made of a now distinct Eritrean Catholic Church. The term "Ge'ez Catholic Church" was commonly used beforehand, such as in the CNEWA article.

Yes, His Eminence wore all Roman clerical clothing with the exception of the qob.
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Unfortunately, it has become typical in almost all Eastern Catholic Churches in varying degrees. Sometimes, you'll see a mix of both eastern and western clothing, as was the case with His Beatitude Lucian Mureșan of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church:
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Slava Isusu Khrestu

thanks for the photos.

But it sure does send a strange message to the Orthodox.

Garaj