WCC Congratulates Abune Kerlos I on Election as Eritrean Patriarch
By Claudette
Posted Nov 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca extended warm congratulations to His Holiness Abune Kerlos I on his election as the fifth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church.
In a written message, Sauca said the election came at a time of unprecedented challenges for the churches and people of Eritrea, and for the wider world as it works to recover from the global pandemic. He expressed confidence that the patriarch’s spiritual leadership and his long history of ecumenical engagement would promote and sustain the life and witness of the church.
Sauca also prayed that God would strengthen and guide the patriarchal ministry and grant the patriarch many blessed years of service. He wrote that the WCC looks forward to continuing its fruitful cooperation and collaboration with the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church as a member of the WCC fellowship, a relationship he framed as a shared commitment to unity (Psalm 133:1).
Sauca closed by assuring the patriarch of the WCC’s continued prayers for his leadership and for the life and witness of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church.
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