Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, CM is an Ethiopian prelate of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, which he has headed since his election as Ethiopian Catholic 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 elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015.
He was imprisoned while a priest by the Communist government of Ethiopia in 1979–80. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, he directed the order's novitiate in the mid-1980s and was provincial superior from 1990 to 1994. He served as auxiliary bishop of Addis Abeda for 18 months before becoming archbishop. Wikipedia
“Life for refugees is not easy, that fact should be told.”
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
Ethiopian Cardinal Explains the Hard Realities Facing Many African Youth https://www.ncregister.com/blog/ethiopian-cardinal-explains-the-hard-realities-facing-many-african-youth (October 18, 2018)
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