List of Abunas of Ethiopia - Metropolitan Archbishops of Axum and Of All Ethiopia

Metropolitan Archbishops of Axum and Of All Ethiopia

• Qerellos of Ethiopia (620s-mid 7th century)
  • unknown
• Yohannes of Ethiopia (c. 820-840)
• Yaqob I of Ethiopia (fl. mid 9th century)
• Salama Za-'Azeb (fl. 9th century)
• Bartalomewos of Ethiopia (fl. 10th century)
• Peter (920s), opposed by Minas and Fiqtor
  • vacant c. 940-970s
• Daniel (fl. late 10th century)
• Fiqtor of Ethiopia (fl. 11th century)
• 'Abdun of Ethiopia, claimant
• Sawiros (1077–1092)
• Giyorgis I of Ethiopia (fl. 1090s)
• Mikael I of Ethiopia (fl. early-mid 12th century)
• Yaqob II of Ethiopia
• Gabra Krestos
• Atnatewos (fl. late 12th century)
• Mikael II of Fuwa (1206–1209), opposed by Hirun
• Yeshaq of Ethiopia (c. 1209-1225)
• Giyorgis II of Ethiopia (c.1225)
• Saint Tekle Haymanot (c. 13th century), according to tradition
• Yohannes (XIII?) (fl. 14th century)
• Yaqob (III ?) (c.1337-1344)
  • vacant (1344–1348)
• Salama II (1348–1388)
• Bartalomewos of Ethiopia (1398/9-1436)
• Mikael of Ethiopia and Gabriel of Ethiopia (1438–1458)
  • vacant (1458–1481)
• Yeshaq of Ethiopia (1481-c.1520)
• Marqos (VI ?) (1481-c.1530)
• João Bermudes (c.1536-c.1545), self-proclaimed Ethiopian Orthodox Abuna, and Catholic Patriarch of Ethiopia and Alexandria
• Endyras of Ethiopia (c.1545-?)
• Andre de Oviedo (1557–1577), Catholic bishop
• Marqos (VII?) (c. 1565)
• Krestodolos I (c. 1590)
• Petros (VI ?) (1599?-1606), killed in battle
• Simon of Ethiopia (1607–1622), died 1624
• Afonso Mendes (1622–1632), Catholic Patriarch, deposed by Fasilides
  • vacant (1632–1633)
• Rezek of Ethiopia (c.1634)
• Marqos (VIII ?) (c.1635-1672), deposed with Krestodolos
• Krestodolos II (c.1640-1672), deposed with Marqos
• Sinoda of Ethiopia (1672–1687)
  • vacant (1687–1689)
• Marqos (IX ?) (1689-late 17th century)
• Abba Mikael (1640–1699)
• Marqos X of Ethiopia (1694–1716)
  • vacant (1716–1718)
• Krestodolos III (c. 1718-1745)
  • vacant (1745-c. 1747)
• Yohannes XIV (c. 1747-1770)
• Yosab III (1770–1803)
  • vacant (1803-c. 1808)
• Makarios (fl. c. 1808)
  • vacant (c. 1808-1816)
• Kyrillos (Qerellos) III (1816–1829)
  • vacant (1829–1841)
• Salama III (1841–1867)
  • vacant (1867–1868)
• Atnatewos II (1868–1876)
• Petros VII (1876–1889), died 1918
• Mattheos X (1889–1926)
• Qerellos IV (1926–1936), deposed
• Abraham (1936–1939)
• Yohannes XV (1939–1945)
• Qerellos IV (1945–1950), restored
• Basilios (1951–1959)

On 13 July 1948, the Coptic Orthodox and Ethiopian Churches reached an agreement that led to the elevation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church to the rank of an Autonomous Church; allowing the Archbishop of All Ethiopia to consecrate on his own bishops and metropolitans for the Ethiopian Church and to form a local Holy Synod. The Archbishop, however, is consecrated by the Pope of Alexandria along with the members of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.