François Abraha’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Bishop of Asmara
Was Priest 
From Eritrea 
Type Religion 
Gender male
Birth 2 April 1918, Asmara, Eritrea
Death 26 March 2000, Asmara, Eritrea
(aged 82 years)

François Abraha (2 April 1918 – 26 March 2000) was appointed by Pope John XXIII in 1961 as the first autonomous Bishop of Asmara, which at that time was a part of the Ethiopian Catholic Church. He went on to attend the sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

François Abraha was known for his ecumenical openness and for his activism against the Derg in Ethiopia. He repeatedly protested against Soviet involvement in the Eritrean struggle for independence.

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